Events for November 20, 2026

Join us for a festive hands-on workshop! Create your own custom decorative wreath with our homegrown dried flowers while sipping on your favorite beverage. BYOB. Arrive 30–60 minutes before your session to enjoy the petting zoo, then choose your wreath materials and pay before the workshop stars. We'll have all other materials to help you create your wreath. Admission: $25 per adult, plus the cost of materials. Booking Required, Purchase Online

Santa will begin welcoming children of all ages for visits and photos filled with holiday magic. Located in Center Court on the shopping center’s Lower Level, visits to Santa Celebration will begin Saturday, Nov. 14 through Thursday, Dec. 24. Presented by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, the one and only Kris Kringle returns to Bridgewater Commons for a season of sparkling sights, memorable moments and holiday magic. Located in Center Court on the shopping center’s Lower Level, Santa @ The Commons welcomes children of all ages from November 14 through December 24. Click HERE to make a reservation. SANTA PHOTO HOURS November 14 1:00pm - 8:00pm November 15- November 25                                                                                                  Monday - Friday 12:00pm - 7:00pm Saturday 11:00am - 8:00pm Sunday 12:00pm - 6:00pm Closed Thanksgiving                                                   

Join us for a festive hands-on workshop! Create your own custom decorative wreath with our homegrown dried flowers while sipping on your favorite beverage. BYOB. Arrive 30–60 minutes before your session to enjoy the petting zoo, then choose your wreath materials and pay before the workshop stars. We'll have all other materials to help you create your wreath. Admission: $25 per adult, plus the cost of materials. Booking Required, Purchase Online

The Center for Contemporary Art is pleased to present Fired En Masse, an exhibition of large-scale ceramic works by eight New Jersey artists. Curated by John Reinking, the exhibition will be on view September 25 through December 7, 2026. The public is invited to a free opening reception on Friday, September 25, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster. Fired En Masse features Jennifer Evans Arbo (Green Brook), Kaileen Campbell (Bridgewater), Keiko Inouye (Bridgewater), Sarah Poluszny (Sergeantsville), Mike Reed (Milford), John Reinking (Pittstown), Alicia Ulmes (Dunellen), and Kimberly Hardiman Winnicky (Hampton).

From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony® Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the critically-acclaimed films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story: The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony® Awards including Best Musical, the Associated Press calls A Christmas Story: The Musical, “a joyous Christmas miracle,” while The New York Times writes “I was dazzled. You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face.”

Open Door Arts Center is proud to present its fall production, The Night I Died at the Palace Theatre, at the PeopleCare Center Auditorium, 120 Finderne Ave., Bridgewater, NJ. Can you figure out whodunnit? Performances will be held October 16–18 and October 23–25, 2026, with Friday and Saturday shows at 8pm and Sunday shows at 2pm. Tickets are only $20 and may be purchased in advance through the Open Door Arts Center website at https://www.opendoorartscenter.org/tickets or at the door. Please note that tickets purchased at the door are cash only.