# Things to do with kids in Suffolk County, NY

> 30 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Suffolk County, NY, in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Halloween at the Farm — Suffolk County Farm](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/halloween-at-the-farm-suffolk-county-farm--listing-03a6114bb718bf0ef8efe52a) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM · Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, Yaphank · Ages 1–18 · From $5 · checked Oct 14. Trick-or-treat at the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center in Yaphank, run by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: treats at a dozen stations, unlimited wagon…
- [Harbes Orchard Spooky Night Maze](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/harbes-orchard-spooky-night-maze--listing-cadeb20d3b1f71cf49953625) — Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Harbes Orchard, Riverhead · All ages · From $26 · checked Oct 14. Harbes Orchard's corn maze becomes a spooky night maze with creepy characters on select October nights. Bring your own flashlight or buy one on site (one per party required)…
- [Long Island Aquarium Bats, Barnacles & Broomsticks](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/long-island-aquarium-bats-barnacles-and-broomsticks--listing-014b297306f31435a72239ae) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead · Paid · checked Oct 11. Celebrate Halloween with aquarium animals, crafts, treats and visiting vendors. A costume discount applies to one qualifying child with each paying adult.
- [Halloween Family Fun Day - Long Island Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/halloween-family-fun-day-long-island-museum--listing-98807999cda4d0279a59d875) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook · All ages · Free · checked Oct 15. Come in costume for a day of family fun at the museum: paint your own pumpkin, festive crafts, gallery exploring and a Mad Science show. Visitors are asked to bring a…
- [Fall into Art: Painted Leaf Mobile Workshop - Long Island Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/fall-into-art-painted-leaf-mobile-workshop-long-island-museum--listing-680548ef7f18847d7827bd24) — Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook · From $5 · checked Oct 15. Fall workshop in the museum Studio crafting a painted leaf mobile. Perfect for ages 7 and up. Registered participants get complimentary museum admission for the day. Children…
- [Halloween Boo! Story Stroll and Craft — Vanderbilt Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/halloween-boo-story-stroll-and-craft-vanderbilt-museum--listing-94487e87d62c4fa893969a01) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport · From $20 · checked Oct 14. Young children are invited to hear a museum educator read a sweet Halloween book in the collections and create something inspired by the story. For children in preschool with an…
- [A Christmas Carol — Theatre Three, Port Jefferson (42nd annual production)](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/a-christmas-carol-theatre-three-port-jefferson-42nd-annual-production--listing-4ad794f5df7ca6bc2148acc0) — Nov 7 – Dec 27 · Theatre Three, Port Jefferson · Ages 5+ · From $30 · checked Oct 24. Theatre Three in Port Jefferson stages its 42nd annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Jeffrey Sanzel, from November 7 to December 27, 2026…
- [How The Grinch Stole Christmas — The Musical at the Engeman Theater, Northport](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical-at-the-engeman-theater-nort--listing-a551aabb0922e26ebd89e336) — Nov 12 – Dec 27 · John W. Engeman Theater, Northport · Ages 4+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. The John W. Engeman Theater's Main Stage holiday show for 2026 is Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, running November 12 to December 27 in Northport village…
- [Owl Prowl with CEED — Vanderbilt Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/owl-prowl-with-ceed-vanderbilt-museum--listing-86851f585395e4a2173d3082) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport · From $20 · checked Oct 14. Learn to identify owls and their calls with environmental educator Karrthik Pitchayan of the Center for Environmental Education and Diversity. A presentation and a walk on the…
- [Picture Perfect: Felt Portrait Workshop - Long Island Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/picture-perfect-felt-portrait-workshop-long-island-museum--listing-7a4d15b5468df733f710b409) — Fri, Nov 13 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook · From $5 · checked Oct 15. Fall workshop in the museum Studio making paste-felt portraits of people or pets with felt shapes and adhesives. Complimentary museum pass for registered participants. Children…
- [Scouting America Environmental Science Merit Badge Day — Bayard Cutting Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/scouting-america-environmental-science-merit-badge-day-bayard-cutting--listing-4da1532a9e086379b899c96e) — Sat, Nov 14 · 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM · Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Great River · Ages 11–17 · From $30 · checked Oct 20. Bayard Cutting Arboretum hosts Scouts working on the Environmental Science merit badge. Over four hours participants get a taste of an environmental scientist's work, making…
- [Holiday Princess Tea Party — Long Island Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/holiday-princess-tea-party-long-island-aquarium--listing-538b83564ad6ecaf83decff3) — Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM · Long Island Aquarium — Sea Star Ballroom, Riverhead · From $49 · checked Oct 16. A formal holiday tea party for young children at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, with seatings at 10 am and 12:30 pm on Sunday, November 15. Children dance and sing with…
- [Barnaby Saves Christmas — Theatre Three Children's Theatre, Port Jefferson](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/barnaby-saves-christmas-theatre-three-children-s-theatre-port-jefferso--listing-8f99692779b7c1e4e411dd6d) — Nov 21 – Dec 27 · Theatre Three, Port Jefferson · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Theatre Three's long-running children's holiday musical Barnaby Saves Christmas returns to its Main Street stage in Port Jefferson from November 21 to December 27, 2026. Santa…
- [Frosty — Children's Theater at the John W. Engeman Theater, Northport](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/frosty-children-s-theater-at-the-john-w-engeman-theater-northport--listing-4cdb7d3ca9db2fc92f82cce0) — Sat, Nov 21 (+13 more dates) · John W. Engeman Theater, Northport · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Engeman Theater's Children's Theater stage in Northport presents Frosty for the holiday season, with weekend morning performances from November 21 through December 27, 2026…
- [Needle Felted Snowman Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/needle-felted-snowman-workshop--listing-e7aa2425e6d65ee964d0fbb1) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Hudson-Sydlowski House, Riverhead · From $40 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Join instructor Michele Miroff, Saturday November 21st 10 a.m. to noon, to learn how to needle felt your very own snowman just in time for the snowy season. $30 members, $40…
- [Three Village Turkey Trot 5K & Kids Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/three-village-turkey-trot-5k-and-kids-fun-run--listing-f954fea68dc35ecc49a1d759) — Sat, Nov 21 · 8:30 AM · Ward Melville High School, East Setauket · From $15 · checked Oct 21. The Three Village Turkey Trot is a Ward Melville High School PTSA fundraiser held the Saturday before Thanksgiving at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, Suffolk County…
- [Country Parlor – Folk Art and Gift Show](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/country-parlor-folk-art-and-gift-show--listing-bfcf5ebcc0bb653f8565242c) — Fri, Nov 27 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Hallockville Museum Farm – Naugles Barn, Riverhead · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Country Parlor Folk Art and Gift Show returns to the North Fork for one weekend only, in the Naugles Barn Visit Hallockville Museum Farm and experience the transformation of its…
- [Country Parlor – Folk Art and Gift Show](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/country-parlor-folk-art-and-gift-show--listing-964a0088e9dc362e24555337) — Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Hallockville Museum Farm – Naugles Barn, Riverhead · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Country Parlor Folk Art and Gift Show returns to the North Fork for one weekend only, in the Naugles Barn Visit Hallockville Museum Farm and experience the transformation of its…
- [The Polar Express Screening with Photos with Santa — Patchogue Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/the-polar-express-screening-with-photos-with-santa-patchogue-theatre--listing-072a6afc67a274f081f42ef3) — Sat, Nov 28 · 1:00 PM · Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts · From $18 · checked Oct 24. On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the restored Patchogue Theatre on East Main Street shows Robert Zemeckis' animated The Polar Express (1 hour 40 minutes) on its big screen…
- [Country Parlor – Folk Art and Gift Show](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/country-parlor-folk-art-and-gift-show--listing-31fd43337d2d32c6c43285ac) — Sun, Nov 29 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Hallockville Museum Farm – Naugles Barn, Riverhead · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Country Parlor Folk Art and Gift Show returns to the North Fork for one weekend only, in the Naugles Barn Visit Hallockville Museum Farm and experience the transformation of its…
- [Dickens in the Carriage Museum - Long Island Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/dickens-in-the-carriage-museum-long-island-museum--listing-238a825c5724c829e3605acc) — Sun, Nov 29 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook · With admission · checked Oct 15. In celebration of the 30th Annual Charles Dickens Festival in Port Jefferson Village, costumed Dickensian street characters roam the Carriage Museum galleries. In collaboration…
- [Santa's Fire Truck Arrival & Tree Lighting at Stew Leonard's Farmingdale](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/santa-s-fire-truck-arrival-and-tree-lighting-at-stew-leonard-s-farming--listing-825b16cfb60f8cb2c99e21b7) — Thu, Dec 3 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Stew Leonard's Farmingdale · Free · checked Oct 21. Stew Leonard's in Farmingdale opens its holiday season on Thursday, December 3, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., when Santa Claus arrives atop a fire truck from the East Farmingdale Fire…
- [Good Night Santa: A Holiday Pajama Party at the Long Island Game Farm](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/good-night-santa-a-holiday-pajama-party-at-the-long-island-game-farm--listing-d0f1704172478a5b97619488) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Long Island Game Farm, Manorville · From $20 · checked Oct 21. Good Night Santa is an evening holiday pajama party at the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville on Friday, December 4, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., opening the farm's Santa on the Farm…
- [Free Photos with Santa at Stew Leonard's Farmingdale](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/free-photos-with-santa-at-stew-leonard-s-farmingdale--listing-bcb3ab95eaa23eceb5002f39) — Sat, Dec 5 (+5 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Stew Leonard's Farmingdale · Free · checked Oct 21. Stew Leonard's Farmingdale offers complimentary photos with Santa Claus on weekends in December. Santa visits on Saturdays and Sundays from December 5 through December 20, from…
- [Santa on the Farm at the Long Island Game Farm](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/santa-on-the-farm-at-the-long-island-game-farm--listing-95c482127a441bfbe77cc26d) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Long Island Game Farm, Manorville · From $20 · checked Oct 21. Santa on the Farm brings a quieter kind of holiday outing to the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville on Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m…
- [Winter Open House - Long Island Museum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/winter-open-house-long-island-museum--listing-ad78d16998e29de80b4d69b2) — Sun, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook · All ages · Free · checked Oct 15. Visit two fall exhibitions, step back in time in the Carriage Museum, enjoy mini pop-up Gilded Age carriage tours. Admission is free for all; no registration.
- [Brunch with Santa & Wow the Cow at Stew Leonard's Farmingdale](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/brunch-with-santa-and-wow-the-cow-at-stew-leonard-s-farmingdale--listing-604dc61ad45afcea05ff125a) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM · Stew Leonard's Farmingdale · From $17.99 · checked Oct 21. Stew Leonard's Farmingdale hosts Brunch with Santa and Wow the Cow on Saturday, December 12, and Sunday, December 13, with a 10:00 a.m. seating. The farm-fresh holiday brunch…
- [Santa Brunch — Long Island Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/santa-brunch-long-island-aquarium--listing-8c921001997dedacac4dd607) — Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM · Long Island Aquarium — Sea Star Ballroom, Riverhead · From $42 · checked Oct 16. The Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead holds its annual Santa Brunch on Sunday, December 13, with seatings at 10 am, noon and 2 pm in the waterfront Sea Star Ballroom. Families…
- [Santa's Circus — Patchogue Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/santa-s-circus-patchogue-theatre--listing-67be32a80fe7a34399c60738) — Sat, Dec 19 · 8:00 PM · Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts · From $61 · checked Oct 24. Santa's Circus is a new 90-minute Christmas-themed circus show playing one Saturday night at the Patchogue Theatre. The production mixes acrobatic stunts and skill acts with…
- [Fishes & Wishes New Year's Eve Family Party — Long Island Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/fishes-and-wishes-new-year-s-eve-family-party-long-island-aquarium--listing-ed258213cf9b8a6e4d7d9e1c) — Thu, Dec 31 · 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM · Long Island Aquarium — Sea Star Ballroom, Riverhead · From $94 · checked Oct 16. The Long Island Aquarium's annual Fishes & Wishes is a family New Year's Eve party in Riverhead, running from 6:30 to 11 pm on Thursday, December 31. The aquarium invites…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Forest School: Holiday Helpers (Ages 2–5) — Bayard Cutting Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/forest-school-holiday-helpers-ages-2-5-bayard-cutting-arboretum--listing-f8f19f197a31c51f3348d5ee) — Thursdays, November 5 – December 17, 2026: 9:30–10:30 AM or 11:00 AM–12:00 PM (6-week… · Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Great River · From $150 · checked Oct 20. A six-week Thursday-morning series at Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River. Young children and their caregivers explore the arboretum collecting natural items to decorate a…
- [Reichert Planetarium Public Shows — Haunted Skies, Big Bird's Adventure and more](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/reichert-planetarium-public-shows-haunted-skies-big-bird-s-adventure-a--listing-710657ca41503261f797d774) — Daytime shows Tuesday and Friday-Sunday; evening shows Friday and Saturday at 7:00pm and… · Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport · From $10 · checked Oct 14. The Reichert Planetarium shows award-winning programs on its 60-foot dome. Daytime shows run Tuesday and Friday through Sunday; evening shows Friday and Saturday at 7pm and 8pm…

## Recently ended

- [Mr. Vanderbilt's Spooky Science Lab — Halloween Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/mr-vanderbilt-s-spooky-science-lab-halloween-workshop--listing-360dc8f8a6ea18541110dea7) — ended Fri, Oct 23

## Nearby

- Towns in Suffolk County, NY: [Riverhead, NY](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/riverhead-ny) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/riverhead-ny.md), [Stony Brook, NY](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/stony-brook-ny) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/stony-brook-ny.md), [Centerport, NY](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/centerport-ny) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/centerport-ny.md), [Farmingdale, NY](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/farmingdale-ny) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/towns/farmingdale-ny.md)
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