Things to do with kids in Long Island

Things to do with kids in Long Island

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Friday Sep. 19, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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10am–5pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Legendary Crafts Jelly Fish Wand – Image Only

11am–4pm

Legendary Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11am–4pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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6–7pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

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6–11pm

38th Annual Bellmore Family Street Festival

Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Parking LotBellmore

Saturday Sep. 20

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

The Great Cow Harbor

8:30–11:30am

THE GREAT COW HARBOR 10K RUN & 2K Fun Run

Ages: All
Fundraisers

PARKING – Northport High SchoolNorthport

9am–2pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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10am–4:30pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10am–5pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10am–4pm

45th Annual Pickle Festival

John Gardiner FarmHuntington

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10am–noon

Honey Harvesting with Master Beekeeper

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

Sands-Willets House

10:30–11:30am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

Legendary Crafts Jelly Fish Wand – Image Only

11am–4pm

Legendary Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11am–4pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11am–6pm

San Gennaro Feast at Lenny Bruno Farms

Ages: All
Animals
Community

Lenny Bruno FarmsManorville

Yo, Ho, Ho & A Barrel of Fun! – Image Only Only

11am–1pm

Yo, Ho, Ho and a Barrel of Fun

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11am–11pm

38th Annual Bellmore Family Street Festival

Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Parking LotBellmore

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11am–1pm

DEEP SKY IMAX Featuring Solar Viewing from the Hamptons Observatory

Ages: 5 – 8
Film
Outdoors

Southampton PlayhouseSouthampton

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11am–4pm

Malverne Fall Festival & Classic Car Show

Church Street, the Village Green & the Malverne Train StationMalverne

OBRM Rail Fest 2025 Poster

11am–5pm

Oyster Bay Railroad Museum’s Rail Fest 2025

Oyster Bay Railroad MuseumOyster Bay

Sunday Sep. 21

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Ocean to Sound 50 Mile Relay

7am–4pm

Ocean to Sound 50 Mile Relay

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Jones Beach State Park – Field 2Wantagh

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