Ice Cream Magic at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Music and Movement at LICM
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Pete the Cat at LICM Theater
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Little Learners Art Lab at LICM
Long Island Children's Museum - 11:30 AM
Long Island Children's Museum - 11:30 AM
Slimy Science at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Pete the Cat at LICM Theater
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Weekly Storytime at Carle Place Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM
Playdough Creations at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Pete the Cat at LICM Theater
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Little Learners at Planting Fields
Planting Fields - 10:00 AM
Planting Fields - 10:00 AM
Butterfly Fun at the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - 11:00 AM
Pete the Cat at LICM Theater
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Long Island Children's Museum - various times
Free Kids Crafting Kits at Home Depot
Home Depot - 9:00 AM
Home Depot - 9:00 AM
Weekly Storytime at Carle Place Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM
Brush Rabbit 5K Run/Walk in Farmingdale
Lindenhurst Fire Dept. Training Grounds - 10:00 AM
Lindenhurst Fire Dept. Training Grounds - 10:00 AM
Storytime at Manhasset Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Storytime at Bay Shore Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Storytime at Manhasset Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Bug Buddies at the Queens County Farm Museum
Queens County Farm Museum - 11:00 AM
Queens County Farm Museum - 11:00 AM
Puck Shoot at Freeport Recreation Center
Freeport Recreation Center - 1:15 PM
Freeport Recreation Center - 1:15 PM
Cinderella at The Engeman Theater
John w. Engeman Theater at Northport - various times
John w. Engeman Theater at Northport - various times
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Teen Takeover at Fernbank
Fri Jan 16, 2026
6:00pm to 9:00pm ET
Age: 13-18
Price: $7 for members; $10 for non-members
Teens can have fun with their friends while exploring three floors of exhibits, seeing a film in the Giant Screen Theater and enjoying activities led by Fernbank educators.
Activities to include:
- Egg Drop Engineering Competition – Design a craft to land your cargo on the moon safely
- Mini Planetarium Show – Enjoy a presentation in our inflatable planetarium
- Constellation Cookies – Decorate a cookie with your favorite constellation, real or imagined
- Film Screening: Museum Alive 3D – Showing at 7 and 8 p.m. Sir David Attenborough explores London’s Natural History Museum and meets some of the most extraordinary creatures from the past.
Food and beverages will be available for sale. Snacks include buffalo chicken hot pockets, pretzel bites & queso, ice cream and more. Please note that all museum sales are cashless.
Chaperones may attend but otherwise attendance is limited to teens (13-17).
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.
