Things to do with kids in Long Island

Things to do with kids in Long Island

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Friday Sep. 26, 2025

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

2:30 – 4 pm

Gabby’s Dollhouse Kitty Ears

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Craft & DIY

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Saturday Sep. 27

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

The Eugene “Geno” Goodrich Foundation Fighting Melanoma 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

The Eugene “Geno” Goodrich Foundation Fighting Melanoma 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Farmingdale High SchoolFarmingdale

Tim Broom Making as a William Sidney Mount Painting

11 am – 3:30 pm

Broom Making Demonstrations

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Snapology: Space Wars Robotics

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY

The J House GreenwichRiverside

FB Family Weekend

3:30 – 7:30 pm

Stony Brook Football vs. Merrimack

Ages: 5 – 8
Sports

Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook

5:30 – 8 pm

OFVS Kids’ Night Out

Ages: 5 – 12

OFVS Studio at Project MOSTEast Hampton

Sunday Sep. 28

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

9 – 10 am

Tunnel 2 Towers North Shore Kids Walk/Stroller-thon

Ages: 3 – 8
Free
Fundraisers

Gemelli’s North Gourmet Market – Parking Lot Starting LineGlen Head

10 am – noon

Clay Pot Making for Littles

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

9.28.25 SURVIVAL SCIENCE

10 am – 11:30 pm

Survival Science Family Workshop at SMLI

Ages: 5 and up
Outdoors

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 3 pm

Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

Monday Sep. 29

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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4 – 5 pm

Author Visit – Maria Wen Adcock and MY NAME IS AI LIN

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Northport Public LibraryNorthport

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4 – 5 pm

Meet the Author: Maria Wen Adcock and MY NAME IS AI LIN

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Northport Public LibraryNorthport

Tuesday Sep. 30

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Wednesday Oct. 1

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10 am – 6:30 pm

Fall Schedule at CMEE!

Ages: 8 and under

CMEEBridgehampton

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10 – 11 am

Upcoming Events at CMEE

Ages: 8 and under

CMEEBridgehampton

101 Dalmatians Movie & Craft

10:30 am – noon

101 Dalmatians Movie & Craft

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Thursday Oct. 2

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10 am – 6:30 pm

Fall Schedule at CMEE!

Ages: 8 and under

CMEEBridgehampton

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10 – 11 am

Upcoming Events at CMEE

Ages: 8 and under

CMEEBridgehampton

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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4:30 – 5:30 pm

Kids Yoga @One Ocean Yoga

Ages: 5 – 8
Health & Fitness

One Ocean YogaBridgehampton

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5 – 6 pm

Upcoming Events at CMEE

Ages: 8 and under

CMEEBridgehampton

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