Saturday

Turtle Hatch Day
Cold Spring Fish Hatchery
2pm
Adults $6, children 3 to 12 and seniors over 65 $4, children 2 and under free        
Join us as we celebrate the hatching of our baby turtles. Professional staff will be on hand to answer questions. Refreshments & turtle crafts will be available.

Beach Blast
Overlook Beach
Babylon
3pm
Free (for Town of Babylon residents with a Resident Parking Permit)     
Events will include relay contests, games, rides, and the annual Ice Cream Eating Contest. Music and face painting will also be available. The day will culminate with the 18th annual fireworks extravaganza, beginning at dusk. Parking is free to residents with recreation permits. Additional parking is available at Cedar Beach and Cedar Beach Marina for residents only with a 2012 recreation permit.
*Rain Date: Sunday, August 26th, 2012

I Love America Night
Riverhead Raceway
4:30pm
Adults $30, children ages 6 to 12 $5, children under 5 free            
Show features NASCAR stock cars, school-bus demolition derby, modified time trials, legends heats, figure 8s, late models, chargers, amusement rides for kids, and FIREWORKS!

Busy Bees
Center for Science Teaching and Learning
Rockville Centre
11am–12:30pm
$10 each             
Discover the buzz about the honeybee hive. Who lives in the hive? Who does the work? How do bees find the flowers? Make a bee craft to take home! This is a Family Fun event! CSTL makes learning fun!

Saturday and Sunday

Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Old Westbury Gardens
9am–6pm
Special Games admissions: adults $15, two-day combo $25; seniors over 62 $12, two-day combo $20; children (ages 7 to 17) and members $7; children ages 6 and under free.            
The festival includes bagpipes, caber tossing, traditional highland games, Scottish music, Irish step dancing, face painting, pony rides, a petting zoo, and so much more! Highland games on Saturday only.
Saturday events 9am–6pm
Sunday events 11am–5pm

Annual Italian Festival – Sons of Italy / Cellini Lodge #2206
Michael J. Tully Park
New Hyde Park
3–11pm
Adults $1; children under 8 free. Sunday 3–5 PM free, plus half-price pasta         
International food court, zeppoles, pastries, rides, Las Vegas games of chance including Black Jack, vendors, musical entertainment, fireworks (Saturday evening) and Community Appreciation Day (Sunday 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ~ FREE ADMISSION plus ½ PRICE PASTA). Visit website for ride coupon.

Sunday

Kidstock
North Hempstead Beach Park
Port Washington
2:00pm
$5 parking fee  
North Hempstead’s Second Annual Kidstock will be an open-air family festival featuring musical entertainment that kids and parents can enjoy together. Join special guest MC, Roscoe Orman (“Gordon" of Sesame Street) for a blend of folk, rock, kid pop, and kindie rock from such special guests as Bari Koral Family Rock Band, Dan Zanes, and local favorites Strummin' and Drummin'. Stay for the DJ Beach Party at 6pm and the Rio, the drive-in movie at 8pm. Don’t forget a beach chair or picnic blanket. Call 311 for details.