Upcoming events on Long Island
188 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 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 Korea Festa 2026, Labor Day Edition
Korea Festa takes over Mahanaim on Nassau Road for three days of Korean food, performances, and cultural programming over Labor Day weekend. It's free, runs Friday through Monday, and draws crowds from across the metro area. Sunday's session starts at 12:30pm—parking can fill up fast on the weekend.
- When
- Where
- Mahanaim, Huntington
Editor's Pick Clubhouse Tours: Family Program, $4 per person upon arrival
Tour the historic Main House of the South Side Sportsmen's Club, a remnant of Long Island's gilded sporting past tucked inside Connetquot's 3,400 acres. The tours run at 1 PM and there's a $4 fee per person when you arrive. Park entrance is off Sunrise Highway in Oakdale.
- When
- Where
- Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Oakdale
Editor's Pick Korea Festa 2026, Labor Day Edition
Korea Festa wraps its three-day run on Labor Day Monday with another afternoon of Korean food, performances, and cultural programming at Mahanaim. It's free and starts at 12:30pm. This is the final day of the weekend festival, so it's your last shot if you missed Friday or Sunday.
- When
- Where
- Mahanaim, Huntington
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 Huntington Village New York Murder Mystery Pub Crawl
New York Improv Theater runs an interactive whodunit through Huntington Village bars—you're solving "A Portrait Without a Face" while hitting local spots and hearing ghost stories along the way. This one kicks off at 5pm from the Paramount, so you can grab dinner first. Clues come between drinks, and the case wraps after you've covered a few blocks of New York Avenue's bar scene.
- When
- Where
- Paramount, Huntington
- Price
- See ticket page
Editor's Pick Monarch Tagging: Citizen Science: Adult Program, Free
Help tag monarch butterflies before they migrate south—you'll learn the tracking process and release them at Field 5. It's a free program run by state park educators, starting at 9am on a Wednesday morning. Bring sun protection and closed-toe shoes for walking through the dune habitat.
- When
- Where
- Robert Moses State Park Field 5, Bay Shore
Editor's Pick FRIDAY KOMPA VYBEZ
Prime on the Mile turns into a weekly Kompa party every Friday at 5pm. The Haitian dance music genre gets its own recurring happy hour slot on the Freeport waterfront—free entry, full bar, and you're right on the Nautical Mile if you want to bounce around after.
- When
- Where
- Prime on the Mile, Freeport
Editor's Pick SecretSeshLI
SquareHead's Saturday evening market brings local vendors into the brewery every week. It's less farmer's market, more curated small-batch stuff—think handmade goods and specialty foods you can browse while working through the tap list. Free to walk around, High Street in Holbrook has plenty of parking.
- When
- Where
- SquareHead Brewing Company, Holbrook
Editor's Pick Open Mic At Roots Kava Bar
Roots Kava Bar in Port Jefferson hosts its weekly open mic for singers, acoustic players, and poets—no cover, just sign up when you get there. It's a low-key Tuesday night crowd, so newer performers actually get stage time. Starts at 7pm on East Main, walkable from the ferry and LIRR station.
- When
- Where
- Roots Kava Bar, Port Jefferson
Editor's Pick Open Mic Night w/ General George @ Nautilus Roasting
General George hosts bi-weekly open mic at Nautilus Roasting in Huntington Station—musicians, poets, comics all welcome. Free entry, full coffee bar, and the Thursday night crowd actually listens. Sign-up starts at 7pm, show kicks off around 7:30pm.
- When
- Where
- Nautilus Roasting Co - Coffee Shop and Cafe, Huntington Station