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The outdoor market runs from 1 to 7 p.m. at Islip Town Hall. The town lists a 5 p.m. parade and 6 p.m. tree lighting.
Downtown Riverhead is one of Long Island's most walkable summer destinations, anchored by the Long Island Aquarium, the renovated Suffolk concert hall and a Main Street block-party series running from June through August. This guide covers what to do, when to go and where to eat.
Six events worth circling on your South Shore calendar this June: a Babylon library book sale closing today, a rescue-animal adoption fair in Yaphank, the annual Islip Street Fair, Maker Faire at Stony Brook, the Famous Food Festival in Deer Park, and Bellmore's beloved fireman's fair.
Nassau County's north shore fills its June calendar with free outdoor concerts at North Hempstead Beach Park, the 52nd annual Long Island Bavarian Festival in Franklin Square, a three-day international food festival in Deer Park, a traveling carnival at Suffolk County Community College, and the Empire State Fair opening in Uniondale the last weekend of the month.
The North Fork wine corridor opens its full summer season this week, with a mix of waterfront restaurants, winery dining rooms, and local institutions that draw visitors from the South Fork and the city. From Claudio's rebuilt beach club in Greenport to new seasonal menus at The Halyard and a year-round supper club for locals, here is where to eat on the North Fork in 2026.
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.
From a massive pet adoption and pickle festival at Southaven County Park to free summer concert series kicking off across Nassau and Suffolk, five upcoming Long Island events are worth blocking off now. The stretch from Memorial Day through July 4 packs festivals, outdoor music, and a global food fair into five active weeks.
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.
Six Memorial Day events are running across the South Shore Monday, from a 10 a.m. AMVETS march in Bay Shore to a classic car show in Babylon Village. Parades in Islip, Lindenhurst, and Fire Island communities plus a waterfront dining return at Nicky's on the Bay round out the holiday along the Great South Bay.
The Long Island History Hunt launched Saturday from Oyster Bay, sending families to 26 Revolutionary War sites between Brooklyn and Montauk through September 30. The Oyster Bay-organized scavenger hunt offers a $1,776 grand prize and is timed to America's 250th anniversary, with all 26 locations tied to the region's colonial and Revolutionary War past.
From a 5K at Belmont Lake State Park Sunday morning to a drone show over Jones Beach Monday night, Long Island's Memorial Day weekend packs parades, carnivals, and waterfront ceremonies into 48 hours. Here are six events across Nassau and Suffolk worth adding to your plans before the holiday is over.
Huntington Village packs walkable dining, a working harbor, major arts institutions and preserved open space into a stretch of Suffolk County's North Shore that draws visitors from across Long Island all summer. From harbor dining at Prime to Caumsett's forest trails and the Heckscher Museum, here is where locals go.
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.
Seven Long Island communities hold Memorial Day parades this Sunday and Monday, from the Cedarhurst-Lawrence Five Towns march at 10 a.m. Sunday to Great Neck's 100th annual procession at 9:30 a.m. Monday — with Bay Shore, Long Beach, Northport and Copiague all marching Memorial Day morning.
From a country-themed street fair along the Peconic River to the new Empire State Fair at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island's summer calendar fills fast after Memorial Day. Here are six events across Nassau and Suffolk worth planning for in June, with dates, locations and what to know before you go.
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.
Heckscher State Park sits on 1,657 acres along the Great South Bay in East Islip, with two swimming beaches, more than 10 miles of hiking and biking trails, and one of the few public campgrounds on the South Shore. Here is how to make the most of a visit.
Babylon Village's 100th Memorial Day parade steps off Monday morning as Robert Moses State Park's beach reopens for summer. From a concert at Argyle Lake to a kayak launch at the town marina, here are five ways to spend the long weekend on Long Island's South Shore.
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.
Lifeguards take their posts Memorial Day weekend and Long Island's beach season opens for real. From the six and a half miles of Jones Beach to the nationally ranked sand at Coopers Beach in Southampton Village, the island's public beaches are among the best in the Northeast. This guide covers nine of the top spots, what makes each one worth the drive, what it costs, and what to expect on a summer Saturday.
