Morven’s annual winter exhibition, Festival of Trees, has become a must-see holiday tradition. Come enjoy the museum’s elegant galleries, mantels, and porches artfully decorated for the holidays by local businesses, garden clubs, and nonprofit organizations. This year’s decorators include: American Repertory Ballet, Highbar Boutique, Lawrenceville Main Street/The Landscape Committee, Mount Laurel Garden Club, Neshanic Garden Club, […]

Take the grandkids! Diggerland shines this holiday season with a 1-mile drive-thru course covered in hundreds of twinkling lights. America’s only construction theme park is illuminated with holiday displays, and visitors can enjoy tasty treats. Stream its radio station to fill your car with holiday spirit. Tickets can be purchased online. Wed Nov 16, 2022 […]

Take a drive through this spectacular holiday light experience, which uses LED technology and digital animation. Tune your radio into a holiday soundtrack and wind past themed displays like "Christmas Around the World," "Toyland," "Nativity," and more. Hours: Sunday-Thursday: 5-10pm Friday and Saturday: 5-11pm Fri Nov 18, 2022 - Fri Dec 30, 2022- see all dates […]

Take the grandkids! Take a nighttime stroll through the Turtle Back Zoo to see more than 50 illuminated winter scenes and animal characters. Santa stops by the fun on select days. Donations of non-perishable food items, new unwrapped toys, and new or gently used winter coats are appreciated. Carousel rides are $2. Fri Nov 18, […]

Cruise through a mile-long route of dazzling, larger-than-life, holiday-themed displays. Visitors are welcome to bundle up in their car, pack a favorite snack or beverage, and tune their radio to enjoy the musically synced light performance. See the website for specific days and times. Fri Nov 18, 2022 - Sat Dec 31, 2022- see all dates 5:00pm ET Age: All […]

The Casual Birder Tuesday, December 6 at 9 a.m. Fisherman’s Cove Conservation Area, Manasquan Tuesday, December 20 at 9 a.m. Thompson Park, Lincroft - Meet by Marlu Lake. Join a Park System Naturalist for a laid-back morning bird walk and meander for about an hour and a half to see what birds we can find. […]

Wondrous Winter Walks Wednesday, December 7 at 10 a.m. Huber Woods Environmental Center, Middletown - Meet in the courtyard. Wednesday, December 21 at 10 a.m. Big Brook Park, Marlboro - Meet in the lower pond lot. Toss on your winter gear and tag along with a Park System Naturalist and explore the park in the […]

The Sounds of Christmas Sunday, December 11 from 1-3 p.m. Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel Celebrate the holidays by enjoying wistful music as Larry Moser and Mary Nagin play Christmas carols on the hammered dulcimer and fiddle. FREE!

Nature Lecture Series: Snowy Owls of Monmouth County Thursday, December 15 from 7-8 p.m. Bayshore Waterfront Park Activity Center, Port Monmouth Find out where these owls come from, where they go, what they eat, and why they are so mysterious. FREE!

Saturday, December 17 at 3pm and 6pm – Celebrate the season with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) at this year’s Holiday POPS! concert featuring Broadway singer Janet Dacal. Look forward to festive tunes from the stage and screen, alongside uplifting harmonies from the Princeton High School Choir. Rossen Milanov conducts. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University Campus, Princeton, NJ. […]