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Tuesday Dec. 23, 2025

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

Unknown

9 am – 9 pm

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Art
Free

Port Washington Public LibraryPort Washington

10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

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

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Hicks-Nurseries-Santa-2024

1 – 8 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

HolidayIce_1077a

2 – 5 pm

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

The Gateway PACSCBellport

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

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

Wednesday Dec. 24

Festival of Trees 2023 Flyer (2)

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

lif-calendar-Holiday-Spectacular-On-Ice-2025-11

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

Unknown

9 am – 9 pm

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Art
Free

Port Washington Public LibraryPort Washington

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

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

Santa Visit Event Souvenir Photograph

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

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