Christmas Events for Kids in Pitman (2026)

Christmas Events for Kids
Written by Kelsey Cecil

Updated 4 min read

Rally the corgi has sniffed out the best Christmas events for kids in Pitman for 2026, and here is what he found: 3 family events. They are Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (from December 11), Twas the Night Before Christmas (from December 19) and The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol (from December 26). We check every date on the host’s own website, and each listing links straight there. For the rest of the state, see our New Jersey Christmas events for kids guide.

What Rally found in Pitman

  • 3 Christmas events for kids in Pitman
  • Also on the list: 3 Christmas shows
  • Season: December 11 (Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas) to December 27 (The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol)
  • Every date checked on the host’s own site on Nov 10

Ticketed and paid Christmas events for kids in Pitman

Admission, tickets or a fee apply. Where a host has not posted a price yet, the listing says so.

Holiday show

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • When: Fri December 11 (8 pm), Sat December 12 (2 pm), Sat December 12 (8 pm), Sun December 13 (2 pm), Sun December 13 (6 pm), Fri December 18 (8 pm), Sat December 19 (2 pm), Sat December 19 (8 pm), Sun December 20 (2 pm) and Sun December 20 (7 pm), 2026 (Ten performances over two weekends. The ticket page marks ASL-interpreted performances in orange; check it for the date. End times are not listed.)
  • Where: The Broadway Theatre of Pitman, Pitman, NJ 08071 (opens in maps)
  • Cost: $35 per ticket, tax and service fee included
  • Ages: All ages
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The Broadway Theatre of Pitman stages the musical version of the Dr. Seuss story, in which the Grinch plots from above Who-ville to shut Christmas down until a small kindness changes his mind. The theater describes it as a musical for the whole family, based on the book and the animated special.

There are ten performances from December 11 to 20, 2026: Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday evening shows at 6:00 p.m. on December 13 and 7:00 p.m. on December 20. Tickets are $35, tax and service fee included, with reserved seats chosen online. All sales are final.

Parent tip: Most evening shows start at 8:00 p.m., late for young children, so the 2:00 p.m. matinees or the 6:00 p.m. show on December 13 are easier. Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged, and anyone with mobility limits must sit downstairs, not in the balcony or boxes.

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Holiday show

Twas the Night Before Christmas

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Part of the theater's Children's Theatre season, this musical retelling of the famous poem follows a chaotic Christmas Eve with squabbling children and a cat chasing two clever mice that have slipped into the house. The audience is invited to sing along to holiday classics.

Performances are at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 19, Sunday, December 20, and Thursday, December 24, 2026. Tickets are $10 including tax and service fee, with reserved seats picked when you buy. Sales are final, with no refunds or exchanges.

Parent tip: At $10 a seat and with a 10:00 a.m. start, this is the theater's Christmas show planned around children. The Christmas Eve morning performance on December 24 is a handy way to fill the long wait for bedtime.

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Holiday show

The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol

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The Calamari Sisters, a brassy pair of singing sisters from Brooklyn, return to the Broadway Theatre of Pitman with a holiday show that combines Christmas songs with cooking and comic family stories. The plot has them sorting out a boyfriend quarrel, a scheme and their gifts for each other in time for the Feast of the Seven Fishes.

Three performances follow Christmas: Saturday, December 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 27 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $35 with tax and service fee included, seats are reserved, and all sales are final.

Parent tip: This comedy is listed with the theater's general shows, not its Children's Theatre season, and the page gives no age guidance. Ask the box office whether the humor suits your kids, and pick a 2:00 p.m. matinee over the 8:00 p.m. show for younger ones.

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We check every event above on the host’s own page for the date, time and cost, plus the things parents ask about, like sign-ups and ages. Looking for a Santa train instead? Those are on our New Jersey Christmas train rides page.

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Plan your December

When each Pitman Christmas event for kids happens

The first is Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Pitman on December 11; the last runs to December 27. Each bar spans an event’s dates, not every hour in them, so check the host’s page for times.

Looking further afield? Our New Jersey Christmas events for kids guide lists every event we have found in the state, and we have city guides for Monroe, NJ, Swedesboro, Vineland and Greenwich. The national search sorts every event by distance from your town.

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2026 Christmas events are coming in late November

More Christmas events arrive in late November. We add them here as soon as we confirm them.

The story of Christmas in Pitman

Pitman began as a Methodist summer camp meeting ground laid out in the 1870s, with twelve roads fanning out from a central auditorium like the spokes of a wheel. These days the borough's Christmas season plays out on stage, where the Broadway Theatre of Pitman fills December with holiday musicals.

How Pitman celebrates

In Pitman, the Christmas calendar for families is built around the Broadway Theatre of Pitman. The theater presents Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas as a musical for ten performances between December 11 and 20. Its Children's Theatre season adds Twas the Night Before Christmas, a sing-along retelling of the poem with $10 tickets and morning shows on December 19, 20 and 24. After the holiday, The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol brings comedy, Christmas songs and cooking on December 26 and 27. The theater says the Calamari Sisters are back for another holiday season.

Fun facts about Christmas in Pitman

Pitman is a borough in Gloucester County with 8,780 residents in the 2020 census, named for the Rev. Charles Pitman, a Methodist minister. Land was set aside in 1871 for a Methodist summer camp meeting, and the campground became known as the Pitman Grove. By the 1880s about 400 cottages had replaced many of the worshipers' tents. Residents voted 122 to 35 for incorporation in 1904, the borough was created on May 24, 1905, and the Pitman Grove joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Traditions today

  • The Grinch on stage: The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents the Dr. Seuss musical over two December weekends.
  • Twas the Night Before Christmas: The Children's Theatre season retells the poem with holiday songs for the audience to sing, including a Christmas Eve morning show.
  • The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol: The singing, cooking sisters from Brooklyn return for another holiday season with shows on December 26 and 27.

A fact for kids

Pitman started as a summer campground where people stayed in tents. The tents stood along twelve roads that spread out from the middle like the spokes of a wheel.

Questions about Christmas in Pitman

How did Pitman get its name?

The borough was named for the Rev. Charles Pitman, a Methodist minister. The name fits its origins: Pitman grew out of a Methodist summer camp meeting ground that was planned in the early 1870s on land in Glassboro and Mantua Township.

When was Pitman founded?

Land was chosen for a Methodist camp meeting in 1871, and the New Jersey Conference Camp Meeting Association was chartered in 1872. Cottages gradually replaced tents, residents began staying all year, and the first public school was established in 1884.

When did Pitman become a borough?

Grove residents voted 122 to 35 for incorporation as an autonomous borough in 1904. On May 24, 1905, New Jersey Governor Edward C. Stokes signed the law that granted it. The camp meeting directors had resisted the change.

What is the Pitman Grove?

It is the original camp meeting ground, laid out with an auditorium at the center and twelve roads running outward like wheel spokes. Tents once lined those roads before cottages replaced them. The Grove was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

How many people live in Pitman?

The 2020 census counted 8,780 residents, down from 9,011 in 2010 and 9,331 in 2000. The borough covers a little over two square miles in Gloucester County and borders Glassboro, Mantua Township and Washington Township.

What was Pitman like in the 1880s?

By the 1880s the number of cottages in the Grove had climbed to 400 and people had begun living there year-round. Businesses appeared north of the Grove by 1887 in an area then called Arbutus Hill, and Alcyon Park was established in 1892.

What happens at Christmas in Pitman?

The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents three holiday productions in December 2026: the musical of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas from December 11 to 20, Twas the Night Before Christmas on December 19, 20 and 24, and The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol on December 26 and 27.

Who organizes Pitman's Christmas shows?

All three are presented by the Broadway Theatre of Pitman, which sells tickets through its own website. The Grinch and the Calamari Sisters shows are on its general schedule, while Twas the Night Before Christmas belongs to its 2026 Children's Theatre season.

Is there a low-cost Christmas show for young kids in Pitman?

Twas the Night Before Christmas costs $10 a ticket, tax and service fee included, and plays at 10:00 a.m. on December 19, 20 and 24. The other two holiday productions at the Broadway Theatre of Pitman are $35 a ticket.

Does the theater offer help for hearing or mobility needs?

The theater says hearing enhancers are available at the tech booth for every performance, first come, first served, and that ASL-interpreted dates are marked on the ticket page. Patrons with mobility issues must sit downstairs, since the upstairs balcony and box seats are not open to them.

Sources

  1. Pitman, New Jersey, Wikipedia
  2. Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Broadway Theatre of Pitman
  3. Twas The Night Before Christmas, The Broadway Theatre of Pitman
  4. The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol, The Broadway Theatre of Pitman

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What are the best Christmas shows for kids in Pitman in 2026?

Start with Twas the Night Before Christmas, a Children's Theatre musical at the Broadway Theatre of Pitman on December 19, 20 and 24 at 10:00 a.m. For a bigger production, the theater's musical of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas runs for ten performances from December 11 to 20.

When is the Grinch musical in Pitman?

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas plays December 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20, 2026. Friday and Saturday evening shows are at 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday evening shows are at 6:00 p.m. on December 13 and 7:00 p.m. on December 20.

How much are tickets to the Christmas shows in Pitman?

The theater lists Twas the Night Before Christmas at $10 per ticket. Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol are $35 each. All three prices include tax and the service fee, according to the ticket pages.

Do the Pitman Christmas shows need tickets in advance?

Yes, all three are ticketed with reserved seating. You choose a date and time, then pick seats on the theater's site. All sales are final, and tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged for any reason, so settle on a date before you buy.

Is there a show on Christmas Eve in Pitman?

Yes. Twas the Night Before Christmas has a 10:00 a.m. performance on Thursday, December 24, 2026, at the Broadway Theatre of Pitman. The musical retells the classic poem with a cat, two clever mice and holiday songs the audience can sing along with.

What is there to see in Pitman after Christmas Day?

The Calamari Sisters' Christmas Carol plays the Broadway Theatre of Pitman on Saturday, December 26 at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 27 at 2:00 p.m. It is a musical comedy with Christmas songs and cooking, listed among the theater's general shows.

Are there Christmas train rides for kids near Pitman?

Santa trains and holiday train rides have their own guide: Rally Takes the Train’s New Jersey Christmas train rides guide. This Pitman guide covers Santa visits, story times, light shows and other events off the rails.

How do you confirm these events?

We list an event only after we find this season’s date on the host’s own website or an official city or tourism calendar. We last checked every listing on November 10, 2026. Hosts change details, so always confirm on the host’s page before you go.

Event names belong to their hosts. Rally Takes the Train is a family picture book and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any host listed here. Confirm dates, times and prices on each host’s own site before you go.

Kelsey Cecil
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