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Friday March 6, 2026

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All day

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

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Various

Pete the Cat

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

8 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries’ 36th Annual Flower & Garden Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

9 am – 9 pm

Pet Food Drive sponsored by Assemblyman Daniel Norber at Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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10 am – 4 pm

Amazing Animals Week

Ages: All
Animals
Family

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

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10:30 am – noon

Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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 – 4 pm

Pot O’ Gold Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

On View Martha Graham 12

11 am – 5 pm

Martha Graham: Collaborations – Curated by Oliver Tobin

Art
Dance

The ChurchSag Harbor

Noon – 5 pm

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum

Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 5 pm

“Video Games: The Great Connector”

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Games
History & Culture

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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Noon – 5 pm

“50 Years of Apple Computers: The Kevin Lenane Collection”

Ages: All
Family
Games

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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Noon – 5 pm

“The Seat of Action: Long Island in the American Revolution and Beyond”

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

LICM Irish Heritage Finger Puppets

2:30 – 4 pm

Irish Heritage Finger Puppets

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Family

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Basketball Clinic Winter Spring 2026

5 – 7 pm

Basketball Clinic at Southampton Youth Services (SYS)

Ages: 13 and up
Family

Southampton Youth ServicesSouthampton

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family

Club 8Plainview

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6:30 – 8 pm

Full Moon in Virgo-Sound Bath Meditation

Malina PortalsIsland Park

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7 pm

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents the Greatest Show on Earth

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

UBS ArenaElmont

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