Best Christmas Lights In Matawan, Aberdeen And Nearby: The 2024 List

ABERDEEN, NJ — As the 2024 holiday season waltzes into full swing, here's the annual Patch round-up of the best holiday light displays in Matawan-Aberdeen and surrounding towns, including Old Bridge, Parlin, Keyport, Woodbridge, Sayreville, Hazlet, Holmdel and Middletown — we tried to create the best round-up in the area.

If we missed a home (and we're sure we did), please email it to carly.baldwin@patch.com

Matawan/Aberdeen:

19 Ambler Lane in Aberdeen

"7 Middlesex Road in Matawan has the best Christmas display in town. Hands down."

Fordham Drive in Aberdeen

45 Union Street in Matawan. They won twice now in the town's Christmas decorating contest.

130 Matawan Avenue, Matawan, 07747

5 and 7 Donnelly Street, Union Beach

120 Main Street in Keyport. Shows are Sun-Thurs 6-9 p.m., Fri-Sat 6-10 p.m.

42 First Street in Keyport

195 Main Street in Keyport

13 Kathleen Place in South Amboy

329 Silzer Street in Perth Amboy

Old Bridge/Parlin/Woodbridge:

Brookside Avenue in Old Bridge

57 Frederick Place in Old Bridge

10 Huxley Drive in Old Bridge

1 Juniper Court in Old Bridge

55 Valley Vale in Old Bridge

1123 Bordentown Avenue in Parlin

27, 78 and 89 Cori Street in Parlin

1 Donna Street in Parlin

4 Jeffrey Court in Parlin

33 Marcia Street in Parlin

85 Wilson Avenue in Parlin

47 Walling Street in Sayreville

612 Bamford Ave, Woodbridge, NJ 07095

86 Liberty Street and side streets in Woodbridge

155 North Street, Woodbridge "Every year my hubby goes crazy and we love it."

490 East Woodbridge Avenue, Avenel

121 Jordan Road, Colonia

Holmdel/Hazlet:

4 Boxwood Terrace, off Laurel Avenue in Holmdel. This home synchronizes their lights to music; when you drive by, tune your car FM radio to 88.1 and hear the music synchronized to the lights. They play 20 different songs each night and the light show runs from 5-9 p.m. nightly.

8 Hidden Hollow Terrace in Holmdel

27 Sage Street in Holmdel

17 Maacka Drive in Holmdel

Powers Family Christmas Lights, 73 Third Street in Hazlet

Lights on Meredith, 21 Meredith Way Hazlet, NJ The light show plays every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at 6 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. The show is weather permitting. The lights without the special show are on from 5 to 10 p.m. the rest of the week.

The Martin's Christmas Corner 11 Hudson Avenue Hazlet, NJ The light show runs: Monday-Thursday 6-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 6-11 p.m. and Sunday 5-10 p.m. All shows are weather permitting.

Johnny's Hazlet Holiday Light Extravaganza 3 Bauer Ave Hazlet, NJ 07730 Walk-through

40 Buttonwood Place in Hazlet

5 Kingsbridge Court in Hazlet

Middletown:

12 Oak Street, Lincroft, NJ - "Candyland" theme

189 Lynch Road Middletown, NJ

9 Lawrence Circle Middletown, NJ

31 Acker Drive Middletown, NJ

12 Phillips Mill Drive Middletown, NJ

12 Snyder Drive Middletown, NJ

1 Ward Place Middletown, NJ

5 Warren Place Middletown, NJ

Liam's Spectacular Christmas Display, 13 Garrett Place Middletown, NJ

Holiday Lights on Decker Drive 10 Decker Drive, Leonardo, NJ

12 Phillips Mills Drive, North Middletown, NJ 07748

12 Hauser Street Middletown, NJ 07748

Middletown Township published this 2023 Google map of all the decorated homes in town: https://www.google.com/maps/d/...

533 Palmer Avenue in Keansburg

9 Hudson Avenue in Keansburg

11 Hudson Avenue in Keansburg

7-10 River Street in Keansburg

14 Johnson Avenue in Union Beach

221 Poole Avenue in Union Beach

Itaska Place in Oceanport

70 Silvercrest Drive, Tinton Falls - Olivadoti Christmas. More than 65,000 lights synchronized to music, plus more than 100 figurines

Further afield:

Must-see: Brandon Blvd. in Freehold Township. Every house on the cul-de-sac is decorated.

Lights on Glendale in Manalapan

Maple Leaf Farms on Rt. 9 in Manalapan has a Christmas Wonderland

The Christmas Village at Anne Ellen 114 Daum Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726 "Follow their winding pathways through Christmas lights and interactive displays transporting you into a Christmas wonderland like no other."

Marlin's Christmas Wonderland ️on Laurel Avenue in Sea Girt. Show and lights run 5-10:30 p.m. nightly, tune your radio to 88.9