Things to Do With Kids on Long Island

Things to do with kids on Long Island

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Friday Oct. 3, 2025

6 – 8 pm

Hispanic Heritage Festival

East Hampton High SchoolEast Hampton

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Saturday Oct. 4

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

8:30 am – noon

Weekend FunRun Suffolk County 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Blydenburgh County Park Campground PlaygroundHauppauge

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

Anthony’s Red Shoe FUNd Run 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Anthony’s Red Shoe FUNd Run 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Stony Brook University Student Activity CenterStony Brook

9:30 am – 4 pm

Nassau Reptile Expo

Ages: All
Animals
Expo
Family

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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

Taylor Swift Celebration GFX

11 am – 5 pm

Taylor Swift Celebration Day and Craft Fair at The Shoppes

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Dance
Family

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Countryfair

Noon – 5 pm

MP MS Historical Society

Historic Hawkins House Groundsmiller place

Noon – 4:30 pm

Grand Baldwin Festival

Baldwin Public LibraryBaldwin

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1 – 7 pm

Amityville’s Haunted Harvest

Amityville’s Haunted HarvestAmityville

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4 – 7 pm

Second Annual Heart of Springs “Springfest 2025”

Parsons Blacksmith ShopEast Hampton

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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: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Sunday Oct. 5

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Adelphi Panther’s for a Cause 5K Run Walk

8 am – noon

Adelphi Panther’s for a Cause 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Adelphi University, Nexus BuildingGarden City

Blazing Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Autism

8:30 – 11:30 am

Blazing Trails 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Autism

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Eisenhower Park FIELD 2East Meadow

31st Annual Massapequa Park Mile

9 am – noon

31st Annual Massapequa Park Mile

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Massapequa Funeral Home Parking LotMassapequa Park

Long Island Flyer

9 am – noon

Steps Against Melanoma

Ages: All
Family
Fundraisers

Heckscher State ParkEast Islip

MWCABC 27th Annual 5K RunWalk

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

MWCABC 27th Annual 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Mary Jane Davies ParkManhasset

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

2nd Annual Montauk School PTA Fall Color Fun Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Fundraisers
Sports

Montauk SchoolMontauk

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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

11 am – noon

Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Countryfair

Noon – 5 pm

MP MS Historical Society

Historic Hawkins House Groundsmiller place

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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: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Monday Oct. 6

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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