Things to Do with Your Kids on the East End This Week, August 22-27, 2025
By Rebekah Yahoves
Get out and about with your kids for all kinds of fun and enriching events, activities, art and culture in the Hamptons and North Fork this week, August 22-27, 2025.
Top Kids & Family Events to Check Out This Week
Showcase: Twisted Fairytales
Friday, August 22, 3:30 p.m.
Don’t miss imaginative takes on fairytales presented by students of the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center’s teaching artists! Admission is free.
76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach. 631-288-1500, whbpac.org
Mixed Age Cooking Class
Friday, August 22, 4 p.m.
Your little chef, ages 2.5-12, can learn to make healthy, veggie-focused meals in the Outdoor Classroom at Amber Waves Farm! Drop-in classes are $55.
375 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-5664, amberwavesfarm.org
Weekend Wonder Camp, Featuring Ice Cube Paintings and Ransom Style Art
Saturday, August 23, 9 a.m.
Your little explorer, ages 5-12, can enjoy ice cube painting, ransom-style art, and more at Project Most! Full-day and half-day options are available.
44 Meadow Way, East Hampton. 631-604-2777, projectmost.org
Honey Festival at Waterdrinker Farms
Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and 24, 10 a.m.
Enjoy sunflowers, honey, a bee exhibit, music, live animals, mini-golf, and more all weekend at Waterdrinker Farms!
4560 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. 631-878-8653, water-drinker.com
Fink’s Melon Fest
Weekends in August Through Labor Day
Your little farmers can enjoy hay rides, jump pillows, live music, tricycles, and play areas while parents check out food vendors and fresh watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew. Don’t miss Fink’s homemade watermelon sorbet.
6242 Middle Country Road, Wading River. 631-886-2272, finksfarm.com
Shakespeare in the Parks: Kids & the Classics
Saturday, August 23, 7 p.m.
Enjoy this 30-minute free interactive workshop designed for kiddos ages 4-12 at the Southampton Cultural Center. They will learn to interact with text through close reading and theater games
25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. 631-283-4377, scc-arts.org
Rainbow Fish Storytime
Tuesday, August 26, 4 p.m.
Your little guppy, ages 4-6, can hear a fish tale and create their own rainbow fish to take home at the Hampton Bays Library!
52 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays. 631-728-6241, hamptonbayslibrary.org
Kidfest: Puppy Pals Live
Wednesday, August 27, 4:30 p.m.
Enjoy this family-friendly show featuring adopted rescue dogs performing tricks and feats at Guild Hall! Tickets are $10 to $25.
158 Main Street, East Hampton. 631-324-0608, guildhall.org
Family Fun Activities
Amber Waves Farm
Bring your little explorer to Amber Waves Farm, where they can celebrate summer by walking through the flower fields, feeding the chickens, or having a picnic! Locally grown and made goods are available at the market.
375 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-5664, amberwavesfarm.org
Don’t miss this popular beach before summer ends! Lifeguards, restrooms, food trucks, and more are available for family fun. A parking permit is required. If you don’t have one, you can arrive by bike or rideshare service!
18 Ditch Plains Road, Montauk. 631-324-2417, ehamptonny.gov/803/Ditch-Plains-Beach
Elizabeth M. Morton Wildlife Refuge
Bring your little explorers to The Elizabeth M. Morton Wildlife Refuge, where they can follow the clear trails and view plenty of wildlife, as well as the Peconic Bay. Restrooms, a parking lot, and bicycle racks are also available.
2595 Noyack Road, Sag Harbor. 631-286-0485, fws.gov/refuge/elizabeth-alexandra-morton
Hamptons Mini-Golf
Enjoy Hamptons-themed mini-golf, food from Local Burger Co, a driving range, batting cages, an indoor golf simulator, and more at Hamptons Mini-Golf in Southampton! Be sure to bring cash or Venmo.
668 County Road 39, Southampton. 631-283-2158, hamptonminigolf.com
Mashomack Preserve
Explore over eleven miles of creeks, woodlands, birds, and wildlife on Shelter Island! The Preserve is open seven days a week from dawn until dusk, and picnic tables are available. Visitor Center exhibits are open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. There are also restrooms open on the premises from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
79 S. Ferry Road, Shelter Island. 631-749-1001, nature.org
Montauk Lighthouse
Enjoy fabulous views of Block Island Sound, the Atlantic Ocean, and points west from the Montauk Lighthouse! There is also a gift shop. Visit daily from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or on the weekends through 6:30 p.m.
2000 Montauk Highway, Montauk. 631-663-2544, montaukhistoricalsociety.org
On a rainy day, head to Scott’s Pointe to enjoy indoor fun that includes rock climbing, a ninja warrior course, VR, a Surf Wave, mini golf, an arcade, and so much more. Dining is available at the Lake View Grill.
5835 Middle Country Road, Calverton. 631-953-2133, scottspointe.com
Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe
Enjoy the final flavors of summer with the old-fashioned Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe in Riverhead! Popular flavors include Cookie Monster and Cotton Candy.
1148 West Main Street, Riverhead. 631-72704394, snowflakeicecream.com
Waterdrinker Family Farm
Don’t miss fresh flowers, farm animals, Jumbo Jump Pads, mini golf, pedal carts, a greenhouse, and beer for parents at locations in Manorville and Riverhead!
4560 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. 631-878-8653, water-drinker.com
The Whale’s Tale
Don’t miss one of the last weeks for mini-golf, indoor games, smoothies, ice cream, an outdoor terrace, and more with your littles on Shelter Island!
3 Ram Island Road, Shelter Island. 631-749-1839, shelterislandwhalestale.com
Find more exciting Hamptons, North Fork and family events happening this weekend and beyond (or list your own event) at Events.DansPapers.com
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