On Long Island

What's on today

Sunday, October 18. Events from the Long Island Wave calendar, and the trivia, music and happy hours that run every week at places we have checked.

On now

Starting soon

  • 2pm to 3pm
    In 31 minFree
    Concert at the Caboose: The Mudflats
    Railroad Museum of Long Island, 440 4th Street, Greenport

    Free season-closing concert at the Railroad Museum of Long Island's Greenport yard, 2 to 3 p.m. The Greenport location closes for the season after this day.

Later today

  • 3pm
    Free
    Mountain Maidens: An Afternoon of Folk
    LIMEHOF, 97 Main Street, Stony Brook Village

    Three voices in close harmony on guitar, banjo, mandolin and ukulele, working through folk, Irish and acoustic covers, as part of the Sunday concert series at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook. Free with general admission to the Hall of Fame, $10 at the door for

Any time today

  • Any time
    Free
    LuminoCity Dino Safari at Walt Whitman Shops
    Walt Whitman Shops, 160 Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington Station

    More than 70 animatronic and illuminated dinosaurs, some up to 45 feet tall, plus rides, games and light displays. Runs September 2 through October 18. Hours vary by day: Mon and Wed 5-9 PM, Thu and Sun 5-9:30 PM, Fri and Sat 5-10 PM, closed Tuesdays. Children 3 and under free. Free parking.

Coming up this week

  • ThursdayAny time
    Free
    MoCA L.I.ghts Projection Art Festival
    Downtown Patchogue

    Downtown Patchogue becomes an open-air projection gallery for five nights, 6 to 11 p.m. nightly. Free; walk or drive the route through the village.

  • Friday5pm to 10pm
    Free
    Bellmore Friday Night Car Show
    Bellmore LIRR parking lot on Broadway, between Bellmore Avenue and Bedford Avenue, Bellmore

    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 October 30, weather permitting. Free for spectators to walk through; $5 admission

Times come from organizers and venues and can change. Confirm with the place before you head out. Run a place or an event that belongs here? Tell us about it.