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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

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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All day

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

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

6 am – 7 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting Ocean Beach

Free

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9 am – 9 pm

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Art
Free

Port Washington Public LibraryPort Washington

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – 4 pm

By Hand Artisan’s Holiday Gift Show

Ashawagh HallEAST HAMPTON

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 – 11 am

Cranberry Bog Preserve Walk]

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Cranberry Bog PreserveRiverhead

10:30 am – 6 pm

Holiday Kids Corner at Pret A Manger

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

11 am – 4 pm

Gingerbread Cookie Decorating

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

BAFFA Holiday Artisan Pop-Up 2025

Noon – 4 pm

Holiday Pop-Up Artisan Show

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Noon – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Noon – 5 pm

Santa in the Village

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

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1 – 4 pm

Tour the Rocky Point Hallock Homestead Museum

Rocky Point Hallock Homestead MuseumRocky Point

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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 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

2 – 3 pm

Holiday Harmonies with the Elmont Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

3 – 8 pm

Holiday Festival

Free
Holiday

Mineola Memorial ParkMineola

4:30 – 6:30 pm

Chanukah Havdalah Pajama Party

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
Holiday

Merrick Jewish CentreMerrick

5 – 7 pm

Patchogue-Medford Library 125th Anniversary Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Main Branch, Patchogue-Medford LibraryPatchogue

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