Festival of Lights: Long Island Hanukkah Events 2012

Holiday Boutiques @ Temple Avodah, 3050 Oceanside Rd., Oceanside, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Gurwin Jewish, 50 Hauppauge Rd., Commack, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Temple Tikvah, 3315 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Holiday items for sale. Sunday, 12.2.

Hanukkah Concert: The Miracle of Song @ South Huntington Jewish Center, 2600 New York Ave., Melville. 4 p.m. Sunday, 12.2.

Menorah Lighting @ Downtown Gazebo, Oyster Bay. Lighting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, 12.5.

Menorah Lighting & Celebration @ Congregation Beth Sholom, 441 Deer Park Ave., Babylon. Lighting at 6 p.m. Saturday, 12.8.

Great Menorah Car Parade & Lighting @ Merrick Road Park Golf Course, 2550 Clubhouse Rd., Merrick. Car parade begins at Merrick LIRR led by two limos with rooftop menorahs. Plus music, latkes. 7 p.m. Saturday, 12.8.

Menorah-cade & Lighting @ 13 Woods Lane, East Hampton. Leaves 6:30 p.m. to lighting at Herrick Park at 7 p.m. Saturday, 12.8.

Giant Menorah Lighting @ Valley Stream LIRR, Sunrise Highway. 6 p.m. Saturday, 12.8.

Menorah Lighting @ N. Country Road & Lake Ave., St. James. Latkes, hot cider, music on last night. 5 p.m. (4 p.m. on 12.8) Saturday, 12.8-Saturday, 12.15.

Menorah Lighting @ East Meadow Jewish Center, 1400 Prospect Ave., East Meadow. Daily: 12.8 @ 5:25 p.m.; 12.9 @ 4:45 p.m.; 12.10 @ 4:05 p.m.; 12.13 @ 6:15 p.m.; 12.14 @ 4:05 p.m.; 12.15 @ 5:25 p.m. Saturday, 12.8-Saturday, 12.15.

Ice Menorah Carving & Lighting @ Whole Foods Parking Lot, 429 N. Broadway, Jericho. Music, latkes and 6-foot ice menorah. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Chanukah Party @ Hot Skates, Merrick Rd., Lynbrook. Family party, donuts, menorah lighting. 6-8 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Hanukkah Musical Celebration @ Faust Harrison Pianos, 277 Walt Whitman Rd., Huntington Station. 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Family Hanukkah Party @ Jericho Jewish Center, 430 N. Broadway, Jericho. Food, DJ, crafts and games. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Festival of Lights @ LI Children’s Museum, Davis Avenue, Garden City. Make your own menorah to take home. 1-3 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Hanukkah Menorah Lighting @ Jewish Center of Bay Shore, 34 N. Clinton Ave., Bay Shore. Services, public lighting, latkes for the community, lighting of personal menorahs. Lighting at 5 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Hanukkah Happening @ Huntington Jewish Center,  510 Park Ave., Huntington. Singing, crafts, food, gift fair. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Hanukkah Party @ Temple Or Elohim, 18 Tobie Lane, Jericho. Games, prizes, raffles, singing, and more. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Children’s Chanukah Party @ B’nai Israel, 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Rd., Oakdale. Magic show, latkes, cupcakes. 12 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Hanukkah Wonderland @ Merrick Road Park Golf Course, 2550 Clubhouse Rd., Merrick. Coin-orah, latke demo, crafts, doughnut decorating. 1-3 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Hanukkah Spectacular @ Town of Oyster Bay Chabad, 678 Woodbury Rd., Woodbury. Acrobat show, crafts, Lego menorah building contest, pizza party, doughnuts. Reservations required. 5:15 p.m.  Sunday, 12.9.

Grand Menorah Lighting @ Shoprite Mall, S. Oyster Bay Rd, Plainview. 6:50 p.m. Sunday, 12.9.

Hanukkah Celebration @ Manetto Hill Jewish Center, 244 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, 12.10.

Menorah Lighting @ Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville. Lighting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, 12.10.

Chanukah Parade/Party @ Chabad Hebrew School, 318 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Commack. 4:30 p.m. Monday, 12.10.

Kosher Doughnut Making @ Chabad House of Coram, 87 Mt. Sinai Rd., Coram  4:45 p-6 p.m. For children. Tuesday, 12.11.

Menorah Lighting Ceremony @ Greenlawn Post Office, Broadway and Smith Street. Lighting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, 12.11.

Latke Mania/No Limit Texas Dreidel @ The Jewish Center of the Hamptons, Woods Lane, East Hampton. Bring in a plate of latkes for competition. 4:45-6:15 p.m. Wednesday, 12.12.

Chanukah Party w/Robin Greenstein @ Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview. Ages 70+. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, 12.12.

Dreidels & Kindness @ Merrick Road Park Golf Course, 2550 Clubhouse Rd., Merrick. Dreidels, latkes, wrap care blankets for pediatric cancer patients. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 12.12.

Film: Inside Hana’s Suitcase @ Congregation Beth-El, 99 Jerusalem Ave., Massapequa. Latkes served. 7 p.m. Wednesday, 12.12.

Hanukkah Party @ Mid-Island Y JCC, Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview. Ages 65+. 12:30-3 p.m. Thursday, 12.13.

CANCELED — Hanukkah Celebration @ Lido Beach Synagogue, 1 Fairway Rd., Lido Beach. With author Joshua Henkin. 1:15 p.m. Thursday, 12.13.

Hanukkah Dinner @ Jewish Center of the Moriches, 227 Main St., Center Moriches. Dinner, latkes, singing, services. 5:30 p.m. Friday, 12.14.

Hanukkah Celebration @ Kehillath shalom Synagogue, 58 Goose Hill Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, With Janice Bruckner, songs, latkes and dreidels. 6:30 p.m. Friday, 12.14.

Latkes & Vodka @ Commack Jewish Center, Shirley Court, Commack. 8-11 p.m. Saturday, 12.15.

Hanukkah Concert @ Temple Israel, 108 Old Mill Rd., Great Neck. 3 p.m. Sunday, 12.16.

The Maccabeats Live @ North Shore Jewish Center, Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station. The world-renowned Yeshiva University Maccabeats perform. 3:15 p.m. Sunday, 12.16.

Luscious Latkes @ Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 2083 Seneca Gate, Merrick. Chefs ages 1-6 learn to make latkes. 9:30-11:30 a.m.  Sunday, 12.16.

Hanukkah Celebration @ Temple B’nai Sholom, Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Music, food, menorah lighting. 12:30 p.m. Sunday, 12.16.

Menorah Photo Contest/Chanukah Telethon: TV55, 7-11 p.m. Sunday, 12.16.