Best Christmas Lights In The Middletown Area: The 2024 List

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — As the 2024 holiday season waltzes into full swing, here's the annual Patch round-up of the best holiday light displays in Middletown and surrounding towns.

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

Matawan/Aberdeen area:

Fordham Drive in Aberdeen

130 Matawan Avenue, Matawan

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

5 and 7 Donnelly Street, Union Beach

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

42 First Street in Keyport

195 Main Street in Keyport

Middletown:

100 Kings Road in Little Silver

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

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

Freehold Twp./Manalapan/Howell/Further afield:

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

Grant Avenue in Eatontown, across from Vetter School "Terrific display!"

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."

Corner of Aldrich Road and Cindy Court, Howell

1107 Ridge Avenue in Asbury Park

704 Belmar Plaza Belmar, NJ 07719 The Christmas Light Show: December 9 and 17 this year, 6 p.m. both nights.

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