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Thursday Aug. 7, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Greg Attonito and Shanti Wintergate

8 am – 5 pm

Musical Events for children of all ages at the Great Neck Library: The Play Date and the BenAnna Band

Ages: All
Free
Music

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

Youth Talent Showcase Flyer BN

6 – 8 pm

Youth Talent Showcase

Ages: 9 and up
Free
Music

Agawam ParkSouthampton

Friday Aug. 8

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

8. Goat on a Boat – small

Noon – 1 pm

Goat on a Boat Puppet Show: Speedy Delivery

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

3 – 7 pm

Tanger Outlets Riverhead Back-To-School Bash

Ages: All
Free

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

6 – 7:30 pm

Pre-Shabbat Summer Fair

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Chabad of the HamptonsEast Hampton

Rivian-Hamptons Hero Selects-FULL RES-5 (1)

6 pm

Rivian Electric Drive In

Ages: All
Film
Free

Rivian Hamptons Charging OutpostSouthampton

Saturday Aug. 9

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

10 am – noon

Stop the Bleed (Adults and Teens/Tweens)

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

10 am – 1 pm

Basket Weaving & Hand Stitchery

Ages: 3 and up
Classes
Community

The Greater Westhampton Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

11 am – 2 pm

Celebrate The Great Dora Fiesta with Beyond the Backpack! | Optimum x Paramount

Ages: All
Caribbean
Free

John J. Bryne Community CenterUniondale

Noon – 1 pm

Recipe Rebels

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Sunday Aug. 10

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Monday Aug. 11

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

STEAM n’ Snacks

4 – 5 pm

STEAM n’ Snacks

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 12

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Bad Art Day (2160 x 1080 px)

2 – 3 pm

Bad Art Day

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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4 – 5 pm

Jackbox Games

Ages: 9 and up
Free
Games

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 13

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

5 – 6 pm

Illustrated Ink Club

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Night Lights Flyer

7 – 10 pm

Wednesday Night Lights

Ages: 9 and up
Free

Iron Point ParkFlanders

Thursday Aug. 14

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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1:30 – 3:30 pm

Operation Safe Child ID

Ages: All
Free

Great Neck LibraryGreat Neck

Norber Operation Safe Child Great Neck

1:30 – 3:30 pm

“Operation Safe Child” at the Great Neck Library

Ages: All
Community
Free

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Pool Nights Flyer 2025

5 – 8 pm

Pool Nights at SYS

Ages: 9 – 12
Free

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

Friday Aug. 15

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

8. Goat on a Boat – small

Noon – 1 pm

Goat on a Boat Puppet Show: The Princess, the Frog & the Pea

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Free

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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