It’s officially the holiday season and there’s nothing quite like adding a new show, concert, play among other events to your calendar.

Whether you’re looking to treat the kids to a night out or scheduling a date night, our list of must-see holiday shows in New Jersey has something for everyone.

Check out the list below featuring shows from venues located across the state now through the end of 2022.

• Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre | Red Bank, NJ

• A Christmas Carol (November 18-20)

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• The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays (November 23rd)

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• A Charlie Brown Christmas (November 25th)

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• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (December 1st)

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• Holiday Doo-Wop at the Basie (December 3rd)

  https://thebasie.org/events/holiday-doo-wop-at-the-basie/

• The Nutcracker (December 9th-11th)

  https://thebasie.org/events/the-nutcracker-2022/

• Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena | Atlantic City, NJ

• Tis the Season with The Beach Boys ft the Holiday Vibrations Orchestra (December 3rd)

  Just Announced! 🤘🎤The Beach Boys bring holiday cheer to Hard Rock Live this Christmas! Tickets on sale Friday, October 7.

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• Mayo Performing Arts Center | Morristown, NJ

• The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays (November 11th-12th)

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• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (November 27th)

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• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis (December 3rd)

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• Top of the World: A Carpenters Tribute Christmas Show (December 4th)

  Top of the World: A Carpenters Tribute Christmas Show - Mayo Performing Arts Center

  Official Ticketing Site >> Top Of The World is The World's Premiere Tribute to The Carpenters! Fronted by singer Debbie Taylor, her Karen Carpenter vocal resemblance is absolutely

• Michael Bolton: Greatest Hits And Holiday Favorites (December 7th)

  Michael Bolton: Greatest Hits and Holiday Favorites - Mayo Performing Arts Center

  Official Ticketing Site >> Michael Bolton is a multiple Grammy Award-winning Singer, Songwriter and Social Activist, who has sold more than 65 million records globally and continues

• Celtic Angels Christmas (December 9th)

  Celtic Angels Christmas

  Music event by Mayo Performing Arts Center - MPAC on Friday, December 9 2022

• A Very Darren Crissmas With Darren Criss (December 11th)

  A Very Darren Crissmas with Darren Criss

  Music event by Mayo Performing Arts Center - MPAC on Sunday, December 11 2022

• New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker With New Jersey Symphony (December 16th-December 18th)

  New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker With New Jersey Symphony

  Dance event by Mayo Performing Arts Center - MPAC on Friday, December 16 2022

• Shea Center for Performing Arts | Wayne, NJ

• Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet (November 14th)

  Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet

  × NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet This Christmas bring the whole family back to a simpler time with NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet! The acclaimed holiday tradition is LIVE in theaters for the 30th Anniversary tour. Gather friends and family to re-live your fondest childhood dreams, overflowing with larger-than-life puppets, breath-taking acrobatics and dazzling costumes.

• An Olde English Christmas With Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone (December 2nd)

  An Olde English Christmas with Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone

  × An Olde English Christmas with Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone Universally regarded as one of Rock and Roll's finest and most versatile entertainers, Peter Noone is second to none! Star of stage, screen and record, Noone's performances are the stuff of legend, deftly delivering a broad palette of music, all gems that, through his voice, defined a generation.

• State Theatre New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ)

• The Nutcracker (December 16th)

  The Nutcracker

  Dance event in New Brunswick, NJ by State Theatre New Jersey on Friday, December 16 2022

• The Queen's Cartoonists Holiday Hurrah Yule Love It! (December 23rd)

  The Queen's Cartoonists Holiday Hurrah

  Comedy event in New Brunswick, NJ by The Queens Cartoonists and State Theatre New Jersey on Friday, December 23 2022

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