Weekend Events: Hanukkah, Holiday Lights, Dickens Fest

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Great Things to Do With Kids and Families in Long Island, New York, December 1-2
Come meet Santa at his workshop at Drowned Meadow Cottage in Port Jefferson. Photo courtesy of Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce

Glow all weekend with these holiday light show spectaculars across Long Island. Celebrate Hanukkah with a Menoracade or bash at Nassau Coliseum. Stay connected to nature this weekend at the Holtsville Ecology Site or Sunken Meadow State Park.

See our Holiday Family Fun Guide for the best in seasonal entertainment, including our Christmas tree cutting guide, breakfast with Santa events, Hanukkah fun guide, ice skating rinks and plenty of FREE events and activities. As always, our Event Calendar and November and December GoLists are loaded with fun, daily happenings for Long Island kids.

Thrill to the pageantry of the season at Magic of Lights at Jones Beach. Photo courtesy of the event
All Weekend
Port Jefferson Village Annual Charles Dickens Festival
Port Jefferson — FREE
Jones Beach Magic of Lights Drive-Through Show
Wantagh
Riverhead Holiday Light Show
Riverhead
The Polar Express Trolley Ride
Riverhead and Southampton
Girl Scouts Of Suffolk County Holiday Light Show
Shirley
Holiday Model Train Exhibit at Babylon Town Hall
Babylon — FREE
Annual Holiday Spectacular at the Holtsville Ecology Site
Holtsville
St. James Model Railroad Club Holiday Train Display
St. James
The Dickens Festival in Port Jefferson delights young and old. Photo courtesy of Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, December 1
Wantagh Chamber of Commerce Winter Wonderland
Wantagh — FREE
Santa's Workshop at The Drowned Meadow Cottage
Port Jefferson — FREE
Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
Cold Spring Harbor
Holiday Boat Parade in Freeport
Freeport — FREE
Welcome Winter Walk at Sunken Meadow State Park
Kings Park
Santa Comes to Longwood Estate
Ridge
Pete the Cat at Landmark on Main Street
Port Washington
Renaldo and Little Lou at the Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
Join in as Lynbrook welcomes the holiday season. Photo courtesy of Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce
Sunday, December 2
Chanukah Menorah Lighting at Milleridge Inn
Jericho — FREE
Village of Lynbrook Menorah and Christmas Tree Lighting
Lynbrook — FREE
Long Island Museum's Annual Winter Open House
Stony Brook — FREE
Holiday Tales at the Hearth at Sands Point Preserve
Sands Point
A Charlie Brown Christmas at the NYCB Theatre
Westbury
Grand Menorah Lighting at Chabad Center for Jewish Life
Merrick — FREE
Pre-Hanukkah Wonderland at The Chai Center
Dix Hills
Menorah Workshop at the Whaling Museum
Cold Spring Harbor
Hanukkah Dreidel Paint Event at Key to My Art
East Rockaway
Mega Hanukkah Bash at Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale
Chanukah MenorahCade at Chabad of the Hamptons
East Hampton
Holiday Tree Lighting at the Shoppes at East Wind
Wading River — FREE
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