Pumpkin Picking Guide + Dragon Boat Fest + Pine Barrens Jam

Happy Saturday, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Miller Place-Rocky Point today.

Today is a fun day in Port Jefferson, with the annual Dragon Boat Race taking place. The Pine Barrens Jam all-day music fest had to switch locations but is still happening. Find out where to go pumpkin picking, with a range of options not too far away.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 79 Low: 65.

Here are the top stories today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

1. News 12 Long Island has a guide for where to go pumpkin picking nearby. Three farms are close by in Wading River and one is in Mt. Sinai. (News 12)
2. LongIsland.com previews a chili cook-off for a good cause. The 11th Annual Ronkonkoma Chili Cook-Off and Pop-Up Restaurant is planned for Saturday, October 16 and will raise money for veterans. (LongIsland.com)
3. Nick Esposito tells us that the Pine Barrens Jam music fest is moving from Center Moriches to Patchogue. Town of Brookhaven requirements means this Saturday's all-day concert will switch venues from the Ringhoff Farm in Center Moriches to the Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue. (Greater Long Island)
4. Greater Port Jeff previews this Saturday's Dragon Boat Race Festival in Port Jefferson. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment and food vendors until 5 p.m.(Greater Long Island)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Dragon Boat Race, Port Jefferson Harbor, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Learn more about Rocky Point Middle School's brand new and unique outdoor classroom. (Patch)
• The Suffolk County Sheriff's office will postpone an Open House and Family Day at the Yaphank Jail on Oct. 3 due to COVID-19 infections, staff limits. (Patch)

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