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FEATURED EVENTS

Fall Music Kids Class

Join us for a fun and engaging music class designed for newborns to 5-year-olds—where little ones and their caregivers can bond, play, and groove to the rhythm of joy! songs for seeds is a fun-filled, weekly interactive class where children can explore music, movement, and play in an engaging environment. While the program runs as a semester, families are welcome to drop in or start at any time—because the joy of music is always in season!
Dates: 
11/10/2026
11/11/2026
11/17/2026
9:30 am, 10:30, 11:30
Location: 
YWCA in Greenwich
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2026 Kiku: Spotlight on Tradition - The New York Botanical Garden

October 31 through November 15, 2026 - Explore displays of Japanese chrysanthemums, or kiku, that have been expertly trained over the past 11 months into incredible shapes and styles. Chrysanthemum blooms burst with color, trained into traditional forms, including the ozukuri, or “thousand bloom”—a feat of nature and intricate plant cultivation which produces hundreds of chrysanthemum flowers from one stem. Seasonal fall flowers in warm, rich hues complement this must-see spectacle.
Dates: 
11/05/2026
11/06/2026
11/07/2026
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: 
Nolen Greenhouses
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Bayville Scream Park Long Island 2026

Bayville Scream Park is New York’s largest haunted house experience—five radically different haunted houses, three secret bars, GellyBall shooting, eateries, axe throwing, mini golf, and more. From the hieroglyphic tombs of Temple of Terror to the pitch-dark halls of Uncle Needle’s Funhouse of Fear, each Halloween event is rebuilt for 2026 with new sets and scares. 1,860+ 5★ reviews from thrill-seekers on Google and Facebook. Are you brave enough for every scream?
Dates: 
11/06/2026
11/07/2026
Times Vary - See website for full details
Location: 
BAYVILLE SCREAM PARK, 8 Bayville Ave, Bayville, NY 11709, United States
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Family and Community Day: Create your own lantern at Morris-Jumel Mansion

Saturday, November 14th - Join us for our November Family Day and make your own handheld paper lantern as we explore how people brought light into their homes before electricity. Families can choose between a traditional cone shaped lantern or a special Morris-Jumel Mansion lantern modeled after the historic house. Decorate your lantern with colorful tissue paper then add a battery operated tea light to watch it glow! All materials provided while supplies last. This activity is designed for all ages and children are welcomed to create with the help of an adult.
Dates: 
11/14/2026
1 pm - 3 pm
Location: 
Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, New York, New York, NY 10032, United States
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TAPS: A Musical Salute - at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site invites you to join us virtually for a Veterans Day Salute to all American Veterans past and present on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 starting at 5:30 and ending at sunset. The Presidential Site is organizing a live virtual event, to be broadcast from the porch of the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison. At sunset, a lone bugler from the Indiana National Guard will sound Taps to honor all veterans who have passed. We will broadcast the event from the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site on Facebook Live. We hope the bugle call inspires everyone who hears it to pause and reflect on the dedication and important service of our veterans, and how their efforts have helped preserve the American system of self-government we enjoy today. Please join us in this honoring of veterans past and present—and if you are a veteran, please know how grateful we are for your service!
Dates: 
11/11/2026
5:30 pm
Location: 
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, 1230 N Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
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Pokémon Kids Club

Learn to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game alongside other kids through guided, strategy-focused gameplay. Coaches oversee card trading to ensure fairness and balanced exchanges among players.
Dates: 
11/05/2026
11/11/2026
11/12/2026
4-6PM & 6-8PM
Location: 
Valhallan Esports Training, West Jericho Turnpike, Huntington, NY, USA
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Holiday Workshops at Science Museum of Long Island

Children ages 4 and up are welcome to join SMLI on their days off from school to enjoy hours of fun, hand-on science activities! Children will participate in experiments, create crafts, and observe demonstrations. Each workshop features a unique science theme.
Dates: 
11/11/2026
11/20/2026
11/25/2026
10AM - 3PM
Location: 
Science Museum of Long Island, Plandome Road, Manhasset, NY, USA
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FREE Letter from Santa, mailed to your child - Santamailer.com **ORDER BY DEC 12!

Get a letter from Santa mailed to your child: a personalized letter from the North Pole with your child's name, mailed in a hand-addressed envelope. The letter is free; you cover $6.99 shipping. Want the real thing? Upgrade to a handwritten letter from Santa, written start to finish by a real person with a pen ($39.99, shipping included). Order by December 12.
Dates: 
11/05/2026
11/06/2026
11/07/2026
12:00am
Location: 
Online Only
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