These NJ Farms Named Among The Best In The U.S. For Holiday Lights

Three New Jersey farms have been named as finalists for USA Today's list of the best farms for holiday lights in the U.S.

In this edition of USA Today’s 10 Best Series for 2026, farms across America were nominated for their holiday light displays, featuring "thousands of colorful bulbs" transforming barns, tractors, fields, and pathways into "sparkling holiday wonderlands."

"The best farm holiday lights displays make the most of their wide-open rural settings with drive-through Christmas light shows, walkable trails, and holiday activities such as hayrides, seasonal treats, visits with Santa, and cozy fire pits..." editors wrote. "Which one do you think shines the brightest?"

Readers can vote for their favorite farm once per day until Monday, Nov. 30 at noon ET.

The 10 winning farms will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 3.

In New Jersey, three farms have been selected as finalists in the competition, two of which are in Monmouth County.

The New Jersey farms nominated include:

• Holidays at Johnson's Corner Farm (Medford)
  • "Holidays at Johnson's Corner Farm gets you in the holiday spirit with a musical light show set to Christmas tunes. You'll board a wagon for a musical hayride around the farm, then get to check out the thousands of synchronized lights on the farm's lake. S'mores kits are available at the cozy fire-pit, there's a starlit animal farm with goats and cows, Santa and Mrs. Claus come for breakfast every weekend, and if you come during weeknights, your entry package will even include free 3D snowflake glasses at this New Jersey yuletide celebration" — USA Today
• Winter Wonderland at Holland Ridge Farms (Cream Ridge)
  • "U-Pick Tulips: Winter Wonderland at Holland Ridge Farms is a unique New Jersey holiday event, as the farm turns over 80,000 tulips into a rainbow-lit spectacular. Additionally, the entire farm is lit with twinkling lights, there's a windmill music and light show, plus a 200-drone light show set to festive tunes. Other activities include a giant igloo snowball pit, pony rides, a petting zoo, interactive lit-up seesaws and slides, and Christmas character meet and greets. Hot chocolate stations are set around the farm to keep you warm, and you can buy freshly cut tulips to take home for gifts" — USA Today
• The Village at Anne Ellen Christmas Tree Farm (Manalapan)
  • "The Village at Anne Ellen Christmas Tree Farm starts your visit off with a hayride through their Christmas tree fields (where you can cut your own), emerging into a village filled with hundreds of thousands of lights, decorations, and a life-sized gingerbread house and giant igloo. It's a walk-through experience where kids can meet Santa, send letters at the North Pole Postal Company, and enjoy other diversions such as Santa's 4D Sleigh Ride and candy cane factory. There are large decorated Xmas trees everywhere and plenty of interactive family activities at this New Jersey farm" — USA Today

To see the full list of finalists for the farms with the best holiday lights in the U.S. or to cast your vote, you can click here.