Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events for NJ Families

We've got your ultimate guide to the best Christmas events and holiday activities throughout New Jersey during the holiday and Christmas season!

Here you'll find the best Nutcrackers and other holiday shows, spectacular Christmas light displays, Polar Express and Christmas train rides, pictures with Santa, and much, much more.

 

Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events for NJ Families
Step into a world of wonder at LuminoCity's 2024 holiday lights festival in Freehold. Photo courtesy of the festival
21 Must-Do Christmas Events and Holiday Activities in New Jersey for Kids
Join a magical trip on the Polar Express powered by the Morristown & Erie Railway. Photo courtesy of the railway
Polar Express Train Rides and Christmas Trains in New Jersey
New Jersey Ballet's
The Nutcracker Ballet and Other Holiday Shows for Kids in New Jersey
The spectacular Winter WonderLights drive-thru boasts more than 1.5 million lights animated to favorite holiday tunes,
New Jersey's Best Christmas Light Shows and Holiday Drive-Thrus
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It costs nothing to take in the display at Fanwood's Famous Christmas House, which boasts a 30,000-light display. Photo courtesy of Fanwood's Famous Christmas House
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Holiday Lights
The spectacular Winter WonderLights drive-thru boasts more than 1.5 million lights animated to favorite holiday tunes,
New Jersey's Best Christmas Light Shows and Holiday Drive-Thrus
Storybook Land's Christmas Fantasy provides a charming holiday season destination.
Storybook Land's Christmas Fantasy Transforms the Park into a Holiday Lights Wonderland
Donations to Fanwood's Famous Christmas House support charity. Photo courtesy of the family
Best Neighborhood Christmas Light Displays and Holiday Lights in New Jersey
Anne-Ellen Tree farm has been a long-time Christmas destination and its walk-through village adds to the allure.
A New Christmas Village Opens in Central New Jersey
Drive through a transfixing wonderland of lights at the Magic fo Lights Drive-thru at the PNC Bank Arts Center.
Magic of Lights Drive-thru Dazzles in New Jersey
The stunning Peace, Love, and Lights drive-thru at Bethel Woods returns for another season of bringing visitors joy.
Best Christmas Light Shows and Holiday Drive-Thrus near NYC

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Step into a world of wonder at LuminoCity's 2024 holiday lights festival in Freehold. Photo courtesy of the festival
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Join a magical trip on the Polar Express powered by the Morristown & Erie Railway. Photo courtesy of the railway
Polar Express Train Rides and Christmas Trains in New Jersey
Start a new holiday tradition with one of these Christmas train rides.
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Lightscape at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has become an enchanting holiday tradition for many families. Photo courtesy of the garden
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Take a stroll through the Twinkle Tunnel at Six Flags Great Adventure's Holiday in the Park. Photo courtesy of Six Flags
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