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Christmas, Hanukkah Events In Ridgewood: Parades, Tree Lightings, More
Here are some fun events in the Ridgewood area to celebrate the holiday season.
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RIDGEWOOD, NJ — There is no shortage of things to do in the Ridgewood area 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.
Tree lightings in Ridgewood are:
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- Downtown For The Holidays — 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 2; at Bareburgers on 15 East Ridgewood Avenue
- Ben & Jerry's Tree Lighting — 5 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 9; at Ben & Jerry's Ridgewood on 104-106 Franklin Avenue
Christmas parades — often complete with Santa Claus, festively decorated floats and marching bands — are a holiday tradition, both nationally and locally.
Several big parades are taking place this year, including the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Parade in Baltimore City, Maryland; the Target Holidazzle Parade in Minneapolis; and the Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach, California.
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Parades in the Ridgewood area may not be able to match those in size, but the heart behind them is just as big. A parade to catch in the area is:
- Holiday Parade — 4 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 4; at Fire Company 1 on 100 Miller Road in Mahwah
Holiday lighting displays are another holiday favorite. Some to catch in the Ridgewood area:
- Let It Glow, A Holiday Lantern Spectacular — now until Jan. 15, Thursdays and Sundays (4 to 8 p.m.) and Fridays and Saturdays (4 to 9 p.m.), and every day Dec. 26 through Jan. 1; at the Bergen County Zoo on 216 Forest Avenue in Paramus
- Orchard of Lights — now until Dec. 30, hours vary; at Demarest Farms on 244 Wierimus Road in Hillsdale
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