Laurie Rein
Laurie Rein is passionate about finding fun (especially free!) activities for her twin daughters. Before joining Mommy Poppins New Jersey, Laurie worked in the television industry, with roles as an NBC page, copywriter, affiliate liaison for The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and research manager for CBS.
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As we put our finishing touches on Halloween costumes and hit up some final harvest festivals, it's definitely not too early to start thinking about the next set of holidays! The official winter holiday season is sneaking up on us, and some of New Jersey's big-ticket Christmas and holiday events have already started ticket sales.
Don't miss out on tickets to New Jersey's Polar Express Train Rides, which fill up quickly, and snag early tickets to the area's most popular holiday light spectaculars.
Load up your calendars with more upcoming holiday events, featured in our Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events for NJ Families, as well as our New Jersey calendar, which is updated daily.
Every year, Polar Express train rides come to New Jersey, with the Garden State's railroads decked out in their holiday best. We know it's a bit early to start hauling out the holly, but these Polar Express trains and Christmas trains are a popular holiday tradition, and they sell out fast!
Though these Christmas trains don't go all the way to the North Pole, most include a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with treats, caroling, movies, and stories. We've even included a trolley ride hosted by Mrs. Claus herself. Read on to find out where to take a Christmas train ride near New Jersey with Santa, and book your tickets as soon as possible.
If you're already thinking about other must-do activities this holiday season, be sure to check out our Guide to Christmas and Holiday Events in NJ for Families.
You know harvest festival season is upon us when New Jersey's farms are bursting with ripe apples ready to be plucked from the trees. We've rounded up lots of great fall fairs and harvest fests in New Jersey, all packed with signature seasonal fun like hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin picking, contests, scarecrow making, live animals, live music, and more. Some even incorporate a little early Halloween fun.
For more seasonal activities, be sure to check out our New Jersey Fall Fun Guide.
Halloween is the name of the game in October, which means New Jersey is alive with pumpkin patches, haunted houses, fall festivals, and, of course, trick-or-treating—there are plenty of opportunities to wear Halloween costumes!
This month is jam-packed with fun fall activities and awesome things to do in New Jersey. Find creepy and kooky Halloween excitement all month long at Westfield's Addamsfest, as well as Halloween fun with furry friends at Cape May's Boo at the Zoo.
Local seasonal celebrations include food, fun, and pumpkins at Thompson Park Day and a downtown full of scarecrows at Cranford's Scarecrow Stroll.
Check out even more October fun in our New Jersey Fall Fun Guide,
There are no tricks here; instead, we've got a special treat: 25 FREE Halloween events and parades in New Jersey. The weeks leading up to Halloween are full of festivals, costume parades, and plenty more opportunities for ghosts and goblins to dress up and score some scary-good treats.
Read on for our top picks, and be sure to bookmark our Halloween Fun Guide for even more seasonal fun. Happy Halloween, New Jersey!
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