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What's on tonight

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.

  • 9am
    Gavyn's Favorite 5K at Orient Beach
    Orient Beach State Park, 40000 Main Road, Orient

    Inaugural 5K honoring Mattituck teen Gavyn Drago, with proceeds to the Gavyn Avery Drago Foundation supporting epilepsy research and teens living with the condition. 9 a.m. start; online registration through Oct. 17, with a virtual option.

  • 10am
    Nassau Boulevard Street Fair and Foodie Fest
    Nassau Boulevard, Garden City South

    Street fair and foodie fest along Nassau Boulevard, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • 10am to 2pm
    Riesterer's Bakery 95th Anniversary Party
    Riesterer's Bakery, 282 Hempstead Ave, West Hempstead

    Free anniversary party celebrating 95 years of Long Island's oldest family bakery, with a classic car show, music, giveaways, a kids bounce house and a coloring contest.

  • 11am to 6pm
    Oyster Bay Oyster Festival
    Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park and Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay

    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 crafts pavilions, carnival rides and games, an Oyster Bay Brewing Company beer

  • 12pm to 6pm
    Mineola Fall Festival
    Mineola Memorial Park, 195 Marcellus Rd, Mineola

    Third annual two-day family festival in Mineola Memorial Park: vendor market, live music, kids activities and pumpkin fun, noon to 6 p.m. both days.

  • 12pm to 8pm
    Sorrentino Way Dedication and Italian Festival
    Union Place, Huntington Village

    Huntington dedicates Union Place as Sorrentino Way at noon, honoring Andrea and Luisa Sorrentino, followed by the first Sorrentino Family Foundation Italian Festival and Block Party from 12:30 to 8 p.m. with Italian food, live music, dancing and family activities.

  • 2pm to 3pm
    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.

  • 3pm
    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

  • 7pm
    Bat Out of Helloween
    The Suffolk, 118 East Main Street, Riverhead
  • 7pm
    Johnnyswim: Greetings from Georgica Pond
    Patchogue Theatre, 71 East Main Street, Patchogue
  • 7pm to 10pm
    Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country
    Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington

    Nashville guitarist Daniel Donato and band at Landmark on Main Street.

  • 7pm
    The Spooky Walk at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck
    Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck, 2 Chet Swezey Road, Center Moriches

    The 38th annual Spooky Walk, a roughly 45-minute haunted walk through the camp's dark woods, run entirely by volunteers since 1989. Four nights only: October 16, 17, 23 and 24, 7 to 9 p.m. each night. Tickets $25, and every dollar goes to Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck, the Center Moriches camp for children with

  • Any time
    Bayville Scream Park Season Opening
    Bayville Scream Park, 8 Bayville Avenue, Bayville

    The haunt park's 21st season runs September 18 through November 7, with six haunted attractions on select evenings and not-so-scary daytime hours on weekends. Hours vary by night; check the park calendar.

  • Any time
    Chefs Against Hunger Dinner Series at Tellers Next Door
    Tellers Next Door, 605 Main Street, Islip

    Eight chef-crafted multi-course dinners with wine pairings, October 5 through November 3, benefiting Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank. A different guest chef leads each evening.

  • Any time
    Dear Evan Hansen at the Engeman
    John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main Street, Northport

    The Tony-winning Best Musical takes the John W. Engeman Theater main stage through October 25. Performance days and times vary by week; schedule and tickets at engemantheater.com.

  • Any time
    Greenport Maritime Festival
    Mitchell Park, the marina and downtown streets, Greenport

    The 36th annual Greenport Maritime Festival, moved from its original September weekend because of a nor'easter forecast. Boat displays, chowder contest, maritime demonstrations and family activities across the village. Per-day schedules at eastendseaport.org.

  • Any time
    Greenport Maritime Festival
    Mitchell Park and Greenport Village, Greenport

    Three days of parades, boat races and waterfront contests across Mitchell Park, the harbor and the village streets. Friday opens with a 6 p.m. gala on the harbor lawn; Saturday brings the parade and village contests; Sunday runs from 10 a.m. with the cardboard boat race before the weekend closes at

  • Any time
    Halloween House Long Island at its New Greenlawn Home
    777 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn

    Indoor, all-ages walk-through of immersive Halloween rooms with no actors, no jump scares and no gore: a glow room, haunted carnival with playable games, trick-or-treat room and more, about 40 to 45 minutes. Posted hours: Mon-Thu 5-8 pm, Fri 5-9 pm, Sat 11 am-9 pm, Sun 11 am-7 pm, subject to change.

  • Any time
    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.

  • Any time
    Northport Halloween Hayride
    Northport Village Park, Northport

    Family hayride afternoon in Northport Village Park, part of the village's fall season.

  • Any time
    RISE of the Jack O'Lanterns
    Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights

    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 3,000 specialty lanterns, plus Halloween scenes and interactive displays along

  • Any time
    Sayville Chamber Fall Fest
    Main Street, Downtown Sayville

    The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce brings its annual Fallfest to downtown Sayville, with vendors, family activities and a costume parade along Main Street. Rain date October 25; final date subject to the Town of Islip permit, so check the chamber site before heading out.

  • Any time
    Scarecrow Garden Exhibit at Old Westbury Gardens
    Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury

    A stroll-through exhibit of creative scarecrows, from charming to wonderfully weird, with Crowd Favorite voting through October 31. Included with admission, daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Any time
    Stony Brook Village Scarecrow Competition Voting
    Stony Brook Village Center, 111 Main Street, Stony Brook

    Hand-built scarecrows from the 36th annual competition line the village center through October. Public voting runs October 3 through 25, and winners are announced at the Halloween Festival on October 31.

  • Any time
    The Great Pumpkin Palooza at Lenny Bruno Farms
    Lenny Bruno Farms, 740 Wading River Road, Manorville

    Fall festival weekends at the Manorville farm, October 3-4, 10-11 and 17-18, 11am to 5pm each day, with pumpkin picking and family activities.

  • Any time
    White Post Farms Fall Farm Festival
    White Post Farms, 250 Old Country Road, Melville

    Fall festival weekends plus Columbus Day at the Melville animal farm: hayrides through the cornfields (running through October 31), the new dinosaur exhibit, giraffe feeding, lorikeet landing and the petting zoo, all included with festival admission.

  • Any time
    White Post Farms Fall Farm Festival
    White Post Farms, 250 Old Country Road, Melville

    The Melville animal farm's 36th annual fall festival runs weekends through October 25, plus Columbus Day Monday October 12: pumpkin picking, rides, live shows and the animal farm, with gates opening in the morning. Check whitepostfarms.com for day-by-day hours and tickets.

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.