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Breakfast with Santa
Woods Road Firehouse 324 Woods Road, Hillsborough, NJ, United StatesBreakfast with Santa Woods Road Firehouse is hosting breakfast with the Big Guy himself! All you can eat breakfast! First seating: 8:15 - doors open 8am Second seating: 10:45 - doors open 10:30am
Santa @ The Commons
Santa @ the Commons Presented by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset 11/11 – 12/24, Center Court He’s back! 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. 11 through Sunday, Dec. 24. Set amongst 25 garland-topped light curtains (each adorned with thousands of white, glistening lights) and candy-cane inspired twists cascading from high above, Santa Celebration will feature an authentic Kris Kringle perched in his grand velvet chair on an elevated platform behind his adoring guests. A bright and cheery, red photo frame sits in front of the famed wish-fulfiller proclaiming, “Holiday Joy.” SANTA PHOTO HOURS November 11 Saturday 1pm – 8pm November 12 - November 22 Monday - Friday 12pm - 7pm Saturday 11am - 8pm Sunday 12pm - 6pm THANKSGIVING DAY CLOSED November 24 - December 14 Monday - Thursday 11am - 7pm Friday - Saturday 10am - 8pm Sunday 12pm - 6pm Saturday, December 2, 12:30pm – 8pm Tuesday, December 5, 11am – 4pm Thursday, December 7, 11am – 3pm December 15 - 23 Daily 10am - 8pm Sunday, December 24, 10am
10th Annual Winter Market & Christmas Tree Lighting
Downtown Basking Ridge Basking Ridge, United States10th Annual Winter Market & Christmas Tree Lighting The Winter Market and Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Saturday, Dec 2, 2023. From 12-7 pm, the Winter Market will be held at Bishop Janes United Methodist Church on 22 S. Finley Ave in Basking Ridge. With over 30 local vendors and artisans, the Winter Market is a great place to shop for holiday wares and pick up gifts for family and friends! Christmas trees and wreaths will also be available for sale. From 5-5:30 pm, the Christmas Tree Lighting will have performances on the front steps of Coldwell Banker at 1 S. Finley Avenue. To see the livestream at 5 pm, click here. Tony award wining star of stage and screen, Laura Benanti, headlines the 10th Annual Winter Market and Christmas Tree Lighting. Ms. Benanti will perform a selection of holiday songs at the Basking Ridge Christmas Tree Lighting. Ms. Benanti has received five Tony Award nominations and won the 2008 Tony Award for her performance in “Gypsy.” She has recently starred in the movies, “No Hard Feelings” and “Tick, Tick… Boom.” Ms. Benanti has also starred on Broadway in 13 shows including “She Loves Me” and “My Fair Lady.” She has appeared in many television shows including Supergirl, Nashville, Life and Beth, and
Fungi Paper Making
Fungi Paper Making 2 Day Class Join Dorothy Smullen, teacher naturalist and instructor at New York Botanical Gardens for a two-part program on making paper from certain polypore fungi. We will make the paper on November 18th and then use the paper on December 2nd to create collage, sculpture and greeting cards. Preregistration is required by November 17 4:00pm $40 for New Jersey Audubon members and $50 for non-members Limited to 10 participants so register early! This is a special event
Santa and Friends at the Commons
Santa and Friends at the Commons Santa and Friends! • Center Court Santa invites his famous holiday friends for a meet + greet, photos and autographs! These special events are free, and purchases are not required. Sat, Dec 2, 1:30pm – 3:30pm – Elsa and Anna of Disney’s Frozen Sat, Dec 9, 1:30pm – 3:30pm – Disney Princesses Belle and Cinderella Fri, Dec 15, 6pm – 7:30pm – Buddy the Elf
Christmas Movie Night and Toy Drive
Hillsborough Cinema 111 Raider Blvd, Hillsborough, NJ, United StatesChristmas Movie Toy Drive Saturday, December 2, 2023, at the Hillsborough Cinemas, the PBA will be running its annual movie night toy drive to support foster children and families through Embrella.org. The featured films are The Grinch (2018) and Christmas Vacation and the price of admission is one (1) new toy per guest. Both movies start at 5 p.m. and The Grinch will be available in two theatres and Christmas Vacation will be in one. There is limited seating available so please RSVP on the Evite link (http://evite.me/g2hc8ZytQ6) or QR code shown on the flyer. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., there will be complimentary pictures with Santa provided by Memories with Mae Photography. Starbucks will be providing complimentary hot chocolate from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will also be complimentary cookies. The Hillsborough Cinemas will have food available for purchase at the concession stand. For those who cannot attend but would still like to donate toys, gift cards, etc. to this event, a toy bin is located in the HTPD lobby. During this event, the police will also be fundraising for the Eick Family. If you do not know who the Eick Family is, please click the link (https://gofund.me/73f41bc0) and read their
