Family events on Long Island
7 hand-picked family-friendly events — museums, library programs, festivals, and the family weekends Long Island does best.
Editor's Pick Big Brother @ PMLIB
The library's turning Big Brother into a Halloween competition where kids try to avoid getting evoted from the house. Free event on Patchogue's main drag—easy walk from the train station if you're coming from elsewhere.
- When
- Where
- Patchogue-Medford Library, Patchogue
Editor's Pick SecretSeshLI
SecretSeshLI sets up a weekly vendor market at SquareHead Brewing in Holbrook—small-batch goods, local makers, and craft beer. Saturdays at 5 PM, free entry. High Street has plenty of parking behind the brewery.
- When
- Where
- SquareHead Brewing Company, Holbrook
Editor's Pick Huntington Village New York Murder Mystery Pub Crawl
New York Improv Theater is running an interactive murder mystery that sends you through Huntington Village bars with clues about a case called "A Portrait Without a Face." You'll hit local spots while piecing together the story, with some ghost tales and village history mixed in. This one kicks off at 5 PM from the Paramount—easy street parking on side streets or the lots behind New York Ave.
- When
- Where
- Paramount, Huntington
- Price
- See ticket page
SecretSeshLI
SquareHead Brewing in Holbrook hosts this weekly elevated market and hangout every Saturday evening. Free entry, and you're already at a brewery on High Street, so parking's easy and you can grab a beer while you browse.
- When
- Where
- SquareHead Brewing Company, Holbrook
Long Beach Marathon + Half — Boardwalk Sunday
Long Beach's annual fall marathon + half-marathon along the 2.2-mile boardwalk + neighborhood streets. The boardwalk loop is genuinely one of the prettiest urban race courses in metro NYC. Spectator-friendly — most of the course is visible from the boardwalk.
- When
- Where
- Long Beach Boardwalk, Long Beach
- Price
- See ticket page
Cocktails & Chromosomes
Cold Spring Harbor Lab scientists break down their genetics research over beers at Six Harbors Brewing in Huntington. They'll explain what they're actually working on in terms that make sense, then stick around for questions. Free parking behind the brewery on New York Avenue.
- When
- Where
- Six Harbors Brewing Company, Huntington
- Price
- See ticket page
Huntington Village New York Murder Mystery Pub Crawl
New York Improv Theater runs an interactive whodunit through Huntington Village bars, where you'll piece together clues for "A Portrait Without a Face" while hearing local ghost stories and history between drinks. Starts at the Paramount on New York Ave at 5pm. Solid excuse to bar-hop with purpose on a Wednesday.
- When
- Where
- Paramount, Huntington
- Price
- See ticket page