‘Elvis The Elf’ And ‘Strolling Dickens’ Coming Back To Chester

CHESTER, NJ — When people are shopping in Chester’s downtown this holiday season, they aren’t going to find shipping delays or supply chain issues.

What they will find are over 80 unique gift shops and eateries, with plenty to choose from in terms of buying presents and dining, plus loads of holiday entertainment to get into the spirit of the season.

Mark your calendar for some of the happenings this coming weekend in Chester, sponsored by the Historic Chester Business Association, during the last full weekend to shop before Christmas comes.

Among the fun in Chester:

“Chester Dollar” Giveaway - Take a lucky spin of the wheel on Main Street with chances to win Chester Dollars, to buy some great items at Chester businesses, in either 10, 20, 50 or 100 denominations.

The first weekend in December, winners walked away with over 3,000 Chester Dollars to come back and shop at HCBA destinations. See photos of some of the winners below:

On Saturday, Dec. 18, the Strolling Dickens’ Manhattan Holiday Carolers, plan to make their way through Chester’s downtown from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Catch a replay of them singing Feliz Navidad at Fresco Mexican in the video below:

Here are the Carolers with a new friend they made in Chester, the adorably friendly “Harvey" the pig.

On Sunday, Dec. 19, there is more entertainment throughout the afternoon, including:

From noon to 4 p.m. - SC3 DJ Entertainment along Main Street
From 1 to 4 p.m. - Ron Albanese as “Elvis The Elf” visiting throughout the downtown
From 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. - Santa will be coming to town

See Santa and Elvis the Elf during one of their recent times in Chester:

For the full lineup of happenings in Chester, click here.

Stay tuned to www.ilovechester.com for more downtown happenings. Visit the HCBA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ilovechesternj.

Questions or comments about this story? Have a local news tip? Contact me at: jennifer.miller@patch.com.