There's a pre-show party hosted by Rutgers’ Cabaret Theatre with live music by The Generation Gap Band, a full bar and costume contest:
See the "The Thing" at Raritan Landing, celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with salsa dancing and a New Brunswick City Hall Halloween party:
Here are our favorite pumpkin patches near New Brunswick, NJ:
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Patch has your complete guide to Independence Day fireworks shows, parades and other celebrations in and around New Brunswick:
The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. in New Brunswick and proceeds up Raritan Avenue to the Doughboy monument in Highland Park. Please come out:
Here are all the ways to commemorate U.S. veterans this week in the New Brunswick area and beyond:
The best corned beef dinners, live music and dancing this weekend:
While New Brunswick does not have a St. Patrick's Day parade, traditional Irish step dance comes to life March 7 at State Theatre:
On Jan. 14, the library will have kung fu presentations and Chinese yo-yo performances, followed by a dumpling-making workshop. All free.
From clubs to fireworks to kids' events, here is a round-up of the best New Year's Eve events in Middlesex County:
Here are the hours for grocery stores that will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, along with those that won’t.
Celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with the giant menorah lighting at 4 p.m., and free donuts from Mordy’s kosher bake shop.
Children are extremely sensitive to their environments, and they notice when an adult is stressed about holiday obligations or money issues:
The giant Saxum elf is a holiday marketing campaign from Saxum Real Estate, a national real estate firm with an office at 37 Easton Ave.:
There is sword fighting and fire spitting Saturday, a menorah lighting Dec. 18 and Christmas trees and artisanal crafts for sale:
There will also be two holiday craft markets this Saturday in New Brunswick: The George Street Co-op and the Hungarian market:
Here's where you can see Santa in and around New Brunswick this Christmas season:
Middlesex County residents have plenty of options, sortable by ZIP code and by type, on the Real Christmas Tree Board website:
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Stroll Highland Park Nov. 25-Nov. 27 for the tree lighting, to check out unique small businesses or enter the gingerbread house contest:
Don't feel like spending hours in the kitchen? There are plenty of restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day in the New Brunswick area:
It's simple: Drop off your entry from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at 212 Raritan Avenue in Highland Park. The public will then vote.
Pumpkin season is here. Find out where to get the pick of the patch near New Brunswick:
Pumpkin season is almost here. Find out where to get the pick of the patch near New Brunswick:
Donaldson Park will be full of food vendors and activities for kids before the fireworks show at 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, July 3.
All weekend long, New Brunswick is planning parades, free concerts, theater that tells African-American history and a public mural drawing:
The Holi celebration of dried paint throwing will go from 1:00-3:00 p.m. outside the library. There will be food and dance performances.
Ring in 2022 by checking out these New Year’s Eve parties and celebrations happening in and around New Brunswick:
Here are the hours and when the local ShopRites, Whole Foods and Stop & Shops will be open:
He was also joined by students with the Rutgers University Spirit Squad and the Rutgers' Scarlet Knight mascot Sir Henry.
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:
Is a real Christmas tree on your wish list this year? Our favorite tree farms near you:
Fewer Christmas trees will be available this year due to supply chain delays.
Start getting creative! Enter your gingerbread house Nov. 27 at the Highland Park market on Raritan Avenue, same day as the tree lighting.
The parade will go from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will start in Highland Park and will march to Monument Square, 2 Livingston Avenue.
Late October is a great time to pick up the biggest pumpkin possible at New Brunswick area pumpkin patches.