Taste of Black Cleveland
Celebrate Cleveland’s black-owned restaurants with the inaugural Taste of Black Cleveland week. More than 19 delicious participating spots, including Pearl's Kitchen, The Rib Cage, Sauce The City and The Sweet Fix Bakery, deliver featured dishes. Don't forget to vote for your favorite at the event's website. The Top 5 will be featured at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse during a Cleveland Cavaliers game and a Launch Test Kitchen event. Dec. 9-16, Downtown Cleveland, therealblackfriday.com/taste2019
WinterWonderCleveland
This IngenuityLabs exhibit is an Insta influencer's paradise. Twelve interactive exhibits create the perfect, winter-themed photo ops for your family, friends or your selfie. In addition to an hour of total vitality, stick around longer to solve challenges, test your curling skills, enjoy refreshments and jam to live music. Free (children under 3), $14-26, Dec. 13, 3-10 p.m., Dec. 14, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Dec. 15, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., IngenuityLabs at Hamilton Collaborative, 5401 Hamilton Ave., Cleveland, winterwondercleveland.com
BYOB Trolley Ride
Grab some White Claws or Christmas Ales and board this vintage trolley, which takes you to Cleveland's most Christmas-y locations including the lit-up Public Square, the Christmas Story house and the Nela Park Light Display. Your journey starts and ends at Jukebox, the chili from which will warm you up — if the shots weren't enough. $50-65, Dec. 11-29, 4-11 p.m., Jukebox, 1404 W.29th St., Cleveland, eventbrite.com
Coventry Village Holiday Festival
If shopping and partying remain on your holiday checklist, Coventry Village's street-wide holiday celebration is the spot for you this Saturday. Don't miss the Jingle Bell Rock 'n' Shop, a two-floor holiday market complete with live music and more than 30 local vendors that takes center stage at Grog Shop and B Side Lounge from noon to 6 p.m. Meanwhile, pet and play with adoptable pets from Cleveland Animal Protective League, follow holiday stories at Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library, buy a tree at Panini's Bar & Grill and enjoy a blissful recital from Cleveland Classical Guitar Society at Mac's Backs-Books On Coventry. Free, Dec. 14, 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Coventry Village, Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, facebook.com/events
The Cleveland Orchestra: Christmas Concert
Bar crawls, winter markets and holiday pop-ups are a blast, but no holiday season is complete without the Cleveland Orchestra Christmas Concert, a more traditional celebration. The annual Severance Hall performance features the Orchestra and Choruses performing seasonal music, sing-alongs and with special guests. $58-130, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 14-15, 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave., clevelandorchestra.com
Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration
Cleveland's own Grammy-nominated songwriter and piano sensation returns to Playhouse Square for the 25th time to perform the sounds of the season, including hymns, carols and original Christmas tunes. $10-75, Dec. 14, 8-10 p.m., KeyBank State Theatre, 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland playhousesquare.org