Tis the season! Celebrate with these holiday events happening throughout Somerset County to get you into the holiday spirit!
Monthlong Events:
Santa @ The Commons (Bridgewater) – November 15-December 24 – Here comes Santa Claus! Get your pictures with Santa! Bridgewater Commons and Jolly O’ St. Nick welcome children for enchanted visits filled with holiday magic. Be on the lookout for special photo events!
Festival of Trees (Basking Ridge) – December 5-30 (excluding Dec 24-25) Fun for the whole family at the Environmental Education Center! A multi-room display of decorated trees with a wide variety of themes.
Holiday Lights Hayride – Every weekend in December until Christmas – Looking for family Christmas activities and holiday fun? Bring your family and friends for a festive holiday lights tractor-drawn hayride!
December 15-21:
Flounder’s Kringle Market (Hillsborough) – December 20-21: Over 45+ craft vendors will setup at Carriage Farm. Activities will take place outside and inside the brewery!
Abma’s Farm Candy Cane Hunt – December 20: A festive outdoor adventure inspired by the classic holiday egg hunt- only this time, you’ll be searching for bright, pepperminty candy canes instead of eggs! Booking Required.
Polar Express – A Holiday Movie w/ Shadow Cast – December 20 – Join us as the movie comes to life before your eyes!
Brook Arts Holiday Pops Concert – December 21 – Holiday themed music by the Brook Orchestra
December 22-25:
A Charlie Brown Christmas – December 22 & 23 – Expect a magical night as the Route 78 Jazz Quartet plays the Vince Guaraldi Trio Charlie Brown Christmas album intermingled with great jazz standards and holiday favorites.
Abma’s Farm Candy Cane Hunt – December 20: A festive outdoor adventure inspired by the classic holiday egg hunt- only this time, you’ll be searching for bright, pepperminty candy canes instead of eggs! Booking Required.
Basking Ridge Community Sing – December 24 – The “Christmas Eve Sing” is the oldest continuous Christmas Eve sing in New Jersey.
December 1-7:
Abma’s Weinachtsmarkt (Hillsborough) – December 5 & 6: Stroll through charming rows of local artisans and craft vendors offering one-of-a-kind gifts, handmade treasures, and festive decor. Don’t forget to snap a photo and share a laugh with The Grinch!
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play – December 5, 6, 7 – American Theater Group presents “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.” Based on the classic film, this 90-minute adaptation is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience.
Atlantic Visiting Nurse Cookie Sale – December 6: Calling all cookie lovers! Join the Atlantic Visiting Nurses for their 35th Annual Cookie Sale! All sales will benefit the Atlantic Adult Day Center.
Annual Lights Parade – December 6 – Head to Downtown Somerville for their annual lights parade! Watch as decked out cars and firetrucks make their way through Somerville.
Hessians on St. Nicolas Day – December 6 – The 4th Annual Reenactment of the Arrest of Derrick Van Veghten by Hessian Jaegers comes to the historic Gen. Frelinghuysen House, home to Raritan Public Library.
Ugly Sweater Christmas Party – December 6 – Break out your ugliest, most gloriously terrible holiday sweater and come hang with us at Jersey Cyclone Brewing Company!
Breakfast with Santa @ Hillsborough Township Volunteer Fire Co. #3 – December 6 – enjoy breakfast with Santa!
Santa Paws! – December 6 – Photos with Santa for kids AND pets! Proceeds help rescue homeless animals and provide assistance to families in need.
Open House & Candlelight Tour – December 6 & 7 – Abraham Staats House is festively decorated for the season! Live music and light refreshments will be served.
Breakfast with Santa at Iron Peak – December 7: Join for Breakfast with Santa at Iron Peak! Enjoy holiday arts & crafts, a toy drive, and the chance to take photos with Santa while enjoying a festive breakfast.
Trans Siberia Orchestra Tribute – December 7 – Head over to Brook Arts Center for a fun concert with Christmas classics.
December 8-14:
Holiday Wreath Workshop – December 9 – Join us for a cozy evening surrounded by beautiful evergreens, festive music, and good company.
A Christmas Carol – December 11-14 – Brook Arts Center is bringing this Christmas classic to life multiple days this month.
Peter Mayer Stars & Promises Concert – December 12 – Peter Mayer, singer, songwriter and guitarist is set to embark on his widely acclaimed Christmas tour “Stars and Promises.”
Flounder’s Kringle Market (Hillsborough) – December 13-14 / 20-21: Over 45+ craft vendors will setup at Carriage Farm. Activities will take place outside and inside the brewery!
Holiday Astronomy Shows & Laser Concerts at the RVCC Planetarium – December 12-13, 20: Join on Saturday afternoons and evenings for our public holiday astronomy shows and laser concerts at the RVCC Planetarium!
Abma’s Farm Candy Cane Hunt – December 13 & 20: A festive outdoor adventure inspired by the classic holiday egg hunt- only this time, you’ll be searching for bright, pepperminty candy canes instead of eggs! Booking Required, Purchase Online
North Pole on North Maple: Ross Farm Holiday Lights Drive-Through – December 12, 13, & 14 – Cruise on over to the 5th annual North Pole on North Maple Ross Farm Holiday Lights Drive-Through! Experience the magic as the historic estate comes alive with twinkling lights, festive decorations, and holiday cheer.
Cirque Dreams Holidaze – December 12 – Cirque Dreams Holidaze dazzles with a brilliantly breathtaking holiday spectacular for the whole family.
Cookies & Cocoa with Santa Claus – December 13 – We’ll have warm cocoa, sweet cookies, and plenty of opportunities to snap those fun, memory-making holiday photos.
