Where To See Santa In Brookhaven Town This Christmas Season

BROOKHAVEN TOWN, NY — Visits and pictures with Santa are treasured traditions for many Brookhaven Town families. For them, there’s nothing quite like seeing jolly old St. Nick live and in person.

In Brookhaven Town, kids have several chances:

• Brookhaven Town Holiday Light Spectacular, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through Dec. 17
• Brookhaven Town Hall Christmas Tree Lighting on Dec. 1
• The Chamber of Commerce of the Mastics and Shirley Christmas Parade on Dec. 3
• Blue Point Fire Department Santa Run on Dec. 9
• Center Moriches Christmas Parade on Dec. 9
• Holbrook Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting on Dec.2
• Breakfast with Santa, parade, and tree lighting on Dec. 2
• Patchogue Christmas Parade on Nov. 25
• Ronkonkoma Fire Department Parade of Light on Dec. 9
• Stony Brook Holiday Festival on Dec. 3
• Three Village Electric Holiday Parade on Dec. 10
• Yaphank Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Parade on Dec. 2
• Dickens Festival In Port Jefferson on Dec.2 to 3

Santa arrived Nov. 5 at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Santa’s Wonderland and will hold court through Christmas Eve. Reservations are encouraged.

Santa will also be at Macy’s stores in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Orlando. Reservations are required.

Santa is coming to Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores on Black Friday, which is Nov. 24 this year.

JC Penney stores, including stores in New York City, are offering professional portraits with Santa through Dec. 18.