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Family activities on Long Island

Bowling, mini-golf, arcades, farms, and museums. The fun stuff that isn't a park or a league. Filter by age, season, or indoor/outdoor.

12spots across Long Island
SpringSummerFall
All Ages
Riverhead
Briermere Farms

Farm·Indoor/Outdoor
Ages 5+
Riverhead
Escape Zone LI Riverhead

Escape Room·Indoor
SpringSummerFall
All Ages
Riverhead
All Ages
Riverhead
Long Island Aquarium

Zoo / Aquarium·Indoor
All Ages
Riverhead
Long Island Science Center

Nature / Science Center·Indoor
Ages 1–10
Riverhead
Safari Adventure

Indoor Playground·Indoor
Ages 1+
Riverhead
Sandy Pond Links

Mini Golf·Outdoor
Ages 1+
Riverhead
The All Star

Bowling·Indoor
Ages 1+
Riverhead
The All Star Grill

Bowling·Indoor
SpringSummerFall
Ages 1+
Riverhead
Summer
All Ages
Riverhead
Fall
All Ages
Riverhead
Good to know

Long Island activities, answered

What can we do with the kids on a rainy day on Long Island?

Set the indoor/outdoor filter to Indoor and you will get the whole rainy-day bench: bowling alleys, trampoline parks, indoor playgrounds, arcades, museums, and craft studios across Nassau and Suffolk. Hours move around by season, so it is worth checking the venue's own site before you load everyone into the car.

What is there to do with a 4-year-old on Long Island?

Filter by age and the list narrows to the spots that suit that age. For preschoolers, the dependable ones here are farms, children's museums, indoor playgrounds, and mini-golf. The age filter is the fastest way to rule out the places built for big kids before you drive there.

What counts as an activity here, and what counts as a park or a league?

Activities are the outings you go do for an afternoon: bowling, mini-golf, arcades, farms, museums, trampoline parks, and the like. Free public space lives under Parks & Playgrounds, and anything you register for and show up to weekly is under Leagues & Programs. If you already know what you are after, filter by venue type.

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