The Best Local Community Events on Long Island

Community events on Long Island

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Monday Jan. 19, 2026

8:30 am

42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

First Baptist Church of Glen CoveGlen Cove

9 am – noon

Hofstra University & Village of Hempstead MLK Day Parade & Ceremony

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Hempstead Village HallHempstead

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Rise Against Hunger

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

Noon – 6 pm

YAC Community Blood Drive

The Flanders Youth CenterCenterport

Noon – 2:30 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Elmont Memorial High SchoolLong Island

Tuesday Jan. 20

Global Affiars

4 – 5 pm

Global Affairs

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Fountain of Youth

4 – 5 pm

French with Cecile

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Wednesday Jan. 21

information table

9 am – 5 pm

Medicare Savings Program & Medicaid Application Assistance for 65+

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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4 – 7 pm

Long Island Clean Energy Hub Information Table

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Thursday Jan. 22

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Navigating Dementia Together: A Guide for Families

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Taijiqi gong

Noon – 1 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

Bridgehampton Community HouseBridgehampton

1:30 – 3 pm

The Poetry Lab: Self-Publishing

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

3I/ATLAS

7 – 8 pm

Comets & Interstellar Visitors: Exploring the Dynamic Sky (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Environment
Family

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

Friday Jan. 23

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays

11 am – 4 pm

Warm Up on Frosty Fridays!

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Family

Club 8Plainview

Saturday Jan. 24

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Beach Debris

10 am – noon

AMSEAS Beach Walk & Cleanup at Hallock State Park

Hallock State Park PreserveRiverhead

1 – 3 pm

Focus on Film with Philip Harwood: The Petrified Forest (1936)

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Sunday Jan. 25

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

2 – 3 pm

Merrick Sounds: Marc Berger RIDE

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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