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4/26/24 - 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.

 

Flip Circus returns to Long Island this weekend featuring world-class clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and daredevils. 

On Satuday, flutter over to the Sands Point Preserve as the Long Island Fairy Festival returns to these majestic grounds. Or stroll throughout the Old Westbury Gardens during an engaging children's book reading. 

Catch some spring festival fever at Oyster Bay Day. Plus, earn about the true meaning of Cinco de Mayo and make a balero toy to take home from the Long Island Children's Museum. 

Keep reading for more of the weekend's best kid-friendly events on Long Island. 

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Friday, April 3
For three hours on the first Friday evening of summer and early autumn, Mattituck's Love Lane closes to traffic, allowing pedestrians to explore and sample the area. READ MORE

Long Island Food Truck Festival

East Meadow
Friday-Sunday, May 3-5
The Long Island Food Truck Festival brings food trucks to the Jovia Long Island Marathon weekend at Eisenhower Memorial Park. READ MORE

Willy Wonka at Community Playhouse of Northport

Northport
Friday-Sunday, May 3-5
The Community Playhouse of Northport presents of Willy Wonka. Some performances include a character meet and greet. READ MORE

Flip Circus at the Smith Haven Mall

Lake Grove
Opens Friday, May 3
The circus is coming to town at the Smith Haven Mall, then Walt Whitman Shops. Flip Circus features world-class clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and daredevils.  READ MORE

I Love My Park Day

Various Locations–FREE
Saturday, May 4
I Love My Park Day, held annually on the first Saturday in May, attracts thousands of volunteers to help clean, improve, and beautify New York's state parks and historic sites. READ MORE

Long Island Fairy Festival at Sands Point Preserve

Sands Point
Saturday, May 4
A sprinkle of fun and fanfare is on tap at this celebration of fairies, elves, and other fantastic woodland creatures that gather in the hollows at the Sands Point Preserve on May 4. READ MORE

Arbor Day in the Harbor at Avalon Nature Preserve

Stony Brook – FREE
Saturday, May 4
Celebrate Arbor Day at Avalon Preserve, where visitors can learn how to plant and care for their own tree. READ MORE

Storybook Stroll at Old Westbury Gardens

Old Westbury
Saturday, May 4
Take a Storybook Stroll while listening to an engaging book reading at Old Westbury Gardens. Open your ears to a contemporary tale as staff members guide visitors on a stroll through the gardens. Children can then create a take-home craft. READ MORE

Oyster Bay Day

Oyster Bay – FREE
Saturday, May 4
Oyster Bay Day celebrates the North Shore hamlet with live music, carnival games, axe throwing, vendors, food trucks, inflatables and a video game truck and more. READ MORE

Spring Galaxies Far, Far Away at the Custer Observatory

Southold
Saturday, May 4
Spring is the season of renewal, rejuvenation, growth and galaxies...lots and lots of galaxies. What better way to celebrate May the Fourth than at Custer Observatory's first night sky tour of 2024. READ MORE

Star Wars Day at the Mineola Library

Mineola - FREE
Saturday, May 4
Create your favorite Star Wars character on May the 4th Be With You at the Mineola Library. READ MORE

Singer-Songwriter Keri Wirth at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve

Lloyd Harbor
Select Sundays Beginning May 5
Rock out to the original music of children's musician and songwriter Keri Wirth at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve. READ MORE

Balero Cinco de Mayo at LICM

Garden City
Sunday, May 5
Celebrate the vibrant culture of Mexico with this engaging craft offering at the Long Island Children's Museum. Learn about the true meaning of this holiday and make a balero toy to take home. READ MORE

Mud Science at Hempstead Lake State Park

West Hempstead
Sunday, May 5
How do scientists conduct experiments? Together nature educator from Hempstead Lake State Park will create fun experiments and predict the results. Who knows what you'll discover with mud. READ MORE

Wicked Gluten Free Expo Long Island at Hofstra University

Hempstead
Sunday, May 5
More than 100 exhibitors are on hand for this Gluten Free Expo at Hofstra University on May 5.  READ MORE

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