May 19, 2026 · Updated May 19, 2026
Fireworks at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip on Saturday, a Korean cultural festival in Huntington over Memorial Day weekend, 100 craft vendors in Smithtown, a street-painting festival in Riverhead, and a firehouse carnival give Long Island families five strong reasons to get outside in the days before Memorial Day. Details and addresses below.
Saturday's Long Island Ducks game at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip comes with postgame fireworks, making it the most time-sensitive pick on a week-long slate that runs through Memorial Day Monday. The rest of the list spreads across the island: Huntington for a Korean festival, Smithtown for craft vendors and a carnival, and Riverhead for an outdoor street-painting event.
The Ducks open a four-game home stand on Friday, May 19, at 6:35 p.m. The Saturday game — also at 6:35 p.m. — includes postgame fireworks, the first of the season at the stadium. Sunday's game starts at 1:35 p.m., and the Memorial Day holiday game on Monday runs at 1:35 p.m. as well.
Fairfield Properties Ballpark sits at 3 Court House Drive, Central Islip, a short walk from the Central Islip LIRR station on the Ronkonkoma branch. General admission starts at $14; field-level seats run $22. Tickets and schedule: liducks.com.
Fireworks night consistently sells out in advance. If you're planning to go Saturday, buy tickets before the day of the game.
Korea Festa returns to Huntington for Memorial Day weekend, running Friday through Sunday from 12:30 to 7 p.m. each day. The outdoor festival draws Korean-American families from across Nassau and Suffolk for food vendors, live K-pop and traditional music performances, cultural demonstrations, and a vendor market.
The event has grown into one of the larger cultural festivals on the North Shore. Admission is free. Check the event page for the confirmed site address in the Huntington village area.
The Smithtown Historical Society hosts a spring craft fair at its grounds — 239 E. Main St., Smithtown — on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. Around 100 local vendors sell handmade goods, jewelry, ceramics, home décor, and seasonal plants across the shaded outdoor grounds.
Hours run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Admission is free; on-site parking is available. The historical society grounds include a restored 18th-century farmhouse open for tours during the fair. Details: smithtownhistorical.org.
The East End Art Community hosts its Mosaic Street Painting Festival in downtown Riverhead on Sunday, May 24, from noon to 5 p.m. Artists and families create chalk-and-paint murals across a pedestrian stretch near the Peconic Riverfront on East Main Street, with live music, food vendors, and a children's activity area alongside.
The festival is free and open to anyone who wants to participate or watch. Details: eastendarts.org.
The Union Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 runs its annual Memorial Day Weekend Carnival on the Smithtown Village Historical Society grounds starting Friday, May 23. Rides, midway games, and food vendors run each evening; the carnival continues through Sunday.
The event has been a fixture for families in the Kings Park and Smithtown area for decades — the kind of night where the volunteer fire company has run the Ferris wheel long enough that parents now bring the children they once were.
Monday, May 25, brings parades in Babylon, Huntington, Smithtown, and Riverhead, most beginning at 10 a.m. Check each town's municipal website for confirmed routes and staging locations. Bay Shore, Patchogue, and Port Jefferson also hold morning ceremonies at veterans' monuments.
