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9/13/24 - By Jaime Sumersille

Looking for the best things to do on Long Island this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your schedule.

Set sail for some seafaring fun as Greenport Maritime Festival takes over the harbor area this weekend. Meanwhile, the Sands Point Preserve welcomes autumn on the great lawn with a slate of family-friendly activities, arts and crafts, animals, live music, and more.

Plus: head to the big top at South Shore Mall and check out Flip Circus or enjoy Not-So-Scary Days, which debut for the season at the Bayville Scream Park this weekend. 

Read on for more great events across LI this weekend. 

More Things To Do on Long Island This Week With Kids

Best Things To Do on Long Island this Weekend with Kids

Pickle Festival at Gardiner’s Farm

Huntington
Saturday, September 21
The annual Pickle Festival at Gardiner’s Farm highlights all sorts of cukes, as well as roasted corn and a corn maze. Take a ride on a lollipop train or hay ride before grabbing a pickle-on-a-stick. READ MORE

Draw Out Community Arts Festival

Huntington–FREE
Saturday, September 21
Enjoy a fun day full of art and music at the Heckscher Museum and in Heckscher Park at this annual event celebrating artistic creativity. Art supplies are limited to the first 100 attendees. READ MORE

Touch-a-Truck at the Merrick Library

Merrick–FREE
Saturday, September 21
Stop by Touch-A-Truck to get up close and personal with the vehicles that keep our community moving forward. Featured vehicles include construction trucks, food trucks, waste management and recycling trucks, and specialty vans. READ MORE

Superheroes of the Sky at Sweetbriar Nature Center

Smithtown
Saturday, September 21
Take a walking tour with a nature educator while he feeds birds of prey at the Sweetbriar Nature Center and tells guests about their incredible adaptations that help them survive in the wild. READ MORE

San Gennaro Feast at Lenny Bruno Farms

Wading River
Saturday, September 21-Sunday, September 22
Lenny Bruno Farms' Annual San Gennaro Feast is a two-day event celebrating Italian-American culture, delicious cuisine, and the beauty of the farm. This farm-to-truck event includes food vendors with foods directly harvested from the farm. READ MORE

Greenport Maritime Festival

Greenport–FREE
Saturday, September 21-Sunday, September 22
Greenport's maritime heritage is at the forefront of the Maritime Festival. Saturday morning’s parade kicks off the festival, followed by wood boat displays, water sports demonstrations, wood carving, model ship building, music, children’s activities, and more.  READ MORE

Brookhaven Country Fair

Ridge
Saturday, September 21-Sunday, September 22
Historic re-enactments and demonstrations, food, craft vendors, children's activities, a trade show, live music, birds of prey, and more are all part of the weekend-long Brookhaven Country Fair. READ MORE

Fall Fun Fest at Sands Point Preserve

Port Washington
Sunday, September 22
The Sands Point Preserve welcomes autumn on the great lawn with a slate of family-friendly activities, arts and crafts, animals, live music, and more.  READ MORE

Falling into Nature at Hempstead Lake State Park

West Hempstead
Sunday, September 22
Celebrate the start of fall with an educator at Hempstead Lake State Park! Take a short hike, talk about the changes you will see in nature during this time of year, and create a fall-inspired craft. READ MORE

Ompahfest at Plattduetsche Park

Franklin Square
Sunday, September 22
Experience a weekend full of German-American culture at Plattduetsche Park. READ MORE

Saltwater Fishing Clinic at Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center

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Sunday, September 22
Join an educator and learn about the fish that live in Jones Bay with this free rod and reel fishing clinic at the Jones Beach Nature Center . READ MORE

Flip Circus at South Shore Mall

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Through Tuesday, October 1
The circus is coming to town this fall! Flip Circus features world-class clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and daredevils.  READ MORE

Kids Not-So-Scary Days at Bayville Scream Park

Bayville
Through Sunday, November 3
Bayville Scream Park's Halloween-themed attractions are family-friendly on select not-so-scary days. Families enjoy a funhouse, mirror maze, Halloween express train ride, pumpkin bounce, mini-golf, rock climbing, bumper boat safari, spooky treetop adventure, and more.  READ MORE

LuminoCity Dino Safari Festival

Huntington
Through Sunday, September 22
LuminoCity Dino Safari roars into the shops at the Walt Whitman Shops for a stomping good time. Step into a world where more than 70 lifelike dinosaurs move, roar, and tower as high as 46 feet. READ MORE

Fall Festival at Hicks Nurseries

Westbury
Through Sunday, October 27
At Hicks Nurseries Fall Harvest, mom and dad can fill their carts with fall decor favorites while kids enjoy fun festival activities. Otto the Ghost stars in his own walk-through adventure, "Otto's House Party," all month long. READ MORE

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