All Weekend​

Annie – Bellmore. The Bellmore Movies at the Showplace

Explorer Family Backpacks – Hempstead. Ongoing family fun at the Hofstra University Museum.

Celebrating Mankind's First Flight in a Hot Air Balloon – Garden City. At the Cradle of Aviation Museum, create and decorate your own 3D spinning hot air balloon complete with balloon basket.

Let Them Roll – Port Jefferson. At Maritime Explorium, design and test your own roller coaster.

Messy Afternoons at LICM – Garden City. A hands-on, multi-sensory experience at Long Island Children's Museum.

Holiday Train Display – Garden City. At the Cradle of Aviation Museum, through Jan. 3.

Let's Celebrate The New Year – Port Jefferson. At the Maritime Explorium, explore the principles of geometry and design a Times Square ball.

Holiday Lights Spectacular –Wantagh. At Jones Beach, this drive-through holiday light show features more than 150 displays, hot beverages, snacks and make your own s’mores. Multiple dates; check for closed dates in the event description.

Boardwalk Lights – Long Beach. Walk along the Long Beach Boardwalk after sunset and look up at the holiday lights display. Free.

Bayville Winter Wonderland – Bayville. At Bayville Adventure Park, this ongoing event includes ice skating, holiday light show, train ride, rock climbing, character meet and greet, holiday arts and crafts and more. Except for some closed days, this event runs through Jan. 2.

The Little Mermaid – Smithtown. Live performance at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts.

Mrs. Claus Saves The Day – East Islip. Live performance at the BayWay Arts Center.

Saturday, January 2

Winter Story Time—Owls & Other Nocturnal Animals: Ages 3-5 – Bridgehampton. At the South Fork Natural History Museum, wear your coziest pajamas, bring your snuggliest blanket and find out what animals are nocturnal; then create your own nighttime picture to take home.

Brick Building Club – Amityville. At Key to My Art, every week, there is a new theme. Kids work together or alone to fulfill the task of the day.

The Badger and the Fairy Margaret Moody Puppets – Sag Harbor. At Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre, Mr. Badger is thrilled to meet Blossom, a flower fairy, in the garden. This gentle tale is based on European fairy lore.

​Sunday, January 3

LEGO Club at CMEE – Bridgehampton. At the Children's Museum of the East End, join CMEE every Sunday from 10am-12pm each week for LEGO Club. Your child can construct works of art using the thousands of Legos they have at the Museum.

Photo: Bayville Winter Wonderland