KidsOutAndAbout is Long Island's online guide to everything for kids, teens, and families! he activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, and please keep in mind that events could be canceled... so click through to make arrangements. Enjoy the holidays!
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Santa Sightings
| Starting Oct 8, 2025 |
Photos with Santa Experience - Magical Wonderland |
| Starting Nov 7, 2025 |
Photos with Santa - Roosevelt Field |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 15, 2025 |
North Pole Express NYC |
| Nov 16 - Dec 20, 2025 |
Letter's to Santa - Hicks Nurseries |
| Nov 28 - Dec 23, 2025 |
Photos with Santa - Hicks Nurseries |
| Nov 28 - Dec 23, 2025 |
Milleridge Holiday Village |
| Nov 28 - Dec 23, 2025 |
Photos with Santa - Santa's Christmas Tree Farm LI |
| Nov 30, 2025 |
Port Jefferson Santa Parade & Visit |
| Nov 30, 2025 |
Santa at the Lighthouse - Montauk Point Lighthouse |
| Dec 6, 2025 |
Santa Photo Holiday Celebration - Tanger Outlets Riverhead |
| Dec 17, 2025 |
Kris Kringle at Harbor Crab Co |
Holiday Meals
| Nov 23, 2025 |
Grinch & Santa Breakfast - Brookhaven Fire dept station one |
| Nov 27, 2025 |
Thanksgiving 2025 with Plattduetsche |
| Nov 27, 2025 |
Thanksgiving at Milleridge Inn |
| Nov 27, 2025 (Reservations Required) |
Thanksgiving Dinner - Milleridge Inn |
| Nov 27, 2025 |
Thanksgiving Buffet Celebration at the Ridge - Powder Ridge Park |
| Nov 29, 2025 |
Breakfast with Santa - Milleridge Inn |
| Dec 6, 2025 |
Breakfast with Santa - The Stewart Manor Country Club |
| Dec 6, 13, 2025 |
Santa Breakfast - United Skates of America - Seaford |
| Dec 6, 13, 2025 |
Brunch with Old St. Nick and Friends - Milleridge Inn |
| Dec 7, 2025 |
Santa Brunch - Long Island Aquarium |
| Dec 14 & 21, 2025 |
Breakfast with Santa - Plattduetsche Park |
Old-Time Christmas
Light Displays
| Multiple Dates beginning Nov 7, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026 |
LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival - Eisenhower Park |
| Nov 8, 2025 |
Jingle Bell Bash - Annual Tree Lighting - Tanger Deer Park |
| Nov 16- Dec 31, 2025 |
Children’s Animated Christmas Story & Walk-Thru - Hicks |
| Nov 21 - Jan 3, 2026 |
Magic of Lights - Jones Beach State Park |
| Nov 21 - Jan 4, 2026 (Select Dates) |
Holiday Lights - The Bronx Zoo |
| Open Nov 24, 2025 |
Origami Holiday Tree - American Museum of Natural History |
| Open Nov 28, 2025 |
Suffolk County Girls Scouts present: Holiday Light Show |
| Nov 28, 2025 |
Candlelight Tour & Tree Lighting at the Maple Lane Campus |
| Nov 28, 2025 |
Annual Tree Lighting - The Milleridge Inn |
| Nov 29, 2025 |
Lighting the Lighthouse - Montauk Point Lighthouse |
| Nov 29, 2025 |
Southampton Christmas Parade of Lights |
| Nov 29 - Jan 4, 2026 |
Huntington Holiday Spectacular |
| Dec 1, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 |
Festival of Trees - Port Jeff Village Center |
| Dec 3. 2025 |
Big Duck Lighting! - Flanders, NY |
| Dec 5. 2025 |
First Night and Tree Lighting Ceremony - Old Westbury |
| Dec 5, 2025 |
Brookhaven Town Christmas Tree Lighting - Holtsville Ecology Site & Animal Preserve |
| Dec 5, 2025 |
Kennedy Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting |
| Dec 6. 2025 |
Christmas Tree Lighting - Queens Farm Museum |
| Dec 6, 2025 |
Tree Lighting Ceremony - Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery |
| Dec 6 - 21, 2025 (select dates) |
Holiday Light Spectacular - Holtsville Ecology Site |
Living Nativities
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 28, 2025 |
A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage - Kings Theatre |
| Nov 29, 2025 |
A Screening of The Polar Express with a Visit from Santa - Patchogue Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 6, 2025 |
Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes |
| Multiple Dates Dec 4 - 28, 2025 |
Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil - Theatre at Madison Square Garden |
| Dec 5, 2025 |
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Patchogue Theatre |
| Dec 5 - 7, 2025 |
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet - Madison Theatre |
| Dec 6 & 7, 2025 |
38th Annual Nutcracker Ballet Production - Long Island Ballet Theatre |
| Dec 13, 2025 |
Keith Michael's The Nutcracker - Kupferberg Center for the Arts |
| Dec 18 - 21, 2025 |
The Madison Theatre Christmas Celebration |
| Dec 20 & 21, 2025 |
Eglevsky Ballet in The Nutcracker - The Tilles Center |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 28 - Dec 14, 2025 |
Live Brass Band - Hick's Nurseries |
| Nov 28 - Dec 14. 2025 |
Christmas Choir - Hick's Nurseries |
| Dec 1, 2025 |
DCINY Holiday - Carnegie Hall |
| Dec 6, 2025 |
SOWETO Gospel Choir: PEACE |
| Dec 7, 2025 |
The Long Island Flute Club Holiday Flute Choir Concert - Old Westbury Gardens |
| Dec 10, 2025 |
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - The Beacon Theatre |
| Dec 10, 2025 |
Darlene Love: Love For The Holidays - Patchogue Theatre |
| Dec 14, 2025 |
Christmas with the New York Tenors |
| Dec 17-18, 2025 |
Andrea Bocelli - Madison Square Garden |
| Dec 18, 2025 |
Christmas with The Celts - The Suffolk |
| Dec 19, 20, 2025 |
The New York Pops - A Place Called Home |
| Dec 20, 2025 |
Girl Scouts Chorus of Nassau County Concert - Old Westbury Gardens |
| Dec 20, 2025 |
The Holiday Harmony Show - LeFrak Concert Hall |
| Dec 24, 28, 2025 |
New York String Orchestra - Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage |
| Dec 28, 2025 |
Concert of the Future: "A Christmas Dream" - Carnegie Hall |
Christmas Tree Experience
Hanukkah
| Dec 7, 2025 |
Deep Sea Dreidels - Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum |
| Dec 14, 2025 |
Hanukkah Family Day - The Jewish Museum |
| Dec 14, 2025 |
Great Menorah Car Parade - Merrick |
| Dec 14, 2025 |
Special Chanukah Show - Merrick |
| Dec 14, 2025 |
Grand Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Experience - Merrick LIRR Gazebo |
| Dec 14, 2025 |
Grand Menorah Lighting and Celebration - The Chai Center |
| Dec 14 - 22, 2025 |
Hanukkah Celebration - Mohonk Mountain House |
| Dec 15, 2024 |
Chanukah Festival at Central Queens |
| Dec 25, 2024 |
Menorah Lighting - PJST Chamber Train Car |
| Dec 26. 2024 |
Grand Menorah Lighting - Kennedy Plaza |
| Dec 26, 2024 |
Menorah Lighting - Sayville Chamber House |
Ice Skating
Hands On Holidays
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 8, 2025 |
Christmas Craft Fair - Camp Indigo |
| Nov 8, 2025 |
Christmas Fair & Market - Grace United Methodist Church |
| Nov 8 & 9, 2025 |
Hauppauge Craft & Gift Fair - Hauppauge High School |
| Nov 9, 2025 |
Tanger Park Holiday Market |
| Nov 15 - Dec 24, 2025 |
Broadway Commons Mall Christmas Show |
| Nov 22 & 23, 2025 |
East Islip Craft & Gift Fair - East Islip High School |
| Nov 28 - 30, 2025 |
Country Parlor Holiday Folk Art & Gift Show |
| Nov 28 - 30, 2025 |
Holiday Shopping Weekend - Sagtikos Manor |
| Nov 29, 2025 |
Holiday Night Market Wonderland - Reboli Center |
| Nov 29 & 30, 2025 |
Annual Christkindl Markt - Plattduetsche Park |
| Dec 5, 2025 |
Annual Holiday Stroll on Main St - Westhampton Beach |
| Dec 6, 2025 |
Holiday Market - Queens County Farm Museum |
| Dec 6 & 7, 2025 |
St. James Craft & Gift Fair at Smithtown East High School |
| Dec 7, 2025 |
Good Ground Holiday Gift Fair - Hampton Bays |
| Dec 7, 2025 |
Handmade Holiday Bazaar |
| Sundays starting Dec 7, 2025 |
Merrick Winter Flea Market |
| Dec 20 & 21, 2025 |
Selden Craft & Gift Fair - Newfield High School |
New Year's Fun
Get Moving for the Holidays
| Nov 16, 2025 |
Manhattan Turkey Trot 5K |
| Nov 23, 2025 |
QCC Athletics Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk |
| Nov 27, 2025 |
Garden City Turkey Trot |
| Nov 27, 2025 |
Hampton Bays Fire Department Turkey Trot 5K |
| Nov 22, 2025 |
Brookhaven Polar Plunge - Brookhaven, NY |
| Nov 27, 2025 |
Thanksgiving Skate Party - United Skates of America - Seaford |
| Nov 28, 2025 |
Public Skate with Stitch - United Skates of America - Seaford |
| Nov 28, 2025 |
Labubu Skate Party - United Skates of America - Seaford |
| Dec 7, 2025 |
13th Annual Stuff The Sleigh 5K Run/Walk - Cutchogue, NY |
| Dec 14, 2025 |
NYC Holiday Half, 10K, 5K |
| Dec 14, 2025 |
Grinchmas Bowling Party! - Port Jeff Bowl |
| Jan 1, 2025 |
First Day Hike - Hempstead Lake State Park |
| Jan 1, 2025 |
First Day Hike - Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve |
| Jan 1, 2025 |
First Day Hike - Connetquot River State Park Preserve |
| Jan 1, 2025 |
First Day Hike - Jones Beach State Park |
| Jan 1, 2025 |
First Day Hike - Sunken Meadow State Park |
Miscellaneous
Below are upcoming holiday events that have been posted to our calendar by local organizations. If you are affiliated with a business hosting a holiday event that should be on our calendar, we'd love to see it there... it's free to post! Click here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!
