The Calendar

What’s on across Long Island.

Festivals, story times, farmers markets, and fairs. Every family event on Long Island worth a spot on the fridge calendar. Pick a week and a vibe.

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Dec 7–Dec 13

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Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Gingerbread House Workshop at Old Bethpage Village Restoration

Sun Dec 13 · 11:30 am–4:30 pm (Two sessions, 11:30 am-1:30 pm and 2:30-4:30 pm)

$45 per house, add 3 cookies for $15; reservation and payment due by December 2; closes at 400 houses

Dec 14–Dec 20

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Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Candlelight Evenings

Dec 18–Dec 27 (December 18-23 and December 26-27, 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm (last entry 8:15 pm))

Good to know

Long Island events, answered

What is going on this weekend on Long Island?

Hit the This Weekend button in the filters and the list narrows to the next two days. We also keep a dedicated this-weekend page that pulls the same events together with a few backup ideas for when the calendar is thin.

Which Long Island family events are free?

Filter cost to Free. A good share of the calendar is: library programs, town concerts and movie nights, tree lightings, and street fairs. Paid events show what we know about admission on the listing, but the event's own page is the last word on price.

Are these events actually for kids?

This directory is built for families, and the Kid-Friendly filter is the switch for it. Events do not hand out tidy age ranges the way camps and leagues do, so listings tend to describe who an event suits in plain language rather than a badge. Read the listing, and when it matters, check the venue's page.

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