Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus…
…and lots of other fun stuff.
Greater Morristown is bursting with entertainment this weekend.
Scroll down for details. Check our handy calendar for even more activities–and add your own events, too.
THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 2023:
The Morristown & Township Library hosts free yoga indoors at 10 am, and every Thursday through mid-December. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
Jazz favorite Grover Kemble performs at Rockaway’s Caffé NaVona, 147 Route 46, from 6 – 9 pm. Hear him play songs from his new album, I’m Serious.
Morristown’s St. Peter’s Episcopal Church hosts tango lessons in the Parish House, 7 pm for beginners, 8 pm intermediate class. At 70 Maple Ave.
The Mayo Performing Arts Center presents Derek Hough: Symphony of Dance at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $59-$119. At 100 South St., Morristown, 973-539-8008.
The Madison Community Arts Center presents the Madison Holiday Arts Festival Weekend of Dance, starting at 7:30 pm with Drew University’s Kimani Fowlin, an internationally recognized choreographer, and her top students. Tickets: $15. At 10 King St.
FRIDAY, DEC. 1:
The Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green finds its groove from 3 pm to 8 pm, with Santa posing with kids (photos: $15) and a free Santa coloring session from 6 pm to 8 pm in the activity tent. Presented by the Morristown Partnership, the festival continues each weekend through Dec. 17, 2023. Read our coverage of Santa’s arrival!
The Morristown & Township Library presents Holiday Jazz Favorites, a benefit for the library, at 7 pm. Tickets: $20. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments. At One Miller Road, Morristown.
At 7:30 pm, the Folk Project’s Troubadour series presents Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, with live Mammals, at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Admission: $10; children 12 and under, free. Livestream: $7. At 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township.
The Madison Holiday Arts Festival Weekend of Dance continues at 7:30 pm in the The Madison Community Arts Center with Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre. Tickets: $10-$20. At 10 Kings Road.
Pianist Daniel Colalillo launches his fourth season of Classical Keys at 7:30 pm in Morristown’s First Baptist Church, duetting with cellist Julian Schwarz in a program of Beethoven and Poulenc, with a New Jersey premiere of Paul Frucht’s COVID composition, What a Time. Admission: $5-$25; under 18, free. (Ticket includes parking at Dalton Garage.) At 51 Washington St.
Homeless Solutions Inc. presents its fourth annual A Night in the Cold, soliciting people across Morris County to sleep out in a fundraiser for the nonprofit’s programs and services for the homeless. 
SATURDAY, DEC. 2:
The Morristown & Township Library hosts Indoor Qigong at 9:30 am. Free. No experience or registration required. Upstairs in the F.M. Kirby Gallery, at One Miller Road, Morristown.
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morris Township presents Willows Wonderland from 10 am to 3 pm today and Sunday. Admission: $10; ages 2 and under, free. Holiday cooking demos in the 1854 mansion, with tours showing 19th century Christmas decorations, plus wagon rides, barnyard animals, photos with Santa, and crafts activities. At 73 Kahdena Road. Call (973) 326-7645 or email here for more.
The Macculloch Hall Historical Museum and Acorn Hall in Morristown present Deck the Halls from 11 am to 6 pm. Tickets: $30. Pre-registration required. Macculloch Hall, at 45 Macculloch Ave., will showcase Thomas Nast’s most famous Christmas scenes. Acorn Hall, at 68 Morris Ave., will feature holiday music on its 1873 Chickering Grand Piano.
The Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green continues from noon to 7 pm. The schedule:
Santa House
Noon to 7 p.m. – Santa visits and photos ($15).
Activity Tent
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Goryeb Children’s Hospital Holiday Card Making
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Holiday Arts & Crafts
Outdoors
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Miniature Train Rides
The Mayo Performing Arts Center presents A Magical Cirque Christmas at 3 pm and 8 pm. Tickets: $39-$69. At 100 South St., Morristown, 973-539-8008.
SOLD OUT! The Madison Holiday Arts Festival Weekend of Dance continues at 7:00 pm in the The Madison Community Arts Center with the 17-member Extensions Dance Project, presenting Equinox, a program ranging from hip hop and contemporary to jazz and tap. Tickets $10-$15. At 10 Kings Road.
SUNDAY, DEC. 3:
Grow It Green Morristown’s Morris Winter Farmers Market is back, from 9:30 am to 1 pm every Sunday (except Dec. 24 and March 31) through April 2023, at the Convent Train Station in Morris Township. Featuring nearly 30 vendors.
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morris Township presents Willows Wonderland from 10 am to 3 pm. See Saturday entry for details.
The Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green continues from noon to 7 pm. The schedule:
Santa House
Noon to 7 p.m. – Santa visits and photos
Activity Tent
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Holiday Arts & Crafts
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Macculloch Hall Thomas Nast Coloring Activity
Outdoors
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Ice Sculpting Demonstrations
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Miniature Train Rides
The Mayo Performing Arts Center hosts The New Jersey Symphony at 3 pm, led by conductor/violinist Joshua Bell in a program of Mendelssohn and Beethoven. Sold out; try here or 973-539-8008 for cancellations. At 100 South St., Morristown.
Opera at Florham presents its Holiday Spectacular at 3 pm at St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Morristown, featuring holiday favorites and popular classical pieces chosen by Artistic Director Mary Pinto and sung by soprano Soprano Sarah Sherman-Barrera, tenor Pedro Barrera, baritone Matthew Ciuffitelli, and top music students from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Tickets: $10-$30. At 6 Sussex Ave.
Have you ever heard an all-flute concert? Now’s your chance, at 3 pm at Drew University in Madison. Free. The ensemble, led by Diana Charos Reilly, features a wide range of flutes, from the tiniest piccolo to the tallest grand bass. The program will include selections from The Nutcracker, and surprises. In the concert hall of The Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, 36 Madison Ave. Use the Lancaster Road entrance. Plenty of parking.
The Madison Holiday Arts Festival Weekend of Dance concludes at 4 pm with Carolyn Dorfman Dance, dedicating its 40th season to Carolyn’s parents. This show is sold out, but check with the The Madison Community Arts Center about cancellations. Tickets: $15-$25. At 10 Kings Road.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will present its Light the World award at 6 pm to state Sens. Anthony M. Bucco (R-25th Dist.) and Fred Madden Jr. (D-4th Dist.). At at 283 James St. in Morris Township.
