Lavallette's holiday season starts the first weekend of December. The borough's fall and winter events list puts the Lavallette Business Association's Hometown Christmas Weekend on the weekend of December 4, with the borough tree lighting on Saturday, December 5, and a bus trip to New York City a week later.

Tree lighting, Saturday, December 5

Caroling starts at 7 p.m. at the Lavallette Municipal Building, 1306 Grand Central Avenue, followed by the tree lighting, a visit from Santa and refreshments provided by the Lavallette Business Association and the Lavallette PBA.

Hometown Christmas Weekend

The business association runs its Hometown Christmas Weekend around the tree lighting, starting Friday, December 4. The borough points residents to the association's site, enjoylavallette.com, for the weekend's full schedule.

A day in Manhattan, Saturday, December 12

The borough's list includes a bus trip to New York City on December 12. The bus leaves the Washington Avenue bay front parking lot at 8 a.m., drops passengers near Duffy Square and Rockefeller Center, and leaves the city at 7 p.m., which leaves about a full day in Midtown. Seats are $30 per person; reservations go through Jim at 732-330-4559. The borough notes that tickets sell quickly.

The rest of the calendar

  • LBA Ladies Nights on Friday, November 20, and Friday, December 18, hosted by the business association.
  • Lavallette's birthday on Monday, December 21, which the borough marks on its events list.
  • Dune grass pickup for residents in November, with the date to be announced on the borough site.
  • Aerobics on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a.m. at the Magee Avenue bayfront basketball courts, weather permitting, or at Union Church in bad weather, $5 per person.

The borough also began the first phase of its boardwalk decking replacement in November, starting at Dover Avenue, so expect work on part of the boards through the season.

Planning ahead

The tree lighting is free. Lavallette sits on Route 35 on the barrier island north of the Route 37 bridge. The borough updates its events flyer and calendar at lavallette.org, and notes that the schedule is subject to change.

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