Things to Do With Kids on Long Island

Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

The Gateway PACSCBellport

10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

11 am – 12:30 pm

Frozen Jr – Live on Stage in Bellmore

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Dance
Family

The Showplace at Bellmore MoviesBellmore

11 am – 4 pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

2 – 5 pm

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

The Gateway PACSCBellport

5 – 11 pm

Magic of Lights

Jones Beach State ParkWantagh

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

Sunday Jan. 4, 2026

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Various

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

The Gateway PACSCBellport

10 am – 4 pm

Dinosaur Carnival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10:30 am

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

The Argyle Theatre at Babylon VillageBabylon

11 am – 4 pm

Find the Yeti

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 1:30 pm

Frozen Jr – Live on Stage in Bellmore

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Dance
Family

The Showplace at Bellmore MoviesBellmore

2 – 5 pm

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Theater

The Gateway PACSCBellport

5 pm

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sayville Falls Mini GolfSayville

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Things to do with kids on Long Island

Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

Dinosaur Carnival

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Frozen Jr – Live on Stage in Bellmore

Find the Yeti

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Magic of Lights

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

Sunday Jan. 4, 2026

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Holiday Spectacular On Ice

Dinosaur Carnival

Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf

Find the Yeti

Frozen Jr – Live on Stage in Bellmore

The Gateway’s Holiday Spectacular on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan

Sayville Falls Holiday Light Show

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Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery
Port Washington Public Library

The Atelier at Flowerfield presents the Fifth Annual Middle and High School Student Artists Juried Show exhibiting February 12th through March 12th, 2026
The Atelier at Flowerfield

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial
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Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply
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Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History at Heckscher Museum
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