2006-09-16 08:59:13 · 6 answers · asked by ofer2002 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Amusement Parks
What kind of fun are you looking for? Now that the weather is getting cooler there's lots of fall related activities like pumpkin or apple picking. Are you looking for specific types of activities? Age range? Limited range of how far you're looking to travel? Suffolk/Nassau?
Family: Tons of orchards & farms in the East with lots of family harvest activities and stuff.
Yaphank: Cornell Co-operative Extension Farm's annual Fall Pumpkin Festival for 2 days on Sept 30th & Oct 1st.
Lots of community craft and fall fairs going on, these usually have some type of carnival or similar thing going on at the same time. Check to see if your town/community has a website (a lot of them do on Long Island now) they might have more info.
...from the Cornell Co-operative Extension's website: http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk/Programs/SCFhome.htm
SEPTEMBER
Sunset Wagon Rides
Gather up a group and bring your family and friends for a fun ride on a tractor-drawn wagon as the sun sets. We will stop at our pumpkin field where everyone can look for that perfect pumpkin to take home. After the ride, join us for warm mulled cider and snacks. Add a journey through a corn maze and/or campfire with marshmallow toasting for an additional $1 per person. Reservations only.
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center in Yaphank
$6 per person (20 person or $120 minimum)
631-852-4609
Weekdays in September
10:30 – 11:30 am, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Little Farmers/Learn & Play
Fun at the farm for preschoolers. Programs are parent/child interactive and age specific. Includes story, craft, snack, animal visits and wagon rides.
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, Yaphank
$10 per child
631-852-4600
Saturdays and Sundays in September
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Butterfly House
The Butterfly House at the Farm is open to the public on Saturdays during the summer.
Suffolk County Farm, Yaphank
$2, under 3 free
631-852-4652
Saturdays and Sundays in September
Noon – 2:00 pm
Wagon Rides, all ages
Wagon rides on the Farm, weather permitting. Enjoy an idyllic walk through our meadows and paths, and then hop on a wagon for a ride through the farm past some of our highlights..
Suffolk County Farm & Education Center, Gift Shop
$1 child/$2 adult (children under 2 free). Children must be accompanied by an adult.
631-852-4608
Tuesday and Thursdays in September
8:30 – 11:30 am
Water Logging
Help protect our local waters. Join the volunteers for this on-going water quality monitoring project of 18 sites in the Greater Huntington-Northport Bay Complex. Preregistration is necessary; space is limited.
Meet at the village dock in Northport
No charge
631-854-5533, ext. 22
September 9, 10, 11, 16 OR 17
10:00 am - noon OR 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Jr. Marine Biologist, ages 3- 5 (with parent/guardian)
Have fun with your child as you learn about the marine environment together.
Includes hands-on time with live animals, beach activities, and a craft. This is one of our most popular programs so please register early!
Cornell Cooperative Extension at the Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport
$18 per child (includes one adult)
631-854-5533 or 631-854-5544
September 29, 30 and October 1
Peconic Dunes Family Camping Weekend
Enjoy a fall weekend of camp activities including archery, canoeing or kayaking, fishing and outdoor skills with the whole family. Private cabins and all meals are included.
Peconic Dunes County Park
$300 for a family of four (for example), includes activities, cabin and meals
631-727-7850, est. 328
September 30 and October 1
PumpkinFest
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fun for the whole family! Food court, crafts, corn maze, pumpkin picking and painting, 4-H displays and demonstrations, children's craft activities, face painting, llamas and other farm animals, spooky spider house tours and more. Events include: farm trivia game show, 4-H showmanship demos, beef and llamas, goats and sheep, country western concert and dancing.
Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank
$10 per person (under 3 free), free parking
631852-4600
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Attractions: Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead, they also have indoor and outdoor exhibits and they have a fantastic river explorer cruise for additional fee.
Dinosaur Walk museum in Riverhead, really geared toward the younger set but there's stuff to interest & amuse slightly older too (;-), might be good to pair with a visit to Atlantis marine world because it's not going to be enough to fill a whole day just an hour or two.
There's a great website called fieldtrip.com that showcases lots of activities from here to the city. They break it down into categories and age ranges and offer a ton of info, reviews of the place, and contacts.
Otherwise, if you can fill in the blanks of what you're looking for in fun you can send me a msg via yahoo answers and I'll be happy to provide more info.
2006-09-20 04:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by metzlaureate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long Island Adventureland is decent, or come off the island and get to Coney Island for the classic Wonderwheel and Coney Island Cyclone!!!
2006-09-16 10:30:37 · answer #2 · answered by Yada Yada Yada 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rte 112, wasn't it Bullwinkles. Though the name could have changed.
But Coney Island's Astroland and the aquarium are great. Splish Splash, though it's getting chilly.
2006-09-18 13:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by Marge Simpson 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coney Island is indeed old school fun, though it's actually on the same island.
2006-09-17 01:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by Kat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adventure Land, Boomers, Splish Splash and all the shopping outlets and one I dont remember the name its on Rte 112 in Medford, it has golf, go-karts
2006-09-16 09:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ride the coney island cyclone or go to splish splash
2006-09-17 08:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by ~CS~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋