Beaches, boardwalks, and the best of Long Island summer
Your guide to summer on Long Island — beaches, outdoor events, waterfront dining, festivals, and family activities across Nassau and Suffolk County.
June arrives on Long Island with a tightly stacked calendar: a Juneteenth festival in Hicksville with 60-plus vendors, a Star Trek convention in Hauppauge, an 18-and-over night market in Syosset, a North Fork wine week, Long Island Pride in Huntington Village, and a three-day strawberry festival in Mattituck. Here is what is worth planning for.
The Famous Food Festival returns to Tanger Outlets in Deer Park on June 19, anchoring a month that also brings free outdoor concerts in Ronkonkoma, twin Dreamland carnivals in Selden and Lake Grove, and the Empire State Fair at Nassau Coliseum. Memorial Day is behind us and June is filling up fast.
Long Island's June calendar brings a run of outdoor events across Nassau and Suffolk counties, from the South Shore Mall Carnival opening in Bay Shore this week to the Bellmore Fireman's Fair at month's end. Here are five community events worth adding to the calendar before summer fully kicks into gear.
Governor Hochul elevated Nassau and Suffolk from Drought Watch to Drought Warning on May 16. Here is what that means for Long Island's sole-source aquifer — and what every homeowner should do right now.
Upstairs speakeasy style was fun before our big swing band concert. Great Patchogue live music venue.
Fantastic Mexican street tacos with bold flavors. The al pastor and birria tacos are must-tries.
The best gym! Equipment and locker rooms are always clean with great staff.
