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Tuesday Oct. 7, 2025

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

October 7 2025 – FB Cover – Riverhead Free Library

1 – 2 pm

Medicare and Medicaid

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Riverhead Free LibraryRiverhead

Homework Help

4 – 5 pm

Homework Help

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Wednesday Oct. 8

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

2_3a67d9

10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

October 8 2025 – FB Cover – Montauk Library

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Planning for the Future: How New Tax Laws Could Affect Your Estate

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Montauk LibraryMontauk

BOOKMARKED

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Bookmarked: A Current Fiction Book Discussion

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Thursday Oct. 9

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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

Flyer Main Option

11 am – 6 pm

Women’s EXPO

Ages: All
Community
Expo

Middle Country Public LibraryCentereach

Lights Out at the Museum – Pic Only

5 – 7 pm

Lights Out at the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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6 – 7:30 pm

Twilight Zone Unpacked: The Monsters on Maple Street

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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7 – 8 pm

“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Community

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

Friday Oct. 10

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

2_3a67d9

10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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

Saturday Oct. 11

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

Morning at the Museum 2

9 am – noon

Morning at the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

2_3a67d9

10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Celebration Pic

10 am – 1 pm

Free Family Fun: 26th Annual Celebration of the Long Pond Greenbelt

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Free

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

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10 am – noon

Inventions of the Renaissance Family Workshop at the Science Museum of Long Island

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Free

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

10 am – 5 pm

STEM•X Festival 2025

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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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11 am – 5 pm

Montauk Chamber of Commerce Fall Fest Weekend

Montauk Town GreenMontauk

11 am – 2 pm

Setauket Fire Department Annual Open House Fire Prevention

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Setauket Fire DepartmentSetauket

11-11 Fall In

Noon – 1 pm

“Fall In”: WWII Basic Training Experience

Ages: 13 and up
Free
History & Culture

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

Movie and Snacks Corpse Bride

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Movie & Snacks: Corpse Bride

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Film

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Sunday Oct. 12

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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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