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Wednesday Dec. 17, 2025

Santa Visit Event Souvenir Photograph

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Hicks-Nurseries-Santa-2024

1 – 8 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

LI & American Revolution

1 – 2:30 pm

Long Island During the American Revolution Lecture with Bill Bleyer

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

WNT-Santa-This-Saturday-2025

1 – 4 pm

Meet Santa at Willy Nilly Trading

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Willy NillyBay Shore

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

Bottle of Red

5 – 6 pm

Bottle of Red and a Character’s Dead Mystery Book Club

Pierre’s 2468 Main Street, Bridgehampton ny 11932Bridgehampton

5:30 pm

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Andrew J. Parise ParkCedarhurst

6 – 7 pm

Shine a Light on Antisemitism Menorah Lighting

SYJCCCommack

6 pm

Great Neck Grand Outdoor Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Great Neck LIRR StationGreat Neck

santa clause

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Santa Claus in the Movies

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Thursday Dec. 18

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

Unknown

9 am – 9 pm

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Art
Free

Port Washington Public LibraryPort Washington

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

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Taijiqi gong

Noon – 1 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

Bridgehampton Community HouseBridgehampton

Hicks-Nurseries-Santa-2024

1 – 8 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

WNT-Santa-This-Saturday-2025

1 – 4 pm

Meet Santa at Willy Nilly Trading

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Willy NillyBay Shore

1:30 – 3 pm

The Poetry Lab: Poetry Workshop readings and Feedback

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

information table

2 – 4 pm

Parker Jewish Institute Awareness Table

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

3:45 – 4:45 pm

Creative Cardboard Club (ages 9-14)

Classes
Free

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

Spanish with C

4 – 5 pm

Spanish with Celia

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

4 – 6 pm

Outdoor Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Ashawagh HallEAST HAMPTON

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

5 pm

Grand Community Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Great Neck Village GreenGreat Neck

5:30 pm

Cedarhurst Menorah Lightings

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Andrew J. Parise ParkCedarhurst

television (2)

7 – 8:30 pm

Great TV Theme Songs 1950 – 2000

Free
Music

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Friday Dec. 19

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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