Christmas, Hanukkah Events In East Brunswick: Tree Lightings & More

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — There is no shortage of things to do in East Brunswick to get the winter holiday season off to a rollicking good start.

Christmas and Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, intersect this year, with Hanukkah running Dec. 18-26. 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.

Tree and menorah lightings in East Brunswick are:

• The Annual Holiday of Lights celebration will take place Sunday, Dec. 4, 5:15 p.m. at the East Brunswick Municipal Complex. This year’s event will include a holiday movie, arts & crafts, giveaways, a sing-a-long and a special visit from Santa.

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, Maryland; and the Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach, California.

Holiday lighting displays are another holiday favorite. Some to catch in YOUR STATE are:

• Winter Wonderlights, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick
• Winter Walk, Millburn

(Clarification: An earlier version of this story mentioned the defunct Target Holidazzle Parade in Minneapolis, which no longer takes place)