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Babylon Village Block Party

The Babylon Village Block Party is a summer time favourite. People come for dwell music, meals vans, distributors and eating at native eating places. Deer Park Avenue is closed to site visitors from Main Street to Park Avenue to accommodate the gang that sometimes numbers between 2,000 and three,000 individuals.

“It’s a big night for restaurants,” stated Kayla Erb, vp of occasions for the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce, which presents the block social gathering together with South Shore University Hospital.

The block social gathering will happen from 5-9 p.m. on three Thursdays: June 4, July 16 and Aug. 20. The June 4 occasion will likely be Pride-themed and offered in coordination with Babylon Pride.

Live music phases are arrange exterior Lily Flanagan’s Pub, at 345 Deer Park Avenue, and on the nook of Main Street and Deer Park Avenue. Some eating places may additionally function out of doors performances. There may also be loads of enjoyable actions for the youngsters, together with a bounce home and the possibility to have a photograph taken with a costumed princess.

Bay Shore

Alive by the Bay

This Tuesday evening custom has drawn crowds to Main Street in Bay Shore for its music, out of doors eating, purchasing, and leisure since 2017. The occasion sometimes attracts between 7,000 and 10,000 individuals.

“It highlights everything that’s great about Bay Shore,” stated Mike McElwee, director and founding father of the Bay Shore Restaurant Committee, which presents the occasion.

There will likely be a great deal of music from bands together with Tradewinds, Decadia, and Rich Mahogany, enjoying at 4 out of doors phases arrange at Third Avenue, Fourth Avenue, the Boulton Center, and the West End. This 12 months, Alive by the Bay will likely be held from 5-9 p.m. on June 30, July 14, July 28 and Aug. 11, with a rain date of Aug. 18.

Town of Islip SeaFest

Saturday, June 13

2-8 p.m.

Bay Shore Marina on South Clinton Avenue

Come to SeaFest for the meals, music, and sweeping views of Great South Bay. It’s the eighth 12 months for the occasion, which is offered by the Town of Islip.

“We’ve got the most incredible venue,” Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter stated.

Visitors can take pleasure in choices from the beer backyard or meals vans, together with Cousins Maine Lobster and Krazy Knish, in addition to the Strong’s Marine boat present and dwell music. Four bands will take turns onstage all through the day. Beatles tribute band Penny Lane performs at 2 p.m. Let It Bleed, a Rolling Stones tribute band, takes the stage at 3:30 p.m. Blink 180 Who, a Who tribute band, performs at 5 p.m. Milagro, a Santana tribute band, wraps up the day at 6:30 p.m. Head over to Benjamin Beach for shell portray and different arts and crafts for youngsters.

There is onsite parking, or guests can take a shuttle bus from both the Gibson Street/Ocean Avenue or Gibson Street/Maple Avenue parking heaps.

Bay Shore Arts Festival

Sunday, June 14

11 a.m. to six p.m.

Main Street in downtown Bay Shore

It is the twenty fifth 12 months for this summer time favourite, which generally attracts greater than 20,000 individuals. This 12 months is predicted to be greater than ever, with greater than 120 distributors and greater than 20 artists.

“It’s just a great day of community,” stated Edward Fraser, president of the Bay Shore Chamber of Commerce and deputy commissioner of the Bay Shore Business Improvement District, each of which set up the occasion.

Restaurants arrange tables on Main Street, which is closed to site visitors. There will likely be music all through the day on the Bandshell, with performances by The Chasing Time Band, Tradewinds, the Hibernian Festival Singers, the Babylon Chorale, Greater Nassau Chorus and college students from Bay Shore High School and Middle School. Splashes of Hope may also be doing face portray for youngsters.

Lindenhurst

Wednesdays on Wellwood

Back and greater than ever, the favored midweek occasion has expanded to 3 nights this 12 months, up from two final 12 months. There will likely be further distributors and bands, with dwell music at three areas alongside North and South Wellwood Avenue, which will likely be closed to site visitors from John Street to Gates Avenue.

“There’s plenty of stuff for the kids,” stated Samantha Tomei, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. This consists of bounce homes, mini-golf, and different kid-friendly actions on the Lindenhurst gazebo.

This 12 months’s Wednesdays on Wellwood are July 15 (Rain date July 22), Aug. 12 (Rain date Aug. 19), and Sept. 23 (Rain date Sept. 30) from 4-9 p.m.

The bands scheduled to play on July 15 are Social Gold, Ready in 10, and Radio Active.

Wednesdays on Wellwood is offered by the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Lindenhurst.

Patchogue

Alive After Five

The granddaddy of South Shore road festivals celebrates its twenty fifth anniversary and returns to Main Street in downtown Patchogue beginning Thursday, July 2, from 5-9 p.m. The festivities embrace eating places alongside the Patchogue River. Opening evening will function Americana music, together with a rustic singer, stated Maria Scheuring, who chairs the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce’s competition committee.

Alive After Five at all times brings the music, and this 12 months isn’t any totally different, with eight phases arrange round city.

“It’s really a music festival,” Scheuring stated.

Other dates for this summer time standout are July 16, July 30, and Aug. 13 with a rain date of Aug. 20.