LI Weekend Events: Blues Festival, Street Fairs, Spy Tours, and More

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.

After 11 years, the Riverhead Blues Festival will return on Saturday, providing an evening of blues and music for the soul.

Summer will still alive and strong at various festivals this weekend, like the Town of Islip's 5th Annual Seafood Fest, the Italian Festival in Port Washington, and the Long Island Fair in Bethpage.

History buffs can back in time this weekend at the 9th Annual 9th Annual Culper Spy Day in Setauket, and learn how America’s first spy ring secretly provided General George Washington with the information he needed to turn the tide of the American Revolution.

Did we miss something? If so, let us know in the comments.

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

FRIDAY, SEPT. 8

• Late Summer Lantern Walk at Sunken Meadow State Park — Kings Park
• George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Bad All Over The World Tour — Huntington
• Long Island Fair — Bethpage
• Italian Festival — Port Washington
• The Comedy Club at Theatre Three — Port Jefferson
• Bay Cruise on the Calm Great South Bay (no fishing) — Babylon
• Harmony Vineyards Drive-In Theater — St. James
• Wonderland Escape Room — Franklin Square
• Three Village Farmer's Market — East Setauket
• Make A Custom Scented Body Scrub — Farmingdale
• Sunset Fridays at Pindar Vineyards — Peconic
• Roller Skating At GDC Roller Skate Rink — Greenport
• Food Truck Fridays — Levittown
• “Called To Faith”…A Tribute to the Heroes & First Responders by the Long Island Awakening & Towers of Freedom — Massapequa
• The Ultimate Queen Celebration — Riverhead
• Anthony Hamilton at NYCB Theatre — Westbury
• Firepit Fridays at The Adventure Park at Long Island — Wheatley Heights

SATURDAY, SEPT. 9

• 5th Annual Islip Town Seafood Fest — Bay Shore
• Riverhead Blues Festival — Riverhead
• 7th Annual Mayor’s Cup To Benefit Save The Great South Bay — Babylon
• 9th Annual Culper Spy Day — Setauket
• Italian Festival — Port Washington
• Town of Hempstead Triathlon — Lido Beach
• 42nd Annual Country Fair — Riverhead
• Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper: Freaks on Parade 2023 Tour at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater — Wantagh
• Two Year Anniversary Roaring 20’s Party at The Last Word — Huntington
• Dockside Family Festival at Captree State Park — Bay Shore
• Westbury Street Fair — Westbury
• Long Island Fair — Bethpage
• Lar Enterprises Presents Oh What A Night Of Rock N' Roll — Westbury
• Deborah Cox at Mulcahy's — Wantagh
• Smith Point Bridge 5K Run for Literacy — Mastic Beach
• 25th Annual LI Woodworkers, Inc Show — Garden City
• The Gang's All Here Tour With Skid Row and Buck Cherry — Huntington
• Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation Family & Friends Walk at Eisenhower Park — Westbury
• Rock Island Sound @ Katch in Venetian Shores — Lindenhurst
• Fantastic Art Time — Riverhead
• Tony & the Lady — Westhampton
• Zen Tricksters — Port Washington
• Sayville Farmer's Market — Sayville
• St. James Farmer's Market — St. James
• Beach Yoga: Open Level Flow — Babylon
• 5th Annual Long Island CRPS Awareness Walk & Expo Walk, Run, Roll 1K/2.5K — East Meadow
• New York State Assembly District #21 Run for Heroes 5K Run/Walk — Baldwin
• 36th Annual Harriman Cup Polo Match — Bethpage

SUNDAY, SEPT. 10

• Town of Oyster Bay Free Waterfront Festival and Concert, Jimmy Buffet Tribute — Tobay Beach
• 14th Annual Over 50 Fair — Melville
• Nesconset Day Street Fair — Nesconset
• We are Here - Stories from LI's Deaf Community — Merrick
• Italian Festival — Port Washington
• 42nd Annual Country Fair — Riverhead
• Beach Monitoring and Clean-Up Walk at Hallock State Park Preserve — Riverhead
• Dragonfly Safari at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve — Smithtown
• Dragonfly Safari at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve Nature Museum— Smithtown
• Kevin James: The Irregardless Tour — Huntington
• Long Island Fair — Bethpage
• Southampton Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market — Southampton
• Port Jefferson Farmer's Market — Port Jefferson
• 9-11 Remembrance Service — Farmingdale
• Rogue's Magic and Mentalism Show for Adults at the Great Neck Library — Great Neck
• Not Your Early Bird Market & Open Mic — Riverhead
• Food Truck Festival — Lindenhurst
• The Bees Knees - Honey Harvest And Cocktail Workshop — Patchogue
• North Fork Foodie Tour — Southold
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Long Island Walk/Run — Melville
• Long Island Heart Walk at Jones Beach Field 5 — Wantagh