# Holiday Open House > Event for families in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area (NY / NJ). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM - Where: Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Drive, Toms River, NJ 08753 - Ages: All ages - Price: Check official pricing - Organizer: Ocean County Historical Society - Official page: https://oceancountytourism.com/event/holiday-open-house/ - 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/holiday-open-house--listing-0e57892f655e374994fa803b ## About The Ocean County Historical Society's free annual holiday open house invites families to bring children and grandchildren to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, who pose for pictures and hand out gifts to the children. Visitors can tour the Victorian-style house and museum dressed for the holidays, play the colonial-era bowling game Skittles, see a new exhibit on the 250th anniversary of American Independence, and enjoy holiday refreshments. 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