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Friday Dec. 19, 2025

Great Books With Jill

10 am – 5 pm

Great Books with Jill

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – noon

Art in Action (In-Person Sessions)

Art
Classes

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

Santa Visit Event Souvenir Photograph

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

11 am – 8 pm

Mercy League’s Annual Holiday Gift Wrapping Fundraiser

Broadway Commons Mall, 358 n broadway hicksville ny 11801Hicksville

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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

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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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

Scrabble Word games

1 – 3 pm

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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1 – 8 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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1 – 4 pm

Meet Santa at Willy Nilly Trading

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Willy NillyBay Shore

1 pm

Hanukkah Party with Mor @ the Suffolk Y JCC

Free
Holiday

The Suffolk Y Jewish Community CenterCommack

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2 – 4:15 pm

Friday Matinee: Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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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

4 – 9 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 9 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

5 – 8 pm

2nd Annual Greenport Holiday Stroll

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas
Family

harbor front innGreenport Village

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family

Club 8Plainview

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6 – 7:30 pm

Christmas Concertos: The Sound and Spirit of the Season

Art

Saint Luke’s Episcopal ChurchForest Hills

6 – 10 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

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8 – 11 pm

Rockabilly Christmas

118 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901Riverhead

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8 – 9:30 pm

Sticks & Stones Comedy Presents: OLGA NAMER Headlines THE HOLIDAY SHOW!

Sticks and Stones Comedy ClubSouthampton

Saturday Dec. 20

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

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