Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 2:15pm Great Things to Do With Kids and Families in Long Island, New York, December 1-2Glow 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. All Weekend Port Jefferson Village Annual Charles Dickens FestivalPort Jefferson — FREE Jones Beach Magic of Lights Drive-Through ShowWantagh Riverhead Holiday Light ShowRiverhead The Polar Express Trolley RideRiverhead and Southampton Girl Scouts Of Suffolk County Holiday Light ShowShirley Holiday Model Train Exhibit at Babylon Town HallBabylon — FREE Annual Holiday Spectacular at the Holtsville Ecology SiteHoltsville St. James Model Railroad Club Winter Train DisplaySt. James Saturday, December 1 Wantagh Chamber of Commerce Winter WonderlandWantagh — FREE Santa's Workshop at The Drowned Meadow CottagePort Jefferson — FREE Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish HatcheryCold Spring Harbor Holiday Boat Parade in FreeportFreeport — FREE Welcome Winter Walk at Sunken Meadow State ParkKings Park Santa Comes to Longwood EstateRidge Pete the Cat at Landmark on Main StreetPort Washington Renaldo and Little Lou at the Long Island Children's MuseumGarden City Sunday, December 2 Chanukah Menorah Lighting at Milleridge InnJericho — FREE Village of Lynbrook Menorah and Christmas Tree LightingLynbrook — FREE Long Island Museum's Annual Winter Open HouseStony Brook — FREE Holiday Tales at the Hearth at Sands Point PreserveSands Point A Charlie Brown Christmas at the NYCB TheatreWestbury Grand Menorah Lighting at Chabad Center for Jewish LifeMerrick — FREE Pre-Hanukkah Wonderland at The Chai CenterDix Hills Menorah Workshop at the Whaling MuseumCold Spring Harbor Hanukkah Dreidel Paint Event at Key to My ArtEast Rockaway Mega Hanukkah Bash at Nassau ColiseumUniondale Chanukah MenorahCade at Chabad of the HamptonsEast Hampton Holiday Tree Lighting at the Shoppes at East WindWading River — FREE Category: GoListArea/Neighborhood: Long Island