Light displays / New Jersey
Christmas lights in New Jersey, 2026
4 light displays in 4 cities: 2 you can drive through and 3 you walk. 1 have published 2026 dates. 1 is free.
Sources last checked October 21, 2026. Listed by opening date, with displays still waiting on 2026 dates at the end.
Dates, hours and prices come from each organizer's own website or the official listing named with it and can change, and some sites still show last season's details. Check with the organizer before you go. How we check
Open this weekend
No New Jersey display on our list is open the weekend of October 23, 2026. These open first. Check the official site for weather closures.
- 2026Nov 21 to Dec 30, 2026
Light Show & Christmas Village
Source: skylandsstadium.com, checked 2026-10-21
All New Jersey light displays
- 2026Nov 21 to Dec 30, 2026
Light Show & Christmas Village
Source: skylandsstadium.com, checked 2026-10-21
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 27, 2025 to Jan 6, 2026
Holiday Light Show on the Lake
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
- 120+ Christmas trees floating on Lake Meone
- Lights choreographed to holiday music
- Runs continuously each evening
- Shopping and dining in the village
- Hours in 2025
- 5:30pm-8:30pm
Source: historicsmithville.com, checked 2026-10-03 · Report a change
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 21, 2025 to Jan 3, 2026
Holiday Lights at Turtle Back Zoo
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
- Winter stroll past more than 50 winter and animal light characters
- Free Santa meet and greet on select nights
- Ice carving demonstrations on Friday nights (2025 schedule)
- 2025 was closed Dec 24, Dec 25 and Jan 1
- Admission
- 2025: admission free, reservations not required
- Address
- 560 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ
Note: 2026 dates not yet announced; 2025 admission was free
Source: turtlebackzoo.com, checked 2026-10-02 · Report a change
- 2026 TBANo past dates found
Winter WonderLights
2026 dates not announced yet.
Note: 2026 dates not yet announced
Source: winterwonderlightshows.com, checked 2026-10-02
Also in New Jersey: German Christmas Market of New Jersey (Christmas market) and 16 tree farms, checked the same way.
More Christmas lights by state in the Northeast: Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania.
Every listing links to the organizer's page; we list only displays whose dates or details we could confirm there. A display gets a page of its own once it has posted 2026 dates, and a display still waiting on dates gets one only in a state with at least 3 dated displays; until then its full details sit on this page. Know a New Jersey display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.
