There are so many great activities and events in and around our area this season that I decided to pull them from the calendar and list them in one spot so that you can find them more easily (listed by town) - click on the highlighted links for more details. Please also remember that events keep coming in so please check this Holiday Event Guide throughout the season for updates (and if you have an activity to add, please let me know!)
LIVINGSTON
- HANNUKAH HAPPENINGS WITH GAN KTAN, Sunday, December 18 at 9:30. Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy
MAPLEWOOD
- BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, Saturday, December 3rd seatings starting at 8:30am. South Mountain YMCA
- FUN AT DICKENS VILLAGE OPENING and TREE LIGHTING, Saturday, December 3rd activities from 1:00pm - 4:30pm. Tree Lighting at 4:30. Visits with Santa, storytelling, music and Dickens Village Houses.
- WINTER WONDERLAND: STORIES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES, Sunday, December 4 from 3:00 - 4:30pm at The Maplewood Public Library (special hours).
- BREAKFAST WITH SANTA IN TOWN Village Trattoria or St. James Gate, Saturday, December 10th starting at 9:30am (tix go on sale at the restaurants 11/25).
- FUN AT DICKENS VILLAGE, Saturday, December 10th activities from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Visits with Santa, petting zoo, horse and wagon rides throughout town. Click on link for more details. Maplewood Avenue.
- HOLIDAY CELEBRATION AT THE GAZEBO ON SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, Sunday, December 11th from 3:00pm - 4:30pm
- FUN AT DICKENS VILLAGE, Saturday, December 17th activities from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Visits with Santa, petting zoo, horse and wagon rides throughout town. Click on link for more details. Maplewood Avenue.
- MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY MUSIC: HOLIDAY CONCERT, Saturday December 17th at 1:00pm and 3:30pm (part of fun at Dickens Village) at Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts
- MENORAH LIGHTING IN RICALTON SQUARE, Tuesday, December 27th at 6:15pm
MILLBURN
- DOWNTOWN MILLBURN'S ANNUAL SNOWFLAKE PARADE, Sunday, December 4 beginning at 1:30 Downtown Millburn
MORRIS TOWNSHIP
- GINGERBREAD WONDERLAND, Beginning Friday December 2 - December 11th 10:00am - 4:30pm (Friday until 7:30). Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
NEW PROVIDENCE
- DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS WALK, Friday, November 25th 6:00pm - 7:30pm Magic Shows, Treats, Activities, Refreshments and Santa throughout New Providence.
SHORT HILLS
- COOKIES AND STORY TIME WITH SANTA AND THE GRINCH, Friday, 9th 2016 7:00 - 8:00pm. Greenwood Gardens.
- LIVE ANIMAL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT, Sunday, December 18th 10:30am. Community Congregational Church.
SOUTH ORANGE
- LIGHT UP THE HOLIDAYS IN SETON VILLAGE, Saturday, December 3rd 5:00 -6:30pm. Irvington Avenue West Fairview Avenue.
**THIS EVENT IS FREE and Drop In!
- HOMETOWN HOLIDAY IN SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE CENTER, ELF PARADE AND TREE LIGHTING, Saturday December 10th. Events starting at 1:30. Elf Parade at 5:00pm, Tree Lighting at 5:15. The Firehouse and along South Orange Avenue.
SUMMIT
- SUMMIT SNOWFLAKE STROLL & Tree Lighting, Friday, December 2th 5:00pm - 9:00pm Summit Promenade. Shopping and events in Summit, plus free babysitting from 6 -9pm at the Summit Y, click highlighted listing for details.
- SANTA'S HOLIDAY PARTY & Tree Lighting, Saturday, December 3rd 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Village Green. FREE
- HOLIDAY HORSE AND CARRIAGE RIDES IN SUMMIT, December 3, December 10th and December 16. Free carriage rides through Summit. Click link for times and more details.
- BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, Saturday, December 3rd various seatings starting at 9:00am Summit YMCA
- COOKIES AND COCOA WITH SANTA, Saturday, December 10th 10:00am-2:00pm. Reeves-Reed Arboretum.
- SKATING IN SUMMIT, FREE Ice Skating, Sunday, December 11th 3:30pm - 7:00pm. Elm Street Parking Lot
- WINTER HOLIDAY CONCERT FOR ALL AGES, Sunday, December 18 at 2:00pm. Summit Free Public Library
WEST ORANGE
- HOLIDAY LIGHTS SPECTACULAR: TURTLE BACK ZOO, Friday, November 18 - Tuesday, January 3rd 5:00pm - 9:00pm (weekends through December 12th and then daily). Turtle Back Zoo **THIS EVENT IS FREE and Drop In!
- STORY TIME WITH MRS. CLAUS Friday, December 16 5:30 -6:15pm. Turtle Back Zoo.
