Summer Festivals and Street Fairs on Long Island for Families (2024)

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Capybara Encounters at Long Island Game Farm
Long Island Game Farm - 11:15 AM

Abundant Apple Trees at LICM
Long Island Children's Museum - 2:30 PM

Babylon Public Library - 3:30 PM

Sail on the Oyster Sloop Priscilla
Sails from Snapper Inn Restaurant - 4:00 PM

LuminoCity Dino Safari Festival
Walt Whitman Shops - 5:00 PM

Tiny Tots at Sunken Meadow State Park Preserve
Sunken Meadow State Park - 10:30 AM Pick

Barnes & Noble - 10:00 AM

Nassau County Museum of Art Exhibition: Seeing Red: Renoir to Warhol
Nassau County Museum of Art - 1:00 PM

Sail on the Oyster Sloop Priscilla
Sails from Snapper Inn Restaurant - 4:00 PM

LuminoCity Dino Safari Festival
Walt Whitman Shops - 5:00 PM

Greenport Express Miniature Railroad
Train Station - 11:00 AM Pick

Children’s Summer Theatre Series at Long Island State Parks
Various Long Island State Parks - 2:00 PM Pick

Children’s Summer Theatre Series at Long Island State Parks
- 2:00 PM Pick

First Fridays on Love Lane
Love Lane - 6:00 PM Pick

Tiny Tots at Hempstead Lake State Park
Hempstead Lake State Park - 10:00 AM

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LuminoCity Dino Safari Festival
Walt Whitman Shops - 5:00 PM

Harbes Orchard Apple Festival
Harbes Orchard - 9:00 AM Pick

Storybook Stroll at Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury Gardens - 10:30 AM Pick

Culper Spy Day at the Three Village Historical Society
Three Village Historical Society - 10:00 AM Pick

Culper Spy Day at The Drowned Meadow Cottage
Village of Port Jefferson - Village Center - 10:00 AM Pick

Harbes Orchard Apple Festival
Harbes Orchard - 9:00 AM Pick

Long Island Live Steamers
Long Island Live Steamers - 10:30 AM Pick

Greenport Express Miniature Railroad
Train Station - 11:00 AM Pick

Waterfront Festival at TOBAY Beach Marina
Tobay Beach - 12:00 PM Pick

Sky Scavenger at Sweetbriar Nature Center
Sweetbriar Nature Center - 1:00 PM Pick

Doris Story Craft at Port Jefferson Library
Port Jefferson Library - 10:00 AM Pick

LEGO Club at the Bellmore Library
Bellmore Library - 7:00 PM Pick

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Best Summer Festivals on Long Island

1864 Independence Day Celebration at Old Bethpage Village Old BethpageSaturday July 6-Sunday, July 7, 2024 Celebrate Independence Day atOld Bethpage Village Restorationwith historic trade demonstrations,dancing, brass band concerts, military drills, fiddle music, and a parade andceremony. READ MORE

Empire State Fair at Nassau Coliseum UniondaleThrough Sunday, July 14 2024 Step right up to one of Long Island’s biggest fairs. The Empire State Fair descends upon Nassau Coliseum for several days of action-packed fun for the entire family. Thrill to more than 100 rides and attractions. READ MORE

Great South Bay Music Festival Bay ShoreThursday, July 18-Sunday, July 21, 2024 Situated on the water, the Great South Bay Music Festival features more than 50 performers on four stages, includingclassic rock, jazz, jam-band, country, folk, zydeco, funk, and all types of American music—plus an action-packed KidZone. READ MORE

Sea Glass Festival at The Whaling Museum Cold Spring HaborSunday, July 21, 2024 Explore and celebrate art as The Whaling Museum hosts aSea Glass Festival. A fun-filled day of events includes plenty of sea-themed workshops, arts, andcrafts. Kids can enjoy a glass-themed scavenger hunt. READ MORE

The Feast of St. Rocco in Glen Cove Glen Cove –FREEThursday, July 25-Sunday, July 28, 2024 St. Rocco's Feast, one of the largest annual celebrations of Italian culture on Long Island, takes overGlen Cove for fivedays and nights with carnival rides andfireworks, marching bands andmagicians, and plenty of wonderful food. READ MORE

Sayville Summerfest Sayville –FREEFriday, August 2-Sunday, July 4, 2024 Enjoy rides, live musical performances, art exhibits, vendors, acar show, international food fair, and more at the Sayville Summerfest. READ MORE

Family Fridays at The Common Ground Sayville –FREEFridays through August 9, 2024, except August 2, 2024 Bring your own lawn chairs, pack a picnic dinner, and enjoy entertainment under the stars at The Common Ground. READ MORE

Lighthouse Weekend at Montauk Lighthouse Montauk –FREESaturday, August 17-Sunday, August 18, 2024 Visit the Montauk Point Lighthouse for a weekend celebration filled with colonial games,leather-making, and a traditional pottery exhibit. The Kings of the Coast Piratessail in for the occasionto entertain the assembled. READ MORE

Huntington Summer Arts Festival Huntington –FREEThrough Saturday, August 24, 2024 The Huntington Summer Arts Festival brings a roster of exciting performing artists to the Chapin Rainbow Stage inHeckscherPark this year. READ MORE

Summer Street Fairs on Long Island

Alive on 25 in Riverhead Riverhead –FREEThursdays July 5 and August 9, 2024 Riverhead's walkable downtown closes along Main Street for a street fair with live music, vendors, food, and entertainment. READ MORE

Alive by the Bay Bay Shore –FREETuesdays, July 9, July 23, August 13, and August 20, 2024 The streets of Bay Shore are lined with vendors and Main Street restaurants serve specials forAlive by the Baythis summer season. READ MORE

Great Neck Plaza Promenade Nights Great Neck –FREEThursdays July 11, 18, and 25, 2024 Dine, shop, and meander throughout alternating streets of Great Neck Plaza on Wednesday nights, as they are closed to vehicular traffic. Live music fills the streets and restaurants offer specials each week as well. READ MORE

Alive After 5 in Patchogue Patchogue –FREEThursdays July 11, July 25, and August 8, 2024 With stages of live music and entertainment, dozens ofvendors, food trucks, activities, and auctions, there is something for everyone at thisoutdoor festival. READ MORE

Thursday Night Live in Wantagh Wantagh –FREEThursdays July 11, July 25, August 8, and August 22, 2024 Thursday Night Live in Wantagh boasts live music, local vendors, bounce houses, a dunk tank, food and dessert trucks and more family fun on select evenings during the summer. READ MORE

Park After Dark in Massapequa Park Massapequa –FREEWednesdays, July 17 and August 21, 2024 The Village of Massapequa shuts down Park Boulevard to vehicular traffic on specific evenings so that folks can walk, shop, dine at restaurants, visit a food truck rodeo and enjoy live music on four stages. READ MORE

Dances in the Park in Greenport Village Greenport –FREEMondays through August 26, 2024 The popular village concert series presents a different act in Mitchell Park each Monday night during the summer months. READ MORE

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Old Bethpage Village Restoration

516-572-8400

1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, NY

NYCB LIVE, Home of the Nassau Coliseum

(516) 408-1500

1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY 11553

Shorefront Park

(631) 331-0808

Smith Street, Patchogue, NY