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Thursday Oct. 16, 2025

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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4 – 6 pm

Adelphi Breast Cancer Program’s Celebration of Survivorship 2025

Adelphi UniversityGarden City

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4 – 5:30 pm

Hocus Pocus Escape Room

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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6:30 – 8 pm

Youth Media Impact

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family
Free

Hampton Bays Community CenterHampton Bays

Friday Oct. 17

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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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

Frights and Bites Outdoor Movie Night!

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Saturday Oct. 18

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

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9 am – 2 pm

NFAC: Brand You! Accelerate Your Career Trajectory Workshops for High-School Juniors & Seniors

North Fork Arts CenterGREENPORT

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Yoga at The Gardens

Community

The Gardens at Beds & BordersLaurel

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10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

Great Give Back 2024 (2)

10 – 11 am

Main Street Clean Up

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

10 am – 2 pm

Annual Fire Prevention Day and Open House at Stony Brook Fire Department

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Stony Brook Fire DepartmentStony Brook

Great Give Back

10 am – 2 pm

Children’s Costume Drop & Shop part of “The Great Give Back’ with the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

11 am – 5 pm

39th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – 2 pm

Shelter Island’s 26th Annual Fall 5K Run/Walk

Community

Crescent BeachShelter Island

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11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Landmarks Luncheon 2025 to Spotlight Historic Freetown and Cultural Preservation Efforts

Maidstone ClubEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Let’s Talk About the College Admissions Process

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Let’s Talk About the College Admissions Process

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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6 – 10 pm

Rescuing Families 4th Annual Halloween Bingo Costume Party

Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk, and QueensMineola

No-Sew Tie Blankets

8 – 10 pm

No-Sew Tie Blankets as part of the “The Great Give Back” at the Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

Sunday Oct. 19

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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9:30 – 11 am

Discover the Orthodox Christian Church (English Language Services)

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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9:30 am

Stronger Than Cancer 5K Run, Walk, and Family Block Party

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Fundraisers

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

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