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The Whaling Museum & Education Center - 11:00 AM
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CM Performing Arts Center - various times Pick
Hicks Nurseries - 8:00 AM
Hicks Nurseries - 8:00 AM
Hicks Nurseries - 8:00 AM
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Nassau County Museum of Art - 1:00 PM
Long Island Children's Museum - 2:30 PM
Children's Museum of the East End - 4:00 PM

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Winterfest & the Tunnel of Lights
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The Connecticut Trolley Museum presents Winterfest 2018 and the “Tunnel of Lights” beginning Friday, November 23.
Winterfest will be open from 5pm until 9pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. Santa will be onsite in a historic caboose for photos and to give a small gift to each child until he has to fly back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. On Friday and Sunday nights, all adults and seniors receive a $2 discount on admission. Museum Members receive half off admission.
About Winterfest and the “Tunnel of Lights”
Winterfest and the “Tunnel of Lights” is celebrating its 40th operating year as a family holiday tradition. Halls are decked both inside and outside with over 15,000 light bulbs. Outside, closed trolley cars transport jolly guests down a tunnel of lights as they sing traditional Christmas Carols with their trolley car operators. For an open air view of the “Tunnel of Lights,” one open sleigh car is lit up entirely with holiday lights. Be sure to dress warm and bring blankets.
Inside the Visitor Center is a Winter Wonderland where Santa meets and greets children inside a historic caboose. Multiple model train layouts, both large and small are located in the main hall, along with more full scale trolleys. ot cocoa and warm snacks are also available for purchase inside the Visitor Center.
For more information about Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights, call (860) 627-6540 or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/winterfestct/