The places The Editors cover
Concert halls, theaters, museums, parks, and the rooms that anchor Long Island's lifestyle scene.
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Wantagh, NassauNorthwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
The Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater is the open-air amphitheater on the ocean. 15,000 capacity, May–September season, the single best concert experience on Long Island for the right artist.
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Sag Harbor, SuffolkBay Street Theater
Bay Street is the Hamptons' beloved 299-seat regional theater on the Sag Harbor waterfront. Summer mainstage productions are the cultural event of the East End — celebrity sightings, premiere-night audiences, real theatrical ambition.
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Wantagh, NassauMulcahy's Pub & Concert Hall
Mulcahy's is Long Island's most consistent year-round live-music venue — concert hall in the back, pub in the front, Tuesday Latin Night weekly, touring shows on weekends. The crowd is real, the sound is good, the cover is reasonable.
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Westbury, NassauNYCB Theatre at Westbury
NYCB Theatre at Westbury is the indoor mid-cap (2,870) concert venue Long Island's been booking touring acts at for 50+ years. In-the-round stage, every seat is good, the kind of room where the sound carries equally to every section.
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Huntington, SuffolkThe Paramount
The Paramount is Huntington Village's anchor venue — 1,550-cap concert hall downstairs, intimate upstairs comedy + cabaret room. Strong touring lineup year-round, walkable to dinner at six village restaurants.
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Babylon, SuffolkArgyle Theater
The Argyle is Babylon Village's restored Art Deco theater — touring shows, Sunday cabaret nights, classic theater productions. Intimate (~500 cap), excellent sightlines, an actual stage door experience.
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Riverhead, SuffolkLong Island Aquarium
The Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead is the East End's best rainy-day move with kids. Sea lion shows, shark tank walk-overs, sea turtle rehab tours, and a working biology team that runs behind-the-scenes programs for visitors.
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Riverhead, SuffolkThe Suffolk
The Suffolk is the restored 1933 Art Deco theater in downtown Riverhead — touring shows, comedy nights, cultural programming, all in a 600-seat hall that's the kind of room you don't expect to find in suburban Long Island. Recent multi-million-dollar restoration brought it back to mid-century glory.
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Farmingdale, SuffolkAdventureland
Adventureland is Long Island's family amusement park — local, scaled for kids 4-12, summer-season only (April-October). Less intimidating than Six Flags, less of a logistical project than going to Coney Island, just the right size for a half-day with younger kids.
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Deer Park, SuffolkTanger Outlets Deer Park
Tanger Outlets Deer Park is the LIE Exit 53 retail destination — 80+ stores, but more usefully for our purposes, the central plaza hosts food truck weekends, bounce-house family events, summer kickoff weekends, and seasonal carnival programming.