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LI Weekend Events June 4-6: Strawberry Festival, Butterfly Detective Fun, Sensory Garden Tour, Turtle Scavenger Hunt, and More!
Welcome, June! Strawberries are here! You can sample them at a strawberry festival, learn about butterflies or help tag box turtles. Take your child on a sensory tour of the Old Westbury Gardens, or head inside the Long Island Science Museum to learn the secrets of chocolate. And if summer is on your mind, you can attend the Dock Day and Craft Festival at the Town Dock of Port Washington. There are some wonderful events to participate in this weekend while giving a hearty welcome to the unofficial beginning of the summer.
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Turtle Walk
Saturday June 5th, Sunday June 6th, 9AM-12PM
Sweetbriar Nature Center
62 Eckernkamp Drive
Smithtown
631.979.6344
Join in one of the more unusual scavenger hunts you’ll ever hear of. Attend Sweetbriar Nature Center’s annual box turtle scavenger hunt and head count. After the turtles have been tagged, they will be released. Make a turtle project to take home and meet some of the resident turtles at the nature center. There’s a wildlife and craft fair, too! Price of admission is $5 for members, $6 for non-members.
Nassau County Strawberry Festival
Saturday June 5th, 12PM-11PM and Sunday, June 6th, 12PM-8PM
BOCES School grounds
Newbridge Road & Jerusalem Avenue
Bellmore
Enjoy free live entertainment, terrific strawberries and strawberry concoctions. Price for admission is just $2 and kids under 5 enter FREE.
Butterfly Detectives
Saturday, June 5th, 3PM-4:30PM
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
Sunrise Hwy
Oakdale
631.581.1072
In this indoor and outdoor program, learn about butterflies, how they survive, how they defend themselves. The cost is $3 per child, $4 per adult plus parking.
Follow Your Nose
Saturday, June 5th, 1PM-1:45PM
Old Westbury Gardens
71 Old Westbury Road
Old Westbury
516.333.0048
Tour the beautiful grounds of the formerly privately owned mansion. Children will be able to take a sensory tour of the gardens while learning about the plants and flowers. General admission to the property is $10 for adults, $5 for children 7-12 and FREE for children 6 and under.
Chocolatey Science
Sunday, June 6th, 11AM-4PM
Long Island Science Center
11 West Main Street
Riverhead
631.208.8000
Have a sweetie with a sweetooth in the family? Calling all chocolate lovers to the Long Island Science Musuem this weekend. Learn the secrets to making the best chocolate. Sample cocoa beans, powder and butter. Make a delicious molded treat to take home. Admission is $5 for children, $2 for adults.
Harborfest Dock Day and Craft Festival
Sunday, June 6th, 10AM-5PM
Town Dock
Lower Main Street and Mill Pond
Port Washington
516.883.6566
Learn about and celebrate Port Washington’s nautical heritage. Live music, craft fair, farmer’s market, model boat regatta and much, much more. Fun for all ages… and admission is FREE.
