Holiday celebrations continue in Asbury Park with everything from a tree and menorah lighting to the launch of the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce Annual decorating contest. The Annual Downtown Tree Lighting celebration kicks off at 5:30 pm Saturday in Press Plaza [Cookman Avenue and Emory Street], with Santa expected to arrive at 6 pm. […]

Hundreds gathered Saturday for the annual tree lighting ceremony in the Grand Arcade at Convention Hall on Saturday. The event, which was streamed live, featured an appearance from Santa and  array of live entertainment, including Nicole Atkins, holiday beach sounds of Uke and Drum, DJ Atom Worth and DJ Foggy Notion spinning Christmas classics, Kristian […]

Holiday festivities on the Asbury Park boardwalk kick off on Saturday, Nov. 29 with a performance of the Nutcracker, the annual tree lighting ceremony and the Ugly Holiday Sweater Party. Shops in the Grand Arcade will open at noon on both Black Friday, Nov. 28, and Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29 and boardwalk representatives are […]

[Update: The time of the tree lighting and details of photo opportunities with Santa Claus have changed since this article was first published. This version reflects those changes.] Get ready to kick off the holiday season in Convention Hall on Saturday, Nov. 30. Boardwalk representatives have announced festivities for the annual tree lighting will begin at […]