Christmas, Hanukkah Events Around Jersey City: Tree And Menorah Lightings, More

JERSEY CITY, NJ — There's no shortage of things to do in this area with the winter holiday season off to a rollicking start.

Christmas and Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, intersect this year, with Hanukkah running from sundown Dec. 18 through Dec. 26. Christmas, of course, is on Dec. 25, but you don’t have to wait to start taking in all the sights and sounds of the holidays.

Nearby Tree And Menorah Lightings:

• Downtown Jersey City will host a tree lighting and menorah lighting on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Get more details here.
• Chabad of Hoboken and Jersey City often holds a menorah lighting. Watch for updates.

Visits And Breakfasts With Santa

Santa's coming to local malls, stores, and special breakfasts, including a few just for kids with special needs. Get a full list of those in the county here.

Find out where to buy or cut down a Christmas tree near Jersey City and Hoboken on this list.

Holiday And Light Displays

Various New Jersey towns light up their business districts, but some have a little extra. Here are some displays to catch:

Annual Camuso Christmas Display, Livingston — More than 50 years ago, toymaker Ernie Camuso set up a beloved holiday display in Livingston. Since then, the tradition has carried on. There will be Santa visits and a special event for kids with special needs. Get links to the events here.

Dickens Village, Maplewood — Santa is coming to Dickens Village! The annual holiday village will have a menorah lighting, horse and buggy rides, and more. Santa should be showing up Dec. 3. Get the full 2022 schedule of events here.

Walk among thousands of holiday lights in a park in Essex County. More details here.

Muller Insurance in Hoboken, on Hoboken's main shopping street, often has an interactive holiday display, and has general displays year 'round. Take a look at what it did in past years: Five Hoboken Businesses With Merry Holiday Storefronts

Holiday Parades

Christmas parades — often complete with Santa Claus, festively decorated floats and marching bands — are a holiday tradition, both nationally and locally.

Several big parades are taking place this year, including the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Parade in Baltimore City, Md.; the Target Holidazzle Parade in Minneapolis; and the Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach, Calif. In New Jersey, Lacey Township has planned a holiday parade. More details are here.

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