Hope you’re all set for some weekend family fun! If you’re searching for local activities to enjoy with the kids, we’ve got you covered!


The annual holiday tradition, Essex County’s Holiday Lights Spectacular at the Turtle Back Zoo, opens for the season this Friday! Take a stroll through the zoo surrounded by the sparkling lights of over 50 winter and animal holiday-themed figures illuminated with over one million lights. Myrtle the Turtle, the mascot of Turtle Back Zoo, and several of his winter friends will be on hand to greet visitors at the zoo.

Montclair Public Library (50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair) will host Read to a Therapy Dog on Friday from 4–5 p.m. Read to Murray, a trained seeing-eye dog now registered through the Bright and Beautiful therapy dog program in NJ. No registration is required. Each reader will have 10 minutes to…