Seasonal & Holidays
Full Round-Up Of Matawan-Aberdeen Holiday Events
From now until Jan. 2, we've got where you can meet Santa (and paint with him!), see "The Nutcracker," ride a horse-drawn sleigh and more:
ABERDEEN, NJ — The holiday season is in full swing and we've got the best round-up of everything going on in Matawan, Aberdeen and nearby this season:
The entire month of December through Jan. 2: New Brunswick Winter Wonderland Full schedule of happenings here: https://www.newbrunswick.com/p...
December 8 at 4:30 p.m. – Join the Civic League of Greater New Brunswick for a reading of "Bear and Wolf" by Daniel Salmieri. After the reading, use painting and drawing to create your own greeting cards to give out to our loved ones during the Holiday season! Virtual event: https://www.middlesexcountynj....
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December 10 at 8 p.m. – See "A Christmas Carol" at Playhouse 22 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center. The classic Christmas tale of a miserable miser who learns to keep Christmas in his heart with the help of several ghostly visitations. All tickets are $15. Tickets must be purchased online at Playhouse22.org or over the phone at 732-254-3939.
Dec. 12: Breakfast with Santa at the Cliffwood Vol. Fire Company. 8-11:30 a.m. 478 Angel Street, Cliffwood Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/photo...
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December 12 at 11 a.m.: Paint with Santa: Painting with Santa at the Woodbridge High School cafe 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. $25 per child. Presented by Woodbridge High School cheerleading team and the high school art department
December 15 at 4:30 p.m.: Join the Civic League of Greater New Brunswick in a reading of "Wake Up, Sloth," a dynamic pop-up book created by by Anouck Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud. After the reading, learn how to create your own pop-up greeting cards to give out to our loved ones during the Holiday season! Virtual event: https://www.middlesexcountynj....
Dec. 17, 18 and 19: See "The Nutcracker" at State Theatre in New Brunswick. American Repertory Ballet. In this classic holiday ballet, the gift of a beautiful nutcracker brings young Marie astonishing dreams of battling mice, enchanted forests, and the exotic Land of Sweets. Set to Tchaikovsky’s glittering score, Nutcracker boasts spectacular costumes and scenic effects, and inventive choreography. American Repertory Ballet’s full-length production is a perfect introduction to the beauty and narrative power of dance. Buy tickets here: https://www.stnj.org/
Dec. 17, 18 and 19: Horse-drawn carriage rides through New Brunswick City Center – Continuing with a New Brunswick holiday classic, City Center will host family carriage rides in the winter evenings. $20 per carriage family.
- December 17 at The Heldrich Hotel from 5-8 pm
- December 18 at The Heldrich Hotel from 4 -7 pm
- December 19 at The Heldrich Hotel from 4 -7 pm
December 18: Pictures with Santa Photos with Santa at Parker Press Park in Woodbridge! 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Bring your own camera and one food item to donate.
Dec. 19: Aberdeen Drop your kids off and shop! 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Have some last minute holiday shopping to do? Need to wrap gifts without the kids around? Drop your kids off with us, we will play different games and activities with them while you finish up holiday errands! $40 per child. Register here: https://www.aberdeennj.org/Civ...
Dec. 31: New Year's Eve ballet and concert at State Theatre in New Brunswick. "Salute to Vienna" 4 p.m. Buy tickets: https://www.stnj.org/event/sal...
Dec. 31: New Brunswick New Years Eve fireworks festival, numerous locations and participating bars and restaurants: https://www.newbrunswick.com/p...
Jan. 2: 4 p.m. The Hip Hop Nutcracker at State Theatre. The Hip Hop Nutcracker is coming to the State Theatre with a holiday mash-up for the whole family! Directed and choreographed by Jennifer Weber, The Hip Hop Nutcracker is a contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music. A unique and joyful event, this production features a supercharged cast of a dozen all-star dancers, a DJ, a violinist, and MC Kurtis Blow, one of hip hop’s founding fathers, who opens the show with a short set. With new-age visuals and digital graffiti, the classic ballet is reset in contemporary New York City. With the same heart as the original, Clara and the Nutcracker Prince go on a winter adventure battling an army of mice, meeting sugarplum fairies, and visiting a land of candy and treats! https://www.stnj.org/event/hip...
Every Wednesday in December and throughout the winter: Karaoke nights at Curtains Bar & Restaurant in the Avenel Performing Arts Center. 6-10 p.m.
Did we miss great holiday event this season? Please let me know! Contact this Patch reporter: Carly.baldwin@patch.com Sign up for Patch emails to stay in the know: https://patch.com/subscribe
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