Long Island fall fairs and festivals 2025
Father Christmas, portrayed by Ken Sanger, of Smithtown, waves from a float during the opening parade of the 28th annual Charles Dickens Festival in Port Jefferson Village in December 2024. Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz
nd festivals are all over Long Island this fall and winter. Many are outdoor affairs, with food and drink vendors, family-friendly activities and live music.
DECEMBER
DECEMBER
NASSAU LIONEL OPERATING ENGINEERS OPEN HOUSE
Open house of Long Island's largest operating O-gauge layout. Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers Model Railroad Club, 2953 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown, 516-735-6370, nloe.org.
Date 8-10 p.m. Dec. 12, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 13-14.
Fee Free.
WEST ISLAND MODEL RAILROAD CLUB OPEN HOUSE
Open house of a HO scale model railroad. West Island Model Railroad Club, 485 S. Broadway, Unit 22A, Hicksville, 516-433-6600, westislandmodelrailroadclub.com.
Date 7-9 p.m. Dec. 12, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 13-14.
Fee Free.
MODEL TRAIN SHOW
Local model train clubs will display operating layouts in several scales during the "Candlelight Evenings," mostly outdoors and is subject to weather conditions. Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage, 516-433-4444, trainville.com.
Date 5-9 p.m. Dec. 19-23.
Fee $20, $15 ages 60 and older, $12 ages 5-12. Admission to model train show is included with the Candlelight Evenings.
SELDEN CRAFT AND GIFT FAIR
Over 150 exhibitors with arts, crafts and gift items. See handmade textiles, jewelry, painted wood signs, painted flower pots, soft sculpture, totes and pillows. Newfield High School, 145 Marshall Dr., Selden, 631-846-1459, depasmarket.com.
Date 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 20-21.
Fee Free.
CENTRAL OPERATING LINES MODEL RAILROAD CLUB OPEN HOUSE
See the O gauge model railroad featuring four mainlines, an elevated line, a logging line, and a subway. Additionally there are two cities, a re-creation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, rural and industrial areas as well as a sound and light show of an actual thunderstorm. Empire State Building with King Kong. Central Operating Lines, 50A Carlough Rd., Bohemia, 631-563-0173, coltrains.com.
Date 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 20-21.
Fee Donation.
LONG ISLAND CLASSIC TRAIN SHOW AND SWAP MEET
All types of model railroad equipment, Hess and die-cast vehicles available for sale to the public; breakfast and lunch will be available. Lindenhurst Firemen’s Pavilion, 555 Heling Blvd., Lindenhurst, 917-596-3494, 516-353-1751.
Date 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 4, Feb. 8, March 15.
Fee $5, free ages 17 and younger.
