Top 10 New Jersey Events for January 6 – 8, 2023

It’s the first full weekend of 2023. Crazy, right? It may be cold – but there’s still plenty to do! Light shows, winter walks, movies, and more. Let’s leave the house to explore what NJ has to offer (or not, you do you). These are my top 20 New Jersey Events for January 6 – 8, 2023.

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Top 10 New Jersey Events for January 6 – 8, 2023:

Smithville Village’s Holiday Light Show
Now – January 6 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM)
Watch in wonderment as over 100 Christmas trees magically float on lake Meone and light up to the music around you.  It is an orchestrated show of lights and music played out across the lake.
​​615 East Moss Mill Road, Galloway, NJ

Festival of Trees
Now– January 8, Wednesdays through Sundays from 10AM – 4PM
Morven’s annual winter exhibition has become a must-see holiday tradition. Visitors enjoy the museum’s elegant galleries, mantels, and porches artfully decorated for the holidays by local businesses, garden clubs, and non-profit organizations. The installation is open to the public during regular museum hours, Wednesdays through Sundays, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ
Cost: $10, Seniors, Students, and Kids $8

Winter Walk in Taylor Park
Now – January 15
Follow the lights through a path of handmade snowflakes, courtesy of local Boy Scout Troop 15. The trees along the path are wrapped in lights, the enormous polar bear is the perfect setting for family photos, and the bridge is adorned with hundreds of lights that reflect into the stream that runs along the Main Street section of the park. Continue your stroll along the Main Street entrance, over the bridge near the Bauer Center and then head for hot chocolate or dinner at your choice of numerous restaurants.
Taylor Park, 100 Main Street, Millburn, NJ

Let It Glow a Holiday Lantern Spectacular
Now – January 15 (Thurs – Sun)
The Friends of the Bergen County Zoo are pleased to announce that a brand new winter event is happening! Let it Glow – A Holiday Lantern Spectacular. This Extraordinary event is located inside the Bergen County Zoo. Let it Glow is a symphony of vivid glowing colors to tease your eyes and dazzle the mind. Come and enjoy an enchanting stroll throughout the zoo. These larger-than-life lanterns are amazing in picture but stunning in person! With over 30 scenes, these hand-made artistic wonders are more breath-taking than the last!
Bergen County Zoo, 216 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ
Cost: $18, $9 child

Renault Winery Resort and Golf Vinter Wonderland
Now – February 26
The Renault Winery grounds have been transformed into a festive winter wonderland! Come experience the Outdoor Renault Rink, designed for skaters of all ages and skill levels! Then, take a stroll through their Champagne Patio Garden and enjoy their spectacular holiday lighting displays. Sip on a Renault seasonal wine or warm up with a hot signature cocktail! Grab a quick, casual bite outside or make a dining reservation inside their newly renovated Tasting Room.
Renault Winery, 72 Bremen Avenue, Egg Harbor City, NJ
Cost: Free to enter. Activity costs vary

WinterFest Ice Skating at Cooper River
January 5 – January 8
WinterFest Ice Skating at Cooper River Park presented by the Camden County Board of Commissioners will open from now until February 21 at Cooper River Park near the corner of Cuthbert Blvd. and Park Avenue in Cherry Hill.
Hours of Operation:
Thursdays: 5 PM – 9 PM
Fridays: 5 PM – 10 PM
Saturdays: 12 PM – 10 PM
Sundays: 12 PM – 9PM
7050 North Park Drive Pennsauken, NJ
Cost: Adults: $7.50, Children 5-12 $5.50, Seniors and Veterans $5.50, Unlimited Skate (Skate rental not included) $125. Skate rentals: $6, Skate Sharpening $6.50

Super Pet Expo
January 6 – 8
This event features the bringing thousands of pet lovers together for three days in a shopping and entertainment extravaganza. There will be Celebrity Dog Shows, Dachshund Racing, Corgi and Mixed Breed Races, and more.
New Jersey Convention Center, 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison, NJ
Cost: $10 – $20

64th Annual Model Train Show
January 7 & 8, 12PM – 5PM
Steam and diesel trains of all kinds on a 1200 square foot HO scale layout, including Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.
Garden State Model Railway Club, North Haledon, NJ
Cost: $8 adults, Children under 10 free with an adult.

Experience the Battle of Princeton
January 8, 9:30AM – 1PM
The Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) will mark the 246th anniversary of Battle of Princeton – fought on Jan. 3, 1777- with its signature educational event, “Experience the Battle of Princeton”. A narrated reenactment of a portion of the Battle of Princeton will begin at 10:00 a.m. featuring reenactors portraying Crown and Continental forces. The reenactment will conclude by 11 a.m. Attendees will then have an opportunity to interact and converse with living historians and battle reenactors. At 11:30 a.m., the New Jersey Society, Sons of the American Revolution will join other hereditary organizations as well as representatives of legacy National Guard and British Army units whose antecedents fought at the battle in a wreath laying ceremony at the Memorial Grove behind the Colonnade on the battlefield. Tours of the historic Thomas Clarke House, the only building on site remaining from the time of the battle, will also be offered beginning at 1:00 p.m.
The Historic Clarke House, 500 Mercer Rd, Princeton, NJ
Cost: $10 Donation

Annual West Orange Classic Film Festival
Sundays, beginning January 8 – March 5
The West Orange Classic Film Festival provides lovers of cinema a chance to experience their favorite films as they were meant to be seen— on the big screen. The The film lineup begins with “The Adventures of Robin Hood” on Jan. 8 with speaker Stephen Whitty
AMC Theatre in Essex Green Shopping Center, Prospect Avenue, West Orange, NJ
Cost: $15