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Friday Jan. 16, 2026

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays

11 am – 4 pm

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays!

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday Jan. 17

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10 am – noon

Preschool Fair (for parents & caregivers looking for preschools for their child)

Ages: 4 and under
Community
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Friday Jan. 23

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays

11 am – 4 pm

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays!

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday Feb. 14

11 – 11:30 am

Valentine’s Day Storycraft

Bellmore Memorial LibraryBellmore

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Noon – 5 pm

HeARTS for Art

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Sunday Feb. 15

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Noon – 5 pm

HeARTS for Art

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Tuesday Feb. 17

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10:30 am – noon

Perler Palooza

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Wednesday Feb. 18

Winterfest_Emma Clark Library

10 am – noon

WinterFest for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Friday Feb. 20

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2 – 3 pm

Lunar New Year Craft & Book Reading with the Author of “It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George”

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Huntington Public Library – Station BranchHuntington Station

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