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Sunday Dec. 14, 2025

11 am

Open Play Hanukkah Celebration

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Holiday
Jewish

Wood Kingdom Lake GroveLake Grove

11 am – 2 pm

Chanukah Fair

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Festivals

Mid Island Y JCCPlainview

11:30 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Roslyn Hotel

Ages: 12 and under
Christmas
Community
Family

The Roslyn, Tapestry Collection by HiltonRoslyn

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Noon – 5 pm

“Through Our Eyes”: An exhibition featuring work by local artists from the LI State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Program at Stony Brook University

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

BAFFA Holiday Artisan Pop-Up 2025

Noon – 4 pm

Holiday Pop-Up Artisan Show

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 2 pm

Hampton Ballet Theatre School Returns to Guild Hall to Perform 16th Annual Nutcracker

Guild HallEast Hampton

Noon – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

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Noon – 5 pm

The Long Island Museum Presents “Common Ground” — the 12th Annual LIMarts Members’ Exhibition

Art

Long Island MuseumStony Brook

Noon – 5 pm

Posey Dance Company’s Northport Nutcracker Ballet

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas
Family

Elwood Middle SchoolGreenlawn

Noon – 5 pm

Santa in the Village

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

1 pm

Breakfast With Santa

EGP Land & SeaIsland Park

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1 – 5 pm

Homeless Long Island 1st Annual Holiday Hand Up

Fundraisers

Katie’s of SmithtownSmithtown

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1 – 4 pm

Meet Santa at Willy Nilly Trading

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Willy NillyBay Shore

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

2 – 4:30 pm

NFAC – A Christmas Carol

Sapan Greenport TheatreGreenport

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2 – 5 pm

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Yvonnick Prene

3 – 4 pm

Yvonnick Prené, Harmonica: Un Harmonica Pour Django

Free
Music

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

3 – 8 pm

Holiday Festival

Free
Holiday

Mineola Memorial ParkMineola

3:30 pm

Chanukah Experience

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Chabad Center for Jewish Life of Merrick-Bellmore-WantaghMerrick

4 – 6 pm

Light Up East Hampton

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Herrick ParkEast Hampton

4:30 pm

Shelter Island Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Shelter Island Police DepartmentShelter Island

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 8 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

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5 – 7 pm

Hampton Ballet Theatre School Returns to Guild Hall to Perform 16th Annual Nutcracker

Guild HallEast Hampton

5 pm

Posey Dance Company’s Northport Nutcracker Ballet

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas
Family

Elwood Middle SchoolGreenlawn

5 pm

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Andrew J. Parise ParkCedarhurst

7 – 8:30 pm

Holiday Concert & Community Sing-along

Congregational Church of PatchoguePatchogue

7 – 8:30 pm

Pet Photos with Santa

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

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7 – 9 pm

A John Denver Christmas

118 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901Riverhead

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