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
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Join a magical trip on the Polar Express powered by the Morristown & Erie Railway. Photo courtesy of the railway
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