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Saturday July 12, 2025

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 – 5 pm

Test-drive Nintendo Switch 2

Ages: All
Free
Games

Best Buy Valley StreamValley Stream

Crafter Weekend GFX

11 am – 5 pm

Craft Fair Weekends at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

2 – 9 pm

Long Island Nostalgia Fest

Wilson ParkMineola

2 – 3 pm

Book Launch Party for MY NAME IS AI LIN Picture Book

Huntington Public libraryHuntington

2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon (Ages 3 – 11)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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