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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Festival of Trees 2023 Flyer (2)

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

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Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Christmas House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

Photos with Santa at Green Acres

Green Acres MallValley Stream

Various

Santa Photo Experience at Smith Haven Mall

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

Various

Santa Photo Experience

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

Various

Santa Photos

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

6 am – 7 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting Ocean Beach

Free

Ocean Beach Village GreenOcean Beach

Santa Claus

9 am – noon

Annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast with Santa at The American Airpower Museum

The American Airpower MuseumFarmingdale

9 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Milleridge Inn

The Milleridge InnJericho

9 am

Breakfast with Santa at Stew Leonard’s

Stew Leonard’s East MeadowEast Meadow

9:30 – 10:15 am

Toddler & Teeny Tumbling (ages 18mos – 3yrs)

Classes

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

9:30 – 10:30 am

Inclusive STEAM Exploration (ages 2-4yrs)

Classes

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

2024

10 – 11 am

Polar Bear Plunge – Heart of the Hamptons

Fundraisers

Coopers BeachSouthampton

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10 am – 4 pm

By Hand Artisan’s Holiday Gift Show

Ashawagh HallEAST HAMPTON

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield presents the Fifth Annual Middle and High School Student Artists Juried Show exhibiting February 12th through March 12th, 2026

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

10 am – 3 pm

The Holiday Market at East Wind

East Wind Long IslandWading River

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 5 pm

Pictures with Santa at The Dees’ Nursery

Dees’ NurseryOceanside

10 am – 3 pm

Santa Brunch at RUMBA Patchogue

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Food & Drink
Holiday

RUMBA PatchoguePatchogue

10:15 – 11 am

Mighty Movers (ages 2.5-4)

Classes

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

10:30 am – 2 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Coral House

The Coral HouseBaldwin

11 – 11:45 am

Inclusive Move & Play (ages 5-10yrs)

Classes

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – 3 pm

Islip Animal Shelter Pet Toy Drive

Animals

Islip Animal ShelterCenrtal ISlip

Santa Visit Event Souvenir Photograph

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

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