Things to Do With Kids on Long Island

Things to do with kids on Long Island

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Saturday Aug. 23, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

All day

Back To School Week At The HUB

Ages: All
Art
Family

The HUB BridgehamptonBridgehampton

8 am – 5 pm

Long Island Celtic Festival and Highland Games

Old Westbury GardensOld Westbury

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8 am – 5 pm

The 2025 Long Island Celtic Festival and Highland Games

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Old Westbury GardensOld Westbury

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Long Island Nets Summer Fest

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Jones Beach (Field 4) – Basketball CourtsWantagh

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 6 pm

2025 Seafood Festival

Long Island Maritime MuseumWest Sayville

11 am – 12:30 pm

The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition

Ages: All
Art
Family
Theater

The Gateway PlayhouseBellport

Spirit of Long Island Drill Team

Noon – 4 pm

Heritage Country Fair

The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

Noon – 11 pm

Island Park Greek Festival

Panaghia of Island ParkIsland Park

Noon – 2 pm

Back to School Bash: Supplies, Smiles, and Style

Ages: All
Family
Free

Green Acres MallValley Stream

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Noon – 5 pm

PORTRAIT PAINTING WITH JOEL (DON’T STOP PAINTING)

Ages: All
Art
Family

Guild HallEast Hampton

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Noon – 6 pm

Bridgehampton Art Affair

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

1 – 11 pm

Port Jefferson Greek Festival

Greek Orthodox Church of the AssumptionPort Jefferson

23rd – Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

1 – 2 pm

Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Quogue Library IncQuogue

2 – 11 pm

30th Annual Holbrook Chamber Carnival & Festival

Holbrook Country ClubHolbrook

4 – 5:30 pm

Kirtan: The Power of Mantras and Sacred Chants At Here and Now Yoga

Here and Now Yoga, Wellness & Arts CollectiveFloral Park

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5 – 10 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

7 pm

Disney Descendants/Zombies Worlds Collide Tour

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

UBS ArenaElmont

7 – 9:30 pm

Sondheim’s Greatest Hits — Port Washington Play Troupe presents Broadway on Manhasset Bay under the Stars

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

John Philip Sousa Memorial Band Shell Sunset Park / Main Street Port Washington 11050Port Washington

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8 – 9:30 pm

G.E. SMITH’S PORTRAITS: JIMMY VIVINO, SIMON KIRKE, & SPECIAL GUESTS

Ages: All
Family
Music

Guild HallEast Hampton

Sunday Aug. 24

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

All day

Back To School Week At The HUB

Ages: All
Art
Family

The HUB BridgehamptonBridgehampton

10 am – 5 pm

Nesconset Day 2025

Nesconset GazeboNesconset

10 – 11:30 am

Sunday Science: Secret Life of Bugs

Ages: 5 – 12
Family

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am – noon

Children’s Mythical Creature Watercolor Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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