Seasonal & Holidays
Carteret's Christmas Tree Lighting Festival This Friday
Come for live holiday music, pictures with Santa, hot cocoa, cider, cookies, pretzels and horse & buggy rides at 6 p.m. in Carteret Park.
CARTERET, NJ — Carteret’s annual Holiday Festival and Christmas tree lighting will be held this Friday, December 3 at Carteret Park from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The Festival, which is free for all local families to attend, will feature live holiday music, pictures with Santa, hot cocoa, hot cider, cookies, pretzels and horse & buggy rides, all compliments of the Carteret Charity Trust Fund.
The Christmas tree lighting will be at 7:00 p.m. sharp.
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“Our annual Holiday Festival is a chance for families to enjoy a night of fun with their friends and neighbors in Carteret’s beautiful Carteret Park,” said Mayor Dan Reiman. “We all know how expensive the season can be, so a free night of entertainment with a special visit from Santa is a welcome cause for celebration.”
Last Sunday, Carteret held its annual Menorah Lighting outside Borough Hall to commemorate the first night of Chanukah. The ceremony was attended by members of the Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret, including Rabbi Azriel Brown, who lit the first candle of the traditional Carteret Menorah.
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Carteret also has an Annual Holiday House Decorating Contest, open to all Carteret residents who decorated their homes for the season. Participants are invited to send an email with one photo of their decorated home to RecDept@carteret.net, including their name, address, phone number, and the chosen category they are competing in, by the Friday, December 31 deadline. Categories for the contest this year include Traditional Spirit of Christmas (Santa Claus or Religious theme), Elegance of Design (Overall use of color/lighting), and Wow Factor (Animation/inflatables). The winner will be announced via Facebook on Friday, January 7, 2022 after all homes are posted for voting in the first week of the new year.
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