The Best FREE Things to Do on Long Island

Wednesday Dec. 17, 2025

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

All day

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

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

9 am – 5 pm

Medicare Savings Program & Medicaid Application Assistance for 65+

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

9 am – 9 pm

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Art
Free

Port Washington Public LibraryPort Washington

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10:30 – 11 am

Story Time Fun!

Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

1 – 8 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

1 – 2:30 pm

Long Island During the American Revolution Lecture with Bill Bleyer

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

1 – 4 pm

Meet Santa at Willy Nilly Trading

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Willy NillyBay Shore

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

5 – 6 pm

Bottle of Red and a Character’s Dead Mystery Book Club

Pierre’s 2468 Main Street, Bridgehampton ny 11932Bridgehampton

5:30 pm

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Andrew J. Parise ParkCedarhurst

6 – 7 pm

Shine a Light on Antisemitism Menorah Lighting

SYJCCCommack

6 pm

Great Neck Grand Outdoor Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Great Neck LIRR StationGreat Neck

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Santa Claus in the Movies

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Free things to do on Long Island

Wednesday Dec. 17, 2025

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

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

Medicare Savings Program & Medicaid Application Assistance for 65+

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Story Time Fun!

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Long Island During the American Revolution Lecture with Bill Bleyer

Meet Santa at Willy Nilly Trading

Meet Santa at the Tree

Bottle of Red and a Character’s Dead Mystery Book Club

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Shine a Light on Antisemitism Menorah Lighting

Great Neck Grand Outdoor Menorah Lighting

Santa Claus in the Movies

Featured Events

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery
Port Washington Public Library

Holiday Ikebana Workshop
Women’s Art Center of the Hamptons

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 Flowerfield

Mercy League’s Annual Holiday Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
Broadway Commons Mall, 358 n broadway hicksville ny 11801

“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
The Long Island Museum

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

The Poetry Lab: Poetry Workshop readings and Feedback
The Merrick Library

Parker Jewish Institute Awareness Table
Connetquot Public Library

Maroni Dinner to Benefit Southold Historical Museum
Maroni Southold

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

Cantabile Youth Chorus of the Hamptons Candlelight Christmas Concert
Dormition of the Virgin Mary Cathedral

Long Island Family Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo – Cradle of Aviation
Cradle of Aviation Museum

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