Things to Do With Kids on Long Island

Things to do with kids on Long Island

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Wednesday Oct. 29, 2025

Long Island Halloween-House Long Island-2024-11

Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

10:30 am – noon

Baby’s First Halloween

Ages: 2 and under
Attractions
Family
Halloween

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton,

Not-So-Scary PJ Stories

10:30 – 11:30 am

Not-So-Scary PJ Stories

Ages: 4 and under
Attractions
Books & Readings
Family

The Meadows Social Kitchen and BarHarrison

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4 – 6 pm

Wednesday Workshops for Kids: Spooky Science

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Family
Halloween

The Education Center at Planting FieldsOyster Bay

6 – 7:30 pm

Creatures of the Night

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Family
Outdoors

Sweetbriar Nature CenterSmithtown

6 – 8 pm

Spooktacular Star Party

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Thursday Oct. 30

Long Island Halloween-House Long Island-2024-11

Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Foam Jungle Gym

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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4:30 – 5:30 pm

Kids Yoga @One Ocean Yoga

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Health & Fitness

One Ocean YogaBridgehampton

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6 – 8:30 pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Friday Oct. 31

Long Island Halloween-House Long Island-2024-11

Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

Safe Trick or Treat at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

2 – 5 pm

The 35th Annual Halloween Festival

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Stony Brook Village CenterStony Brook

SpookyPalooza 12

4 – 6 pm

Spooky-Palooza: A Weeklong Celebration of Creative Spooky Fun!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

The ChurchSag Harbor

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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 – 9 pm

Spooky Fest

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Gateway PACSCBellport

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7 – 9 pm

Haunted Tree House

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Attractions
Family

Long Island AquariumRiverhead

Saturday Nov. 1

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Long Island Halloween-House Long Island-2024-11

Various

Halloween House Long Island

Broadway CommonsHicksville

PAWS OF WAR 5K Family RunWalk

9 am – noon

PAWS OF WAR 5K Family Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Heckscher State ParkEast Islip

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9 – 10 am

Leaf Litter Craft Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Art
Family

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

Sachem Day 71st Anniversary 5K & Fun Run

9 am – noon

Sachem Day 71st Anniversary 5K & Fun Run

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Sachem North High SchoolLake Ronkonkoma

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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