Things to Do With Kids on Long Island

Things to do with kids on Long Island

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Friday Aug. 8, 2025

6 – 7 pm

Pirate and Mermaid Mini Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Family

Stew Leonard’s FarmingdaleFarmingdale

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Caribbean
Community
Family

Club 8Plainview

6 – 7:30 pm

Pre-Shabbat Summer Fair

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Chabad of the HamptonsEast Hampton

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6 pm

Rivian Electric Drive In

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Rivian Hamptons Charging OutpostSouthampton

Saturday Aug. 9

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

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Art Explorers Club: Watercolor Wonders for Ages 5 – 10

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Family

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

8.9 Art

10 am – noon

Adult + Child Art Class With Deborah Acquino

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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10 am – 9 pm

Long Island Retro Gaming Expo

Ages: All
Attractions
Expo
Family

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

10 am – noon

Stop the Bleed (Adults and Teens/Tweens)

Ages: 13 and up
Classes
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

10 am – 1 pm

Basket Weaving & Hand Stitchery

Ages: 3 and up
Classes
Community
Family

The Greater Westhampton Historical MuseumWesthampton Beach

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 – 2 pm

Celebrate The Great Dora Fiesta with Beyond the Backpack! | Optimum x Paramount

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Free

John J. Bryne Community CenterUniondale

Noon – 1 pm

Recipe Rebels

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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1 pm

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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5 – 10 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

Sunday Aug. 10

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

9 am – noon

13th Annual Long Beach Lifeguard One Mile Memorial Swim

On the Beach at Riverside Blvd.Long Beach

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10 am – 5 pm

Long Island Retro Gaming Expo

Ages: All
Attractions
Expo
Family

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 2 pm

OFVS Car Wash Comp Crew Fundraiser

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

East Hampton Middle SchoolEast Hampton

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 – 1 pm

STIRRING THE POT: FLORENCE FABRICANT & CHRISTINA TOSI

Guild HallEast Hampton

11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga

Ages: 3 – 4
Family
Health & Fitness

Here and Now Yoga, Wellness & Arts CollectiveFloral Park

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1:30 – 3:30 pm

Sing-A-Long with Alan Muraoka

Ages: 8 and under
Family

The SuffolkRiverhead

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2 – 4 pm

COFFEE WITH FRIENDS OLD AND NEW (THIS COULD BE YOU)

Ages: All
Community
Family

Guild HallEast Hampton

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5 – 9:30 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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7 – 8:30 pm

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Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

Guild HallEast Hampton

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