Family
Family events across Long Island, curated by The Editors. Aquarium days, children's museum classes, free family festivals, age-appropriate outdoor outings.
Editor's Pick Old Westbury Gardens — Summer Open Season
Old Westbury Gardens is one of Long Island's most underappreciated cultural treasures — a 200-acre English landscape estate with formal gardens, the Phipps mansion, and weekly summer concerts on the West Pond. Family-friendly, golden-hour-perfect, and the kind of LI experience that makes out-of-state visitors reconsider Long Island.
- When
- Where
- Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury
- Price
- TBD
Long Island Aquarium — Behind the Scenes Tour
A 90-minute small-group tour with an aquarium biologist. Walk above the shark tank, see the food prep kitchen, meet the rescue sea turtles in rehab. Limited to 12 guests per tour. The 11 AM slot is the quietest; the 2 PM is for kids who just finished general admission. Plan for the tour to bookend a half-day visit, not stand alone.
- When
- Where
- Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead
- Price
- TBD
Long Island Children's Museum — Summer Theater for Kids
The Long Island Children's Museum runs a weekly summer theater series for kids 3-10 — original short plays staged in the museum's intimate 80-seat theater. 35-minute shows, interactive elements, family-pricing. Tuesday + Wednesday mornings in July + August.
- When
- Where
- Long Island Children's Museum, Garden City
- Price
- TBD
Tanger Outlets Deer Park — Summer Kickoff Weekend
Memorial Day weekend extended hours, food trucks at the central plaza, kids' bounce houses at the south end Saturday + Sunday 11-3, and the season's first sidewalk sale across most stores. Free entry, free parking. Skip the south lot — north lot is closer to where the food trucks set up.
- When
- Where
- Tanger Outlets Deer Park, Deer Park
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