Saturday

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Long Island Children's Museum
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
11am
Free with museum admission                            
Returning for the 10th year are the performers from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for a dazzling display of circus artistry. This is a sneak peek of circus fun as The Greatest Show on Earth gets ready to return to Long Island! Tickets are limited and can be obtained at the LICM Box Office on a first-come-first-served basis.

Fancy Nancy Storytime and Mermaid Party
Dolphin Bookshop
Port Washington
11am–12:30pm
$5 per child
Celebrate the latest Fancy Nancy book with stories, music and refreshments. $5 per child.

Family Adventures: Family Scavenger Hunt
Nissequogue River State Park
Kings Park
1:30pm–3:00pm
$4 per adult, $3 for children ages 3 - 17, Children under 3 free.
Search as a team with your family for fun items on the scavenger hunt list. All ages will enjoy using their five senses to find fun things that nature hides in plain sight every day.

Women's History Day for Girls and Girls Scouts
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
2–4pm
$8 per child (members $4), Girl Scouts two-for-one admission
In celebration of Women's History Month, go on a special "her-story" scavenger hunt and create a silhouette portrait.

Sunday

Purim Character & Princess Breakfast
Mid-Island Y JCC
Plainview
11:15am–12:30pm
Adults $10, children 2 and over $18 (price includes admission to the Purim Carnival)      
For the first time, the Mid-Island Y JCC will be offering an interactive, members-only Character & Princess Breakfast prior to its Purim Carnival. Have breakfast with your favorites and then join them in the meet & greet room so you can get up close and personal. Don't forget your camera.

Purim Carnival
Mid-Island Y JCC
Plainview
1–4pm
Advance: children $8, adults $2. At the door: children $10, adults $4               
There'll be kiddie rides, water rides, bouncers, a costume parade, games, and prizes.

Night Jaguar: The Medallion Series
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
3pm
$3 with museum admission (LICM members $2)
The Mayans lived more than 4,000 years ago in regions of Central America and Mexico. They had an expansive knowledge of the stars and constellations, developed a complex writing system, ate interesting foods and told ancient stories of people and animals. Come listen to the folktales and myths of the Mayas and make a craft that represents these stories.