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Long Island Kids' Activities Father's Day Weekend: Pirate Festival, Classic Boat Show, & Bingo Night
It's Father's Day this weekend! Head on over to the Father's Day In Flight program at The Maritime Explorium in Port Jefferson, where you'll build a plane and watch it take flight. Sands Point Preserve in Port Washington is hosting the Father’s Day: Build A Bat Box program, where you can create a bat box for birds and bats to use. The annual Daddy & Me Rocket Building program is taking place at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning in Rockville Centre, where you'll watch your rocket fly into the sky. Long Island Game Farm in Manorville is offering half price admission to dads on Father's Day. Also on tap: the Pirate Festival & Classic Boat Show at the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville and Bingo Night at Country Fair Entertainment Park in Medford. As always, check our events calendar every day for fun activities for the family. Also check out our article on Father's Day Ideas For All Types Of Dads.
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Saturday
Summer Reading Kick-Off
Gold Coast Public Library
Glen Head
10:00am - 5:00pm
All ages
Free
516-759-8300
Animals, magic, music, juggling, and crafts. Register for the reading program.
Superman Day
The Mineola Memorial Library
Mineola
11:00am - 4:30pm
All ages
Free
516-746-8488
Watch two Superman movies, have your photo taken with Superman, and indulge in raffles and refreshments. Registration is required.
Kings Park Day
Kings Park Dance Center
Kings Park
1:00pm
All ages
Free admission
631-269-0751
A performance by the Kings Park Dance Center dancers is accompanied by an airbrush artist, games, and prizes.
Bingo Night
Country Fair Entertainment Park
Medford
6:00pm - 9:00pm
All ages
$6 per person (includes 2 bingo game cards). Additional cards $2 each
631-732-0579
Spend the evening playing bingo with your family. Reservations are suggested.
Sunday
3rd Annual Daddy & Me Rocket Building
Center for Science Teaching and Learning
Rockville Centre
10:00am - 1:00pm
All ages
$25 per child
516-764-0045
Build a rocket with dad and watch it fly into the sky.
Half Price Admission To Dads On Father's Day
Long Island Game Farm
Manorville
10:00am - 6:00pm
All ages
Kids 2 and under free. $16.95 kids ages 3-11 & seniors. $18.95 adults (half price for dads)
631-878-6644
Dads can enjoy half price admission at this zoo and wildlife park.
Celebrating Family: Free Admission For Fathers And Grandfathers
The Heckscher Museum of Art
Huntington
11:00am - 5:00pm
All ages
Free admission
631-351-3250
Fathers and grandfathers can visit the museum for free on their special day.
Father’s Day: Build A Bat Box
Sands Point Preserve
Port Washington
11:00am - 1:00pm
All ages
$20 per car, $10 with annual pass
516-571-7962
Make a bat house for birds and bats to use. Pre-registration is required.
Saturday & Sunday
Pirate Festival & Classic Boat Show
The Long Island Maritime Museum
West Sayville
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00am - 6:00pm
All ages
$8 general admission, kids 5 and under free. Additional fees for food and other items
631-444-8679
Dress in pirate gear and enter the costume contest. Entertainment is provided by Ye Pyrate Brotherhood and Kings of the Coast, along with live reenactments, dueling sword fights, cannon fire, and treasure hunts.
Father's Day In Flight
The Maritime Explorium
Port Jefferson
Saturday & Sunday, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Ages 2-12
Free with admission
631-331-3277
Have fun with dad constructing and testing your planes.
(Photo Credit: The Maritime Explorium)
