This Week on Long Island: Holiday Markets, Magical Polar Adventures & More

By | December 5, 2019

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

There’s plenty of Christmas cheer on Long Island this week.

Welcome to This Week on Long Island! A recurring series, This Week on Long Island rounds up the top food and beverage events for the week.

This Week

Garden of Lights Reception and Night Market

When: December 7
Where: Sachem Public Library in Holbrook

How does live music, food and festive displays sound? Honestly, what more could you ask for? Get some holiday shopping done at the Garden of Lights Reception and Night Market! There’ll be more than 40 local vendors to shop from. Don’t forget to bring a new toy to donate to a child in need!

Santa Comes to Longwood: Old Fashioned Sleigh Rides & Hot Cocoa

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Today's #featurefriday is brought to you by the lovely @suetoview. She was kind enough to write us all some history too! Thanks, @suetoview! . . Smith Estate, also known as Longwood Estate – Smith House, is a historic estate located at Ridge in Suffolk County, New York. It is preserved and maintained by the Town of Brookhaven. The Longwood Estate is part of a huge parcel of land originally purchased by William "Tangier" Smith in the 17th century, which he called Manor St. George. The estate consists of a large, late 18th century main house (altered and enlarged during the 19th century), caretaker's cottage, a farm complex (of barns).William "Tangier" Smith (February 2, 1655 – February 18, 1705) was a mayor of Tangier, on the coast of Morocco, and an early settler of New York who owned more than 50 miles (80 km) of Atlantic Ocean waterfront property in central Long Island in New York State, in what is called the Manor of St. George. In 1701, he was Acting Governor of New York.

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When: December 7
Where: Long Island Estate Park in Ridge

What’s better than chestnut roasting and hot cocoa during the holiday season? Join Santa at the Historic Longwood Estate next month for a night of magic! Don’t forget to bring him your letter!

Heritage Country Christmas

When: December 7
Where: Smithtown Historical Society in Smithtown

Join the Smithtown Historical Society for its annual holiday season kick off event! The entire property’s open to all attendees! There’ll be live music in each of the historical houses; hot drinks and cookies in the tavern; a craft for kids in the homestead; and Saint Nicholas in the farmhouse! Bon fires, s’mores and traditional caroling will also be available! Don’t miss out on this festive event!

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Magical Polar Adventure

When: December 22
Where: Adventure Kids in Sayville

Haven’t been to the North Pole? Well, here’s your chance! Adventure Kids in Sayville is operating a trolley ride to Santa’s residence! Of course, there’ll be cookies and hot chocolate. Tickets required.

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