Things to do in Suffolk

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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

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Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

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Various

Santa Photo Experience at Smith Haven Mall

Smith Haven Mall

Various

Santa Photos

Walt Whitman Shops

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All day

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

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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7 am – 9 pm

Chirstmas Algow at Meadow Croft Estate

Meadowcroft Estate

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8 am – 5 pm

“Lucky Bird”

Theater

BACCA Arts Center

CMEE

10 – 11 am

Upcoming Events at Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE)

Ages: All
Family

CMEE

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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

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Noon – 5 pm

“Through Our Eyes”: An exhibition featuring work by local artists from the LI State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Program at Stony Brook University

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

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Noon – 5 pm

The Long Island Museum Presents “Common Ground” — the 12th Annual LIMarts Members’ Exhibition

Art

Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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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 – 9 pm

Girl Scouts of Suffolk County’s Holiday Light Show

5 – 7 pm

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Holiday Tree Lighting

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini Golf

5 – 9 pm

Meet Santa at the Tree

Ages: All
Christmas
Family
Free

Huntington Holiday SpectacularHuntington

CMEE

5 – 6:30 pm

Upcoming Events at Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE)

Ages: All
Family

CMEE

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 SiteBrookhaven

6 – 10 pm

Bayville Winter Wonderland

Bayville Adventure Park

Jazz Night Dec 5

6:30 – 9 pm

Hamptons JazzFest | Jazz Without Borders

Masonic TempleSag Harbor

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8 – 10 pm

Preservation Hall Jazz Band: A Creole Christmas

The SuffolkRiverhead

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