Camps, classes, and free family events near you — dug up and double-checked so you don't have to.
Goldstar Camp
📍 Coindre Hall / Gold Star Battalion Beach
Town of Huntington environmental day camp — nature study, Long Island Sound touch tank, arts and crafts, sports.
Theater Camp at Huntington Center
📍 Huntington Center for Performing Arts
Two-session summer theater camp culminating in full staged productions — acting, singing, and stagecraft for budding performers.
PJ Storytime at Huntington Public Library (Ages 3–5)
📍 Huntington Public Library
Wear your pajamas for evening stories and songs — a sweet wind-down program for preschoolers.
Whaling Museum: Maritime Marvels
📍 The Whaling Museum & Education Center
Marine-science and maritime day camp — hands-on with real specimens and artifacts, plus crafts, grouped by age.
Whaling Museum: History's Mysteries
History-themed day camp exploring Long Island's maritime past through hands-on activities and crafts.
Whaling Museum: Sea Shell Trinket Tray
Five-Dollar Friday drop-in craft — make a shell-decorated trinket tray.
Whaling Museum: Build-a-Boat Races
Five-Dollar Friday drop-in — build a little boat and race it.
Whaling Museum: Shrinky Dink Saturday
Drop-in Saturday craft — design and shrink your own ocean-themed charm.
Whaling Museum: Happy Birthday Herman Melville
Celebrate the Moby-Dick author's birthday — complimentary cupcake with admission.
Whaling Museum: Secrets & Spies Quest
Follow in the footsteps of Long Island's Revolutionary spies — solve codes and complete a spy quest through the galleries.
Town of Huntington Adventure Camp
📍 Town of Huntington Parks & Recreation
The Town's flagship day camp — swimming, sports, arts & crafts, and ice skating across the summer. Held at Town parks.
Town of Huntington Kindergarten Program
A gentle half-day town camp for the littlest campers entering Kindergarten — play, crafts, and making first friends.
Huntington Summer Arts Festival
📍 Chapin Rainbow Stage
A free outdoor performance series — dance, theater, and music — running Wednesdays through Sundays for eight weeks at an open-air stage.
Huntington YMCA Summer Day Camp
📍 Huntington YMCA
Long-running Y day camp with age-based tracks from preschool Kiddie Camp through Pre-Teen, Teen, Sports, and Counselor-in-Training.
Camp ABC (The Anne Brower School)
📍 The Anne Brower School
Play-based day camp for the littlest ones on 2.5 acres — grouped by age from toddlers to 7, with a water park and playground.
Cinema for Kids Series
📍 Cinema Arts Centre
A recurring kids' movie series at the independent cinema, screening family-friendly films most weeks through the summer.
Kerber's Farm Camp
📍 Kerber's Farm School
Farm-themed camp on 15 acres, weekly themes (science, art, cooking, sailing), garden harvesting, animal visits, healthy lunch included. All 2026 sessions sold out.
Uplands Farm Sanctuary
📍 Uplands Farm Sanctuary
A free 97-acre Nature Conservancy preserve with easy trails through meadows and shaded forest — great for a family nature walk, butterflies, and birds.
Fish Hatchery: Close Encounters of the Natural Kind
📍 Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
Hands-on outdoor activities, crafts, and up-close encounters with live animals — a new theme each day (Fancy Fish, Turtle Tuesdays, and more).
Fish Hatchery: Curious Naturalists
Explore the Hatchery and take expeditions to nearby pond and woodland habitats — meet animals up close and get wet and muddy!
Fish Hatchery: Field Explorers
Wet and muddy adventures in nearby salt marsh, pond, and woodland habitats — wade, trek, and discover local wildlife.
Fish Hatchery: Fly Fishing Techniques
Learn the art of fly fishing — hands-on lessons in fly tying and fly casting to get you ready for the water.
Learn and Grow with Me
📍 Harborfields Public Library
A free library series for children birth through kindergarten and their caregivers, covering development, nutrition, and movement, led by trained professionals.
Kiddie Academy CampVentures
📍 Kiddie Academy of Greenlawn
A themed summer daycare/camp program mixing project-based activities, field trips, and hands-on learning like gardening and simple science.
Camp Alvernia
📍 Camp Alvernia
8-week traditional day camp on Centerport Harbor with swimming, sailing, and sports.
Walt Whitman Birthplace: Revolutionary Voices Tours
📍 Walt Whitman Birthplace
Immersive 250th-anniversary tours of the poet's birthplace — living history for families, offered on select dates at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm.
Destination Science Camp
📍 Long Island School for the Gifted
A hands-on STEM day camp with weekly science themes — building, chemistry, and space exploration projects, plus games and camp songs.
Vanderbilt Museum: Art & Science Fun
📍 Vanderbilt Museum
A themed day program blending art projects with the museum's science and marine collections.
Centerport Beach
📍 Centerport Beach
A calm, family-friendly Town of Huntington bay beach in Centerport — gentle water and an easy, scenic spot for younger kids.
Northport Village Park
📍 Northport Village Park
The beloved harbor-front park in the heart of Northport village — gazebo, playground, dock, and boats bobbing in the bay. Open to everyone.
Posey Dance Camp: Disney Descendants
📍 Posey School of Dance
Villains-vs-heroes Disney Descendants themed dance battles, crafts, games. Thursday family showcase.
Posey Dance Camp: In My Dance Era (Taylor Swift)
Pop-star-inspired choreography, friendship bracelet crafts, singing/dancing. Thursday family showcase.
Hobart Beach
📍 Hobart Beach
A quieter Town of Huntington beach out on Eaton's Neck, with calm bay water and Sound views.
Sweet Arts Candy-Themed Art Camp
📍 105 Main St, Northport
A candy-themed week of art projects and creative play at a downtown Northport art studio.
Storytime at Northport Books
📍 Northport Books
A cozy weekly storytime at the local independent bookstore — free, and a lovely low-key morning out for little readers.
Oh-Crumbs Bakery Pop-Up at Northport Books
A monthly bakery pop-up at the bookstore — books and treats, a sweet little family stop on the first Sunday.
Wild Reading: Storytime + Meet an Opossum
A special storytime with the Wildlife Center of Long Island — meet Virginia the opossum up close, hear stories, and learn about local wildlife.
Northport Farmers' Market
A weekly outdoor market with locally grown produce, food, and plants — free to browse, rain or shine.
Northport Summerfest Concert Series
Free Wednesday-evening concerts at the village bandstand, part of a summer-long Americana music series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.
Kids Culinary Camp (Elwood Booster Club)
📍 Elwood-John Glenn High School
A hands-on cooking camp at John Glenn High School — young chefs learn real kitchen skills across flexible weekly sessions all summer.
Art Space Camp (Elwood Booster Club)
📍 Elwood Middle School
Visual-arts camp at Elwood Middle School with two tracks — Studio Art for younger kids and Advanced Art for older ones.
Shrek The Musical (Kids' Theater)
📍 John W. Engeman Theater
A family-friendly musical theater run based on the DreamWorks film, staged at the local community theater. All seats $25.
The School House Summer Camp
📍 The School House
An outdoor-focused adventure camp for Pre-K through 8th grade built around hands-on projects — building, navigation, and nature skills — led by trained educators rather than seasonal staff.
Scudder Park
📍 Scudder Park
A small Northport Village park and bay beach — an easy local spot for a quick swim or waterfront play.
West Hills County Park
📍 West Hills County Park
An 800-acre county park with a children's playground, miles of trails, and the climb to Jayne's Hill — the highest point on Long Island. Open to everyone.
Asharoken Beach Park
📍 Asharoken Beach Park
A pretty, low-key village beach on the sandy spit between Northport Bay and the Sound.
Storytime at Half Hollow Hills Library
📍 Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Dix Hills)
Free stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and play for babies and toddlers at the Dix Hills branch.
Northport Library Toddler Storytime
📍 Northport-East Northport Public Library, East Northport Building
A weekly storytime for children birth to age 5 with an adult, siblings welcome. Registration required, seats are limited.
Sea Stars Marine Camp
📍 Fuchs Pond Preserve
A Cornell Cooperative Extension marine-science camp based at Fuchs Pond Preserve, with pond exploration and trips to Sunken Meadow State Park for seining and beach games.
Dix Hills Adventure Camp
📍 Dix Hills Park
Town of Huntington full-day camp — swim instruction, ice skating, arts and crafts, group games. Limited enrollment.
Kindergarten Adventure Camp
Town of Huntington half-day camp for incoming kindergarteners — swim instruction, arts and crafts, sports, group games.
Crab Meadow Beach
📍 Crab Meadow Beach
A big Town of Huntington bay beach with a large playground, boardwalk, snack bar, showers and pavilions — a full family beach day.
Camp Soundview
📍 Camp Soundview
Town of Huntington full-day camp on Long Island Sound — recreational swim, arts and crafts, sports. Lunch not provided.
Weekend Family Swim
📍 Suffolk Y JCC
Outdoor pool session for families with young kids, lifeguard on duty.
Sprouts & Friends at Commack Public Library
📍 Commack Public Library
A free drop-in music-and-movement program where the littlest ones play, sing, and grow together.
PGA Junior Golf Camp
📍 Sunken Meadow Golf Course
PGA-instructed junior golf camps at a 27-hole public course, split by skill level from beginner half-days to full-day course play.
Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve
📍 Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve
A 133-acre town preserve with a hands-on nature center (live snakes, turtles, frogs), farm animals, trails, a zip line, and a summer spray park.