Upcoming events on Long Island
234 curated picks across Nassau and Suffolk County. Handpicked by The Editors.
Editor's Pick Northport Fall Festival
Northport Village's signature street festival shuts Main Street down for a full Saturday of food trucks, live music on the harborfront stage, kids' rides, and 100+ local vendors. Park on Bay Avenue by 10:30 AM — the main lot fills by 11. The food vendor lineup at the village green is the highlight; line up by noon for the first wave before the lunch rush.
- When
- Where
- Northport Village, Northport
Editor's Pick Urban Ecology: Adult Program, $4 per person upon arrival
This adults-only program covers how animals adapt to suburban life and what homeowners can do to support local wildlife. You'll learn practical strategies for coexisting with the creatures already living in Kings Park and surrounding neighborhoods. $4 per person paid at the door.
- When
- Where
- Nissequogue River State Park Main Office (Charles & Helen Reichert Administration Building), Kings Park
Editor's Pick 'Greenport Concert Series', featuring : TAL NACCARATO, LIVE!
Guitarist Tal Naccarato plays a free solo acoustic set at Floyd Memorial Library in Greenport, mixing his own americana and folk songs with traditional blues covers. The library's concert series brings live music right to First Street—walkable from everywhere in the village if you're already out there.
- When
- Where
- Floyd Memorial Library, Greenport
Editor's Pick Oyster Bay Oyster Festival — 200K Visitors, One Weekend
Long Island's biggest single annual event — 200,000+ visitors descend on Theodore Roosevelt Park in Oyster Bay over a mid-October weekend for $1 oysters, 100+ food vendors, 250+ craft stalls, multi-stage live music, a tall ship in the harbor, and the working-fishing-village atmosphere that the Hamptons don't have. Free admission. Forty-plus years of history. The LI fall event of the year.
- When
- Where
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, Oyster Bay
Editor's Pick Sayville Summer Family Fair
Sayville Village's annual summer family fair on Main Street. Carnival rides for kids 3-12, food trucks, live family music, free face-painting + crafts, fire-truck climb-on, beer garden in a separate adults-only zone. Free admission, ride wristbands $20. The South Shore family Saturday at its peak.
- When
- Where
- Downtown Sayville Main Street, Sayville
Editor's Pick Fantasy Football 101
If you've been wanting to try fantasy football but don't know a waiver wire from a flex position, the Patchogue-Medford Library is running a free basics class. Tuesday night at 7 PM on East Main.
- When
- Where
- Patchogue-Medford Library, Patchogue
Editor's Pick Oyster Jamboree and Frolic
Harborfront Park hosts this free oyster celebration on a Saturday in August—think shucking demos, tastings, and whatever Suffolk County's 250th anniversary tie-in brings. The waterfront park sits right where Broadway meets the harbor, walkable from downtown Port Jeff. Bring a blanket and plan to stay awhile.
- When
- Where
- Harborfront Park, Port Jefferson
Editor's Pick Rumours: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
The premier Fleetwood Mac tribute act lands at NYCB Theatre at Westbury for a Saturday-night show in the venue's in-the-round indoor format. Every Stevie Nicks anthem + Lindsey Buckingham guitar moment + Christine McVie vocal in a 2,870-seat room designed for the audience that bought the original albums.
- When
- Where
- NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Westbury
- Price
- See ticket page
Editor's Pick Stewardship Sunday: Walt Whitman Birthplace Planting
Help plant native species grown at the Nissequogue Greenhouse in the gardens at Walt Whitman's birthplace in Huntington Station. You'll be adding milkweed, bee balm, and other pollinator favorites to the historic site's grounds. Free, no gardening experience needed.
- When
- Where
- Walt Whitman Birthplace Association, Huntington Station
Editor's Pick Beyond Rejection: Processing, Reframing & Moving Forward
Dr. Kimberly Johnson leads this free wellness workshop on handling rejection—how to process it, reframe it, and actually move past it. It's at Kasher Gallery in Northport, and the restorative angle means this isn't your typical self-help seminar.
- When
- Where
- Kasher Gallery & Studios, Northport
Argyle Theater Cabaret — Summer Sunday Series
Six Broadway + Off-Broadway performers in the Argyle's intimate cabaret format. 90 minutes, no intermission, table seating, two-drink minimum. The summer series brings the bigger touring names — book the front balcony two-tops 3+ months ahead.
- When
- Where
- Argyle Theater, Babylon
- Price
- See ticket page
Editor's Pick Silent Book Club – Hosted by The Book Whisperer
The Book Whisperer is hosting a silent reading session at Robert Moses Beach—think of it as a book club where nobody talks about the book. Bring whatever you're currently reading, spread out a blanket at Field 5, and enjoy an hour of quiet reading with other people who actually like to read. It's free, and you're already at the beach.
- When
- Where
- Robert Moses State Park Field 5, Bay Shore