A standout lineup of feature-length and short films are coming to theaters and venues across Long Island’s (LI) North Shore, during the seventh annual Gold Coast International Film Festival – held Nov. 5-15.
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A popular annual festival, stretching from Audrey Avenue to Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park and teeming with attractions like pirate shows, midway rides and its infamous oyster-eating and oyster-shucking contests, returns to the Oyster Bay Harbor area for its 34th year, Oct. 14-15.
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Three stages of entertainment, carnival rides and games, arts and craft vendors, food courts and fall-fun activities for the family will transform the 25 acres of Heckscher Park in Huntington for this year’s Long Island Fall Festival, held Oct. 6-9.
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Since good weather is forecast for our first Sunday in autumn, you have no excuse not to take a drive to the Gold Coast of Nassau to experience the sights and sounds of the season at the Village Day Fall Festival – with outdoor activities for children of all ages – held on the Great Lawn at the Preserve, on Sept. 24.
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There’s no need for the end-of-summer blues; say hello to autumn with a visit to the Long Island Fair – celebrating 175 years – at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, on Sept. 16 and 17, and Sept. 23 and 24.
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With more handmade goods than you believe could be displayed around Argyle Lake in Babylon, as well as endless entertainment, rides for kids and plenty of food, you just can’t miss the society’s fair in Argyle Park, on Sept 10.
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Let the familiar, melodic drone of bagpipes bring you through the gates of Old Westbury Gardens for a uniquely Scottish mix of culture, sports, music and community to be found at the Scottish Games, on Aug. 26.
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Long Islanders have been making the trek out to Riverhead for the annual Polish Town Street Fair and Polka Festival since 1975. But for those who haven’t yet, the time, from Aug. 19-20, is now to uncover why the Polish take pride in their varieties of kielbasa, find out just how much fun it is to dance the Polka and pick up a Polish keepsake among the 300 vendors.
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Fluorescent lights illuminating the fairground rides, the aroma of carnival fare and Italian specialties, and a display of colorful fireworks set against the night sky are some of the reasons you don’t want to miss out on the St. Rocco Festival, held from July 5-9, along Shore Avenue in Oyster Bay. The fireworks display is held on Friday night.
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Rides, fireworks and live entertainment are merely some of the attractions featured at the outdoor, 11-day spectacle – Long Island FunFest. An annual event, it returns to Suffolk County Community College’s Brentwood Campus, from June 15-25.
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