101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun on Long Island - 2022
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Santa Sightings
| Starting Nov 11, 2022 | Photos with Santa - Roosevelt Field |
| Nov 14 thruough Dec 11, 2022 | Letters To Santa - Riverhead Recreation |
| Nov 5, 2022 - Dec 23rd, 2022 (select dates) | Photos with Santa - Santa's Christmas Tree Farm LI |
| Nov 14 - Dec 19, 2022 | Santa's Mailbox at Hicks |
| Nov 18 - Dec 24, 2022 | Holiday Pictures With Santa & The Grinch - Tanger Outlets, Deer Park |
| Nov 25 – Dec 23, 2022 (select dates) | Santa Returns to Hicks Nurseries! |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Santa at the Lighthouse - Montauk Point Lighthouse |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Santa Parade & Visit - Port Jefferson |
| Dec 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa - Milleridge Inn |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Santa Brunch at The Long Island Aquarium |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa - Plattduetsche Park |
Old-Time Christmas
| Dec 10, 2022 | Flying Santa Reenactment - Fire Island |
Light Displays
| Multiple Dates beginning Nov 9, 2022- Jan 8, 2023 | LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival - Eisenhower Park |
| Multiple Dates begining Nov 11, 2022 - Jan 8, 2023 | Illuminate the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum |
| Multiple Dates Beginning Nov 18 - Jan 14, 2023 | NYBG GLOW- New York Botanical Gardens |
| Nov 15 - Dec 31, 2021 | Christmas Animated Walk-Thru - Hicks |
| Select dates Nov 18, 2022 through Jan 8, 2023 (Select Dates) | Holiday Lights - The Bronx Zoo |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Annual Holiday Festival & Christmas Tree Lighting - Tanger Outlets, Deer Park |
| Daily Beginning Nov 21, 2022 | Origami Holiday Tree - American Museum of Natural History |
| Nov 25, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 (select dates) | Shimmering Solstice at Old Westbury Gardens |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Light the Lighthouse - Montauk Point Lighthouse |
| Nov 26 - Dec 22, 2022 (select dates) | Bright Lights, Celebrate the Season - Vanderbilt Museum |
| Nov 26 - Dec 30, 2022 (select dates) | Suffolk County Girls Scouts present: Holiday Light Show |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Christmas Tree Lighting - Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Bayard Cutting Arboretum |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Tree Lighting Ceremony at Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium |
| Dec 3 & 4, 2022 | Winter Wonder at the Garden - Queens Botanical Garden |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Ronkonkoma Christmas Tree Lighting - Raynor Park |
| Dec 9-11, 16-18 2022 | Bayville Haunted Christmas |
Living Nativities
| Dec 3, 4, 9, 10, 2022 | Drive Through Live Nativity- Hosted by Stony Brook Christian Assembly |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 13, 2022 | Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet at Kings Theatre |
| Nov 26, 2022 | The Polar Express & A Visit With Santa - Patchogue Theatre |
| Nov 26 & 27, 2022 | 35th Annual Nutcracker Ballet Production - Long Island Ballet Theatre |
| Nov 27, 2022 | The Christmas Dream Tour 2022 - The Patchogue Theatre |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland - Tilles Center |
| Dec 3 & 4, 2022 | The Nutcracker - The Patchogue Theatre |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Postmodern Jukebox: A Very Postmodern Christmas - Patchogue Theatre |
| Dec 16 & 17, 2022 | The Gateway presents A Christmas Carol - Patchogue Theatre |
| Dec 17, 2022 | The Brooklyn Nutcracker at Kings Theatre |
| Dec 17, 2022 | O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi at Queens County Farm Museum |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Baby Shark LIVE!: The Christmas Show at Kings Theatre |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Baby Shark Live!: The Christmas Show - Tilles Center |
Holiday Concerts
| Dec 4, 2022 | Laurie Berkner: A LIVE Holiday Concert at The Paramount |
| Nov 26, 2022 | A Screening of: The Polar Express & A Visit With Santa - Patchogue Theatre |
| Nov 27, 2022 | The Wizards of Winter - Patchogue Theatre |
| Dec 4-5, 2022 | Diamond Performance Company Presents The Nutcracker |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Eileen Ivers: Joyful Christmas - Patchogue Theatre |
| Nov 26 - Dec 18 (during normal business hours) | Live Brass Band - Hick's |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Long Island Flute Club Holiday Flute Choir - Old Westbury Gardens |
| Dec 16, 2022 | A Virtual Laurie Berkner Family Concert - Virtual |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Opening Nov 5, 2022 | Santa's Christmas Tree Farm |
| Sat and Sun Nov 19 - Dec 18, 2022 | Carter Choose & Cut Christmas Tree Farm |
| Nov 25 - Dec 23, 2022 | Shamrock Christmas Tree Farm |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Mike's Christmas Tree Farm |
| Open Nov - Dec, 2022 | Christmas at Hicks |
Hanukkah
| Nov 28, 2022 | Menorah Car Parade followed by Grand Menorah Lighting Celebration - Chai Center |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Chanukah Wonderland! -- Chai Center |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Menorah Lighting Ceremony - Kings Park |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Grand Menorah Lighting & Parade - Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh |
Ice Skating
| Open Nov 2022 | Iceland |
| Open year round | City Ice Pavilion |
| Open year round | Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center |
| Open year round | Christopher Morley Outdoor Skating Rink |
| Open year round | Grant Park Skating Rink |
| Open for 2022 | Deer Park Tanger Ice Rink |
| Open Oct 29, 2022 - Mar 19, 2023 | Abe Stark Rink |
| Opens Nov 25, 2022 | Syosset-Woodbury Community Park |
| Open Early Dec 2022 | Buckskill Ice Rink |
| Open Nov 2022 | Marjorie R. Post Community Park Ice Rink |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | The Rinx at Harborfront Park |
| Select dates starting Dec 2, 2022 | Bayville Winter Wonderland |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 12 - 13, 2022 | |
| Nov 19 - 20, 2022 |
East Islip Craft & Gift Fair - East Islip High School |
| Nov 19, 2022 | |
| Nov 25 - 27, 2022 | |
| Nov 25 - 27, 2022 | |
| Nov 26, 2022 |
Holiday Open House: Pelletreau Silver Shop - Southhampton History Museum |
| Nov 26 & 27, 2022 |
Christkindl Markt 2022 - Plattduetsche Park |
| Dec 3 and 4, 2022 |
Winter Wonder at the Garden at Queens Botanical Garden |
| Dec 3 & 4, 2022 | Smithtown Craft & Gift Fair at Smithtown East High School |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Festival of Games - A Holiday Shopping and Gaming Event - Cradle of Aviation Museum |
| Dec 10 & 11, 2022 | Northport Winter Craft Fair - Northport High School |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Mountainside Holiday Market - Powder Ridge |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Holiday Open House - Southampton History Museum |
| Dec 17 - 18, 2022 | Selden Craft & Gift Fair - Newfield High School |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2022 | Fishes & Wishes – New Year’s Eve at Long Island Aquarium |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Family New Year's Eve Party- Bayville Adventure Park |
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade at Ski Sundown |
New Year's Day Hikes
| Jan 1, 2023 |
First Day Hike - Hempstead Lake State Park |
| Jan 1, 2023 |
First Day Hike - Connetquot River State Park Preserve |
| Jan 1, 2023 |
First Day Hike - Sunken Meadow State Park |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 4 - Dec 24, 2022 |
Elf On The Shelf Scavenger Hunt - Tanger Outlets, Deer Park |
| Nov 14 - Dec 31 (during normal business hours) | |
| Nov 19, 2022 |
Holiday Centerpiece Making Class - Bayard Cutting Arboretum |
| Nov 19, 2022 |
Polar Plunge - Brook Haven, NY |
| Nov 19 - Jan 7, 2022 (closed for thanksgiving and christmas day) | |
| Order Ahead- pick up Nov 24, 2022 | |
| Nov 24, 2022 (Reservations Required) |
Thanksgiving Dinner 2022 at the Milleridge |
| Nov 25, 2022 |
Black Friday Art Camp- Creatively Wild |
| Nov27, 2022 |
Princess Tea Party - Long Island Aquarium |
| Dec 3 & 4, 2022 | |
| Dec 4, 2022 |
Welcome Winter Walk - Sunken Meadow State Park |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Holiday Lights Candlemaking: Family Craft Workshop - Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum & Education Center |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Holiday Card Printmaking Workshop - Queens Botanical Garden |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Holiday Tales at the Hearth - Hempstead House |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Holiday Wreath Making - Hempstead Lake State Park |
| Dec 24, 2022 | Winter Seasonal Stroll - Caumsett State Historic Park Reserve |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Toys, Toys, Toys! - Cold Spring Harbor the Whaling Museum |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Goodbye 2022 Scavenger Hunt |
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