Your Guide To 2021 Holiday Events Around South Brunswick

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The holidays are officially here. This December, look at lights, enjoy a concert, shop at holiday markets, and more.

Here’s our guide to family-friendly holiday fun around South Brunswick. If you know of other events your neighbors would enjoy, send an email to sarah.salvadore@patch.com.

Holiday Pops by Princeton Symphony Orchestra, McCarter Theatre: On Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m., enjoy an evening with festive orchestral favorites and melodies of the season with family friends. Rossen Milanov conducts the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at this Princeton holiday concert featuring soprano Laquita Mitchell. For tickets, click here.

Winter WonderLights Holiday Light Show Drive-Thru: Bundle up in your car and drive-thru over 1.5 million lights animated to some of your favorite holiday tunes. There are 12 20' trees, the 200' tunnel of lights, a tribute to first responders, and other stunning, larger-than-life holiday-themed displays for the entire family – all synchronized to music. Located at 655 Cranbury Road, this is one of New Jersey's largest holiday lights displays. Ongoing through Jan. 2, 2022. Park is a 1/2 mile long drive and is open 7 days a week. For more details, click here.

Holiday Entertainment and Strolling Santa, Palmer Square, Princeton: If you are not in the mood to attend an event, you can just stroll around Palmer Square and enjoy the holiday season. On Saturdays and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., you can walk around Palmer Square, take in the twinkling lights, festive garlands, and enjoy some music. This Saturday Courtney's Carolers will be performing and on Sunday enjoy music by Harmonics Quartet. Details here.

Ice Skating, Palmer Square: We know Palmer Square is magical during this time. Adding to the festivities is Princeton’s synthetic skating rink. So, bundle up, and enjoy a spin on the ice with friends and family under twinkling lights.

Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides, New Brunswick City Center: Middlesex County is continuing with a New Brunswick holiday classic. City Center will host family carriage rides in the winter evenings. $20 per carriage family. Dates are Dec, 17, The Heldrich from 5 p.m. -8 p.m.; Dec. 18, The Heldrich from 4 p.m. -7 p.m.; and Dec. 19, The Heldrich, from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

The Brandenburg Concerts: A McCarter holiday tradition, this concert brings together over 20 resident members of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center—an all-star lineup performing one of music’s most enduring masterpieces, all in a single evening. Details here.

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