These Are the Best Holiday Events on Long Island

Holiday events on Long Island

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Sunday Dec. 21, 2025

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

8:30 am – noon

The Santa 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Fundraisers

Eisenhower Park – Parking Field 2East Meadow

9 – 10:30 am

Labubu Christmas Elf Paint Event

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Christmas
Family

Key to My ArtAmityville

11 am – 12:30 pm

Labubu Christmas Tree Paint Event

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Christmas
Family

Key to My ArtAmityville

Noon – 2 pm

The Nutcracker – New York Dance Theatre

Ages: 3 and up
Christmas
Dance
Family

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

4:45 – 7:15 pm

Firetruck Demonstration + Christmas Celebration

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Full Gospel Church of Island ParkIsland Park

5 – 7 pm

The Nutcracker – New York Dance Theatre

Ages: 3 and up
Christmas
Dance
Family

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

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Holiday events on Long Island

Sunday Dec. 21, 2025

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

The Santa 5K

Labubu Christmas Elf Paint Event

Labubu Christmas Tree Paint Event

The Nutcracker – New York Dance Theatre

Firetruck Demonstration + Christmas Celebration

The Nutcracker – New York Dance Theatre

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Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery
Port Washington Public Library

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Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial
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Mercy League’s Annual Holiday Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
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“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
The Long Island Museum

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply
Alex Ferrone Gallery

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum
Heckscher Museum of Art

Caolrs & Cookies at Jamesport Meeting House
Jamesport Meeting House

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience
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Candlelit Christmas
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Sing Noël! A Concert of Songs, Carols & Stories
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