This November, there is no shortage of family- friendly Thanksgiving events in New Jersey. Attend your local library’s free Thanksgiving craft events for kids, roll up your sleeves for a kids Thanksgiving cooking class, or enjoy a special holiday craft fair or performance. Get outdoors this Thanksgiving season during a local Turkey Trot, guided hike or bike ride, or a classic horse and carriage ride in Downtown Red Bank.
Here are 50 Kid-Friendly Ways to
Celebrate Thanksgiving in New Jersey:
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Family-Friendly Thanksgiving Events:
1. Nov 11: Miss Nelson Has a Field Day: Children’s Theatre Musical at the Morris Museum in Morristown
2. Nov 12: Discovery Saturdays, Wild Turkeys at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit
3. Nov 12: Holiday Craft Fair at St. Jude’s Parish in Hopatcong
4. Nov 12: A Taste of Thanksgiving at Abma’s Farm in Wyckoff
5. Nov 13: Thanksgiving Harvest Home & Armistice Observance at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morris Township
6. Nov 15: Toddler Thanksgiving Breakfast at the Summit Area YMCA
7. Nov 18: Club MAC: Be Thankful Family Event at Middletown Arts Center in Middletown
8. Nov 19: 3rd Annual Handmade in America Professional Craft Show at the Upper Township Community Center in Tuckahoe
9. Nov 19: Brick High School Holiday Craft Fair
10. Nov 19: Thanksgiving Market and Holiday Pop Up in Egg Harbor City
11. Nov 20: Early 19th Century Thanksgiving at The Historic Village at Allaire in Farmingdale
12. Nov 22: Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade at Brick Branch, Ocean County Library
13. Nov 23: Bear Says Thanks: Storytime at New Jersey State Museum in Trenton
14. Nov 25: Holiday Express & Town Lighting in Red Bank
15. Nov 25: Jingle Dancer: Storytime at New Jersey State Museum in Trenton
16. Nov 25 – 26: Disney Live! Mickey and Minnie’s Doorway to Magic at State Theatre in New Brunswick
17. Nov 25 – 27: Alba Vineyard Holiday Open House in Milford
18. Nov 25 – 27: Historic Holiday Train Show at Old City Hall in Bordentown City
19. Nov 26: Thanksgiving Hayrides, Wreath & Sleighbell Sale at Howell Living History Farm
20. Nov 27 – 28: Creative Play: Thanking My Loved Ones at Newark Museum
Special Outdoor Thanksgiving Events:
21. Nov 17 – 18: Turkey Toddler Trail at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside
22. Nov 18: Thankful Lights, Floating Luminaries at Leonard J. Buck Garden in Far Hills
23. Nov 19: Pre-Thanksgiving Guided Hike at Green Village Pond Conservation Area in Chatham
24. Nov 19 – 20: Free! Turkey Day at Bergen County Zoo in Paramus
25. Nov 20: Montclair Bakery Turkey Ride, Annual Charity Bike Ride
26. Nov 24: Run Your Giblets Off 5K Turkey Trot at Thompson Park in Lincroft
27. Nov 24: Gobble Wobble 5K & ½ Mile Drumstick Dash in Manahawkin
28. Nov 24: CEA/Johanna Foods Turkey Trot in Flemington
29. Nov 24: Morris Township Turkey Trot in Morris Township
30. Nov 24: The Chatham Turkey Trot
31. Nov 24: Thanksgiving Day Two Town Turkey Trot in Lambertville, NJ & New Hope, PA
32. Nov 26: Annual Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Walk at the Great Swamp in Stirling
33. Nov 26: Free Classic Horse & Carriage Rides in Downtown Red Bank
Thanksgiving Crafts & Cooking Classes for Kids:
34. Nov 10: Thanksgiving Craft Party at Gymboree Play & Music in Red Bank
35. Nov 10: Beaded Pumpkin Craft at Morris Museum in Morristown
36. Nov 12: Turkey Thankful Book Children’s Craft at Franklin Branch of Warren County Library in Washington
37. Nov 15, 16, 17 & 19: Crafty Kids Turkey Workshop at Express Yourself Studios in Maplewood
38. Nov 17: Thanksgiving Preschool Snacktivity at Catherine Dickinson Hoffman Branch, Warren County Library in Blairstown
39. Nov 17: Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts at the Jersey City Free Public Library
40. Nov 18, 19 & 20: Make a Thanksgiving Turkey & Storytime at Monmouth Museum in Lincroft
41. Nov 19: Working Parent and Me: Thanksgiving Feast Cooking Class at Classic Thyme in Westfield
42. Nov 19: Kids Cooking Class: Thanksgiving Sweets at Taste and Technique in Fair Haven
43. Nov 19: Thanksgiving Storytime & Craft at Barnes & Noble in Livingston
44. Nov 20: Thanksgiving Treats Class for Kids 6 – 9 Years at Kitchen Kapers in Morristown
45. Nov 20: Kids Cooking Class (3-7yrs): It’s Almost Turkey Day at Kings in Short Hills
46. Nov 21: 4th Annual Thanksgiving Parade, Crafts, & Storytime at Upper Shores Branch, Ocean County Library in Lavallette
47. Nov 22: After School Thanksgiving Crafts at Riverdale Public Library in Riverdale
48. Nov 22: Holiday Crafts & Caroling at Two River Theater in Red Bank
49. Nov 22: Thanksgiving Craft at Gill Memorial Library in Paulsboro
50. Nov 23: Edible Craft: Teeny Tiny Turkey Tables at Rochelle Park Library in Rochelle Park
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