Friday, November 18
Charity League Christmas Mart
Friday, Nov. 18, 10am-8pm & Saturday, Nov. 19, 10am-4pm
Greate Bay Country Club
After a two year hiatus, the Charity League’s Christmas Mart is back. Shop through a wide selection of Charity League’s beautiful handmade items, wonderful vendors, photos with Santa, gently used and new treasure and much more.
Saturday, November 19
Earlier than the Bird
9am-5pm
Downtown Asbury Avenue, Ocean City
Get out earlier than the bird and jump start your holiday shopping the weekend before Thanksgiving. Shop in your pajamas for early bird shopping specials.
Horse & Carriage Rides in Ocean City
Saturdays and Sundays from 12-3pm
6th & Asbury Avenue
Enjoy Horse and Carriage Rides along Downtown Asbury Avenue. For more information, visit oceancityvacation.com.
Storybook Land’s Christmas Fantasy with Lights First Night Celebration
5pm
6415 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township
Join Storybook Land for a very special evening as they welcome Mr. & Mrs. Claus for the season. Meet and greet with characters, enjoy festive tunes from the award-winning Fralinger String Band, and more fun to be announced. Be there by 5pm when Santa Claus appears in his chimney, waves his magic wand, and lights the park with over one million lights for the holiday season. Learn more and purchase tickets at storybookland.com.
Sunday, November 20
Margate Fall Farmers Market
10am-1pm
Steve & Cookie’s 9700 Amherst Ave. Margate
The Margate Community Farmers Market is hosting its fall event this Sunday. The market includes vendors selling everything you need to make a great Thanksgiving dinner. The Oyster Bar will be open during the market. For more information, visit steveandcookies.com.
Eagles Tailgate Party
11am-5pm
Ski Beach Dorset & Burke Ave. Ventnor
Watch the Eagles vs. Colts on a large 18 foot LED Screen on Ski Beach. Enjoy crafters, food vendors, face painters, and more. Visit ventnorcity.org for more information.
Brigantine Art Walk Holiday Show and Sale
12-5pm
The Cove 3700 Brigantine Blvd.
Join Brigantine Art Walk for an afternoon of art and complimentary appetizers while doing your holiday shopping and supporting our local artists. This season’s event will feature many artists specializing in photography, jewelry, painting, and other various art media.
Cardiff Auxiliary Holiday Food Drive
1-4pm
Raymour & Flanigan 6115 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township
Join the Cardiff Fire Company Auxiliary in helping other EHT families this holiday season. The Auxiliary is teaming up with Raymour & Flanigan to collect holiday food items for local families in need. Please help us by helping others. Perishable and non-perishable items will be accepted.
Monday, November 21
Community Thanksgiving Service
7pm
Ocean City Tabernacle 550 Wesley Ave.
Join the entire community and members of the clergy from many different Ocean City churches in giving thanks. This year’s Community Thanksgiving Service will be at 7pm at the Ocean City Tabernacle. All are invited to attend. Dessert fellowship after the service. Sponsored by the Ocean City Ministerium and the Ocean City Ecumenical Council.
Tluesday, November 22
Dance
Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Somers Point Fire Co. 1 455 Bethel Rd. Somers Point
Enjoy an evening of social dancing and line dancing at the Fire Company Hall. Admission is $10 per person. For more information, contact Rita Voli at (609) 408-3619.
Thursday, November 24
Annual Fast & Furriest 5k Turkey Trot
7-10am
Downtown Asbury Avenue, Ocean City
The Humane Society of Ocean City hosts its Annual Fast & Furriest 5k Turkey Trot down the OC Boardwalk. For more information, call 609-398-9500 ext. 4 or visit hsocnj.org.
Friday, November 25
Christmas in the Downtown
2-5pm
Asbury Avenue, Ocean City
“Our Miracle on Asbury Avenue.” Join the merchants and Chamber in kicking off an old-fashioned Downtown Christmas. Tree lighting to follow at City Hall at 5pm.
Fourth Friday at Nashville North Studios
3-8pm
210 New Rd. Suite 8, Linwood
Nashville North Studios will host its monthly Fourth Friday event. This month’s theme is Yuletide Guardians, featuring the art of Alexis Flack and Shana Kestrel, with live music by Reid Alburger. The exhibit will run from November 21st – December 30th. For more information, call 609-504-5044 or visit www.nashvillenorthstudios.com.
Saturday, November 26
EHT Nature Reserve Turkey Trot 5k & 1 Miler
9am
317 Zion Rd.
The 9th Annual Turkey Trot 5k Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk is on. The course is a joy to run and will challenge all participants. Pre-registration starts at 8am, 5k starts at 9am. Parking available at Atlantic Christian School. Online registration closes at 6pm Friday night, November 25. Learn more at runsignup.com.
Margate’s Spectacular Shop Small Event
12pm
Bocca Coal Fired Bistro 7805 Ventnor Ave. Margate
The Margate City businesses and restaurant districts celebrate Shop Small Saturday by offering sales, discounts and contests for shoppers, and a visit from American Sign Language Santa. Santa will leave from the Margate Fire Station on Washington Avenue at Noon on Saturday, travel up Cedar Grove to Atlantic Avenue down to Collidge, and then be escorted down the length of Ventnor Avenue to Bocca Coal Fired Bistro. Santa, his elves, and special characters will be available for pictures. For more information, please visit margatehasmore.com.
Photos with Santa in Ocean City
Saturdays and Sundays from 12-3pm
Ocean City Music Pier
Take your photo with Santa at the Music Pier. For more information, visit oceancityvacation.com. Saturdays and Sundays starting November 26.
Holiday DickensFest at Smithville
Saturday, November 26th at 1pm and 7pm & Sunday, November 27th at 1pm
Historic Smithville 615 E. Moss Mill Rd.
Riddlesbrood Touring Theatre Company will bring the Spirit of Christmas back to Historic Smithville when they return to present their two-day outdoor Dickens Fest featuring an original, musical adaptation of “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens’ heartwarming, classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. For more information, visit historicsmithville.com.
Atlantic City Ballet: It’s a Shore Holiday
7-9pm
Caesars Atlantic City 2100 Pacific Ave.
This dance review features a blend of contemporary and classical dance all set to your most beloved holiday tunes. Add singers and a live band and you will be transported to a Holiday Winter Wonderland that will capture your inner child’s imagination. Tickets on sale via Ticketmaster. For more information, visit acballet.org.
Thursday, December 1
Holiday Tree Lighting at The Yard
4:30pm
The Yard at Bally’s 1900 Pacific Ave. Atlantic City
Join Bally’s Atlantic City for its Official Holiday Tree Lighting and the unveiling of the Winter Wonderland at The Yard on Thursday. Enjoy complimentary hot chocolate, holiday bites and a toy collection for Toys for Kids.
Friday, December 2
Ocean City Library Holiday Book Sale
Friday, December 2nd from 10am-6pm and Saturday, December 3rd from 9am-2pm
Ocean City Library 1735 Simpson Ave.
Sponsored by the Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library and held in the Library Atrium. For more information, visit friendsvolunteersocfpl.com.
Ocean City Christmas Parade
6pm
Asbury Avenue from 6th-12th Streets
Ocean City’s Christmas Parade rolls down Asbury Avenue. Registration information is available at ocnj.us/christmas-parade.
Somers Point Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting
6pm
Shore Road to City Hall
The City of Somers Point will host its annual Christmas Parade and tree lighting. The parade begins at Dawes Avenue and continues along Shore Road to City Hall at 1 W. New Jersey Avenue. Volunteer Fire Companies 1 & 2 will escort Santa Claus to City Hall where the tree lighting will take place after the parade.
Saturday, December 3
Christmas at the Mansion
10am-5pm
Somers Mansion
Shore Local, in partnership with Patriots for the Somers Mansion, present the 2nd annual Christmas at the Mansion, a holiday extravaganza including local merchants, food trucks, live music, elves wrapping station, kids activities, and, of course, Santa. The event culminates with a Tree Lighting at 5pm on the grounds of the beautiful and historic Somers Mansion. Learn more at shorelocalnews.com.
Health and Wellness
NAMI Connections and Family Support Groups
Monday, November 14 at 7pm
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 606 Shore Rd. Somers Point
NAMI Connection is a recovery support group for adults (18+) with a mental health condition. Family Support Group is a support group for adult friends and family members of people with a mental health condition. Please visit ww.namiacm.org or call 609-741-5125. NAMI ACM is a non-profit 501C(3) corporation.
Dementia Support Group
Wednesday, November 16 at 2pm
Earth Angels for Dementia 115 Route 50, Mays Landing
Held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month. Call Diane Conover at 609-402-6966 for more information.
Virtual NAMI Family Support Group on Zoom
Wednesday, November 23 from 7-8:30pm
NAMI is offering a virtual Family Support Group on the 4th Wednesday of every month. Links for this Zoom meeting can be found on www.namiacm.org
Fall in Love with Wellness
Practice Linwood 199 New Rd. Linwood
Practice Linwood is giving back to the community leading up to the holiday season by offering classes completely free in November. Practice in a small group training studio, focused on intentional movement to strengthen your body and increase vitality for long term health and wellness. All exercise levels from experienced athlete to beginner welcome. For more information, call (609) 289-2300.
Mental Health Support and Discussion Groups
Online groups are offered daily for a variety of topics, including women, men, LGBTQIA+, individuals aged 18-30. Boomers, anxiety, depression, eating disorder, and many others. To receive a full list and to register, call 609-652-3800 or unitedbywellness@mhanj.org.
Recovery Groups
More than a dozen groups for individuals living with substance use disorder are offered online. Topics range from mental health/wellness to employment, faith, and more. Groups are provided 7 days a week. Interested participants can register for groups through unitedbywellness@mhanj.org or by calling the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County at 609-652-3800.
Wellness Groups
A wide variety of online groups are offered to enhance wellness and introduce interested participants to ways they can improve their day-to-day mental health. These daily groups include meditation, art, music, journaling, eating healthy, exercise, spirituality, adult coloring, gratitude, and more. To register and receive links by email, call 609-652-3800 or unitedbywellness@mhanj.org.
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