We’ve got all the holiday activities to make your holiday shopping experience magical !
HOLIDAY SHOPPING OPEN HOUSE ON ICE
Location: Downtown Denville
Date: Friday November 26th, 5:30-9 pm
Broadway will be closed to traffic so you can walk throughout much of downtown and enjoy shopping and holiday activities. We’ll have an ice skating rink right in the middle of Broadway, an outside Holiday Bar, Make-Your-Own-Stockings, Holiday Photo Booth, Winter Carolers, Characters, S’mores stations and more. Plus lots of store and restaurant specials. You don’t want to miss this one.
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Location: Downtown Denville
Date: Saturday November 27th, All Day
Downtown Denville will heavily support Small Business Saturday and is encouraging everyone in the area to SHOP SMALL! In addition, Downtown Denville is hosting Holiday Carolers from Morris Hills as they roam the downtown sidewalks from 3-5pm.
ROTARY SANTA LAND TREE LIGHTING
Location: Santa Land, Clark Street, Denville NJ (By the Post Office)
Date: Saturday, November 27th, 6pm
Just across the street from Downtown Denville’s center is Rotary Santa Land, a small area of holiday decor, a few small village buildings with displays, and Santa’s local workshop. While Santa does not officially cozy into his Denville location until Sunday Nov 28th, the local residents celebrate by lighting his Christmas Tree the night before. This is often accompanied by random Christmas Caroling done by attendees that gather shortly after 6:30pm.
DENVILLE HOLIDAY PARADE
Location: Downtown Denville
Date: Sunday, November 28th, 2-5pm
The holiday parade comes marching into Denville to celebrate the arrival of Santa, who naturally arrives on Denville’s oldest firetruck, Old Betsy. The parade features a great line-up including the Denville String Band, Denville Shriner cars, a sheep herder and his sheep, Holiday floats that are themed by classic holiday stories, books, and art, and so much more. This year’s Parade Marshals are the First Responders who put their lives on the line to help during Covid.
MENORAH LIGHTING
Location: Outside Denville Town Hall, Denville NJ
Date: Tuesday, November 30th, 5pm
Just outside our downtown corridor at Denville Township Administrative Building (1 St. Mary’s Place) the long-standing tradition brings many people from the surrounding area to celebrate. Chabad Jewish Center of Mountain Lakes, Denville and Boonton has hosted a menorah lighting for several years.
WINTER FARMER’S MARKET
Date: Dec. 5th, Dec. 12th, Dec. 19th at 1pm
Our Farmer’s Market (Winter Edition) still takes place every Sunday in the Bloomfield Parking lot on Bloomfieild Avenue. Come shops great local vendors, farmers and more. There is live music, great shopping and holiday cheer. See them for more info
HOLIDAY CAROLERS
Location: Downtown Denville
Date: Dec 4th, 11-1pm (Village Carolers), Dec. 11th, 3-5pm (Morris Hills Carolers), Dec. 18th, 11am-1pm (Village Carolers)
We’ll have holiday carolers every weekend in Downtown Denville. We are your Holiday Destination and make sure to do all your holiday shopping along our beautifully decorated streets and sidewalks while the Carolers serenade you.
AND MORE…
And as always, the holiday music will be playing throughout downtown Denville’s state of the art speaker system, as well as beautifully decorated streetscapes and stores (they hold a contest for the best decorated store window), the beauty of a winter Rockaway River and more making Downtown Denville a destination for the holidays.
For more information about Downtown Denville’s stellar Holiday Events / Activities, stay tuned to downtowndenville.com or follow our social media channels @downtowndenville on Facebook and @dwtndenville on Instagram and Twitter.
Spread the cheer! Take photos or post about your great holiday experiences downtown using the hashtag #downtowndenville all season long!
