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Celebrate Hanukkah with these New Jersey Hanukkah Events

By: Author Jennifer Auer

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December is one of the busiest times of the year. While the holidays continue to look a little different this year, that doesn’t mean that you can’t still have a great time with your family. While Christmas might normally be the star of the show in December, many families are also celebrating Hanukkah! So whether you don’t celebrate Christmas at all or are celebrating both this year, here are a few great ways to celebrate Hanukkah in New Jersey!

This year, Hanukkah will be from Sunday, December 18, 2022 through Monday, December 26, 2022.

Celebrate Hanukkah with these New Jersey Hanukkah Events

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We are currently updating this guide to Hanukkah events in New Jersey for 2022.

New Jersey Car Menorah Parades

Car Menorah Parade in Long Branch

If you’re looking for a great way to help spread joy in your community this Hanukkah, consider signing up for this 2022 Car Menorah Parade in Long Branch! This driving parade is a fun way for you to spread some Hanukkah cheer without actually needing to get out of your car or spend any money!

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Hanukkah Celebrations in New Jersey

Temple Emanu-El Chanukah Celebration

Come to the temple to celebrate Hanukkah in New Jersey for the first few nights of the 2022 Hanukkah season! There are a few different events and opportunities to worship during Hanukkah with something new and fun for the community to enjoy! These events are free to anyone who wants to come!

Happy Hanukkah pic

Hunterdon County Chanukah Glow in the Dark Disco Party

Sunday, December 18, 2022, celebrate Chanukah with a disco complete with glow-in-the-dark Chanukah craft and games, face painting, carnival games, latkes, doughnuts, and more.

Community Chanukah Celebration at Johnson Park

Enjoy a Hanukkah celebration complete with an ice sculpted menorah lighting, ice carving demonstrations, live music, latkes and doughnuts, a Chocolate gelt drop, and a Magic show. It’s all December 18, 2022 at Johnson Park.

New Jersey Menorah Lighting Extravaganzas

Community Menorah Lighting & Great Gelt Drop

Putting a new spin on the Chanukah theme of illuminating the world, Chabad at the Shore will combine a Giant 8 Foot Mega Robot Gelt drop with an Annual Grand Menorah Lighting in Ventnor. At this free event, participants also will enjoy doughnuts and latkes, as well as music performed by a children’s choir.

Closter Menorah Lighting with Grand Floral Menorah

Plans are underway for a 2022 Hanukkah event in Closter, New Jersey. Details coming soon.

Chanukah Laser Show in Westfield

It all starts with a single beam of laser light. Just one dot. Move it fast enough, and it becomes a marvelous show to celebrate Chanukah. There are two laser light shows with a Chanukah food break between them. The first show is for younger kids while the second show is for older kids and adults. Admission is a suggested donation of $18. The Chanukah Laser Show is December 19, 2022.

Chanukah Outdoor Menorah Lighting

Chabad of the Shore is putting on many different Hanukkah and menorah lighting events in New Jersey! There’s Chanukah at the Mall, Chanukah at the Arcade, Chanukah on Ice, and more all to help families celebrate the Hanukkah season together.

More Menorah Lightings in New Jersey

As these menorah lighting events in New Jersey are updated for 2022, we will link to them below.

Menorah Lightings in New Jersey

Chanukah Drive-In Event

2021 details are not yet available. This Chanukah Drive-In event in Lebanon will feature world famous Shira Soul Band performance, Live Fire Show, Covid friendly Chanukah Craft Bags, Personal Food Bags and grand Menorah Lighting at New Construction Site.

Unique Hanukkah Events in New Jersey

Montclair Chanukah Fest & Grand Menorah Lighting

We’re still collecting all the details, but plans are underway for a 2022 Montclair Chanukah Fest and Grand Menorah Lighting in Montclair, New Jersey. Highlights include Concert by the Maccabeats, Grand Menorah Lighting, Chanukah Swag Bag, Gelt and prizes, and more.

Find more New Jersey Hanukkah events

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Ideas for Celebrating Hanukah at home

Have some Hanukkah fun and support a New Jersey bakery at the same time. Pickup, curbside one of these cookie decorating kits from a NJ bakery. Then, get your kids involved to see who can design or create the best looking holiday cookie.

Also, consider ordering a Hanukkah cookie decorating kit from Sully and Vanilla. Look at the cute paint your own cookies they have for Hanukkah. Choose from a dancing dreidel, menorah, or Hanukkah scene. In our sample, we received a dancing dreidel. These cookies are huge. Each is about 4.5″ wide in diameter. It comes with one large cookie, edible paint palette, and a food safe paintbrush.

Dancing Driedel paint your own hanukkah cookie Hanukkah Cookie Decorating Kit from Sully and Vanilla
Dancing Driedel Paint Your Own Hanukkah cookie from Sully and Vanilla

You can also order a complete Hanukkah Cookie Decorating Kit from Sully and Vanilla at their website. They do ship their cookies. Each set comes with 8 cookies (2 dreidel, 2 menorah, 2 Jewish star and 2 gifts) icing and sprinkles to decorate.

Enjoy a special Hanukkah dessert

Order some sweet treats to have on one or every night you celebrate Hanukkah. Sully and Vanilla not only has the Hanukkah Cookie Decorating kits but they also have these cute and yummy . Each set includes one dozen vanilla cake pops dipped in white chocolate and topped with sprinkles and gelt.

Hanukkah Gelt Pops from Sully & Vanilla
Hanukkah Gelt Pops from Sully & Vanilla

Expand your collection of Jewish children’s books

Sign up for PJ Library. PJ Library sends free, award-winning books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to families with children from birth through 12 years old. Learn more at their website. Every month, PJ Library sends more than 650,000 free Jewish books to families around the world.

Build a Chanukkah House from Cookies

YES! You can build a gingerbread cookie Hanukkah house. We like this Chanukah Cookie House Decorating Kit we received from Manischewitz. Each of their DIY kits includes everything you need to build your own festive cookie house and a subscription card for PJ Library.

Chanukkah house cookie decorating kit.

Just because we are living in a bizarre season of life, this holiday season doesn’t mean you have to forego some of your favorite Hanukkah traditions! If you’re looking for good family fun this holiday season, any of these would be a fun way to celebrate Hanukkah in New Jersey with your family.

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