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Where to See the Best Holiday Lights in NJ

September 13, 2020 by njwithkids Leave a Comment

Holiday lights in NJ are all over hte state and not to be missed. If you’re looking to enjoy the holiday season in New Jersey, we’ve got you covered with all of the best Christmas lights in NJ, from walk through, drive through, and full experiences.

Where to See the Best Holiday Lights in NJ

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Demarest Farms

Address: 244 Wiermus Rd, Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Style: Drive through
Details: This farm, known best for it’s Halloween orchards and pumpkin picking offers a seasonal holiday lights in NJ experience. Also enjoy photos with Santa and make your own S’mores.
Cost: $35/vehicle

Learn more about Demarest Farms here.

Holiday Lights Spectacular – Turtle Back Zoo

Address: 560 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052
Style: Walk through
Details: Come visit the zoo, decorated with lights for the holiday season! Featuring themed weekends, meets and greets with Santa, and train and carosel rides.
Cost: free

Learn more about Turtle Back Zoo here.
Learn about Zoos in NJ here.

PNC Arts Center Magic of Lights

Address:116 Garden State Pkwy Holmdel, NJ
Style: Drive through
Details: You may remember this experience from your childhood, and now it’s back! See magical scenes and thousands of lights from the comfort of your car.
Cost: $25-30 for a standard vehicle

Historic Smithville’s Lightshow on the Lake

Address: 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Smithville, NJ 08205
Style: Show
Details: Visit Historic Smithville every Thursday from Thansgiving through December to see a magical show. Over 120 Christmas Trees made from over 50,000 Christmas lights, magically float on Lake Meone.
Cost: Free

Holiday in the Park – Six Flags

Address: 1 Six Flags Blvd, Jackson Township, NJ 08527
Style: Park Experience
Details: Millions of glittering lights, dazzling holiday entertainment, delicious seasonal treats, Santa’s village and many popular rides magically transform the summer thrill destination into a winter wonderland. Don’t forget to ride some of the rides, which are also available to enjoy!
Cost: Park admission

Night of Lights

Address: 448 Lincoln Mill Rd, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
Style: Walk through, hayride
Details: Creamy Acres transforms a dairy farm into a Christmas Wonderland filled with huge sparkling light displays, a Musical Dancing Tree light show and lights galore. Bring the family for an old fashioned hayride while listening to all your favorite Christmas songs. Stroll through our Barnyard Walk with lights a glow. And yes, a free photo op with Santa!
Cost: $10=$15/person

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Palmer Square Holiday Lights

Address: 3 Palmer Square, Princeton, NJ 08542
Style: Walk through
Details: Wander Princeton’s Palmer Square as it lights up with thousands of lights and a 60+ foot tree. Take a walk about town and catch the nightly musical performances and an appearance by the one, the jolly, Santa!
Cost: free

Skylands Stadium

Address: 94 Championship Place, Augusta, NJ 07822
Style: Drive/Walk through
Details: Enjoy the drive through holiday lights in NJ at this Sussex county baseball stadium. With over 2 million lights, your family will be awe struck. The outdoor village will include brilliant walk-through light displays, a chance to meet Santa and take a photo in his workshop, enjoy skating on the 20′ x 40′ outdoor ice skating rink, food, games, shopping, and more.
Cost:

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Storybook Land’s Christmas Fantasy with Lights

Address: 6415 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Twp.
Style: Walk through
Details: 2020 details to come
Cost: park admission

DiDonato’s Magical Holiday Express – Hammonton

Address: 1151 S. White Horse Pike, Hammonton
Style: Train ride (fully outdoor experience for 2020)
Details: All aboard a magical train ride through an enchanted Holiday Town. Your ticket includes a train ride through thousands & thousands of twinkling lights, a meet and greet with Santa in his Workshop, a special gift from Santa and more!
Cost: $12.95/person

Holiday Musical Light Show at the Tropicana – Atlantic City

Address: 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Style: show
Details: The Tropicana showroom is transformed into a whimsical winter wonderland with our family-friendly holiday show, Jingle. Witness grace and glamour as dancers twirl across the stage in dazzling costumes to holiday classics performed by live singers.
Cost: $10 for children under 16 and $30 for adults

Vernon Lights Festival – Vernon

Address: 1733 County Rd 565, Sussex, NJ 07461
Style: walk through
Details: Wander through this magical holiday lights in NJ experience with over 2 million lights and themed displays, including an Animal Kingdom, Dinosaurs, and a giant lantern tree.
Cost: $15 for children under 3-13 and $20 for adults

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Winter Wonderlights Spectacular – East Brunswick

Address: 655 Cranberry Road, East Brunswick
Style: walk through (drive through for 2020)
Details: Once a popular Old Bridge residential display by the Apruzzi family, it has relocated to Middlesex County Fairgrounds. The Winter Wonderlights Spectacular features one million lights dancing to music.
Cost: $5 for children and $7 for adults

Winter Walk in Taylor Park – Millburn

Address: 100 Main St, Millburn, NJ 07041
Style: walk through
Details: Enter the park and follow the twinkling lights that will take you through a wonderland of handmade snowflakes. The trees along the path are wrapped in lights, the enormous polar bear is the perfect setting for family photos, and the bridge is adorned with hundreds of lights. Continue your stroll along the Main Street entrance, over the bridge and then head for hot chocolate or dinner
Cost: free

Historic Cape May – Various locations in town

Address: Cape May, NJ
Style: walk through, trolley ride
Details: The town of Cape May goes all out for the holidays with candlelit tours around town, and a lighted trolley ride. The historic town is decorated for the season, Enjoy Victorial holiday ghost tales, a tour of Cape May’s holiday lights, or a visit with Santa or the Winter Wonderland at Congress Hall featuring an outdoor shopping village, concert series, and children’s activities.
Cost: starting at free (trolley rides and lit tours are charged.)

Jenkinson’s Sea of Lights – Point Pleasant

Address: 300 Ocean Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Style: walk through (drive through for 2020)
Details: Visit Point Pleasant Boardwalk and head to Jenkinson’s Aquarium for indoor Holiday Lights in NJ and fun sea animals. Featuring fun photo ops, holiday lights, games, character appearances, and visits from Santa.
Cost: $9/peron

Learn about Point Pleasant Boardwalk here.
Learn about Jenkinson’s Aquarium here.

Adventure Aquarium Christmas Underwater

Address: 1 Riverside Dr. Camden NJ
Style: walk through
Details: Experience Scuba Santa swimming in Ocean Realm, see the World’s Tallest and Smallest Underwater Christmas trees and dance and play in daily magical indoor snow-like flurries.
Cost: Included with membership or daily admission

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Christmas Light Show Hayrides

Address: 133 Church Rd. Medford, NJ 08055
Style: walk through (drive through for 2020)
Details: Holidays at Johnson’s Corner Market Farm include Light Show Hayrides, thousands of Twinkling Lights to see. Light Show on the Lake, Roast a S’more on the open Fire, decorate a Christmas Cookie, and hundreds of Fresh Cut Christmas Trees
Cost: $14 per person

Movern Garden’s Festival of Trees

Address: 55 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ 08540
Style: walk through
Details: Festival of Trees is an annual highlight of the holiday season showcasing a juried collection of trees and mantles displayed throughout the museum’s galleries, upstairs and down.
Cost: Museum Admission

Festival of Trees – Clinton

Address: 56 Main St, Clinton, NJ 08809
Style: walk through
Details: Celebrate the holiday season at our annual Festival of Trees, featuring a beautiful display of decorated trees, wreaths and centerpieces donated from members of the community!
Cost: $10

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