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Friday Nov. 22, 2024

Scrabble Word games

1 – 3 pm

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Thursday Dec. 12

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Tuesday Dec. 17

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Thursday Dec. 19

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Town of Islip Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Brookwood HallIslip

Monday Dec. 23

Blanket Drive Flyer (002)

8 am – 4 pm

Bellport High School Honors Society Used Blanket Drive

Volunteering

Bellport Village HallBellport

Thursday Dec. 26

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Great American Family Christmas Festival

UBS ArenaElmont

Various

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

Various

Riverhead Holiday Light Show

Splish Splash WaterparkCalverton

Various

Christmas House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

The Snowy Day & Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community
Family

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation Museum: Snoopy and the Space Program – Past, Present, and Future

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

Solstice

10 am – noon

Solstice Workshops Bulb Botany & Winter Blooms

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Family

Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

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10:30 – 11:30 am

December School Break Walks: Tracks & Scat

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature CenterBridgehampton

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Festive Lighthouses

11 am – 1 pm

Festive Lighthouses

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 1 pm

Kids Chanukah Brunch

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Chabad of the HamptonsEast Hampton

3 – 5 pm

Hanukkah Celebration – Crafts and Book Reading

Global Language ReadsPort Jefferson

4 – 5 pm

Light up: Montauk Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Montauk Village GreenMontauk

4:30 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

LIRR Valley StreamValley Stream

4:30 – 5 pm

Town of Islip Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Islip Town HallIslip

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

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5 – 5:30 pm

Shelter Island Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Shelter Island Police DepartmentShelter Island

6 – 10 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Sayville FallsSayville

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6 – 7:30 pm

Sayville Chamber of Commerce Grand Chanukah Lighting

Downtown SayvilleSayville

6 pm

Cedarhurst Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Andrew J. Parise ParkCedarhurst

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9 pm

Thankful Thursday Adult Night with DJ E-KIM

Nightlife

United Skates of AmericaSeaford

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