Things to Do With Kids on Long Island

Things to do with kids on Long Island

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Sunday Aug. 24, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Lattingtown

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

9 – 11 am

The Sandlot Featuring Baseball Skills Challenge and Kids Crafts

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Film
Sports

Southampton PlayhouseSouthampton

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

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

11 am – 6 pm

2025 Seafood Festival

Long Island Maritime MuseumWest Sayville

11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga

Ages: 3 – 4
Family
Health & Fitness

Here and Now Yoga, Wellness & Arts CollectiveFloral Park

Noon – 9 pm

Island Park Greek Festival

Panaghia of Island ParkIsland Park

Noon – 9 pm

Port Jefferson Greek Festival

Greek Orthodox Church of the AssumptionPort Jefferson

Noon – 2 pm

Back to School Bash: Supplies, Smiles, and Style

Ages: All
Family
Free

Green Acres MallValley Stream

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Noon – 6 pm

Bridgehampton Art Affair

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

The Corwith HouseBridgehampton

Noon – 2 pm

Green Acres’ Back-to-School Bash

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Green Acres MallValley Stream

Noon – 4 pm

Huntington Prepares for the Battle of Brooklyn

Huntington Arsenal & Village GreenHuntington

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1 pm

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

2 – 9 pm

30th Annual Holbrook Chamber Carnival & Festival

Holbrook Country ClubHolbrook

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2 – 3 pm

Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

3 – 4:30 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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4 – 10 pm

The 52nd Great Feast of Mother Cabrini

Suffolk County Community CollegeBrentwood

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5 – 9:30 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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