The Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce, which bills itself as 100 years of connecting commerce and community, has filled its calendar from mid-November to Christmas Eve. The centerpiece is the chamber's 2026 Snowman Hunt, which runs Nov. 28 through Dec. 24 in businesses around the village. Before that, Saturday, Nov. 14 brings a 5K and family fun run on Front Street and a food and toy drive at the village police department.

The Snowman Hunt, Nov. 28 to Dec. 24

The hunt sends families into the village's shops, restaurants and offices to find the snowmen placed at participating businesses. It opens on Nov. 28, the Saturday after Thanksgiving that is also Small Business Saturday, and runs for four weeks, ending on Christmas Eve. The chamber posts event information and registration on its site, along with an optional add-on for participating businesses.

The RVC 5K and Family Fun Run, Nov. 14

On Saturday, Nov. 14, Front Street hosts the RVC 5K and Family Fun Run. The family fun run goes off first, at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K follows at 9:30 a.m. Registration details are on the event flyer posted by the chamber.

A food and toy drive the same day

Later that Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Hispanic Brotherhood holds a food and toy drive at the Rockville Centre Police Department on Maple Avenue. The chamber lists it on its calendar for residents who want to drop off donations heading into the holidays.

Cards for a cause, Nov. 28

The evening the Snowman Hunt opens, the Odd Fellows host a Texas Hold 'Em charity tournament at 7 p.m. upstairs at the Odd Fellows Lodge, 235 Merrick Road.

Pictures with Santa for the firefighters, Dec. 5 and 6

On the weekend of Dec. 5 and 6, Montemarano Plumbing on Long Beach Road holds a Pictures with Santa fundraiser benefiting Reliance Hose 3 of the Rockville Centre Fire Department.

Dates and places

Saturday, Nov. 14: RVC 5K and Family Fun Run, Front Street. Fun run 8:30 a.m., 5K 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 14: Hispanic Brotherhood Food and Toy Drive, Rockville Centre Police Department, Maple Avenue, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 28: Odd Fellows Texas Hold 'Em charity tournament, 235 Merrick Road, 7 p.m.

Nov. 28 to Dec. 24: RVC Chamber of Commerce Snowman Hunt, participating businesses across the village.

Dec. 5 and 6: Pictures with Santa, Montemarano Plumbing, Long Beach Road, benefiting Reliance Hose 3.

Questions go to the chamber at [email protected].

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