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Sunday Dec. 14, 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

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

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

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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9 am – 9 pm

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Art
Free

Port Washington Public LibraryPort Washington

Theotokos Sign

9:30 – 11 am

Advent Season in the Orthodox Church (English Language Services)

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

Advent candles

9:30 – 10:30 am

Advent & Christmas Services

Farmingdale United Methodist ChurchFarmingdale

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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 am – 5 pm

Hofstra University Science and Engineering Festival of Long Island

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Festivals
Free

Hofstra University David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition ComplexHempstead

The Churchennial Banner 12

11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

Santa Visit Event Souvenir Photograph

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

11 am – 2 pm

Chanukah Fair

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Festivals

Mid Island Y JCCPlainview

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

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

Yvonnick Prene

3 – 4 pm

Yvonnick Prené, Harmonica: Un Harmonica Pour Django

Free
Music

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

3 – 8 pm

Holiday Festival

Free
Holiday

Mineola Memorial ParkMineola

3:30 pm

Chanukah Experience

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Chabad Center for Jewish Life of Merrick-Bellmore-WantaghMerrick

4 – 6 pm

Light Up East Hampton

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Herrick ParkEast Hampton

4:30 pm

Shelter Island Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Shelter Island Police DepartmentShelter Island

5 pm

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Andrew J. Parise ParkCedarhurst

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