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Wednesday Dec. 25, 2024

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Great American Family Christmas Festival

UBS ArenaElmont

Various

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

Various

Riverhead Holiday Light Show

Splish Splash WaterparkCalverton

Various

The Snowy Day & Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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10 am – noon

Frozen-Themed Family Fun Day

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

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1:45 pm

Chanukah Bowl

Ages: All
Holiday
Jewish

Herrill LanesNew Hyde Park

3:30 – 5 pm

Grand Outdoor Chanukah Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Herrick ParkEast Hampton

4:45 – 5:45 pm

Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Holiday

Bridgehampton Community HouseBridgehampton

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 pm

Chanukah Experience

Ages: All
Community
Film

Merrick LIRR StationMerrick

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

6 – 10 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show & Winter Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville FallsSayville

Thursday Dec. 26

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity 2024 Holiday Lights Festivals

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Great American Family Christmas Festival

UBS ArenaElmont

Various

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

Various

Riverhead Holiday Light Show

Splish Splash WaterparkCalverton

Various

Christmas House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

The Snowy Day & Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats

Ages: 5 – 12
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: 5 – 8
Attractions
Community

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation Museum: Snoopy and the Space Program – Past, Present, and Future

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Craft & DIY

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

Solstice

10 am – noon

Solstice Workshops Bulb Botany & Winter Blooms

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes

Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

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10:30 – 11:30 am

December School Break Walks: Tracks & Scat

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature CenterBridgehampton

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Deep Sea Explorers – Jellyfish Craft

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Deep Sea Explorers

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Mythic Crafts – workshop photo

11 am – 4 pm

Mythic Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Festive Lighthouses

11 am – 1 pm

Festive Lighthouses

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 1 pm

Kids Chanukah Brunch

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Chabad of the HamptonsEast Hampton

3 – 5 pm

Hanukkah Celebration – Crafts and Book Reading

Global Language ReadsPort Jefferson

4 – 5 pm

Light up: Montauk Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

Montauk Village GreenMontauk

4:30 pm

Giant Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Community
Free

LIRR Valley StreamValley Stream

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

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