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A North Babylon Runner Crossed the Robert Moses Causeway First at the Suffolk County Marathon
by Long Island Wave ·Daniel Cameron of North Babylon won the 12th annual Suffolk County Marathon in 2:42:01, with Long Beach's Cristin Delaney-Guille the top woman in 3:07:38.
Sag Harbor Lines Up for the Ragamuffin Parade Sunday, Then a Pumpkin Trail on Halloween
by Long Island Wave ·Sag Harbor's Ragamuffin Parade steps off Nassau Street October 25 at 1 p.m., ending at a Whaling Museum carnival, with the village Pumpkin Trail following October 31.
Nineteen Kitchens, One Room: Smithtown's Community Table Grand Tasting Returns November 17
by Long Island Wave ·The Smithtown Children's Foundation brings its Community Table Grand Tasting back to Watermill Caterers November 17, with local restaurants, wineries and live music.
HomeGoods Opens Its Doors in Shirley on Thursday
by Long Island Wave ·HomeGoods opens Thursday, October 22 at the South Port Shopping Center on Montauk Highway in Shirley, with grand opening hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Huntington Station Dancers Are Marching in the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
by Long Island Wave ·North Shore Dance in Huntington Station will march down 34th Street on November 26 in the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Montauk's Offshore Art and Film Festival Returns This Weekend for Year Five
by Long Island Wave ·The fifth annual Offshore Art and Film Festival screens short films October 23 at Montauk Yacht Club and October 24 at the Montauk Playhouse.
Witches and Warlocks Take Over Northport's Main Street on Wednesday Night
by Long Island Wave ·Northport Village hosts Witches and Warlocks Night on Main October 21 from 5 to 9 p.m., with deals, giveaways and a raffle along Main Street.
The Learning Center on Route 25A in Mount Sinai Reopens as Magical Beginnings
by Long Island Wave ·Magical Beginnings Learning Center held an October 17 ribbon cutting at 620 Route 25A in Mount Sinai, reopening the former Paper Planes childcare center.
The Garden City Bird Sanctuary Reopens After Dark for Two Nights of Haunted Hikes
by Long Island Wave ·The Garden City Bird Sanctuary opens after dark October 23 and 24 for Haunted Hikes, a $10 fundraiser on its nine acres off Tanners Pond Road.
ELIJA Farm's Fall Festival Returns to South Huntington With Hayrides That Fund Autism Job Training
by Long Island Wave ·ELIJA Farm in South Huntington holds its Fall Festival October 24 with a pumpkin patch, hayrides and a spooky walk, funding vocational training on the farm.
Trick-or-Treating Among the Warbirds: Farmingdale's Airpower Museum Hosts Fright Takes Flight October 24
by Long Island Wave ·The American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale fills its hangar at Republic Airport with trick-or-treat stations, a haunted house and a tram ride on October 24.
Sixteen Restaurants Are Cooking Their Way Through Oyster Bay's Foodie Week, On Through Sunday
by Long Island Wave ·Foodie Week returns across the Town of Oyster Bay through October 25, with sixteen restaurants serving signature dishes alongside their regular menus.
Ugly Dumpling Opens Its Second Long Island Restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown
by Long Island Wave ·Ugly Dumpling is open at 3535 Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown, serving hand-folded soup dumplings, dim sum and noodles seven days a week.
Great Neck's Film Festival Enters Its Final Week With Eight Screenings, Two of Them Free
by Long Island Wave ·The 16th Gold Coast International Film Festival runs through October 29 with screenings in Great Neck and Port Washington, including two free programs.
A Mansion Ball, a Dog Costume Party and a Night in the Woods Close October at Sands Point Preserve
by Long Island Wave ·Sands Point Preserve ends October with a Halloween ball at Hempstead House, a trunk or treat for dogs, an overnight survival program and a full moon hike.
The Whaling Museum Stages a Victorian Seance for Adults, Then a Ghost Fair for Kids
by Long Island Wave ·The Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor hosts an adults-only Victorian Halloween night October 23 and a family Haunted Boo-seum October 25.
Booker T. Jones Brings Green Onions and a Hammond B3 to Riverhead on Sunday
by Long Island Wave ·Booker T. Jones plays The Suffolk in Riverhead on Sunday, October 25 at 7 p.m., a quartet show built on his Hammond B3 and the Stax songbook. Tickets $45 to $89.
Fossils, Gemstones and 27 Dealers: Freeport’s Gem Show Returns This Weekend
by Long Island Wave ·The Freeport Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show runs October 24 and 25 at the Freeport Recreation Center, with about 27 dealers and $6 admission for adults.
The Vagina Monologues Plays Southold on Saturday to Fund Survivor Services
by Long Island Wave ·Hope and Resilience Long Island stages The Vagina Monologues October 24 at the Southold UU Meeting House, with musician Rebel Elle. Tickets $20 to $25.
Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming Is Open on Forest Avenue in Glen Cove
by Long Island Wave ·Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming is open at 195A Forest Avenue in Glen Cove, with full grooming, a pet bakery and food brands including Orijen and Fromm.
Union Burger Bar Is Now Union, and It Is Open Inside the Southampton Social Club
by Long Island Wave ·Union, formerly Union Burger Bar, is serving fall and winter inside the Southampton Social Club at 256 Elm Street, with burgers, sushi, shakes and live music.
A Live Orchestra Plays Ghostbusters at Tilles Center on Tuesday
by Long Island Wave ·Tilles Center screens the 1984 Ghostbusters with its score played live on Tuesday, October 20, with Ecto-1 photos and a costume contest before the show.
A Free Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides and Food Trucks Fill Marjorie Post Park on October 24
by Long Island Wave ·The Town of Oyster Bay's free Family Fall and Halloween Festival runs Saturday, October 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Marjorie R. Post Community Park in Massapequa.
Oyster Bay's Ghost Parade Marches From the High School to Townsend Park on October 30
by Long Island Wave ·Raynham Hall Museum leads Oyster Bay's Halloween ghost parade on October 30, from the high school to the Townsend Park bandstand, with a tarot night at the spy house after.
Long Island Restaurant Week Returns November 1 With Menus From $25 to $48
by Long Island Wave ·Long Island Restaurant Week runs November 1 to 8 with three-course dinners at $30, $40 or $48 and a $25 two-course lunch at more than 180 restaurants.
The Tiffany Exhibition at Roslyn Harbor's Museum Enters Its Final Three Weekends
by Long Island Wave ·Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist of the Gilded Age, with more than 130 of his paintings plus lamps and glass, runs at the Nassau County Museum of Art through November 8.
A $20 Surf Classic in Fred Golofaro's Memory Takes Over South Shore Beaches Friday
by Long Island Wave ·The Fred Golofaro Memorial South Shore Fishing Classic runs October 23 to 25, with $20 entry, striped bass and bluefish prizes and Sunday awards at Captree State Park.
Greenport High School Is Training Cooks in Its Own Kitchen This Year
by Long Island Wave ·Greenport High School launched a two-year Culinary Arts program this fall, led by Liam Harley, with four courses, industry certificates and Suffolk Community College credit.
A Rockville Centre Seventh Grader's Dyslexia Podcast Wins NPR's National Challenge
by Long Island Wave ·Cora Walsh, a seventh grader at South Side Middle School in Rockville Centre, won NPR's 2026 Student Podcast Challenge from nearly 1,500 entries nationwide.
Matcha, Wings and a Student Discount: Burkii Is Open on Howells Road in Bay Shore
by Long Island Wave ·Burkii is open at 87 Howells Rd. in Bay Shore with specialty lattes, matcha, smoothies, protein bowls, wings and burgers, plus a student discount.
Night Ranger Will Play Patchogue Theatre on January 16
by Long Island Wave ·Night Ranger plays Patchogue Theatre on Jan. 16, 2027. Tickets are on sale now, $87 to $242, with a VIP meet and greet package available.
A 1731 Meeting House in Jamesport Has a Full Fall of Music, Starting Saturday
by Long Island Wave ·The 1731 Jamesport Meeting House hosts East End Jazz on Oct. 24, then a choir, a live album debut and free December carols in its fall season.
Matchbox Twenty Brings Its 30th Anniversary Tour to Jones Beach Next July
by Long Island Wave ·Matchbox Twenty plays Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on July 18, 2027. Presales start Monday, and the general sale opens Friday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m.
At Belmont Lake After Dark, the Haunted Trail Picks You Up in a Terror Cart
by Long Island Wave ·I-CON's Terrifying Trails sends riders through Belmont Lake State Park in driven Terror Carts, with movie screenings and live shows. Two weekends remain.
Thrift the Runway Spent a Decade Online. Its Bellmore Door Is Now Open
by Long Island Wave ·Dawn Gonzalez ran her designer resale business Thrift the Runway online for more than ten years. Her first storefront is open at 2717 Grand Avenue in Bellmore.
Nineteen Students Run the Free Bakery Inside Southampton Intermediate School
by Long Island Wave ·A new baking class at Southampton Intermediate School stocks a Little Free Bakery by the security desk, using pumpkins, cornmeal and apples grown in New York.
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