Editor's Pick Studio Kash opens up their second-floor Scudder Ave space for you to work on whatever Halloween project you're already in the middle of—costume alterations, decorations, crafts. Free workspace, you supply your own materials and ideas. Parking's easier than most Northport spots since you're just off Main Street.
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Editor's Pick Open Mic Night w/ General George @ Nautilus Roasting at Nautilus Roasting Co - Coffee Shop and Cafe in Huntington Station, Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 PM. Free admission. Presented by The Perks Department.
Editor's Pick Bring your own pumpkin to the Nissequogue River State Park office and carve it with park rangers leading the session. It's $4 per person when you arrive, and they'll have tools and cleanup covered. The building is easy to find off the main entrance—just follow signs to the administration building.
Editor's Pick New York Improv Theater's interactive whodunit takes you through Huntington Village bars while you piece together clues in "A Portrait Without a Face." You'll hit multiple local spots, hear ghost stories and village history, and compete to crack the case. Starts at the Paramount at 5pm—plan on a few hours of drinking and sleuthing.
Editor's Pick Nest Book Club Discussion: Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult at Nest on Main in Northport, Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 PM. Free admission.
Editor's Pick Prime on the Mile turns into a Kompa dance party every Friday starting at 5pm. The Woodcleft Avenue spot in Freeport keeps it going weekly with no cover charge—just show up and stay as long as you want.
Editor's Pick Speed dating for singles 60-75 at The Green Door in Lindenhurst Village. Seven-minute conversations, real faces, no profile photos from 2012. It's on North Wellwood Avenue where parking's easy and you can grab dinner after if things go well.
Editor's Pick This weekly market at SquareHead Brewing brings local vendors to the Holbrook brewery every Saturday at 5pm. Shop while the brewery's open, and kids can roam the indoor space while you browse. Free entry, right off High Street.
Editor's Pick Bring your own pumpkin to the Nissequogue River State Park office and carve it with park rangers leading the session. It's $4 per person when you arrive, and they'll have tools and cleanup covered. The building is easy to find off the main entrance—just follow signs to the administration building.
Editor's Pick Nest Book Club Discussion: Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult at Nest on Main in Northport, Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 PM. Free admission.
Editor's Pick Prime on the Mile turns into a Kompa dance party every Friday starting at 5pm. The Woodcleft Avenue spot in Freeport keeps it going weekly with no cover charge—just show up and stay as long as you want.
Local guides + columns from our editorial desk.
Sayville Village — the South Shore walkable downtown that locals refuse to gentrify, with restored 19th-century Main Street, the Sayville Cab Company since 1958, the Sayville Restaurant Group anchors (Casa Luis, Cull House), the Saturday Farmers Market on Foster Avenue, the Fire Island ferry terminal at the harbor, and an annual event calendar that runs from Memorial Weekend Classic Car Show through Holiday Stroll. Walking distance from the LIRR. The slow-paced South Shore village that works.
Northport Village — the North Shore harbor village with restored 19th-century Main Street, the working harbor + town park, the Engeman Theater, the Saturday farmers market, and the John W. Engeman Theatre + Northport Yacht Club rituals that anchor the village's calendar. Walking distance from the LIRR. The North Shore family Saturday at its best.
The Editors' Memorial Weekend reset on what we're tracking for Long Island summer 2026. Programming announcements, venue updates, the new restaurants worth a drive, the festivals that bumped their dates, and the East End rhythm shifts. Updated weekly through Labor Day.
Every major Long Island concert venue, compared by capacity, vibe, sightlines, parking, LIRR access, and accessibility. Jones Beach Theater, NYCB Theatre at Westbury, The Paramount, Mulcahy's, Suffolk Theater, Bay Street Theater, Argyle Theater, 89 North Music Venue.