Long Island Kids' Activities March 16 & 17: Ringling Bros. Built to Amaze, Brady Rymer Concert, St. Patrick's Day Parades

3/13/13 - By Jill Wolfson

It’s St. Patrick’s Day this weekend!  At Darlings and Divas in Amityville, kids will get into the holiday spirit with a Shamrock Diva Party, complete with festive manicures, makeup, and hairstyling.  In Montauk, The 51st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade boasts several marching bands along with appearances by Long Island fire departments.  The 25th Annual Glen Cove St. Patrick's Day Parade will offer a mix of marching bands, along with vintage cars, costumed performers, face painters, fire and police units, and more.  In Stony Brook, head on over to the Long Island Museum for its St. Patrick’s Day storytelling program, where you’ll hear stories and songs from around the world, including ones from Ireland.  Also on tap: the Greatest Show on Earth—the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus—will present Built to Amaze at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. As always, check out our events calendar every day for fun activities for the family!

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Saturday

Pinkalicious Garden Party
The Dolphin Bookshop
Port Washington
11:00am, 2:00pm
All ages
$10
516-767-2650
To celebrate the release of Emeraldicious, there will be story time, crafts, songs, and treats. Come dressed in pink and green outfits. RSVP required.

Fun For Kids: Mad Science Lab
Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
Wantagh
10:30am - 12:00pm
Ages 7 and up
$4 per person
516-780-3295
We will be conducting experiments. Some may be messy. We need your help to unlock and understand each test. Discover what it's like to be a scientist! Reservations are required.

Brady Rymer & Claudia Mussen Family Concert
The Jamesport Meeting House
Jamesport
11:00am
All ages
$15 adults; $10 children; kids under 2 free
631-779-2831
Brady Rymer's music is beyond sing-alongs and clapping, he rocks kids silly and keeps parents entertained. Advance tickets suggested.

Family Fun Day
Montauk Chamber of Commerce
Montauk
1:00pm
Ages 6-11
Free
631-668-2428
Go on an exciting treasure hunt and get a prize! Registration required.

Sunday

Seder Stories: Passover Fun
Sid Jacobson JCC
East Hills
10:00am - 11:30am
All ages
$10 per family
516-484-1545
Enact the stories of the seder through theater, crafts, games, and food. Advance registration required.

Shamrock Diva Party
Darlings & Divas of Amityville
Amityville
11:00am - 1:00pm
All ages
$24.99 per child, $21.99 siblings
631-608-4710
St. Patrick's Party includes: Mini manicure with nail art. Makeup application with shamrock cheeky art. Hair style with green, washable hair spray and green hair accessory to take home. Glitter tattoo. Pizza and ice cream sundaes. Reservations required.

51st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
Begins at Edgemere Road
Montauk
11:30am - 2:00pm
All ages
Free admission
631-668-1578
Parade starts at Edgemere Road, to Main Street past the reviewing stand on the green, and ends at Main Street by the IGA. The Parade Grand Marshall is Jack Perna, Superintendent and Principal at the Montauk School. Bands that will march include the Amityville Pipers, Thomas O’Shaughnessy Memorial Piper Band, Celtic Piper Band, and the East Hampton Jazz Band, along with Long Island fire departments.

25th Annual Glen Cove St. Patrick's Day Parade
Forest Avenue south of Dosoris Lane
Glen Cove
1:00pm
All ages
Free
516-782-7494
Grand Marshall is Irish activist Daniel J. Lane. There will be a mix of marching groups, including bands of Irish pipers and other marching bands, along with vintage cars, costumed performers, face painters, fire and police units, and more.

St. Patrick's Day Storytelling
The Long Island Museum
Stony Brook
2:00pm
All ages
Free with admission
631-751-0066
The Long Island Storytelling Network will present stories and songs from around the world, including Irish stories and songs for St. Patrick's Day.

Saturday and Sunday

Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Presents Built to Amaze
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Uniondale
11:00am, 3:00pm, 7:30pm
All ages
$10-$150
800-745-3000
The 143rd edition of the greatest show on earth! See over the top feats of strength, agility, and courage. Circus performers from across the globe create a blend of athleticism and bravery, where power meets fearlessness and amazement has no bounds. Magnificent elephants, ferocious tigers, astonishing acrobats, and awe-inspiring aerialists are engineered into one performance.