Melon Festival, Fireworks, Gaming Expo: LI Weekend Events

LONG ISLAND, NY — Still trying to figure out what to do this weekend? You're in luck. There are plenty of fun events to enjoy on Long Island.

If you're looking to enjoy some traditional summer fun, there's plenty of options this weekend. Head over to Overlook Beach on Saturday, for the Town of Babylon's Beach Blast & Fireworks Event.

If you're craving summer fruits, visit Lenny Bruno Farms in Manorville for their annual Melon Festival, featuring live music, strolls through a sea of sunflowers, 5 oz. tasting, foam party, a toddler play area, petting zoo, jumbo garden games, unique photo opportunities for families and friends.

Read on to learn more about this weekend's events:

FRIDAY AUG. 11

• Long Island Retro Gaming Expo 2023 — Garden City
• Boy Scouts Night and Ducks Mini Bat Giveaway at LI Ducks Game — Central Islip
• Sunset Stroll at Sunken Meadow State Park — Kings Park
• MEAN GIRL: High School Version — Great Neck
• Beautiful Life: 4 of 4 by Sean Amato — Lindenhurst
• The Rocketman Show - Tribute to Elton John at The Parmount — Huntington
• Sunflower Festival at Waterdrinker Family Farm — Manorville
• Bay Cruise on the Calm Great South Bay (no fishing) — Babylon
• Nu Groove — Patchogue
• Beach Music Paddle — Glen Cove
• Travel Back To The 80s Experience — Smithtown
• 2023 Summer Concerts at Lakeside Theatre — East Meadow
• Harmony Vineyards Drive-In Theater — St. James
• Bostwick's Seafood Market — East Hampton
• Wonderland Escape Room — Franklin Square
• Three Village Farmer's Market — East Setauket
• Into the Woods — Garden City
• Bye, Bye, Birdie — Syosset
• Back to the 80s Escape Room — Rockville Centre
• Make A Custom Scented Body Scrub — Farmingdale
• Sunset Fridays at Pindar Vineyards — Peconic
• Roller Skating At GDC Roller Skate Rink — Greenport
• Grease at Argyle Theatre — Babylon Village
• Escape To Margaritaville — Northport
• EDM Classics Night — Wantagh
• The History of Balloons — Setauket
• Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Wm. Brian Little Concert: American Adventure — Bridgehampton

SATURDAY AUG. 12

• Beach Blast & Fireworks at Overlook Beach — Babylon
• Food Truck 'Feastival' — Port Washington
• Lenny Bruno Farms' Annual Melon Festival — Manorville
• Joe Bonamassa & Styx with Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles — Wantagh
• LI Ducks Baseball & Fireworks Spectacular — Central Islip
• The Gold Rush Rumble — Bay Shore
• Long Island Retro Gaming Expo 2023 — Garden City
• Electrify Expo - The #1 EV Festival in North America — Uniondale
• The Juicy Scoop Experience with Heather McDonald — Huntington
• Travel Back To The 80s Experience — Smithtown
• MEAN GIRL: High School Version — Great Neck
• Intro To Fishing at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve — Smithtown
• Candy Twisted Ballons at Hempstead Lake State Park — Hempstead
• Beautiful Life: 4 of 4 by Sean Amato — Lindenhurst
• Magic of Amore at Wildwood State Park — Wading River
• Meteor Showers at Connetquot River State Park Preserve — Oakdale
• Sunflower Festival at Waterdrinker Family Farm — Manorville
• Into the Woods — Garden City
• 2023 Summer Concerts at Lakeside Theatre — East Meadow
• Bye, Bye, Birdie — Syosset
• Grease at Argyle Theatre — Babylon Village
• Escape To Margaritaville — Northport
• Sayville Farmer's Market — Sayville
• St. James Market — St. James
• Mermaid Pool Party Summer SHELL-ebration! — Port Jefferson Station
• Antigua & Barbuda Hamptons Festival — Sag Harbor
• Sole East to Feature St. Lucia Performance — Montauk
• Befriending Bugs with Jeffry Petracca — Bridgehampton
• The Second Annual Hoops 4 Hope East End 3’s 3-On-3 Basketball Tournament And Benefit at Sagaponack Farm Distillery — East Hampton
• Side Cars "Cars Tribute" & Wilde Side "Smiths Tribute" — Wantagh
• Paddle Up for a Cure - Paddle Race — Brookhaven
• Run The Farm 4 Miler — Centereach
• Commack Volunteer Ambulance 5K Run/Walk — Commack

SUNDAY AUG. 13

• Port Jefferson Farmer's Market — Port Jefferson
• Jewish Heritage Night w/ Fanny Pack Giveaway at the LI Ducks — Central Islip
• Southampton Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market — Southampton
• Who Are Those Guys? — Stony Brook
• Lenny Bruno Farms' Annual Melon Festival — Manorville
• Thee Annual Long Island Adult Prom — Babylon
• Huntington Lighthouse Tours — Huntington
• Bowling to Make a Difference — Massapequa
• Trails Less Traveled at Sunken Meadow State Park — Kings Park
• Jester Jim at Hempstead Lake State Park — Hempstead
• Beautiful Life: 4 of 4 by Sean Amato — Lindenhurst
• Sunflower Festival at Waterdrinker Family Farm — Manorville
• Dirty Sock 10K Run/Walk — Babylon
• Into the Woods — Garden City
• 2023 Summer Concerts at Lakeside Theatre — East Meadow
• Bye, Bye, Birdie — Syosset
• Grease at Argyle Theatre — Babylon Village
• Long Island Retro Gaming Expo 2023 — Garden City
• Escape To Margaritaville — Northport

Did we miss something? If so, be sure to let us know about your event in the comments!