Christmas Lights in West Orange, NJ

Popular picks this season include Turtle Back Zoo Holiday Lights (Nov 20 – Dec 31), Holiday Lights at Turtle Back Zoo (Nov 20 – Dec 31), Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Nov 20 – Jan 3) and Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights (Nov 21 – Jan 3). In all, 19 displays are mapped in and around West Orange, from decorated houses and neighborhoods to ticketed light shows.

Free options include Turtle Back Zoo Holiday Lights, Holiday Lights at Turtle Back Zoo, Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting. 12 of the 19 displays near West Orange are free to visit; most home and neighborhood displays cost nothing to drive by.

Yes. Orchard of Lights at Demarest Farms ($59 per vehicle bundle (light show plus petting zoo for up to 4)) and Winter Wonderland Light Show at Eastside Park (Free). Drive-thru shows usually charge per car, and buying tickets online ahead of time is often faster.

Yes. Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Orchard of Lights at Demarest Farms (tune to 107.9 FM) and Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting. Synced displays broadcast their soundtrack on a low-power FM station so you can listen from your car.

The earliest West Orange-area displays turn on Nov 14, and most are running by the weekend after Thanksgiving. Many stay lit through New Year's; check each display's page for its exact dates and nightly hours.