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Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
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The Shoppes at East Wind - 10:00 AM
The Shoppes at East Wind - 10:00 AM
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Children's Museum of the East End - 11:00 AM
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Gateway's Haunted Playhouse - 12:00 PM
Bayville Scream Park
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Bayville Adventure Park - 12:00 PM
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Long Island Maritime Museum - 10:00 AM Pick
Scarecrow Competition at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization
Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
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Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM
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The Shoppes at East Wind - 10:00 AM
The Shoppes at East Wind - 10:00 AM
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Mineola Memorial Library - 10:30 AM
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Center For Science Teaching And Learning CSTL - 6:00 PM Pick
Scarecrow Competition at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization
Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
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Gateway's Not-So-Scary Halloween Adventure - 12:00 PM Pick
Not-So-Scary Halloween Adventure at Gateway's Haunted Playhouse
Gateway's Not-So-Scary Halloween Adventure - 12:00 PM Pick
Gateway's Not-So-Scary Halloween Adventure - 12:00 PM Pick
Scarecrow Competition at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization
Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
Scarecrow Contest and Fall Festival at The Shoppes at East Wind
The Shoppes at East Wind - 10:00 AM
The Shoppes at East Wind - 10:00 AM
Holiday Workshops at the Science Museum of Long Island
Science Museum of Long Island - 10:00 AM
Science Museum of Long Island - 10:00 AM
Frog Craft at the Fish Hatchery
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 10:00 AM
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 10:00 AM
Scarecrow Competition at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization
Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
Stony Brook Village - various times Pick
Scarecrow Contest and Fall Festival at The Shoppes at East Wind
The Shoppes at East Wind - 10:00 AM
The Shoppes at East Wind - 10:00 AM
Cantemos Juntos at CMEE
Children's Museum of the East End - 11:00 AM
Children's Museum of the East End - 11:00 AM
Playground Playgroup at the Children's Museum of the East End
Children's Museum of the East End - 3:30 PM
Children's Museum of the East End - 3:30 PM
Fall Festival at Hicks Nurseries
Hicks Nurseries - various times
Hicks Nurseries - various times

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2025 Oshogatsu Family Festival

Sun Jan 5, 2025
11:00am to 5:00pm PT
Age: 3 and up
Price: Free
Location:
Japanese American National Museum
2025 slithers in at the Japanese American National Museum: this year's Oshogatsu Family Festival celebrates Year of the Snake.
The popular annual event features cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages.
With free admission all day, the festival is the last chance to see all of the Museum's exhibitions before the Pavilion closes for renovation.
- Traditional mochitsuki (Japanese rice pounding ritual) performance by Kodama Taiko.
- Candy sculpture demonstrations by Shinobu “Shan the Candyman” Ichiyanagi
- Interactive storytimes
- Souvenir photos by cre8tive outlets
- Fun crafts and origami inspired by Oshogatsu and Year of the Snake
- Scavenger hunt for prizes
- Free admission all day to see Giant Robot Biennale 5, Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection, The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai, and Common Ground: The Heart of Community
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