The Best FREE Things to Do on Long Island

Friday Dec. 5, 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

11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

4 – 5 pm

Orient Beach State Park Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Orient Beach State ParkOrient

4:30 – 6 pm

Exhibit Reception – Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton during WWII

southampton cultural centerSouthampton

5 – 7 pm

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State ParkGreat River

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

6 – 7 pm

Christmas Tree Lighting / Hanukkah Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

6 pm

Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting

Holtsville Ecology SiteHoltsville

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Free things to do on Long Island

Friday Dec. 5, 2025

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

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

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Orient Beach State Park Tree Lighting

Exhibit Reception – Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton during WWII

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Meet Santa at the Tree

Christmas Tree Lighting / Hanukkah Menorah Lighting

Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting

Featured Events

Inclusive STEAM Exploration (ages 2-4yrs)
Project Most Community Learning Center

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park
Hallock State Park Preserve

15th ANNUAL FRIENDS BAZAAR
Ashawagh Hall

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

Mighty Movers (ages 2.5-4)
Project Most Community Learning Center

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial
The Church

Inclusive Move & Play (ages 5-10yrs)
Project Most Community Learning Center

Gingerbread House Challenge
Rogers Memorial Library

Inclusive Move & Play (ages 6-11yrs)
Project Most Community Learning Center

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply
Alex Ferrone Gallery

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

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

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