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Saturday Dec. 20, 2025

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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 – 5 pm

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

The Gateway PACSCBellport

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3 – 6 pm

Kickline Cheer with the Floral Park Florettes

Ages: All
Family

Belmont Park VillageElmont

4 – 10 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

NYDT Nut25 Poster

5 – 7 pm

The Nutcracker – New York Dance Theatre

Ages: 3 and up
Christmas
Dance
Family

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

12-20 Hearthside Cheer

5 – 8 pm

Hearthside Cheer

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Library 1

5 – 8 pm

Candlelight Tours

Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

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5 – 7 pm

The Nutcracker – Frank Ohman’s New York Dance Theatre

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

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6 – 9 pm

“GUY” Performing Classic Rock Ballads “Indoors” at “The Stone Goat Restaurant & Brewery”

The Stone Goat Restaurant & BrewerySaint James

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6 – 9 pm

“GUY” Performing Classic Rock Ballads “INDOORS” at “The Stone Goat” from 6:00-9:00pm -(631) 400-4628

The Stone Goat Restaurant & BrewerySaint James

6 pm

Sagaponack Village Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The lawn on Sagg Main St & Cemetery LaneSagaponack

6 – 8 pm

MenorahCade

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

17woods lane, East HamptonsEast Hampton, New York

6 – 8:30 pm

CAST Holiday Performance by The Realm

CAST Treiber HallSouthold

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6 – 7 pm

Cantabile Youth Chorus of the Hamptons Candlelight Christmas Concert

Dormition of the Virgin Mary CathedralSouthampton

2025-12-20 Holiday Sampler and Singalong Potrait V1

7 pm

A Box of Chocolates presents “Holiday Concert and Singalong” Dec 20th @7pm

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Bay ShoreBay Shore

7 – 8:30 pm

Jolabokaflod at Tiny Raccoon Books!

Tiny Raccoon BooksSayville

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8 – 10 pm

The Lords of 52nd Street

Music

118 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901Riverhead

Sunday Dec. 21

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

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All day

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

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

The Santa 5K

8:30 am – noon

The Santa 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Fundraisers

Eisenhower Park – Parking Field 2East Meadow

9 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Milleridge Inn

The Milleridge InnJericho

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