Things to do in Long Island

Thursday Jan. 1, 2026

All day

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Holiday

Port Jefferson Village CenterPort Jefferson

Various

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow

Various

Christmas House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

The Gateway PACSCBellport

9 am – 9 pm

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

Art
Free

Port Washington Public LibraryPort Washington

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield presents the Fifth Annual Middle and High School Student Artists Juried Show exhibiting February 12th through March 12th, 2026

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

11 am

Holiday Break Activities

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & AquariumCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Noon – 1 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

Bridgehampton Community HouseBridgehampton

12:30 – 5 pm

Winter Break Skate

Ages: All
Family
Sports

United Skates of AmericaSeaford

2 – 5 pm

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

The Gateway PACSCBellport

4 – 8 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure ParkBayville

4 – 5 pm

Spanish with Celia

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

5 – 6 pm

More Than Meets The Eye at Wolffer Estate Vineyard

Wölffer Estate VineyardSagaponack

5 – 10 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

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Things to do on the Long Island

Thursday Jan. 1, 2026

Port Jefferson Festival of Trees

LuminoCity: Fantasy Winter Fairyland

Christmas House Long Island

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery

The Atelier at Flowerfield presents the Fifth Annual Middle and High School Student Artists Juried Show exhibiting February 12th through March 12th, 2026

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation

Holiday Break Activities

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

Winter Break Skate

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Spanish with Celia

More Than Meets The Eye at Wolffer Estate Vineyard

Magic of Lights

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Featured Events

December School Break Walk: Backyard Birds
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply
Alex Ferrone Gallery

A Glowing Shabbat
13 Woods Ln,

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park
Hallock State Park Preserve

Philosophy with Susan Pashman
The Nathaniel Rogers House

Adults 21+ Roller Skating in Greenport
Greenport American Legion

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