All upcoming events
Every listing on the Long Island Wave calendar, soonest first. For the month view, see the calendar.
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A Community Commitment to Literacy: Panel & Book Drive
The Melville Chamber of Commerce's NexGen Professionals group hosts a multi-generational literacy conversation and community book drive, in collaboration with The Book Fairies. An interactive panel with Eileen Minogue an
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Long Beach Farmers Market
Local produce, baked goods, pickles, coffee, and artisanal foods fill Kennedy Plaza in front of City Hall every Wednesday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays add Arts in the Plaza, the city's outdoor arts and music
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Happy Hour at Enology
Early-evening pricing on select plates, pours, and cocktails, three evenings a week. Bar seats only.
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My Kind of Town: Casa Stellina Turns Wednesday Into Sinatra Night
Frank Sinatra classics performed live by vocalist Gino Dabbicco, every Wednesday evening in the dining room. Modern Italian cooking, candlelight, and My Way before the night is out. Reservations recommended.
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Huntington Summer Arts Festival
Free live performances at the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Heckscher Park, Wednesday through Sunday evenings through August 24. Most evening shows start at 8 p.m., Sunday shows at 4 p.m., with tribute bands, family acts and B
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J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour
J. Cole plays UBS Arena at Belmont Park on his global arena tour behind his final album, The Fall-Off.
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Alive on 25
Downtown Riverhead's free summer block party returns to Main Street with live music on multiple stages, craft beverages, food trucks, street vendors, a car show and family activities.
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Long Beach Free Summer Concert Series
Free 7 p.m. concerts twice a week on rotating nights at Kennedy Plaza and the beaches at Edwards, Lincoln, and Grand Boulevards, through the September 3 season finale. Check the city schedule for each week's nights and a
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Long Island Retro Gaming Expo
New York's retro gaming convention returns to the Cradle of Aviation Museum for three days of classic games, tournaments, vendors, panels, and exhibits, this year celebrating 30 years of the Nintendo 64.
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Bellmore Friday Night Car Show
A weekly car show in the Bellmore LIRR parking lot on Broadway, between Bellmore Avenue and Bedford Avenue, presented by the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores and the Town of Hempstead. Every Friday evening through Oc
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Sayville Summerfest
The Greater Sayville Chamber's annual festival takes over downtown Sayville and Gillette Park with carnival rides, food courts, live music, vendors, a Sunday classic car show and the John Cohalan 4 Mile Run. Free admissi
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Westhampton Beach Farmers Market
More than 60 vendors, growers and producers sell local produce, seafood, baked goods, flowers and Long Island wine on the Village Green every Saturday morning, through November.
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Horton Point Lighthouse and Nautical Museum Open Weekends
The friendliest lighthouse climb on the North Fork. Horton Point has watched over Long Island Sound since 1857, and the Southold Historical Museum opens it on weekends through mid-September with a small nautical museum i
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Huntington Lighthouse Public Tour
One of the few chances all year to stand inside a working lighthouse in open water. Tours leave by boat from the Town of Huntington’s Gold Star Battalion Beach dock, with departures running from 11 a.m. through the last
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Greenport Dances in the Park
Monday night dances in Mitchell Park on the Greenport waterfront, with local openers at 6:30 p.m. and the featured band from 7 to 9 p.m. Free; bring chairs or dancing shoes.
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Deep Purple at Jones Beach
Fifty-eight years on from their first lineup, Deep Purple bring the hard rock canon to the water at Wantagh. The Jones Beach amphitheater is an unusually good room for this kind of bill, with the Atlantic behind the stag
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Park After Dark: Front Street Vibes
Massapequa Park closes Park Boulevard to traffic for the evening for live music, a food truck rodeo, vendors and open shops and restaurants. This date features Spin Doctors and The Posers. Runs 5 to 9 p.m. Details can ch
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Trivia with Tango Trivia
Rally a team, pour a glass, and play for bragging rights in the dining room. 5:30 p.m.
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115th Feast of the Assumption
The Maria SS. Dell'Assunta Society hosts its 115th annual feast with Italian food, rides, games, and music, nightly 6 to 11 p.m., with a Mass in honor of the Blessed Mother on the final evening.
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Polish Town Fair and Festival
Riverhead's free two-day celebration of Polish culture returns with polka bands, pierogi, a parade, vendors, and family entertainment in the Polish Town district, rain or shine.
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Port Jefferson Greek Festival
The annual Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption fills Sheep Pasture Road with souvlaki, gyros, baklava, live Greek music and dancing, carnival rides, and vendors over four days.
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Panaghia of Island Park Greek Festival
Four days of loukoumades, spanakopita, souvlaki and pastries on the South Shore, with rides, games, live music and a beer and wine selection. Admission is free, which makes it one of the easier August nights out with a f
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Long Island Celtic Festival and Highland Games
A rain-or-shine celebration of Long Island's Irish, Scottish, and Welsh communities at Old Westbury Gardens: Highland Games athletics, pipe bands, live music and dance, classic British cars, festival curling, vendors, an
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A Saturday Afternoon with Summer Wines
A relaxed, guided tasting of crisp whites, bright rosés, and light reds, hand-picked by the Enology sommeliers. Seats are limited. $69 per person.
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Hampton Classic Horse Show
One of the largest hunter-jumper horse shows in the country returns to Bridgehampton for eight days of world-class equestrian competition, boutiques, and food, capped by Grand Prix Sunday.
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Huntington Lighthouse Public Tour
One of the few chances all year to stand inside a working lighthouse in open water. Tours leave by boat from the Town of Huntington’s Gold Star Battalion Beach dock, with departures running from 11 a.m. through the last
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Pitbull and Lil Jon at Jones Beach
Mr. Worldwide brings his stadium-scale party set to Jones Beach with Lil Jon along for the night, which is roughly the loudest possible use of an oceanfront amphitheater in late August. Expect a full-throttle greatest-hi
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Business After-Hours Networking Event
The chamber's late-August mixer moves to Rocco's Tacos in Huntington Station, with complimentary food, a cash bar and an evening of introductions across the Long Island business community. Registration is required.
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Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show
Country superstar Chris Stapleton brings his All-American Road Show to Jones Beach with special guest Carter Faith.
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Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson headlines the Outlaw Music Festival at Jones Beach with The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Stephen Wilson Jr., Robert Randolph, and Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: an all-day, multi-act bill at the beac
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Flo Rida Free Concert at Eisenhower Park
Flo Rida headlines a free concert at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre as part of Nassau County's 2026 summer concert series. Free admission; lawn seating is first come, first served.
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80th Annual Shinnecock Indian Powwow
The Shinnecock Nation's 80th annual powwow brings dancers and drummers from across Indian Country plus Native arts, crafts, and food to the Powwow Grounds over Labor Day weekend. Friday 3 to 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday
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2026 Pain Management Symposium
The Long Island Health & Wellness Society's second annual symposium puts pain management, neurosurgery, physical therapy, massage therapy, orthopedics and neurology on a single panel, "Connecting the Dots," followed by a
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Waterdrinker North Fork Garlic Festival
Long Island’s only festival built entirely around garlic, now in its 24th year and running both days of the weekend in Riverhead. Every vendor booth works garlic into something: infused olive oils, hot sauces, pickles, s
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Wu-Tang Clan and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at Jones Beach
Staten Island’s finest share a bill with Cleveland’s Bone Thugs-N-Harmony for one of the last big nights of the Jones Beach season. Two of the defining rap groups of the 1990s on an outdoor stage in September, with the o
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Huntington Lighthouse Public Tour
One of the few chances all year to stand inside a working lighthouse in open water. Tours leave by boat from the Town of Huntington’s Gold Star Battalion Beach dock, with departures running from 11 a.m. through the last
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39th Annual Bellmore Family Street Festival
Four days of crafters, vendors, live music, food and carnival rides across Bellmore Village. Carnival hours: Thursday 6 to 10 p.m., Friday 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The street fe
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Great Cow Harbor 10K Run
A top-100-ranked U.S. road race through Northport since 1977, paired with the Grand Old-Fashioned Cow Harbor Day Parade. Offers a full 10K and a 2K Fun Run/Walk, with proceeds benefiting Special Olympics and local charit
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A Saturday Afternoon with Pinot Noir
A guided tasting from Burgundy to Willamette Valley and some surprise regions. Pricing to be announced; registration is not yet open.
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Wine Pairing Fundraiser at Enology
A multi-course benefit dinner with curated wine pairings at Enology Wine Bar & Bistro in Saint James, benefiting the Suffolk County Dental Society. One seating at 5 p.m., $155 per person. Space is limited; reservations a
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The Long Island Fair
The only county fair sanctioned by New York State for Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, running since 1842. Blue-ribbon competitive exhibits, animal displays, a craft show, entertainment and hands-on activities fill the histor
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Greenport Maritime Festival
The 36th Maritime Festival returns to Greenport under the Greenport Business Owners Alliance, after 35 years run by the East End Seaport Museum. Friday opens with the Land and Sea Gala at 6 p.m. Saturday brings the Marit
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Huntington Lighthouse Public Tour
One of the few chances all year to stand inside a working lighthouse in open water. Tours leave by boat from the Town of Huntington’s Gold Star Battalion Beach dock, with departures running from 11 a.m. through the last
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RISE of the Jack O'Lanterns
The walk-through jack o’lantern trail returns for a 13th season on 21 select nights between October 2 and November 1. The route carries more than 10,000 illuminated objects, including some 7,000 hand-carved pumpkins and
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Oyster Bay Oyster Festival
The biggest waterfront weekend on the North Shore, running 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days across Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park and Beach and up Audrey Avenue. Expect oyster shucking and eating contests, two arts and craf
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A Saturday Afternoon with Bordeaux
Left Bank, Right Bank, and the art of the blend, glass by glass. Pricing to be announced; registration is not yet open.
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Port Jefferson Oktober Harvest Fest
The Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and businesses throughout the village host a harborside Oktoberfest weekend with live music, seasonal food and fall activities, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Details can change, conf
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Melville Chamber Business Expo
The chamber's annual expo fills the Hilton in Melville with exhibitors from across Long Island for a day built around new business: booths, introductions and a room full of owners and decision makers, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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