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Saturday Sep. 6, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

9 am – 7 pm

Art Show: “LOOK UP” – Photography by Jean Schweibish

Art
Free

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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10 am – 1 pm

Touch a Truck

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

10 am – 4 pm

3rd Annual Art Show at Hallock Homestead & Museum

Art
Free

Rocky Point Hallock Homestead MuseumRocky Point

10 am – 4 pm

Culper Spy Day

The Three Village Historical SocietyEast Setauket

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10 am – 3 pm

Just Plane Fun Day

East Hampton AirportEast Hampton

Crafter Weekend GFX

11 am – 5 pm

Craft Fair Weekends at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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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

11 am – 6 pm

The East Northport Festival

John Walsh Park on Larkfield RoadEast Northport

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11 am – 1:30 pm

RML Clothing Swap

Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

Light From Darkness

11:30 am – 4 pm

Light From Darkness

Art
Free

BAFFA GallerySayville

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Noon – 5 pm

All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 5 pm

JHB Gallery at Jetsam Studio

Art
Free

Jetsam StudioSouthampton

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Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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Noon – 5 pm

The Langdon Social – A Community Street Celebration in Lynbrook

The LangdonLynbrook

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1 – 4 pm

Tour the Rocky Point Hallock Homestead Museum

Rocky Point Hallock Homestead MuseumRocky Point

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1 – 4 pm

The Inaugural Long Island Museum Book Fair

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

COVER My Name Is Ai Lin

1 – 2 pm

MY NAME IS AI LIN Picture Book Author Event

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble HuntingtonHuntington Station

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

COVER My Name Is Ai Lin

2 – 3 pm

MY NAME IS AI LIN Picture Book Author Event

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble HuntingtonHuntington Station

THIRTY SQUARED INVITE

4 – 7 pm

THIRTY SQUARED ART SHOW ‘SUMMER FINALE 2025’

Free

WATERMILL MUSEUMWATERMILL

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5 – 7 pm

Sophia Kickhofel Quintet

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

7 – 9 pm

“1901 E Brush Shipwreck” Light Painting Experience

Art
Free

Rocky Point Hallock Homestead MuseumRocky Point

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7 – 10 pm

Lindy Hop on the Bay

Dance
Free

Ocean Beach Community HouseOcean Beach

Sunday Sep. 7

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

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