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Spring is in the air and Heritage Farm & Garden is celebrating with a tulip festival in Muttontown.
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3/30/25 - By Jaime Sumersille

From Easter and Passover to spring festivals, these are the best things to do on Long Island this April.

Welcome spring with a trip to the opening weekend at Old Westbury Gardens, where you can revel in nature in the stunning formal gardens. Or, stomp into the first weekend of the month with Dinosaur Daze at the Garvies Point Museum.

This month also brings awesome Easter, Holi, and Passover celebrations. You can close out April with an Earth Day celebration.

Read on for all the ways to pack your calendar this month on Long Island. 

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Opening Week at Old Westbury Gardens

Old Westbury
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Stroll the scenic grounds of Old Westbury Gardens, which reopens to the public for the 2024 season on Wednesday, April 2. READ MORE

Flip Circus at the Smith Haven Mall

Lake Grove
Opens Friday, April 4, 2025
The circus is coming to town this spring! Flip Circus features world-class clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and daredevils.  READ MORE

Opening Weekend Festival at Crossroads Farm

Malverne
Saturday, April 5-Sunday, April 6, 2025
Join Crossroads Farm for its opening festival, which includes mini-golf, a bounce house, hay rides, educational activities, and more. READ MORE

Dinosaur Daze Weekend at Garvies Point Museum

Glen Cove
Saturday, April 5-Sunday, April 6, 2025
Learn from Garvies Point's dinosaur experts, see the prehistoric timeline, touch small-scale fossils and accurate fossil replicas, play dinosaur dress-up, and try the “fossil” dig.  READ MORE

Celebrate Holi: Festival of Colors at LICM

Garden City
Sunday, April 6, 2025
The Long Island Children’s Museum invites families to celebrate a vibrant and joyous festival at a Holi celebration full of music, dance, crafts, and colorful fun.  READ MORE

Baby’s First Egg Hunt at CMEE

Bridgehampton
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Celebrate spring with your little bunny at the Children's Museum of the East End. Crawl, shake and move during a special music class and explore eggs filled with treats. READ MORE

Belmont Lake State Park Spring Egg Hunt

North Babylon – FREE
Saturday, April 12, 2025
The Spring Egg Hunt at Belmont Lake State Park features an egg hunt for children up to nine years old, photos with the spring bunny, a princess meet and greet, pony rides, a petting zoo, children’s games, and family entertainment. READ MORE

Sayville Spring Fest

Sayville – FREE
Saturday, April 12, 2025
The annual Sayville Spring Fest includes the Easter Bunny, music, food, family fun, animals, games, and more on Gillette Avenue. Enjoy sidewalk sales, raffles, giveaways, a petting zoo, scavenger hunt, bounce house, crafts, a magician, princesses, a jelly bean jar contest, and more. READ MORE

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Muttontown
Opens Saturday, April 12, 2025
Spring is in the air and Heritage Farm & Garden is celebrating with its first Tulip Festival. This vibrant celebration of spring features 65,000 stunning tulip bulbs in full bloom, making it the only tulip festival in Nassau County. READ MORE

Princess Tea Party at the Long Island Aquarium

Riverhead
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Bring your little prince or princess to the Long Island Aquarium for a royal tea party. Enjoy formal white glove tea service in the elegant Sea Star Ballroom, with finger sandwiches and sweets, then dance and sing with princesses and pose for pics. READ MORE

Celebrate Passover at LICM

Garden City
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Celebrate Passover at the Long Island Children's Museum. Museum guests will be learning about Israeli traditions and making an afikomen bag to bring home. READ MORE

The Little Mermaid Jr. at the Showplace at Bellmore Movies

Bellmore
April 13, 18, 19 & 21, 2025
The Disney movie you love comes to life on a stage with Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder, and an unforgettable cast of characters.  READ MORE

Family Movie Night at the Cradle of Aviation: Lilo & Stitch

Garden City
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Explore museum galleries at the Cradle of Aviation and smile for photos before cozying up in the theater for a showing of How to Train Your Dragon.  READ MORE

The Adventures of Peter Rabbit at Theatre Three

Port Jefferson
Opens Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Peter, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-Tail, Benjamin Bunny, the McGregors, and all their friends come to life in this delightful adaptation starring the characters created by Beatrix Potter. READ MORE

Dragon Egg Workshop at The Whaling Museum

Cold Spring Harbor
Friday, April 18, 2025
Explore the legends surrounding dragons and then create your own dragon egg with gilded sea shells. READ MORE

Dr. Suess' Magical Adventure at Levittown Hall

Hicksville
Monday, April 21, 2025
Watch this silly adventure come alive on the Levittown Hall stage. READ MORE

Kite Festival at Robert Moses

Babylon – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
The North Babylon Chamber of Commerce hosts its third annual kite festival in Robert Moses State Park. Bring your kite or buy one on-site to join in on the flying. READ MORE

Spring Appreciation Day in Stony Brook

Stony Brook – FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization and Stony Brook Village celebrate all things spring with this day-long festival in the village center. Enjoy live music, games, a petting zoo, and more family-friendly fun. READ MORE

Earth Day Celebration at the Nassau County Museum of Art

Roslyn
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Join the Nassau County Museum of Art for a ribbon cutting to celebrate NCMA’s Grassland Restoration Project. After the ceremony, the museum kicks off its Earth Day festivities with nature-inspired activities for all ages.  READ MORE

Arbor Day Family Festival at the Planting Fields Arboretum

Oyster Bay
Saturday, April 26 - Sunday, April 27, 2025
Arbor Day at Planting Fields boasts a fun-filled day of family-friendly activities while celebrating conservation and the importance of trees. From thrilling tree climbing adventures to engaging children’s activities and live music, there is something for everyone to enjoy. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Crossroads Farm at Grossmann's
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve
Showplace at Bellmore Movies

About the Author

Jaime Sumersille
Jaime Sumersille, a mom of two boys in Bellmore, has been writing for Mommy Poppins for over a decade. She’s always exploring Long Island’s beaches, parks, and new attractions, and loves sharing those experiences on the site. Jaime enjoys adding her family’s perspective to Mommy Poppins’ mission.
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