Celebrate Moana 2 with Moana’s Island Stroll!

Celebrate Moana 2 in Downtown Cranford with Moana’s Island Stroll! Each ticket holder will get a Moana 2 bucket that includes a map of participating businesses to get your Moana themed items, a Cranford Theater movie pass to see a movie (good through 3/31/25), and a $5 Downtown Cranford gift card. Order your tickets here!

Here are the Winners of the 17th Annual Scarecrow Stroll!

Here are the Winners of the 17th Annual Scarecrow Stroll! Nearly 1,200 votes were cast in the 17th Annual Scarecrow Stroll in the categories of 12 and Under, Adults/Families, Schools & Organizations, Cranford Businesses, and Best Overall. Thank you to all of the children, adults, businesses, organizations, and schools who participated in the Scarecrow Stroll […]

Ghostbusters Day Returns October 26th!

Ghostbusters Day returns to Downtown Cranford this year on October 26th! Cranford Theater will be showing Ghostbusters II at 4PM and there will also be a special appearance by Ecto-1! Reserve your tickets at www.cranfordtheater.com. Fire Me Up Studio will be making spooky Ghostbusters slime – sign up here: https://www.firemeupstudio.com/…/ghostbusters-slime…/. Garlic Rose Bistro will have […]

Vote Your Favorite Scarecrows in the 17th Annual Scarecrow Stroll!

Voting is now open for the 17th Annual Scarecrow Stroll! Visit https://downtowncranford.org/scarecrow-stroll/ to vote for your favorite entries in 12 and Under, Adults/Families, Schools/Organizations, Cranford Businesses, and Best Overall. Voting will be open until October 20 and you can only vote once, so think carefully about your vote! For scarecrow creators, if you don’t see […]

Help Us Collect Cereal Boxes for the Monster Mash Cereal Dash!

The Monster Mash Cereal Dash returns this year and it’s never too soon to start collecting boxes of cereal! Standard size, unopened boxes of cereal can be dropped off at Cranford Fire Department, UPS Store, or the DMC Office through October 29th. All of the cereal will be donated to Cranford Family Care so we’re […]

Register for the 2024 Apple Pie Contest!

Registration is now closed. Contestants, bring your baked good and serving utensils to Eastman Plaza on Sunday, October 27th at 4PM. The judges will taste each entry before declaring a winner! Thank you to our event sponsors, Dreyer Farms and Sheet Metal Workers Local 22!

Downtown Cranford is Dino-Mite!

If your kid loves dinosaurs, then Stomp, Chomp & Roar on October 20th is an event they won’t want to miss! Each ticket includes a plush dinosaur backpack, access to the Dino-stroll, movie pass to the Cranford Theater to see a future movie and a meet and greet with Terry the T-Rex from DinosaursArise ! […]

Get Your Ticket for This Saturday’s Pumpkin Spice Tour!

If you have a ticket for this Saturday’s Pumpkin Spice Stroll, bring your appetite! There are 26 food establishments participating in the pay-as-you-go tour offering a number of delicious fall-inspired treats, including pumpkin chocolate chip bread, pumpkin spice black tea boba, pumpkin Oreo cheesecake, pumpkin macarons, pumpkin bisque, pumpkin spice bonbons, pumpkin ravioli, and so […]

Lily & Sparrows Brings Beautiful & Delicious Handcrafted Chocolates to Cranford

This morning, Downtown Cranford Director Caren Demyen, DMC Board members, and Mayor Brian Andrews officially welcomed Amanda Sanabria and her chocolate and confections shop Lily & Sparrow to the business community! Lily & Sparrow is located at 25 Alden Street, and is the fulfillment of a long-held dream of Amanda’s. Though she originally wanted to […]