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Friday Jan. 16, 2026

Great Books With Jill

10 am – 5 pm

Great Books with Jill

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays

11 am – 4 pm

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays!

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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

Saturday Jan. 17

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

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

Sunday Jan. 18

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

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

Monday Jan. 19

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

8:30 am

42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

First Baptist Church of Glen CoveGlen Cove

9 am – noon

Hofstra University & Village of Hempstead MLK Day Parade & Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hempstead Village HallHempstead

Philosphy

10 – 11 am

Philosophy with Susan Pashman

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Rise Against Hunger

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

Breathe Deeply web

Noon – 5 pm

Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

Noon – 6 pm

YAC Community Blood Drive

The Flanders Youth CenterCenterport

Noon – 2:30 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Elmont Memorial High SchoolLong Island

1 – 2 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
History & Culture

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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1 – 2:30 pm

Another Whale of a Time, Tour of the East Hampton Town Marine Museum with Education Director Stacy Myers.

east hampton town marine museumEast hampton

Tuesday Jan. 20

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

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