Oceanside Department of Community Activities - DOCA

This Saturday, March 28th is the annual Egg Hunt!! Don't miss this fabulous event!
🥚🥕🐰It will be held inside the Merle Avenue Gym🐰🥕🥚

EGG HUNT - Co-Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Oceanside, NY and The Department of Community Activites

Saturday, March 28th for 3 to 9 year olds

Rain or Shine

Hard 2 Guard Summer 2026 Registration has begun!!

Go to the District website, click on Anchor Icon/DOCA, then click Pay or Register Here. Once in WebTrac, click on Summer Programs!

Please note this Event has been postponed!!

Reminder that tonight’s event for “Clear The Air: A Parents Guide to Vaping” has been postponed. New date TBD. Stay tuned for updates!

Youth Activities - February Break 2026

Registration through February 11th

SPRING 2026 ADULT BASKETBALL - Begins Sunday, March 1st
Online & In-Person Registration Begins Tuesday, February 10th

On behalf of the children of Oceanside and the Department of Community Activities, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who caringly contributed and volunteered to make the 2025 DOCA/Kiwanis Co-sponsored Winter Wonderland event such a tremendous success!

With the holidays upon us, on Saturday, December 13, 2025 together, we provided a Winter Wonderland celebration that was enjoyed by the entire community, as close to 750 Oceansiders came out for a December day full of festive fun!

The special event started with a Sing-A-Long featuring our talented Middle School & High School Choirs. Thank you for kicking off the Holidays with the sounds of the season and getting everyone into the spirit! After the performance, participants enjoyed a visit from Santa, as he arrived to kick off the festivities. Crowds then made their way to Santa’s Workshop and took a picture with him, all while the elves were busy giving all the happy children a very special present.

Many volunteers including the OHS Key Club, OMS Builders Club, K-Kids and more, helped to create a scenic Winter Wonderland atmosphere, as games were played, prizes were won, crafts were created, wishes were made and faces were painted. Cookie decorating was a huge hit and a very popular sweet treat, generously donated by the Ramalho Family & Tree Service!

The festive mood continued as families enjoyed a Horse Drawn Wagon Ride on the Merle Avenue Track, generously co-sponsored by several community organizations and individuals including Oceanside Kiwanis and Kiwanettes, Fire Department, Chamber of Commerce, Oceanside HS Key Club and Oceanside Community Warriors! After the ride, happy community members warmed their spirit with a delicious cup of hot chocolate and all the fixings…generously donated by the Badalamenti family!

Children were still able to get their letters to Santa, as Santa’s Mailbox was just outside his Workshop! Santa and his elves answered all letters that included a legible return address. This activity is co-sponsored by the Oceanside Department of Community Activities and OHS Key Club…Thank you to the Oceanside Library for helping to collect those special letters for a very special delivery!

The day provided lots of fun activities for everyone…from our youngest children to adults who are young at heart, there were huge smiles all around!

On behalf of the Oceanside Department of Community Activities and the children of Oceanside Community, again many thanks to everyone!

Tonight at 8pm and Tomorrow at 2pm - Theatre Guild of Oceanside Presents :

Carnival! - DON'T MISS IT

School 6 Auditorium. Box Office opens at 6pm for tonight's performance or use the QR Code for tickets for tomorrows show!

The Oceanside Community came out to enjoy the absolutely Boo-tiful day on Saturday, October 25th as close to 500 people joined us for the Parade and Festival! After parading down Merle Ave to some Ghoulish tunes, the children had a spooktacular time getting crafty with a variety of Halloween crafts, playing numerous carnival games and winning prizes, generously donated by Kiwanis Club of Oceanside, NY along with candy galore from the PTA. The smiles continued with the children winning generous raffle prize give-a-ways to some of our favorite places around town, including plentiful spooky treats that went to the winner of our guessing game contest. Happy Halloween Oceanside!👻🎃👻🎃

At the Great Pumpkin Fest on Wednesday, October 22nd, there were lots of smiles all around as Oceanside got creative with over 100 in attendance at the Decorating, Painting & Carving Event. Proud artists showed their decorated and painted pumpkin creations, while our pumpkin carvers were crafting their masterpieces. Each child carried out their eerie pumpkin creations. The winners of our carving contest were extremely excited with their plentiful basket full of fun goodies and gift certificates from delicious eateries around town! Everyone was a winner as each participant left with a participation ribbon, gift certificate from McDonalds with their choice of book, as well as toys and give-a-ways! 🎃🎃 Happy Halloween!! 🎃🎃