Fun Family Events on Long Island
Find parenting tips, family-friendly local events and more to plan a fun-filled day with kids on Long Island.
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Want to learn to play pickleball? Indoor facility opens with beginner-friendly lessons
The Islip location has four pickleball courts inside a building that previously was a sports training facility.
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Let the good times roll: Inside the rise and fall of the roller rinks of LI's past11m read
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LI student creates butterfly dress using only duct tape as 'fabric' 2m read
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Indoor playground with AR games and obstacle courses opens in Westbury 4m read
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Fishing cats, capybaras, oh my! New animals take up residence on LI this summer4m read
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Ball pits and an Eiffel Tower: 3 themed play places open on LI3m read
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Remembering Nathan's in Oceanside, once a storied teenage hangout3m read
Kids can take on new summer sport: Learning to sail 3m read
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Teenagers clash in friendly but ferocious takeback of bocce3m read
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Teens can travel or learn something new at these low-commitment summer programs3m read
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Kids summer exhibits take the fun inside and out 2m read
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Time travel made possible: World's Fair collectors stick around in 19643m read