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The beautiful Water Lantern Festival returns to Eisenhower Park on Saturday, September 7. Photo courtesy of the festival
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8/30/24 - By Jaime Sumersille

Labor Day kicks off September activities, launching Long Island's season of apple picking, fall festivals, pumpkin patches, and corn mazes.

Take advantage of the still-warm days by stomping over to LuminoCity Dino Safari Festival or stepping back in time at the Long Island Fair. Or, if you're ready to turn the leaf on the calendar, the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze and Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns both start this month. 

Read on for all the ways to pack your calendar this month on Long Island!

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Beauty’s Back(pack) To School Bash at Sands Point Preserve

Port Washington
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Join Princess Beauty and her princess friends, Rapunzel and the Mermaid Princess, to celebrate back to school at the Sands Point Preserve. Enjoy live princess performances, interactive high-energy story time, dancing, and games! READ MORE

Dockside Family Festival at Captree State Park

Bay Shore
Saturday, September 7, 2024
This Dockside Family Festival includes boat rides, interactive pirate shows, pony rides, magic shows, and more at Captree State Park. READ MORE

Water Lantern Festival at Eisenhower Park

East Meadow
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Enjoy a picturesque evening at Eisenhower Park when the lake is illuminated by a sea of beautiful, hand-decorated lanterns. The festivities begin with food trucks and music, followed by time to decorate your lantern and a lakeside launch. READ MORE

Long Island Fair

Old Bethpage
Friday, September 13-Sunday, September 15, 2024
Step back into the days of old at the annual Long Island Fair. There are thousands of exhibits and blue-ribbon competitions in areas like horticulture, needlework, and agricultural skills, as well as circus acts and puppet performances.  READ MORE

Birds of Prey at the Walt Whitman Birthplace

Huntington
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Meet owls, falcons and hawks and learn about the adaptations that help these awesome birds survive at Walt Whitman Birthplace. READ MORE

Shelter Island Trucks & Trades Fair

Shelter Island- FREE
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Explore big trucks, enjoy music, lawn games, vendor booths, and more at the Trucks & Trades Fair on Shelter Island. READ MORE

Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival

Port Jefferson—FREE
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Cheer on six decorated dragon boat racing teams as they compete in a 250-meter race along the majestic Port Jefferson Harbor. READ MORE

Bubble Run at Jones Beach

Wantagh
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Bring the whole family–strollers and all–to the Bubble Run 5k at Jones Beach. Colored suds are encountered at various points along the course! READ MORE

Fall Festival at Hicks Nurseries

Westbury - FREE & Varies
Begins Saturday, September 14, 2024
At Hicks Nurseries' Fall Festival, fill your shopping cart with fall decor favorites while kids enjoy fun festival activities. Plus, Otto the Ghost stars in a free walk-through adventure, Otto’s Animated Halloween Story, all month long. READ MORE

Kite Festival in Long Beach

Long Beach-FREE
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Get your Mary Poppins on at this FREE Kite Festival in Long Beach. READ MORE

Heritage Country Fair at the Smithtown Historical Society

Smithtown
Sunday, September 15, 2024
The Heritage Fair offers old-time fun and fanfare on the grounds of the Smithtown Historical Society. There are trucks on display, plus spinning and weaving demonstrations, music, hayrides, antique cars, face painting, a petting zoo, arts and crafts and more! READ MORE

Bayport Aerodrome Society Neighborhood Appreciation Picnic

Bayport—FREE
Sunday, September 15, 2024
The Bayport Aerodrome Society Neighborhood Appreciation Picnic boasts food, flying, and family fun. READ MORE

Pickle Festival at Gardiner’s Farm

Huntington
Saturday, September 21, 2024
The annual Pickle Festival at Gardiner’s Farm highlights all sorts of cukes, as well as roasted corn and a corn maze. Take a ride on a lollipop train or hay ride before grabbing a pickle-on-a-stick. READ MORE

Touch-a-Truck at the Merrick Library

Merrick-FREE
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Stop by Touch-A-Truck to get up close and personal with the vehicles that keep our community moving forward. Featured vehicles include construction trucks, food trucks, waste management and recycling trucks, and specialty vans. READ MORE

San Gennaro Feast at Lenny Bruno Farms

Manorville
Saturday, September 21-Sunday, September 22, 2024
Lenny Bruno Farms' Annual San Gennaro Feast is a two-day event celebrating Italian-American culture, delicious cuisine, and the beauty of the farm. This farm-to-truck event includes food vendors with foods directly harvested from the farm. READ MORE

Greenport Maritime Festival

Greenport–FREE
Saturday, September 21-Sunday, September 22, 2024
Greenport's maritime heritage is at the forefront of the Maritime Festival. Saturday morning’s parade kicks off the festival, followed by wood boat displays, water sports demonstrations, wood carving, model ship building, music, children’s activities, and more.  READ MORE

Ompahfest at Plattduetsche Park

Franklin Square
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Experience a weekend full of German-American culture at Plattduetsche Park. READ MORE

LuminoCity Dino Safari Festival

Huntington
Through Sunday, September 22, 2024
LuminoCity Dino Safari roars into the shops at the Walt Whitman Shops for a stomping good time. Step into a world where more than 70 lifelike dinosaurs move, roar, and tower as high as 46 feet. READ MORE

Stony Brook CommUniversity Day: LEGO Competition

Stony Brook - FREE
Saturday, September 28, 2024
As part of Stony Brook CommUniversity Day, LEGO enthusiasts are invited to build a LEGO creation that exemplifies their vision of community in the inaugural CommUniversity Day LEGO® Competition.  READ MORE

Lynbrook Village Oktoberfest

Lynbrook—FREE
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Get ready for bands, brats, and beers at Lynbrook Village's Oktoberfest. READ MORE

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