These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

Find the best events happening tomorrow for any age group

From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Saturday Dec. 6, 2025

Festival of Trees 2023 Flyer (2)

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

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Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Long Island LuminoCity

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Christmas House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Various

Photos with Santa at Green Acres

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Green Acres MallValley Stream

Various

Santa Photo Experience at Smith Haven Mall

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Smith Haven MallLake Grove

Various

Santa Photo Experience

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Roosevelt FieldGarden City

Various

Santa Photos

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

9 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Milleridge Inn

The Milleridge InnJericho

Catch the Sleigh 5K

10 am – 1 pm

Catch the Sleigh 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Christmas
Holiday

Cedar Creek Park – Field 4Seaford

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 5 pm

Pictures with Santa at The Dees’ Nursery

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

Dees’ NurseryOceanside

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

10:45 am

Brunch with Santa Beachside

Gatsby On The OceanWantagh

Seashell Ornaments (1)

11 am – 1 pm

Seashell Ornament Workshop

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 5 pm

Winter Welcome Day & Holiday Market

Ages: All
Art
Christmas

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

Santa Visit Event Souvenir Photograph

Various

Santa Claus visit at Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

11 am

Brunch with Santa Beachside

Gatsby On The OceanWantagh

POM Winter Wonderland

Noon – 8 pm

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian’s Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Animals
Christmas

Pal-O-Mine EquestrianIslandia

Noon – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

2:15 pm

Brunch with Santa Beachside

Gatsby On The OceanWantagh

2:30 pm

Brunch with Santa Beachside

Gatsby On The OceanWantagh

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3 – 5 pm

Elf – The Movie

Ages: All
Christmas
Film

118 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901Riverhead

3 – 8 pm

2025 Riverhead Holiday Extravaganza

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Riverhead Town HallRiverhead

holiday open house outside

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Annual Tree Lighting & Santa Visit

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

3:30 – 6 pm

Tree Lighting on the Cutchogue Village Green

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Cutchogue New Suffolk Historical CouncilCutchogue

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4 – 8 pm

Holiday Tree Lighting with Santa at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

4 – 6 pm

Belmont Lake State Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Community

Belmont Lake State ParkNorth Babylon

4 – 10 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

POM Winter Wonderland

4:30 – 8 pm

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian’s Winter Wonderland

Ages: All
Animals
Christmas

Pal-O-Mine EquestrianIslandia

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 – 9 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

Camp EdeyBayport

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