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
The Turtle Back Zoo holiday lights show in West Orange is one of our top picks for family fun this Christmas. Photo by Kaylynn Ebner
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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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There's nothing quite like Christmastime at Congress Hall's Winter Wonderland in Cape May. Photo courtesy Cape Resorts
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It costs nothing to take in the display at Fanwood's Famous Christmas House. Photo courtesy of Fanwood's Famous Christmas House
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