CLEVELAND, Ohio – If a full schedule of sporting events – Browns, Cavaliers and Monsters games – isn’t enough to keep you entertained, consider the holiday happenings that are starting to crowd local schedules. Town squares, like Medina, are being decorated to await tree lighting. Holiday marketplaces, like the Christmas Connection at the I-X Center, are ready to lure in shoppers this weekend.

We list some of the Northeast Ohio highlights below. Be sure to pay attention to your community for more local events. Read on for 17 different things — from sports to holiday experiences — to do in Cleveland this week.