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Saturday Jan. 17, 2026

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

All day

Lost and Found, an art exhibit at the Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

Free

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free LibraryCutchogue

8 am – 5 pm

Small Works at the Springs Library-Barry McCallion-Artist Books

Art
Free

Springs Community LibraryEast Hampton

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – noon

Preschool Fair (for parents & caregivers looking for preschools for their child)

Ages: 4 and under
Community
Family
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Caregiver + Me Ballet

11 – 11:45 am

Caregiver + Me Ballet

Ages: 4 and under
Classes
Dance
Family

The Studio on MainEast Hampton

Find the Yeti

11 am – 4 pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sea Survival Challenge – Navigator’s Necklace

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Sea Survival Challenge

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Craft & DIY
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Family
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

ChasingTheLight

Noon – 2 pm

Chasing the Light

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Kpop

Noon – 1 pm

TTC KPop Workshop

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Dance
Family

The Studio on MainEast Hampton

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12:30 pm

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Nassau ColiseumUniondale

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1 – 2 pm

Littles KPop Workshop

Ages: 9 – 12
Classes
Dance
Family

The Studio on MainEast Hampton

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3 pm

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Family
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show

6 – 9 pm

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show

The Mansion at Glen CoveGlen Cove

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7 – 10 pm

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Ages: All
Family
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

2026-01-17 ABC Fresh Beginnings Potrait V1

7 – 10 pm

A Box of Chocolates presents Suffolk Band & Friends + Open Mic – Childcare Available! 1/17 @7pm

Ages: All
Art
Family
Music

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Bay ShoreBay Shore

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7:30 pm

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Nassau ColiseumUniondale

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8 – 10 pm

Fireside Sessions – Nancy Atlas with Brian Mitchell – Jan 17

Music

Bay Street TheaterSag Harbor

8 – 11 pm

NEIL FOREVER – featuring the music of NEIL DIAMOND!

Music
Tours

The ParamountHuntington

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