Santa is scheduled to visit Viking Village as he always does this day on the calendar, the Saturday following Thanksgiving. This year, that falls on Nov. 28.

From 10 a.m. to  4 p.m. at 19th Street and Bayview Avenue in Barnegat Light, the festivities unfold that are a mixture of special shopping opportunities and winter holiday fun. More than 50 crafters set up under tents with the Viking Village commercial fishing backdrop and with its surrounding shops decorated for holiday shopping.