Make your holidays in Ridgewood unforgettable with our event guide. Whether you call Ridgewood home or are just passing through, this guide unlocks the city's seasonal secrets.
This holiday season, immerse yourself in the festive charm of Bergen County's Winter Wonderland, featuring enchanting light displays and fun activities for all ages. For those who enjoy a more interactive experience, Winter WonderLights offers stunning light installations that shift and dance to holiday music. And don’t forget that the Orchard of Lights presents a serene stroll through beautiful illuminated orchards—an experience you definitely don't want to miss. See more details on these and other fun events and activities below!
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Top Holiday Events In and Around Ridgewood
Ridgewood Holiday Light Displays
Orchard of Lights
What to Expect:
Guided holiday light tour with festive activities.
Description:
Take your vehicle on a guided tour through 32 acres of brilliant holiday light displays at Demarest Farms. Warm up by the fire pit and enjoy hot cocoa and treats in the retail farm market. Activities include taking pictures with Santa, making your own S’mores, and listening to Santa’s singing Reindeer.
Where: Hillsdale | More Info: Orchard of Lights
Winter WonderLights
What to Expect:
Synchronized light and sound show with new 30' trees and tribute displays.
Description:
Winter WonderLights features over 1.5 million lights animated to holiday tunes, including 20' and 30' trees, magical tunnels, and tributes to first responders and the US Armed Forces.
Where: New Brunswick | More Info: Winter WonderLights
Ridgewood Holiday Markets and Shopping
Tenafly Holiday Market
What to Expect:
Unique gifts from local artisans and small businesses.
Description:
The Tenafly Holiday Market offers a diverse collection of local artisans and small businesses selling unique gifts, including fashion, accessories, jewelry, bath and body products, pet items, home decor, kids' stuff, fine art, photography, artisanal foods, and sweet treats.
Where: Tenafly | More Info: Tenafly Holiday Market
Ridgewood Other Holiday Activities
Bergen County's Winter Wonderland
What to Expect:
Holiday celebration with outdoor ice skating and live entertainment.
Description:
Bergen County's Winter Wonderland at Van Saun Park offers open-air ice skating, a hospitality tent, children's games, carousel rides, food trucks, and an indoor/outdoor beer garden. The event also features Bergen County Zoo Train rides and live entertainment.
Where: Paramus | More Info: Bergen County's Winter Wonderland
Festive Fun in Nearby Cities!
Discover Holiday events in hundreds of cities worldwide. Check out these nearby locations for more festive fun!
- Fair Lawn (3 miles)
- Paramus (3 miles)
- Paterson (5 miles)
- Elmwood Park (5 miles)
- Garfield (7 miles)
- Lodi (7 miles)
- Bergenfield (7 miles)
- Hackensack (7 miles)
- Mahwah (8 miles)
- Teaneck (8 miles)
- Passaic (8 miles)
- Clifton (9 miles)
- Wayne (9 miles)
- Englewood (10 miles)
- Spring Valley (10 miles)
- Palisades Park (11 miles)
- Nutley (11 miles)
- Montclair (12 miles)
- Fort Lee (12 miles)
- Yonkers (12 miles)
- Bloomfield (12 miles)
- Cliffside Park (13 miles)
- Belleville (13 miles)
- Washington Heights (13 miles)
- Kings Bridge (13 miles)
- North Bergen (13 miles)
- New City (13 miles)
- University Heights (14 miles)
- Morris Heights (14 miles)
- West Orange (14 miles)
- Fordham (14 miles)
- Morningside Heights (14 miles)
- Tremont (14 miles)
- West New York (14 miles)
- Union City (15 miles)
- Kearny (15 miles)
- Greenburgh (15 miles)
- Harlem (15 miles)
- Wakefield (15 miles)
- East Tremont (15 miles)
- Morrisania (15 miles)
- Melrose (15 miles)
- Mount Vernon (15 miles)
- East Orange (15 miles)
- Mott Haven (16 miles)
- Orange (16 miles)
- Manhattan (16 miles)
- East Harlem (16 miles)
- The Bronx (16 miles)
- Van Nest (16 miles)
- Hell's Kitchen (16 miles)
- Livingston (16 miles)
- Parkchester (17 miles)
- Hunts Point (17 miles)
- West Milford (17 miles)
- Hoboken (17 miles)
- Newark (17 miles)
- Astoria (17 miles)
- Unionport (17 miles)
- Jersey City (17 miles)
- Gramercy Park (18 miles)
- Irvington (18 miles)
- Parsippany (18 miles)
- Ossining (18 miles)
- Long Island City (18 miles)
- East Village (19 miles)
- White Plains (19 miles)
- Throgs Neck (19 miles)
- Maplewood (19 miles)
- Sunnyside (19 miles)
- New York City (19 miles)
- Chinatown (19 miles)
- College Point (19 miles)
- Woodside (20 miles)
- Financial District (20 miles)
- Jackson Heights (20 miles)
- Greenpoint (20 miles)
- East Elmhurst (20 miles)
- Hillside (20 miles)
- Millburn (20 miles)
- Whitestone (20 miles)
- Williamsburg (20 miles)
- Brooklyn Heights (21 miles)
- Maspeth (21 miles)
- Elmhurst (21 miles)
- Corona (21 miles)
- Union (21 miles)
- Harrison (21 miles)
- Bayonne (21 miles)
- Middle Village (22 miles)
- Ridgewood (22 miles)
- Bushwick (22 miles)
- Rego Park (22 miles)
- Elizabeth (22 miles)
- Summit (22 miles)
- Park Slope (22 miles)
- Glendale (23 miles)
- Forest Hills (23 miles)
- Bayside (23 miles)
- Kew Gardens Hills (23 miles)
- Port Chester (24 miles)
- Sunset Park (24 miles)
- Peekskill (24 miles)
- Roselle (24 miles)
- Fresh Meadows (24 miles)
- Cypress Hills (24 miles)
- Flatbush (24 miles)
- Cranford (24 miles)
- Woodhaven (24 miles)
- Kensington (24 miles)
- Brownsville (24 miles)
- Brooklyn (24 miles)
- Richmond Hill (24 miles)
- Briarwood (24 miles)
- East Flatbush (25 miles)
- Borough Park (25 miles)
- East New York (25 miles)
- Westfield (25 miles)
- Kiryas Joel (25 miles)
- Queens (25 miles)
- Fort Hamilton (25 miles)
- Ozone Park (25 miles)
- Dyker Heights (25 miles)
- Hillside (25 miles)
- Linden (26 miles)
- Jamaica (26 miles)
- Canarsie (26 miles)
- Hollis (26 miles)
- Randolph (26 miles)
- Queens Village (26 miles)
- South Ozone Park (26 miles)
- Glen Cove (26 miles)
- Flatlands (27 miles)
- Bath Beach (27 miles)
- Scotch Plains (27 miles)
- Howard Beach (27 miles)
- New Springville (27 miles)
- Bensonhurst (27 miles)
- Rahway (27 miles)
- Gravesend (28 miles)
- Cambria Heights (28 miles)
- Sheepshead Bay (28 miles)
- Plainfield (28 miles)
- Carteret (28 miles)
- Coney Island (28 miles)
- Elmont (29 miles)
- Springfield Gardens (29 miles)
- Laurelton (29 miles)
- Staten Island (29 miles)
- Brighton Beach (29 miles)
- North Plainfield (29 miles)
- Great Kills (29 miles)
- Basking Ridge (29 miles)
- Rosedale (30 miles)
- Franklin Square (30 miles)
- Woodrow (30 miles)
- Valley Stream (30 miles)
- Stamford (31 miles)
- Garden City (31 miles)
- South Plainfield (32 miles)
- North Stamford (32 miles)
- Far Rockaway (32 miles)
- Hempstead (32 miles)
- Rockville Centre (33 miles)
- Uniondale (33 miles)
- Perth Amboy (34 miles)
- Hicksville (34 miles)
- Oceanside (34 miles)
- East Meadow (34 miles)
- Darien (34 miles)
- Baldwin (35 miles)
- Edison (35 miles)
- Freeport (36 miles)
- Middletown (36 miles)
- Long Beach (36 miles)
- Piscataway (36 miles)
- Newburgh (37 miles)
- Plainview (37 miles)
- Merrick (37 miles)
- Sayreville Junction (37 miles)
- Huntington Station (38 miles)
- Sayreville (38 miles)
- Bridgewater (38 miles)
- New Brunswick (38 miles)
- East Norwalk (38 miles)
- Somerset (39 miles)
- Massapequa (39 miles)
- Middletown (40 miles)
- Westport (41 miles)
- Old Bridge (41 miles)
- East Brunswick (41 miles)
- South Old Bridge (41 miles)
- East Northport (42 miles)
- Dix Hills (43 miles)
- Copiague (43 miles)
- West Babylon (44 miles)
- Hillsborough (44 miles)
- Lindenhurst (44 miles)
- Deer Park (44 miles)
- Commack (44 miles)
- Danbury (45 miles)