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Sunday Oct. 5, 2025

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Midnight

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

9 am – 5 pm

NASA Space Apps Brookhaven

Free

1 Zebra Plaza, Holtsville, NY 11742Holtsville

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9:30 – 11 am

Discover the Orthodox Christian Church (English Language Services)

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East MeadowEast Meadow

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10 – 11:30 am

Woods Walks and Swamp Strolls

Coffin WoodsLocust Valley

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

Mineola St Fair

10 am – 5 pm

Mineola Street Fair

Mineola Street FairMineola

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10 am – 1 pm

Variety Child Learning Center 2nd Annual Boo! Walk

Ages: All
Family
Free

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial ParkOyster Bay

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10:30 am – noon

“All Creatures Great and Small” – A Blessing of the Animals

Animals
Free

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Bay ShoreBay Shore

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

The Village of Massapequa Park Street Fair

Park Boulevard & Front StreetMassapequa Park

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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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11 am – 4 pm

“EXPLORATIONS” Marilyn Stevenson Solo Exhibit

Art
Free

The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

11 am – noon

Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – 5 pm

Hamptons Sculpture Walk October 4-5

Art
Expo

760 Montauk Hwy, Water MillWater Mill

Countryfair

Noon – 5 pm

MP MS Historical Society

Historic Hawkins House Groundsmiller place

BigWorks

Noon – 4 pm

Big Works

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

Noon – 4 pm

FALL MUSTER & the 250th Anniversary of “The Arsenal”

Huntington Arsenal & Village GreenHuntington

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1 – 3:30 pm

Pop-up Pond Exhibit

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 4 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

Ana Maria Rosado guitar

3 – 4 pm

Ana María Rosado, Guitar

Free
Music

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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3 – 5 pm

Hamptons Sculpture Walk October 4-5

Art
Expo

760 Montauk Hwy, Water MillWater Mill

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7 – 8 pm

“Warrior Judge” Book & Author with Ed Newman

Temple Israel LawrenceLawrence

Monday Oct. 6

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating
Family

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – 2 pm

Call for Artists: Ten-Squared Online Exhibit & Sale

Southold Historical MuseumSouthold

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

October 6 2025 – FB Cover – Shelter Island Public Library

1 – 2 pm

Virtual Event – Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts

Virtual via ZoomShelter Island

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2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Medicare Made Clear presented by Joyce Poupko at the Great Neck Library

26 Great Neck Road, 2nd Level, Great Neck NY 11021Great Neck

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6 – 7:30 pm

Pictionary Game Night

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Full Hunter’s Super Moon Hike

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

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