North Pole - various times
North Pole - various times
North Pole - various times
North Pole - various times
North Pole - various times
North Pole - various times
North Pole - various times
Long Island Kids' Activities May 4 & 5: Peconic Family Fun Day, Baby Animal Day, Cinco De Mayo Festival
This weekend, head on over to the Peconic Family Fun Day at the Children's Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton where you'll learn about the environment, as well as enjoy games, arts and crafts, seed planting, music, and more. The Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank is hosting their Baby Animal Day where you'll enjoy food, crafts, wagon rides, and games. At the Garden of Eve Organic Farm & Market in Riverhead partake in the Cinco De Mayo Festival where you'll enjoy tacos, tamales, virgin fruit daiquiris, and Mexican music. In Huntington at Heckscher Park the Town Of Huntington's 13th Annual Tulip Festival boasts face painting, cheddar cheese sampling, arts and crafts, health and wellness consultations, live music and dance performances, and more. Also on tap: the 30th Annual Dutch Festival at Hofstra University's South Campus in Hempstead, and the 29th Annual Sheep To Shawl Festival at the Dr. Daniel W. Kissam House Museum in Huntington. As always, check out our events calendar every day for fun activities for the family! Long Island is home to many beautiful parks so please be sure to check out our articles on Suffolk County Parks and Nassau County Parks.
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Saturday
Peconic Family Fun Day
Children's Museum of the East End
Bridgehampton
10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 5-10
Free until 12 PM (includes museum admission)
631-537-8250
Learn about water management, agricultural sustainability, recycling, and environmental stewardship. Enjoy games, a live touch tank, arts & crafts stations, a seed planting station, a groundwater model and taste testing, music, and more. Rain or shine.
Baby Animal Day 2013
Suffolk County Farm
Yaphank
11:00am - 3:00pm
All ages
$2 admission; $2 wagon rides
631-727-7850
Food, crafts, wagon rides, and games.
Cinco De Mayo
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
2:00pm - 4:00pm
All ages
Free with admission
516-224-5800
Make a fun miniature sombrero to join in on the festivities!
Caterpillars & Critters
Benner's Farm
East Setauket
10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 3 and up
$35
631-689-8172
Make and take home a foot long caterpillar that will grow into a flower garden! Learn about the bugs and critters that live in the garden.
Kids Craft A Gift For Mother's Day
Hallockville Museum Farm
Riverhead
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages 6-10
$15
631-298-5292
Bring a parent or guardian and come to this workshop where you will complete a handmade keepsake gift to give to a loved one on Mother's Day. All materials are provided. Advance registration required.
Sunday
30th Annual Dutch Festival
Hofstra University South Campus
Hempstead
11:00am - 5:00pm
All ages
Adults $7, seniors $5, children under 12 free
516-463-6582
Join us as we celebrate Hofstra's Dutch heritage and begin a new tradition. A spotlight on the diverse cultures that have contributed to our global campus community! Center stage in 2013: India and Portugal. Enjoy performances from these cultures, as well as our Dutch culture, while strolling through our beautiful campus boasting of tulips in bloom. Special guests in attendance from the India Association of Long Island, Long Island Mineola Portuguese Center, and The Portuguese Heritage Society. Children's activities, music and dance, food, plant sale, and more.
Cinco De Mayo Festival
Garden of Eve Organic Farm & Market
Riverhead
11:00am - 2:00pm
All ages
Free admission
631-722-8777
Tacos, tamales, virgin fruit daiquiris, and Mexican music.
Town Of Huntington 13th Annual Tulip Festival
Heckscher Park
Huntington
11:00am - 5:00pm
All ages
Free admission
631-351-3250
Featuring face painting, cheddar cheese sampling, making pasta necklaces, planting seedlings, arts and crafts, health and wellness consultations, music workshop, bean bag toss, live music and dance performances, and much more!
May Day Festival
Benner's Farm
East Setauket
12:00pm - 4:00pm
All ages
$7 adults, $6 children under 12 and seniors
631-689-8172
Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling, craft demonstrations, live old time music, food and dancing around our traditional May Pole! Highlighting the day will be all of the new spring babies that have been born on the farm, along with our Big Swing.
29th Annual Sheep To Shawl Festival
Dr. Daniel W. Kissam House Museum
Huntington
12:00pm - 4:00pm
All ages
Free admission
631-427-7045
Featuring real sheep shearing, llamas, spinning, weaving, crafts, games, food, and music.
