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Long Island Kids' Activities July 21 and 22: CMEE's Family Fair, Brentwood's Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Laurie Berkner Band
(Photo: Teatro Yerbabruja)
The oppressive heat we've had this past week is breaking just in time to allow you to get out and enjoy the weekend—and there's some good stuff to enjoy.
The Children's Museum of the East End is having its Great Outdoors Family Fair, the Town of Babylon is holding its Splash Bash at the Phelps Lane Pool in North Babylon, and the Town of Oyster Bay is putting on its Children's Festival and Safety Day. There's also the Laurie Berkner Band at the Tilles Center and Brentwood's Puerto Rican Day Parade. And as always, you'll find lots more events for this weekend and all week long in our events calendar. Have a great weekend!
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Saturday
CMEE in the Great Outdoors Family Fair
Children's Museum of the East End
Bridgehampton
10:30am - 1:30pm
Members free, nonmembers $10
The CMEE family fair features nature-inspired arts and crafts, a climbing wall, water slides, entertainment, music, food, and more.
Splash Bash
Phelps Lane Pool
North Babylon
12:00pm - 3:00pm
$6 pool admission
The Town of Babylon proudly presents the 2nd Annual Splash Bash. Come join us and enjoy a Pool Party with events throughout the day. Games for kids of all ages, giveaways, music, face painting, bouncy rides and so much more. Bring your family and your sunscreen
for a fun-filled day!
Children’s Festival & Safety Day
John J. Burns Town Park
Massapequa
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Free for Town of Oyster Bay residents
The Town of Oyster Bay’s Children’s Festival will include many fun activities for children, while the Safety Day portion of the event will feature safety-related demonstrations. All events are free to Oyster Bay Town residents and are coordinated by the Town’s Departments of Community & Youth Services and Public Safety.
Saturday and Sunday
Cole Brothers Circus
Westfield South Shore Mall
Bay Shore
Adults $14 in advance or $19 day of show, children $14; reserved seating $3 extra, VIP section $6 extra
The 128th Cole Brothers Circus of the Stars will be traveling across Long Island this July, pitching its big-top tent in fields and malls; amazing audiences with its colorful, classic acts. There will be acrobats, daredevils, elephants, tigers, and of course clowns.
Shows at 2, 5, and 8pm.
Sunday
Brentwood Puerto Rican Day Parade
12:00pm - 12:00pm
Free
The 46th annual parade's theme this year will be remembering Brentwood's Puerto Rican pioneers.
National Circus Project
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
1:30pm
$4 with museum admission ($3 LICM members), $8 theater only
The National Circus Project is back this summer and it's bringing some of its best acts. Sit back and enjoy their hysterical acts, then join in the fun and learn all the tricks of the trade!
The Laurie Berkner Band
Tilles Center
Brookville
1:00pm
$27 and $37
Award-winning children's music superstars The Laurie Berkner Band perform live! Bring a stuffed animal (for your head) and your dancing shoes!
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