# Christmas in the Pines > Event for families in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area (NY / NJ). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM - Where: Harry Wright Lake, Harry Wright Park, Manchester, NJ 08759 - Ages: All ages - Price: Check official pricing - Organizer: Manchester Township - Official page: https://oceancountytourism.com/event/christmas-in-the-pines-2/ - Last checked: Fri, Oct 30 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/christmas-in-the-pines--listing-c4bde955ddaec9d61d858e45 ## About Manchester Recreation's outdoor holiday celebration at a lake in the pines. Families can browse food vendors and a craft market, watch performances, warm up with hot cocoa by the fire pits while making s'mores, and take hayrides. Santa stops by for a special visit in the afternoon, and lighted trails are set up to explore after dark. A rain date is scheduled. ## Similar picks in New York - [Nature Walk with Santa](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/nature-walk-with-santa--listing-91bb48fc9a178e6ffe8b2004) — Sat, Dec 5 · 9:30 AM · Cloverdale Farm County Park, Barnegat · checked Oct 30. A holiday nature program where Santa and his helpers read a few stories to the children, then lead them on a short quarter-mile nature walk through the park. It is held outdoors… - [Santa on the Farm at the Long Island Game Farm](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/santa-on-the-farm-at-the-long-island-game-farm--listing-95c482127a441bfbe77cc26d) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Long Island Game Farm, Manorville · From $20 · checked Oct 21. Santa on the Farm brings a quieter kind of holiday outing to the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville on Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m… - [German Christmas Market of New Jersey at Sussex County Fairgrounds](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/german-christmas-market-of-new-jersey-at-sussex-county-fairgrounds--listing-15b5784b0a8725c1e6926a73) — Fri, Dec 4 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM · Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 27. The German Christmas Market of New Jersey celebrates its 25th market from Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 6, 2026, at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta. Modeled on… - [Skylands Stadium Christmas Light Show & Christmas Village](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/skylands-stadium-christmas-light-show-and-christmas-village--listing-ae71bd2e76931c815ccf018f) — Nov 21 – Dec 30 · Skylands Stadium, Augusta · All ages · From $29 · checked Oct 27. Skylands Stadium, the minor-league ballpark in Augusta, turns its grounds into a holiday light show on select nights from November 21 to December 30, 2026. The centerpiece is a… - [A Christmas Carol — Yates Musical Theatre for Children at the Grunin Center](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/a-christmas-carol-yates-musical-theatre-for-children-at-the-grunin-cen--listing-00d6376a8b535a025e4ec15d) — Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM · Grunin Center for the Arts — Main Stage (Building 11-A), Toms River · From $17 · checked Oct 27. Yates Musical Theatre for Children brings its musical version of A Christmas Carol to the Main Stage of the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College in… - [Christmas at Westbury House](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/christmas-at-westbury-house--listing-24effe15fad9eb3c093aeda6) — Sat, Dec 5 (+5 more dates) · 10:00 AM · Old Westbury Gardens — Westbury House (Red Ballroom) · All ages · checked Oct 30. A holiday tradition at Old Westbury Gardens. Visitors step inside Westbury House to see rooms decorated in period style for a Christmas of the past, then stroll through the… ## More for families - [Things to do with kids in Ocean County, NJ](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/counties/ocean-county-nj) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/counties/ocean-county-nj.md) - [Christmas lights and holiday events for kids in New York](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/christmas) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/christmas.md) - [This weekend in New York](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in New York](https://grassyknees.com/new-york) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york.md)