12 Family-Friendly New Year’s Events on Long Island for 2026
Help your kids say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026 with these awesome family-friendly celebrations happening all across Long Island. Here’s a roundup of the best ways to ring in the New Year with your family!
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Nassau County
NOON YEAR’S EVE
The Merrick Library, 2279 Merrick Ave., Merrick
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 10 am – noon
Ages 3 – 7
Free
Celebrate the new year at noon with games, crafts, a live DJ, performances, and more. Don’t miss the exciting balloon drop in the atrium when the clock strikes noon!
Ring in 2026 Early at D&B
Dave & Buster’s Westbury, 1504 Old Country Road, Westbury
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 11 am & 4 pm
Ages 5 and older
$33.79
Ring in 2026 with a celebration the whole family will love packed with fun, games, food, and more festive excitement. From thrilling arcade action to delicious bites and sparkling drinks, they’ve got everything you need to welcome 2026 in style … without staying up till midnight!
Planet Play’s Noon Year’s Eve Party
Planet Play, 418 Bedford Ave., Bellmore
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 11 am – 1 pm
All ages
$45 per child (includes admission for one adult)
This Noon Year’s Eve Party includes 2 hours of open play across the arcade, bounce house, jungle gym, and toddler area, plus a glow party in the jungle gym, a craft activity, and a special glow gift to take home! Get ready for a balloon drop countdown to “Noon Year” and a festive juice toast to celebrate the New Year in style! Kids will also enjoy magical character visits from Princess Peach, Olaf, and Bluey for plenty of photos and fun.
Countdown to 12! -“O-FISH-ally 2026!”
Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City
Wednesday, Dec. 31, noon, 2 pm & 4 pm.
Ages 10 and younger
$20
Celebrate the New Year in New York’s famous Times Square style! Join the museum to “O-FISH-ally” welcome 2026 and celebrate their new permanent exhibit, Saltwater Stories, with an event full of fun sea-themed activities, 3 ball drops, live DJ entertainment, and confetti-filled dance parties. Craft tables will be open between 11 am-3:45 pm.
Farmingdale Village Family Friendly New Year’s Celebration
Farmingdale Village Green, 361 Main St., Farmingdale
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 6:30 – 8 pm
All ages
Free
Farmingdale Village is hosting an early, family-friendly New Year’s celebration with a New Year’s Eve Ball Lighting and Ball Drop with Countdown on the Village Green. Bring family and friends of all ages for free hot chocolate, noisemakers, fire pit & live music by Farmingdale’s Electric Dudes at the gazebo. Dine & celebrate locally throughout the Village before & after the festivities.
New Year’s Eve Family Skate Party
United Skates of America, 1276 Hicksville Road Seaford
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
All ages
$28
Why wait ‘til midnight when you can party early with pizza, games, and a glow-up countdown? Admission includes all-you-can-eat pizza, soda & chips, a $10 Game Card, Glow Necklace, Mock Countdown to 2026, and Dance Party after skating ends at 9pm.
Suffolk County
Noon Year’s Rockin’ Eve
Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 11 am – noon
Ages 8 and younger
Free
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a countdown to noon, crafts, and the musical stylings of DJ Daddy-O!
Hats off to New Year’s
South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2 – 4 pm
Ages 3 – 10
Free
Drop by the library to make your own special New Year’s Eve hat to welcome 2026.
New Year’s Eve Bash
Children’s Museum of the East End, 376 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 10 am – noon
Ages 10 and younger
$25; $5 members
Ring in 2026 with a special New Year’s Eve bash where kids will create noisemakers and share resolutions for the upcoming year. There will also be open play, crafts and dancing with CMEE’s resident DJ.
NOON Year’s Eve
Long Island Explorium, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 10 am – noon
Ages 5 – 11
$50 adult/child pairing; $25 additional child
Advanced registration required
Welcome the new year by counting down to noon! Make your own party popper, munch on some pizza, enjoy free play at the museum, and cheers in the new year with mocktails!
Nautical New Year’s!
The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 11 am – noon
All ages
Included with $6 – $8 admission
Did you know the New Year’s Eve ball is based on an old nautical timekeeping tradition? Countdown to 12 noon, and enjoy festive self-serve crafts all day during gallery hours.
“Noon” Year’s Eve Dance Party
John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main St., Sag Harbor
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
All ages
Free
Visit the library for a New Year’s Eve countdown at noon. Welcome 2026 with a dance party, popcorn, games and loads of fun!
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