These Are the Best Holiday Events on Long Island

Holiday events on Long Island

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Saturday Dec. 20, 2025

Manhattan Winter Wonderland

Noon – midnight

Santa’s Winter Wonderland

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Paley Museum

Noon – 3 pm

REGO Center Santa Meet & Greet

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Rego CenterRego Park

Noon – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

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Noon – 6 pm

Meet Santa and Other Beloved Holiday Characters at PaleyLand

The Paley Museum

Noon – 1:30 pm

Breakfast with Santa

The Barley Beach HouseRye

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Noon – 7 pm

ARTECHOUSE Holiday Special

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

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Noon – 2 pm

The Nutcracker – Frank Ohman’s New York Dance Theatre

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra UniversityUniondale

Noon – 5 pm

Santa in the Village

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Belmont Park VillageElmont

122025 Living History Harlem Renaissance Rent Party

Noon – 2 pm

Living History: Harlem Renaissance During the Holidays

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Christmas
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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Noon – 3 pm

Banksy Museum Annual Holiday Fair and Market

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Christmas
Family

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Holiday Cheers Boozy Ice Cream Making Class (1220 at 12pm)

Noon – 2 pm

Holiday “Cheers” Boozy Ice Cream Making Class (12/20 at 12pm)

Tipsy Scoop BrooklynBrooklyn

12:30 – 2:30 pm

Breakfast with Santa at Hudson’s Mill Tavern

Hudson’s Mill TavernWest Haverstraw

1 pm

Breakfast with Santa

KruckersPomona

1 pm

Plant Craft – Making Holiday Cards 

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Marshlands ConservancyRye

1 pm

Breakfast With Santa

EGP Land & SeaIsland Park

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1 – 3 pm

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

The Theater at MSGMidtown

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1 – 2 pm

New York Theatre Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKER

Ages: 3 – 4
Christmas
Dance
Family

Florence Gould Theater

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1 – 4 pm

Holiday Train Show at the Bedford Hills Historical Museum

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Christmas
Family

Bedford Hills Historical MuseumBedford Hills

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1:30 – 9 pm

Ride a Vintage Train to Visit Santa Claus – All Aboard “The Snow Clipper” for the First Gift Express

Ages: 3 – 12
Christmas
Family
Fundraisers

Danbury Railway MuseumDanbury

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1:30 – 3 pm

Nutcracker Dream

Ages: All
Christmas
Dance
Family

Emelin TheatreMamaroneck

2024 Nordstrom NYC Holiday

2 pm

Santa Snow Show and Elf-ies with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC Flagship

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2 – 4 pm

Santa’s Coming to NY Waterway’s Weekend Holiday Market

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Midtown Ferry TerminalManhattan

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

The Nutcracker for Kids

Ages: All
Family
Holiday
Theater

Yorktown StageYorktown Heights

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3 – 4 pm

Dream Of Kings

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Holiday

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

3 – 4 pm

A Christmas Carol the Musical

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Family
Holiday

The Players TheatreNew York City

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3 – 9 pm

Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

3 – 4:30 pm

The Dark Christmas Walking Tour (Lower Manhattan)

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Harlem Night Market at La Marqueta Lot 2 stage

3 – 7 pm

Harlem Night Market at La Marqueta

La MarquetaEast Harlem

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3 – 4:30 pm

Sleigh My Name: A Miss Robusta Christmas

The Stonewall Inn

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

New York Theatre Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKER

Ages: 3 – 4
Christmas
Dance
Family

Florence Gould Theater

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