Things to do with kids in Long Island

Things to do with kids in Long Island

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Saturday Sep. 6, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Yorktown Heights

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

107161

9 am – noon

Smith Point Bridge 5K Run/Walk for Literacy

Ages: All
Sports

Smith Point County ParkShirley

Copy of final Touch a truck flyer

10 am – 1 pm

Touch a Truck

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Crafter Weekend GFX

11 am – 5 pm

Craft Fair Weekends at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Legendary Crafts Jelly Fish Wand – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Legendary Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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 am – 6 pm

The East Northport Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

John Walsh Park on Larkfield RoadEast Northport

COVER My Name Is Ai Lin

1 – 2 pm

MY NAME IS AI LIN Picture Book Author Event at Barnes & Noble Huntington

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble HuntingtonHuntington Station

COVER My Name Is Ai Lin

2 – 3 pm

MY NAME IS AI LIN Picture Book Author Event at Barnes & Noble Huntington

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble HuntingtonHuntington Station

2 – 11 pm

John Michael Marino Lodge Italian Festival 2025

North Hempstead Beach ParkPort Washington

2 – 10 pm

Our Lady of Lourdes 100th Anniversary 2025 Parish Bazaar

Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchMalverne

Sunday Sep. 7

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Yorktown Heights

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

9 am – noon

Last Bash at the Beach 5K & 10K

Ages: All

Rockaway Beach PlaygroundFar Rockaway

9:11 am – 12:30 pm

Memories Into Miles 3.43 Mile Run/Walk

Ages: All

Skudin Surf and the BoardwalkLong Beach

10 am – noon

Original Character Card Design for Teens

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

Crafter Weekend GFX

11 am – 5 pm

Craft Fair Weekends at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Legendary Crafts Jelly Fish Wand – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Legendary Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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 am – 6 pm

The East Northport Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

John Walsh Park on Larkfield RoadEast Northport

Noon – 9 pm

John Michael Marino Lodge Italian Festival 2025

North Hempstead Beach ParkPort Washington

1 – 6 pm

Our Lady of Lourdes 100th Anniversary 2025 Parish Bazaar

Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchMalverne

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