The Toms River Police Foundation is proud to present the 21st Annual Jingle Bells Run in historic downtown Toms River!
The Run goes through the festive holiday lit neighborhoods and business district of historic downtown Toms River!
Proceeds benefit local organizations and scholarships.
Race Times: 1 Mile Fun Run/Fitness Walk – 3:00 PM 5k Race 3:30 PM Kiddie Dash – 2:45 PM (No registration required)
Check-in/ Registration: OPENS at 1:30 PM CLOSES at 3:00 PM Ocean County Library – Mancini Hall, 101 Washington St., Toms River
Beginning at 6:30 p.m., watch a festive line-up of floats, fire trucks and other creatively decorated vehicles parade down the streets of the Wildwoods accompanied by Santa himself! Revised parade route to be announced. Following the parade, a tree lighting ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Byrne Plaza located at Oak and Pacific Avenues in Wildwood.
Join Downtown Toms River at their annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Live holiday entertainment! Check back for the schedule!
Reading of “A Christmas Carol” by Mrs. Claus
Santa arrives on fire truck at 7:00pm to light the town tree. Photos with Santa after tree lighting. Hot chocolate and cookies for sale by Fire Co. #1
Food & Dessert truck. Downtown restaurants will be open!
Come celebrate the holidays at Casino Pier at the Pier Grill! Please bring a donated Coat for our coat drive. The coat is your entry fee into the event. Wear your Ugly Christmas Sweater or Festive Holiday outfit for our contest to win a prize! Bring your creative minds for our arts & crafts! We will be making cards and special pictures and sending them to our Service Members! There will be lots of fun and don’t miss the indoor snowball fight! And of course a visit from SANTA! Don’t forget your coat for donation and entry!
This holiday boardwalk 5K run and 1 mile walk is fun for all ages! Event starts at 10 a.m. – rain or shine – with registration at 9 a.m. inside the Wildwoods Convention Center. Participants are encouraged to dress in festive holiday outfits. The race route will run south on the Wildwoods Boardwalk to Cresse Avenue, make a turn around and head north to 21st Street. Another turn will lead runners back to the Convention Center where refreshments will be served and prizes awarded. Runners and walkers along with their cheering sections can then enjoy the Holiday Bazaar held inside the Convention Center. Registration is $30 per person or $15 if you donate a new, unwrapped toy for local children in need.
3rd Annual Winter Wonderland Run! The event is held at the Proving Ground, where the run will begin and end. There will be a post-run celebration with costume contests, live music, food and drink specials. Canned goods & non-perishable items will be collected for the food pantry and toy donations for the HFD Toys For Tots program. Bring the family! Runners of all ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Costumes are mandatory! Santas, Elves, wear your craziest holiday attire! There will be a costume contest with cash prizes, including Best Family, Best Male, Best Female and Best Child! FREE registration begins at 11 am. Event begins at noon.
After many years of planning, the Pinelands Cultural Society opened the doors of the new Albert Music Hall building in January 1997. Every Saturday night since, bands from the tri-state area have been presenting concerts of old time songs and recent hits played on a wide variety of musical instruments. Albert Music Hall will be celebrating its 23rd anniversary with a special program to honor the many volunteers who enabled the new Albert Music Hall building to come into being.
Our anniversary show will begin at 7 pm with a showing of a historic video “Building the New Albert Music Hall”. At 7:30 pm, the show will continue with live stage presentations of bluegrass, country, and old time music by Albert Hall musicians.
Admission $5 adults. No reserve seats. Tickets are purchased at the door. Doors open at 6 pm and music starts at 7:30 pm. NO alcoholic drinks. Light refreshments available. Additional information available online.
Light of Day organizers say:
“The Light of Day Foundation, Inc., utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease and its related illnesses PSP and ALS within our lifetime.
The Foundation’s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life. The primary fundraising efforts are an annual series of concerts held in Asbury Park, NJ. Since its inception in 2000, Light of Day has raised over $4.5 million in the fight to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately seventy shows in thirteen countries on 3 continents including North America, Europe and Australia!”
Nature walks are like snowflakes, each one is unique in its own way. Toss on your winter gear and tag along with a Park System Naturalist as you explore the serenity that is nature in the wintertime. Please Note: Sturdy footwear recommended, trails used may have inclines or tree roots to step over. Open to all ages; under 18 with adult.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band performing all the hits including ‘Mrs Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more. Get your tickets fast as this is an evening not to be missed!
Schedule of Events
Registration Welcome and Prizes Polar Plunge
9:30 am — 10:30 am 10:45 am 11:00 am
11:30 am PARTY w/ Moroccan Sheepherders
Polar Plunge T-shirt to all Plungers
Registered by January 15, 2020
Raise $250, receive a hat – raise $500, receive a sweatshirt
Raise $750, receive a beach towel and sweatshirt
(Suggested Fundraising Minimum $100.00)
Toss on your winter gear and tag along with a Park System Naturalist as you explore Hartshorne Woods Park, Highlands, in the wintertime. Meet in the Rocky Point section parking lot. Open to all ages; under 18 with adult. Please Note: Sturdy footwear recommended, trails used may have inclines or tree roots to step over. FREE!
You can often find him referring to himself as “The Donkey of Comedy,” or “The Working Class Zero;” Vic DiBitetto is an American stand-up comedian, social media, YouTube personality and actor. Best known for his viral video “Bread & Milk” nearing 17 million views on Youtube. This video has brought about a new wave of fans and followers for Vic both on social media and on the stand up comedy circuit. More recently he portrayed Gino Chizetti in the 2015 comedy film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. Try not to laugh, smile or grin while watching comedian Vic DiBitetto.
You can often find him referring to himself as “The Donkey of Comedy,” or “The Working Class Zero;” Vic DiBitetto is an American stand-up comedian, social media, YouTube personality and actor. Best known for his viral video “Bread & Milk” nearing 17 million views on Youtube. This video has brought about a new wave of fans and followers for Vic both on social media and on the stand up comedy circuit. More recently he portrayed Gino Chizetti in the 2015 comedy film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. Try not to laugh, smile or grin while watching comedian Vic DiBitetto.
Run in the shadows of the shore’s iconic music joints, retrace the footsteps of Springsteen, and cruise past the endless beach towns of Ocean Grove, Allenhurst, Deal, Monmouth Beach, Loch Arbour, and Long Branch.
START:
Monmouth Park Racetrack
175 Oceanport Ave, Oceanport, NJ 07757
FINISH:
Ocean Promenade, Long Branch