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Friday Dec. 5, 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

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

Hicks-Nurseries-Santa-2024

1 – 8 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

4 – 5 pm

Orient Beach State Park Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Orient Beach State ParkOrient

WWII Exhibit Reception

4:30 – 6 pm

Exhibit Reception – Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton during WWII

southampton cultural centerSouthampton

5 – 7 pm

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State ParkGreat River

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

country line dancing

5:30 – 7 pm

Country Line Dancing

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

6 – 7 pm

Christmas Tree Lighting / Hanukkah Menorah Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

Long Island Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting

6 pm

Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting

Holtsville Ecology SiteHoltsville

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