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Thursday Oct. 2, 2025

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

6 – 9 pm

Mr. Rooster Band – Free Concert at Hallockville Museum Farm

Free

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

6 – 9 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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7 – 9 pm

Conclave – A Conversation about Certainty

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Bay ShoreBay Shore

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7 – 8:30 pm

Silent Book Club

Tiny Raccoon BooksSayville

Friday Oct. 3

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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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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 – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 2 pm

Free Community Health Fair

Hoie Hall at St. Luke’s ChurchEast Hampton

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11 am – 3 pm

Building on the Beach

Expo
Free

Whyte HallFire Island Pines

Scrabble Word games

1 – 3 pm

Word Game Palooza

Free
Games

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce Summer Movie Series

Free

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Saturday Oct. 4

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9 am – noon

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – East Meadow

Eisenhower Park Field 6Westbury

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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9 – 10:30 am

Fall Migration Bird Walk (Cutchogue)

Downs Farm PreserveCutchogue

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9 am – 7 pm

Dragon Boat and Lantern Festival

North Hempstead Beach ParkPort Washington

9 am – 5 pm

NASA Space Apps Brookhaven

Free

1 Zebra Plaza, Holtsville, NY 11742Holtsville

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

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10 am – 2 pm

Paper Shredding & Recycling

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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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 – 11 am

Adopt a Patch Work Session: Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt

South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo)Bridgehampton

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10 am – noon

Tree ID Trail Hike with Jackson Dodds

Long Pond Greenbelt Nature CenterBridgehampton

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10 am – noon

Growing Winter Greens

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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10 am – noon

Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic for Pets

Animals
Free

Town of North Hempstead Animal ShelterPort Washington

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10 am – 4 pm

The Annual Seaford Oktoberfest

Seaford Train StationSeaford

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10 – 11:30 am

Preview Harrow New York, Open House

Ages: All
Family
Free
Open Houses

Harrow International School New YorkOakdale

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10 am – 4 pm

Hallock Homestead Annual Harvest Fest

Rocky Point Hallock Homestead MuseumRocky Point

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