Things to do with kids in Long Island

Things to do with kids in Long Island

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Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

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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Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Gateway PACSCBellport

10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: All
Festivals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation

Ages: All
Attractions

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

11 am – 12:30 pm

Frozen Jr – Live on Stage in Bellmore

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Dance

The Showplace at Bellmore MoviesBellmore

Find the Yeti

11 am – 4 pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

Feeding Time

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature CenterBridgehampton

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2 – 5 pm

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

The Gateway PACSCBellport

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

8 pm

Let’s Sing Taylor: An Unofficial Live Tribute Show

Ages: All
Music

The ParamountHuntington

Sunday Jan. 4

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

lif-calendar-Holiday-Spectacular-On-Ice-2025-11

Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Gateway PACSCBellport

10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: All
Festivals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am – 5 pm

December Break at the Cradle of Aviation

Ages: All
Attractions

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Ages: All
Christmas
Holiday

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

Find the Yeti

11 am – 4 pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 1:30 pm

Frozen Jr – Live on Stage in Bellmore

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Dance

The Showplace at Bellmore MoviesBellmore

HolidayIce_1077a

2 – 5 pm

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

The Gateway PACSCBellport

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Holiday

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

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