The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Saturday Aug. 23, 2025

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sunday Aug. 24

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

10 am – noon

Children’s Mythical Creature Watercolor Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Monday Aug. 25

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 26

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10 – 11 am

“Buggy” Craft

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Wednesday Aug. 27

10 am – noon

Color Splash Endless Summer Bash (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Thursday Aug. 28

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Friday Aug. 29

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday Aug. 30

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 – 11 am

Nature Scavenger Hunt (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

4 – 9:30 pm

Launch Field Day & Picnic-Winnie’s Way Candle Cafe: Long Islands First Mobile Candle Cafe

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

Martin Bunky Reid ParkWestbury

Sunday Aug. 31

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday Sep. 6

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 1 pm

Touch a Truck

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Sunday Sep. 7

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Saturday Sep. 13

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 3 pm

TAG SALE

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

The Art GuildManhasset

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon (Ages 3 – 11)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Sunday Sep. 14

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 5 pm

Maker Faire Long Island 2025

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

Stony Brook University Activities CenterStony Brook

Thursday Sep. 18

1:30 – 3 pm

Latin American Weaving Basics

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Jones Beach Energy and Nature CenterWantagh

Saturday Sep. 20

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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11 am – 1 pm

Yo, Ho, Ho and a Barrel of Fun

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sunday Sep. 21

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Tuesday Sep. 23

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2 – 4 pm

No Rules Diamond Art…and more!

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday Sep. 27

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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