Things to do with kids in Long Island

Things to do with kids in Long Island

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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

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

Thursday Oct. 9

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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

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

6:30 – 9 pm

INKTOBER Workshop for Teens

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

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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

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

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Weekend FunRun Nassau County 5K RunWalk

8:30 am – noon

Weekend FunRun Nassau County 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park – Field/Lot #2East Meadow

Run Walk Praise 5K Run Walk

9 am – noon

Run Walk Praise 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Baldwin Harbor ParkBaldwin

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

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

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 – 2 pm

Setauket Fire Department Annual Open House Fire Prevention

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Setauket Fire DepartmentSetauket

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

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Jaclyn M. Ramirez Annual Memorial 5K

8:30 am – noon

Jaclyn M. Ramirez Annual Memorial 5K

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park FIELD 2East Meadow

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

oyster fest

Noon – 6 pm

Oyster Fest at GHBC

Ages: 9 – 12
Community
Festivals

Greenport Harbor Brewing Company’s Greenport Tasting RoomGreenport

Monday Oct. 13

10.13.25 SPOOKY SCIENCE

8 am – 3 pm

Spooky Science Holiday Workshop at SMLI

Ages: 3 – 12
Classes
Halloween

Science Museum Of Long IslandManhasset

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9 – 10 am

Leaf Litter Craft Workshop (Cutchogue)

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

Tuesday Oct. 14

Homework Help

4 – 5 pm

Homework Help

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Thursday Oct. 16

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

frights and bites Halloween

4 – 5:30 pm

Hocus Pocus Escape Room

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Friday Oct. 17

Ray Morell Memorial 5K RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

Ray Morell Memorial 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower ParkLong Island

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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