There's a wealth of ways to celebrate Thanksgiving on Long Island, NY. Here's a sampling of places to go and things to do on this upcoming holiday.
Note: This article is updated every year. Here are the events for Thanksgiving 2011.
Thursday, November 18
Kids can learn about cooking for Thanksgiving at Kitchen Time in Massapequa. Thanksgiving Preparation that will teach children how to make soup, turkey, cranberry sauce and sweet potato puff pie. The class runs from 4 to 6 p.m. Advance registration is required. Call for price. For more information or to register, please call (516)795-4980 or go to Kitchen Time
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Saturday, November 20 and Sunday, November 21
Garvies Point Museum & Preserve, 50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove, NY, present its annual Native American Feast from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. There will be hands-on activities including pottery-making, primitive fire-building and on-site cooking (including their famous popcorn soup). Authentic Native American cuisine; artifacts and tool technology will be displayed. There will be face painting with natural pigments. Movies celebrating Native American life will be shown throughout. Activities are appropriate for all ages. Admission: $5 per person (ages 5 and above), FREE for children 4 and under.
Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21, Saturday and Sunday, November 27 and 28
Experience an 1863 Thanksgiving Holiday Celebration at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, NY. There will be traditional fiddle music, children's stories and much more. Historic demonstrations will include woodstove cooking, turkeys roasted over an open fire, decorated pumpkin pies baked in a beehive oven.
The events will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Entrance fee for adults is $10, for children 5 to 12 and seniors (60+), it's $7 per person. For more information, please call (516) 572-8400.
Tuesday, November 22
FREE. Special Thanksgiving Story Time and Activity for kids at 10:30 a.m. This FREE program for children will take place at Barnes & Noble, 1542 Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. For more information, call (516) 365-6723.
Thursday, November 24
Get rid of all those Thanksgiving calories! The Townwide Fund of Huntington, Inc., is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Day Run. For detailed information, times and fees, please go to The Townwide Fund of Huntington, Inc. or call (631) 629-4950
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Saturday, November 26
Thanksgiving Weekend Evening Tower Tour Experience the Fire Island Lighthouse at night. Starts at 4 p.m. $15 per person. Reservations are required. For more information, please go to Fire Island Lighthouse or call (631) 661-4876.
Sunday, November 27
Bring the kids to the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum. At 2 p.m., kids ages 6 to 12 can join educators from RARE, Rare Animals Really Endangered for Thanksgiving Origami: Be A Green Hero, and learn about great ideas to help our planet clean! Enjoy a fun origami-making session in the workshop. Free with Admission, Members Free. RSVP. 631-367-3418.
