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Holiday Carolers Every Weekend

We’ll have holiday carolers serenading your shopping experience every Weekend in Downtown Denville, your holiday shopping destination. Here’s the schedule:

Friday, Holiday Shopping Open House, November 29th, 5:30-8:30pm Various

Small Biz Saturday, November 30th, 3-5pm – Morris Hills Choir

Saturday, December 7th, 1-3pm – Morris Knolls Choir

Saturday, December 14th, 1-3pm – Village Carolers

Sunday, December 15th, 1:30-2:15pm – Denville Girls Scouts (at Santa Land off of Clark Street)

Saturday, December 21st, 4-6pm – Village Carolers

Holiday Shopping Open House

Presented by Saint Francis Residential Community. Support Your Downtown !

Our Holiday Shopping Open House will be Friday, November 29th 5:30-8:30pm. Come out and support your local businesses while enjoying tons of holiday activities

(Broadway will be open to vehicle traffic but Denville’s Finest will be present to keep everyone safe at crosswalks and throughout downtown. Second and Third Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic for our Horse and Carriage Rides and Center Street will be pedestrian only for our live performances)

HORSE & CARRIAGE RIDES – (Second and Broadway) Ride our Holiday Carriage along Second and Third Avenue and you might get serenaded from our Holiday carolers

PICTURES WITH SANTA – (Lakeland Bank) The big guy is making a brief appearance before he officially arrives at Santa Land in our Holiday Parade on Sunday, Dec 1st. This is your chance to grab a pic

STORYTIME WITH MRS. CLAUS – (Lakeland Bank) Right across from Santa you can hear a story from Mrs. Clause while you wait

STORE SPECIALS – (All throughout downtown) Get a preview of Small Business Saturday on Nov 30th by stopping in your favorite shops the night before. Many will have specials, activities and promotions.

ELSA, OLAF & THE GRINCH – (All throughout Downtown) Our holiday characters will be roaming around for you to grab a picture and say hello. Don’t forget to hashtag #downtowndenville on your social media pics !

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

HOLIDAY CAROLERS (All throughout downtown) We’ll have our holiday carolers strolling our beautiful downtown sidewalks ready to serenade you

LIVE ON CENTER STREET – (Center Street) Perfomances all night hosted by Denville’s own Michael Scannelli. 5:30 pm – Danceworks, 6:15pm -Morris Hills Madrigal Choir under the direction of Mrs. Michelle Uhler, 7:00pm – The Great Scott Magic Show, 7:45pm Ronin Martial Arts – Weapons and Board Breaking Team

WARM-UP MENUS – (All throughout downtown) Many eateries will feature “warm-up” menus. Thatcher’s will have 21 & Over Adult Hot Cocoa and Irish Coffee for those who brave the cold in their outdoor seating areas

MAKE YOUR OWN STOCKING/HAT (The Urban Muse) Decorate your own Santa hat or holiday stocking

MISS NORTH JERSEY (SmartWorld) Come say “hello” and grab a pic with Miss North Jersey, Veronica Tullo, who will be handing out candy canes and collecting toys for the Children’s Miracle Network

TOY COLLECTION (SmartWorld). Donate new toys to the Children’s Miracle Network until Dec. 15th

FREE COOKIES (Official Downtown Denville Tables). Look for our official Downtown Denville tables and show us your Hot Cocoa (purchased from a Downtown Denville business) and we’ll give you a free cookie. We’ll also have hand warmers

WARMING STATIONS (Various) We’ll have several portable heaters for you to warm up near

FREE POPCORN (California Beach Hut) Check out CBH’s new location and grab some warm popcorn

FREE CLAM CHOWDER (Denville Seafood) It wouldn’t be a Holiday Open House without Denville Seafood giving out samples of their chowda to keep you warm

VENDOR TABLES (Various) Check out other great Denville businesses at their tables

MUSIC IN THE AIR (All throughout downtown) It wouldn’t be a Downtown Denville event without music scoring our event through our sidewalk sound system. And listen for announcements and guests joining our MC, Gene Fitzpatrick

AND SO MUCH MORE !!!

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Holiday Window Decorating Contest

For Downtown Denville shops, stores and restaurants we are holding our annual Storefront Holiday Decorating Contest with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize.

Your storefront window must be decorated by 5pm on November 29th for our Holiday Open House. The display must remain up until Sunday December 10th.

The Theme: Celebrating The Holidays through Books, Stories and Art.

Judging based on: How well you use the theme, your creativity and use of your store’s merchandise.

Storefronts Eligible: – Must be within the Downtown Denville Business Improvement District boundries.

  • All storefronts on Broadway, from California Beach Hut to Il Torrente and from SmartWorld Coffee to McCarter Park. 
  • All storefronts on 1st and 2nd Avenues. 
  • All storefronts on Diamond Spring Road from Cafe Metro to SmartWorld Coffee. 
  • All storefronts on East Main Street from 7 West Hair Designs to Nail House

NJ and National Main Street

We had the privilege of having our friends from New Jersey’s Main Street program, as well as the National program, join us Friday October 25th. The organizations have worked with us to identify ways to improve our downtown even more with grant identification, marketing tools and recommendations to satisfy community needs. With their help we recently conducted a study from residents about what their vision for Downtown Denville was.

The program representatives lead focus groups with township officials, store owners and more. There are many transformational grants available to help support downtowns progressing forward. We hope to be able to implement them soon based on the results of the surveys and focus groups they lead.

Pink Witches: A Huge Success

Pink Witches Night Out has become a flagship Downtown Denville event. It embodies everything Downtown Denville represents from great shopping and eating to community support. We are privileged to have such a generous sponsor with Saint Clare’s Health Systems joining us nearly every year since it began.

Downtown Denville’s Pink Witches Night Out 2019 Wrap-Up

The event began about 6 years ago by store owners Meg and Cait Olenowski in honor of their mother’s battle against cancer. They decided to create an event to celebrate the fight many women and men have battled. It entails great shopping specials and stores &restaurants giving back to a great cause and raising awareness for breast cancer. Pink Witches Night is one of the premier “girls night out” events in New Jersey.

Many of the proceeds collected from the event are donated to the Cancer Hope Network, who provide support for families in the battle against cancer.