Seasonal & Holidays

Santa's Fire Truck Ride Through Hillsborough 2023

Santa Claus will be making his way through Hillsborough Township atop a fire truck. Here is where and when you can spot him:

Here is where and when you can spot Santa in Hillsborough:
Here is where and when you can spot Santa in Hillsborough: (Shutterstock)

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Santa Claus will once again be making his way through Hillsborough Township atop a fire truck for the 2023 holiday season.

Here is where and when you can spot him:

Station 37's Response Area

Hillsborough Twp Station 37 Fire will be driving Santa through their primary response area on Saturday, Dec. 9, beginning around 8:30 a.m. Be on the lookout and listen for their firetrucks and lead vehicles as Santa drives by.

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Santa will be making some predetermined stops listed below

The fire department is also hosting a toy drive where residents can make a donations of a new unwrapped toy.

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Flagtown Response Area

Flagtown Fire/Rescue - Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Co. #1 is hosting an annual Santa Run and Holiday Food Drive will be held starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9. Santa will be out on the streets in the Flagtown area with his elves to see the children (and adults too). Listen carefully for the sirens.

They are also collecting non-perishable food items for Hillsborough social services during the Santa run. Place items in shopping bags to hand to the elves as they come by.

Streets to be visited include:

  • 1st St
  • 2nd St
  • 3rd St
  • 4th St
  • 5th St
  • 6th St
  • 7th St
  • 8th St
  • 9th St
  • 10th St
  • Amwell Rd. #548-690 (Approximately)
  • April Valley Dr
  • Atkinson Circle
  • Beechwood Cir
  • Beekman La
  • Bigley Rd
  • Boozer La
  • Broach Way
  • Brokaw Ct
  • Brusler Pl
  • Buckland Dr
  • Bush Rd
  • Carroll Dr
  • Case Dr
  • Cedarview Ct
  • Chamberlain Dr
  • Clawson Av
  • Conover Dr
  • Cope Ct
  • Corwine La
  • Coury Rd
  • Covert Ct
  • Crane Ct
  • Crater Rd
  • Cruser Ct
  • Danbury Ct
  • Danley La
  • Daval Rd
  • DeCamp Dr
  • Deer Path
  • Dereimer Rd
  • Dogwood Dr
  • Doyle Ct
  • Drake Rd
  • Drost La
  • East Mountain Rd
  • Eisler La
  • Equator Av
  • Erel Dr
  • Ernest Dr
  • Eyring Rd
  • Fellen Pl
  • Foster St
  • Frey Rd
  • Guerra Ct
  • Hall Av
  • Hampshire Dr
  • Harman Ct
  • Heitz La
  • Herder Dr
  • Hillsborough Police Dept
  • Hillsborough Public Library
  • Hillsborough YMCA
  • Hoagland Ct
  • Hodge Rd
  • Lane Rd
  • Lewis St
  • Longfield Dr
  • Marshall Rd
  • Mill La
  • Monfort Dr
  • Mountainview Rd (up to Pleasant View from East Mountain)
  • Murray Dr
  • New Center Rd (Between Auten and South Branch)
  • Nimrod Way
  • Norz Dr
  • Oak Ter
  • Odell Ct
  • Old Village Rd
  • Oneal Ct
  • Orchard Dr
  • Packard Dr
  • Peak La
  • Peters Ter
  • Peterson Rd
  • Prall Rd
  • Raker Ct
  • Rigger Ct
  • River Rd [From Branchburg Border (Riverside Dr) to Raritan Border]
  • Riverside Dr
  • Rohill Rd
  • Rowland Dr
  • Roycefield Rd (Between River & Dukes)
  • Saxson St
  • Sheppard Ct
  • Ski Dr
  • South Branch Rd
  • Spader Ct
  • Starview Dr
  • Stewart Rd
  • Sutphin La
  • Ten Eyck Ct
  • Terhune La
  • Thatcher Ter
  • Valis Rd
  • Van Bolton Rd
  • Van Dyke Ct
  • Van Fleet Ct
  • Van Liew Ct
  • Wagner La
  • Waymeet Cir
  • Wescott Rd
  • Whitenack Ct
  • Wythe Cir
  • Young Ct
  • Zenk Ct

Station 38 Response Area

On Saturday, Dec. 9, beginning at 9 a.m., Santa will be visiting Hillsborough Fire Co. #3 - Station 38's primary coverage area of the Woods Rd. Fire Company.

Santa will be traveling with two crews of firefighter elves and making predetermined stops. Be on the lookout and listen for their sirens as we approach the neighborhood.

For a list and map of stops NORTH of Hillsborough Rd., click here.

For stops SOUTH of Hillsborough Rd., click here.

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