Things to do in Long Island

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Saturday May 17, 2025

2025-5K FLYER–IMAGE

All day

Hugs for Sarah Virtual 5K

Church of the Incarnation

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Dreamland – Largo rides 1500×1000

All day

Westbury Carnival at Samanea

Samanea New YorkWestbury

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7 am – 8:30 pm

FUENTEOVEJUNA: EAST END

Guild HallEast Hampton

Sounds of Silence 5K RunWalk and 10K Run

8 – 11 am

Sounds of Silence 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run

Walker BeachBrightwaters

AMP Summer Shred 5K RunWalk

8:30 – 11:30 am

AMP Summer Shred 5K Run/Walk

AMP Personal TrainingSyosset

Walk MS, Washington DC 2024

8:30 am – noon

Walk MS: Long Island 2025 – National MS Society

Jones Beach – Field 1Wantagh

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9 – 10 am

Puleston’s Vagabonds, A Birding Club Saturdays 9am – 10am @ CEED

CEED Washington Lodge 287 South Country Road, Brookhaven, NY, 11719Brookhaven,

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

9 am – 3 pm

Weekend Wonder Camp, featuring Thermochromic Slime and Colorful Tea Light Jars (ages 5-12)

Classes

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

10 am – 5 pm

Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible and Pop Culture Con

Ages: 5 and up
Expo
Family
Festivals

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

Brush Rabbit 5K RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

Brush Rabbit 5K Run/Walk

Lindenhurst Fire Dept. Training GroundsLindenhurst

Plein Air Painiting Lori 2

10 am – 12:30 pm

Plein Air Painting at Sands Point Preserve

Art

Sands Point PreserveSands Point

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10 am – 4 pm

Fleece & Fiber Festival

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

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10 am – 4 pm

Petals and paws adoption event

Animals
Free

town of hempstead animal shelterWantagh

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10 am – 4 pm

Fixed in Time & Place

History & Culture

Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical MuseumSag Harbor

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10 am – 1 pm

South Shore Guidance Center’s Spring Fling Dog Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Community
Family

Cow Meadow ParkFreeport

Big BBQ Bash Farmingdale (Facebook Post)

10 am – 2 pm

Big BBQ Bash Sales Event

Costello’s ace hardware of farmingdaleFarmimgdale

E-Waste & Metal Recycling Day_May 2025

10 am – 2 pm

E-Waste & Metal Recycling

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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10 am – 5 pm

Kiwanis Club of Wantagh hosts the annual Wantagh Spring Festival

LIRR – Wantagh StationWantagh

Young-Birders-Club

10 am

Young Birders Club Meeting

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

10:30 am – noon

Fishing 101

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Caleb Smith State Park PreserveSmithtown

10:30 am – noon

Docent Tours in the Landcraft Garden

Landcraft Garden FoundationMattituck

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 – 11:30 am

Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 8 and under
Family

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Parrish Art Museum | Open Studios for Families

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

11 am

Basic Life Support Provider Training

Classes

Westhampton Free LibraryWesthampton Beach

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