Christmas, Hanukkah Events Around Wayne: Festivals, Light Displays, More

WAYNE, NJ — There is no shortage of things to do around Wayne 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.

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Here are some events around the Wayne area:

Holiday House Tour

By the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Historic Site, 207 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell

Come see a festive tour at the historic Cleveland birthplace. The house will be brightly decorated with with old-fashioned evergreen festoons, fruits, ribbons, rose hips and sprigs of berries. Find out more.

Passaic Chanukah 5K and Kid's Fun Run

The Boathouse Café at Third Ward Veterans’ Memorial Park in Passaic Park

The event provides a fun, healthy way to celebrate the festival of lights. All funds will support organizations. Find out more.

Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green

Morristown Green

It all began in 1913, when a small group of volunteers lit a single star atop a tree on the Morristown Green. The downtown Christmas celebrations have carried on for more than a century.

Santa will arrive Sunday, Nov. 27, kicking off a season of photos, holiday crafts, ice sculpture demonstrations, a vintage-style rocking horse and rides on a miniature train. Activities are free for visitors, with the exception of a $15 fee for a photo with Santa. Find out more.

Holiday Lights at Turtle Back Zoo

560 Northfield Ave., West Orange

Take a stroll through Essex County's zoo, decked out in sparkling lights. Admission is free, but consider donating non-perishable food items; new, unwrapped toys; and gently used coats. Find out more.

Ort Farms Winter Wonderland

25 Bardley Rd., Long Valley

Ort Farms will become a winter wonderland, complete with horse-drawn carriage rides and a greenhouse filled with Christmas crafts and activities for children. Guests can sip hot chocolate and eat gingerbread cookies while listening to holiday music. Find out more.

Did we miss any festive events in the Wayne area? Contact josh.bakan@patch.com, so we can update the list.