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Friday Sep. 12, 2025

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

Dan Milnor Workshop

10 am – noon

Blurb and the Artists’ Book

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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

9-12 bonackers

11 am – noon

Tour of the Beebe Windmill with Southampton Town Historian Julie Greene

Boating
Film

Beebe WindmillBridgehampton

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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

7.26 Chris Mack

Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

Noon – 5 pm

“All We See” presented by East End Photographers Group

Art
Free

The Depot Art GalleryMontauk

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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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 4 pm

Friday Matinee: Conclave

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

9-12 bonackers

5 – 6:30 pm

The Bonackers, A Screening and Q&A with Director Joanne Friedland Roberts

Art
Boating

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

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5 – 7 pm

Art Exhibit: Beneath the Surface

Art
Free

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free LibraryCutchogue

Fantastic Family Fun-Filled Days at the Long Island Family Festival!

6 – 10 pm

Long Island Family Festival 2025

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Tanner ParkCopiague

7 – 8:30 pm

Rain Gardens: Natives and Pollinators

southampton cultural centerSouthampton

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce Summer Movie Series

Free

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

Saturday Sep. 13

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Long IslandLong Island

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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All day

Arts & Archives 2025-Art Show Benefitting The Springs Historical Society & Community Library

Art
Free

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Pride in Port 2017 photo Sousa float

8:30 am – 4 pm

Pride in Port

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Pride in PortPort Washington

Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Fest Flyer 2023 (1)

8:30 am – 5 pm

11th Annual Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Jeanne Garant Harborfront ParkPort Jefferson

9 – 10 am

Tai Chi

Mitchell ParkGreenport

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

01. CHTS

9 am – 4 pm

Southampton History Museum Carriage House Thrift Shop

Southampton History MuseumSouthampton

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

250913 Fall NoFo Garden Tour

10 am – 1 pm

ReWild North Fork & SPCA Fall Sustainable Meadow Tour

Custer ObservatorySouthold

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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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