With Fall in full swing and the holidays rapidly approaching, November is a great month to get out there and share a wide array of new experiences and find new things to do with your kids. This month is fantastic in terms of variation – you can begin the month with the residual Halloween themed events, while ending the month with Thanksgiving and Christmas. Your Local Kids is your go-to source for family fun all year round! Here is our compilation of November’s best events on Long Island.
Trick or Treat on the Farm
Location: Suffolk County Farm & Education Center – 350 Yaphank Ave, Yaphank, NY 11980
Dates: Tues. 11/1 – 10:30 AM, Wed. 11/2 – 10:30 AM, Thu. 11/3 – 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM, Sat. 11/5 – 10:30 AM
As part of the Learn and Play Early Childhood Programs, your children are provided with age specific hands-on-activities, stories songs crafts, and a wagon ride to visit the animals in the facility. This program is very family friendly in the sense that each session has been designed to accentuate the child/caregiver learning experience. Registration required.
Baby Jam! Creative Spirit Music Classes
Location: LePlay Café – 2473B Merrick Rd, Bellmore, NY 11710
Dates: Tues. 11/1 – 11 AM; Tues. 11/15 – 11 AM; Tues. 11/22 – 11 AM; Sat. 11/1 through 11/19 – 11:30 AM
Your baby will love making music with you on various instruments while learning about animals, cultures, the ABC’s, and counting. This type of activity is great for social, motor, and language development. This is a fun and effective way to bond with your baby while making joyful music! Registration required.
Kindermusik Classes
Location: Prodigy School of the Arts, 218 East Meadow Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554
Dates: Varies – See full schedule of classes here.
Prodigy School of the Arts offers a variety classes for every stage of early childhood. Depending on the age range, students will engage in both parent-child joint activities and child-focused activities. This is a great way for your little one to blow off steam & relax while learning and developing language & motor skills! Registration required.
Jungle Bungle Jam! Creative Spirit Music Class
Location: Tackapausha Museum & Preserve – 2225 Washington Ave, Seaford, NY 11783
Dates: Thu. 11/3 – 11 AM
Children ages 6-30 months (with an adult) will enjoy live interactive music on an array of different instruments combined with Native-American storytelling and live animals. This is an educational program based around nature with an emphasis on protecting animals and the Earth. Registration required.
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
Location: Cultural Arts Playhouse – 170 Michael Drive, Syosset, NY 11791
Dates: Sat. 11/5, Sat 11/12 – 1 PM
The whole family will love ending the Halloween season with a fun show! Tickets should be purchased and printed in advanced as to avoid the box office lines.
Let’s Draw! Exploring Form, Line and Marks (Ages 10-14)
Location: Mills Pond House Gallery – 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY 11780
Dates: Fri. 1/4 – 7-9 PM, Fri 11/11, 11/18/ 12/02 – 6-8 PM
In this class, students will learn about lines, mark-making and how to apply their marks to make three dimensional space. Various drawing experiments will be given to enhance their artistic “sight”, and will open new doorways for their own self-expression. Each student will be encouraged to explore their own individuality and visual language. Registration required.
Kids Workshop: Veterans’ Day Toy Helicopter
Location: Various Home Depot Stores – Click here to register and choose your location.
Date: Sat. 11/5 9 AM-12 PM
In honor of Veterans’ Day, you and your child and build a toy helicopter with turning blades in this hands-on workshop. Kids can then decorate it with paint & stickers however they like!
Shabbat Stop
Location: Sid Jacobson JCC – 300 Forest Drive, East Hills, NY 11548
Date: Sat. 11/5 – 2:30-5:00 PM
There will be games, face painting, stories, dancing, relaxation and exercise for children from birth-8 years.
CancerCare 14th Annual Lung Cancer Walk for Hope
Location: Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course – 1 South Woods Rd, Woodbury, NY 11797
Date: Sun. 11/6 – 9:30-12:30 PM
Walk in support of CancerCare’s free & professional services which are offered to those facing a lung cancer diagnosis. Walk to celebrate survivors, support those currently battling lung cancer, and remember those who have been lost to this disease.
Enchanted Forest Trail
Location: Quogue Wildlife Refuge, 3 Old Country Road, Quogue, NY 11959
Date: Sun. 11/6 – 12 PM
Enjoy the great outdoors while on a guided tour on which you will meet whimsical, fun, and educational characters on the forest trails. The parking lot will be full of games and activities as well!
Full Day Mini Camp
Location: Culture Play – 220 East Meadow Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554
Dates: Tues. 11/8, Fri. 11/11 – 8:30 AM-3 PM
Culture Play offers Mini Camps throughout the school year on days when kids are off from school. Each camper works with staff on projects based around various topics including animation design, 3D printing, game design, robotics and movie making. Free gameplay, lunch and snacks are also provided. Registration required.
Swapkins Shopkin’s Paint & Swap Event
Location: Key to My Art – 10 West Oak St, Amityville, NY 11301
Date: Tues. 11/8 – 12-1:30 PM
Take the kids to Key to My Art when they’re off from school for Election Day! They will love swapping Shopkins and painting Linda Layered Cake on canvas! All supplies and a goodie bag are provided. Registration required.
Freddy Fazzbear Paint Event
Location: Key to My Art – 10 West Oak St, Amityville, NY 11301
Date: Tues. 11/8 – 2-3:30 PM
Take the kids to Key to My Art when they’re off from school for Election Day! They will love painting Freddy Fazzbear on canvas! All supplies and a goodie bag are provided. Registration required.
Bouncers & Slydos: Open Play
Location: Bouncers & Slydos – 1835 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735
Date: Tues. 11/8, Fri. 11/25
This all day event is open to children 10 and under and allows open play in the 11,000 square foot indoor inflatable center. Reservation required.
Junior Ranger Night Sky Explorer
Location: Fire Island National Seashore Wilderness Visitor Center – County Rd 46, Shirley, NY 11967
Date: Fri. 11/11 – 6 PM-8PM
Children 8 and older will discover the stars and constellations above Fire Island and the value of dark night skies in nature. Registration required.
Veteran’s Day Spa Friday – Drop Off Event!
Location: Darlings & Divas of Amityville – 65 Merrick Rd, Amityville, NY 11701
Date: Fri. 11/11, 10 AM-1 PM
Girls will be pampered in robes with a mani-pedi, glitter tattoo, and make-their-own facial & lipgloss. This event also includes dress up, a dance party, drinks, snacks, pizza, and dessert. Ages 4+, reservation required.
Shababa Cooks for Veterans
Location: Sid Jacobson JCC – 300 Forest Drive, East Hills, NY 11548
Date: Fri. 11/11, 11 AM-1 PM
Make soups and pies for local veterans and others in need. Ages 1-6 years.
Teen Color Run
Location: Sid Jacobson JCC – 300 Forest Drive, East Hills, NY 11548
Date: Fri. 11/11, 11 AM
A colorful and meaningful fundraiser to help an important community cause. Grades 6-12.
Hope for the Warriors 9th Annual LI Run
Location: Babylon Town Hall – 200 Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Date: Sat. 11/12 – 9 AM
Run for the Warriors is a race series open to civilians and military members. The men and woman wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan are honored and celebrated for their strength and resolve. All proceeds benefit Hope for the Warriors, a national non-profit dedicated to restoring a sense of self, family, and hope to service members, their families, and families of the fallen.
Sensitive Safari Morning
Location: The Safari Adventure – 1074 Pulaski St, Riverhead, NY 11901
Date: Sat. 11/12 – 9 AM-10 AM
Safari Adventure is proud to host an exclusive special needs morning. It is a time open to families that care for a child with special needs to play, explore, and have fun! This is a sensory friendly time providing a quieter and more supportive environment. The Safari Adventure staff is trained by Missing Piece Awareness to meet the sensory needs of their customers! Families that stay less than 20 minutes will be given a courtesy pass to return and try again. Ages 1-12.
Sea Turtle Lecture
Location: Quogue Wildlife Refuge – 3 Old Country Rd, Quogue, NY 11959
Date: Sat. 11/12 – 2 PM
The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation is giving a free lecture on how you can help sea turtles on Long Island from ‘cold stunning’, the coldblooded animal equivalent of hypothermia. People of all ages can sign up to become a beach walker to help the Riverhead Foundation spot and help sea turtles suffering from cold stunning.
Brett Band for Kids
Location: Sid Jacobson JCC – 300 Forest Drive, East Hills, NY 11548
Date: Sun. 11/13 – 11:15 AM-12 PM
Enjoy Brett’s original kids’ songs and some classics that will be sure to get your kids dancing, clapping and singing along. Ages birth-5 years.
Full Moon Night Hike
Location: Quogue Wildlife Refuge – 3 Old Country Rd, Cuogue, NY 11959
Date: Mon. 11/14 – 5-6:30 PM
This nighttime hike through the forest up to North Pond allows visitors to listen for nocturnal creatures, and enjoy some night vision activities. Reservations and payment required at least 24 hours in advance. For adults & families with children over 11.
Kids’ Movie Night
Location: Plasterkraze – 1310 Middle Country Rd, Selden, NY 11784
Date: Fri. 11/18 – 6:30-9:30 PM
Children ages 3 and up will enjoy crafts, pizza, snacks, drinks, and a movie while parents can enjoy a few worry free hours. Reservation required.
9TH Annual Fish & Sips
Location: LI Aquarium and Exhibition Center – 431 E. Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901
Date: Fri. 11/18 – 7:30-10:30 PM
Over 20 local wineries come together with the LI Aquarium to celebrate the harvest with wine, live music, and hors d’oeuvres. A perfect opportunity to leave your kids with a sitter and have Parent’s Night Out! Reservations required.
A Christmas Carol at Theatre Three
Location: Theatre Three – 412 Main St, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Dates: 11/19 – 7 PM, 11/20 – 3 PM, 11/25 – 7 PM, 11/26 – 7 PM, 11/27 – 3 PM
Theatre Three’s 33rd annual production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic. As described by Newsday, “there could scarcely be a finer tribute to [Dickens’} legend than A Christmas Carol at Theatre Three”.
Santaport Holiday Fair
Location: Centerport United Methodist Church – 97 Little Neck Rd, Centerport, NY 11721
Dates: Sat. 11/19 10 AM-3 PM
This Annual holiday fair for the whole family offers games & crafts, a toy shop, photo opportunities with Santa, a Bazaar with handcrafted items, a silent auction, a jewelry shop, and much more!
Character Appearance by a Special Ice Queen & Princess
Location: The Safari Adventure – 1074 Pulaski St, Riverhead, NY 11901
Date: Sat. 11/19 – 6-8 PM
A special Ice Queen and Princess will make an appearance to take photos with the kids! Children will have the opportunity to dance and play before and after the character appearances with access to the entire facility. The Safari Adventure has a full café, so guests can come for dinner, too!
Native American Feast
Location: Garvies Point Museum & Preserve – 50 Barry Dr, Glen Cove, NY 11542
Dates: Sat. 11/19 & Sun. 11/20 – 10 AM-4PM
Your children will learn a great deal about Native American culture with hands-on activities including pottery-making using ancient methods, an authentic Native American food display complete with sampling, face painting with natural pigments, and films about the culture shown throughout the event.
I Love Chocolate Fest
Location: Old Bethpage Village Restoration – 1303 Round Swamp Rd, Old Bethpage, NY 11804
Date: Sun. 11/20 – 10 AM-5 PM
Sample and purchase a wide variety of delicious chocolate from over 40 Chocolate Exhibitors. Wine, crafts, giveaways, and other Artisanal treats will be available. Tickets include complimentary tickets for 10 guaranteed samples, plus admission to the Old Bethpage Village Restoration.
Holiday Princess Tea
Location: Darlings & Divas of Amityville – 65 Merrick Rd, Amityville, NY 11701
Date: Sun. 11/20 – 11 AM-1 PM
Your little one will love getting into the holiday spirit with her favorite storybook princesses! As with every event at Darlings & Divas, each guest will receive a mani-pedi, makeup application, a glitter tattoo, and new hairstyle complete with a tiara. Each girl will be looking and feeling their best for their meet and greet and photo-op with the princesses. Reservations required.
Barnaby Saves Christmas at Theatre Three
Location: Theatre Three – 412 Main St, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Dates: Fri. 11/25 – 11 AM & Sat. 11/26 – 11 AM
Santa Claus invites you to our Winter Wonderland! As the littlest elf, Barnaby, and his reindeer friend Franklynne set off on their journey to save Christmas, they meet some new friends along the way and learn the true meaning of the holiday season.
Tween Night
Location: Plasterkraze – 1013 Middle Country Rd, Selden, NY 11784
Date: Fri. 11/25 (Call (631) 689-5231 for time)
Kids will have a ton of fun during a night of music, dancing, and games! Pizza, drinks, and snacks will be provided along with a plaster craft that kids can paint! Reservation required.
27th Annual LI Festival of Trees
Location: Cradle of Aviation Museum – Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City, NY 11530
Date: Fri. 11/25, Sat. 11/26 – 10 AM-6 PM & Sun. 11/27 – 10 AM-5 PM
This event is renowned for its spectacular array of designer-decorated trees and the gingerbread village. There will also be live entertainment, pictures with Santa, a vendor marketplace, children’s activities, a toy and gift shop and more! All proceeds raised benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. and the Cradle of Aviation Museum.
Open Bounce
Location: Bounce U of Smithtown – 62 Lake Ave, Nesconset, NY 11767
Date: Fri. 11/25 – 10:30 AM-12 PM (Preschool Aged Children); 11:30 AM-1 PM (All Ages); 1:30 PM-3 PM (All Ages)
Kids will have a blast and burn energy jumping and bouncing on the many different inflatables at Bounce U! They also have plenty of fantastic games and music. Reservations are strongly recommended.
Santa & Princesses
Location: Ballet Long Island – 1863 Pond Rd, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Dates: Fri. 11/25 – 1 PM & 2:30PM
This event caters to the true princess in your life. A performance on stage by Guests are encouraged to dress at their favorite princess while they watch a live performance and enjoy a tea party in the Princess Tea Room. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Buying tickets in advance is recommended.
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