Tickets are on sale for the Long Island Pizza Festival, which lands at the Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, September 19. It is a month out, which is exactly why it is worth knowing about now: this is the kind of event where the people who hear about it in September find out it is already gone.

Dozens of pizzerias, four styles, one parking lot

The Coliseum's own listing promises dozens of Long Island pizzerias pouring into the plaza at 1255 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, and it breaks the offering into four styles rather than leaving it vague: classic New York, Neapolitan, Roman and Detroit. That distinction matters more than it sounds. A Roman slice and a Detroit slice are barely the same food, and an event that commits to serving both is telling you it went and recruited specialists rather than filling tables with whoever said yes.

The music is built out to match. Mike DelGuidice headlines, alongside other local acts across the day, and the venue lists family activities and a full day of drinks around the food. Parking is 10 dollars. Tickets are moving through Etix, linked from both the Coliseum's event page and the festival's own site.

The one detail to check before you go

The Coliseum's event listing puts the start time at 8 a.m., which is early enough to be worth a phone call before anyone sets an alarm for it. A pizza festival opening at breakfast is either a very deliberate choice or a box office time that made it onto the public listing. The venue's number is 516.654.8203, and it is the fastest way to settle it.

Everything else is firm: Saturday, September 19, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale. Tickets are on sale now.