Smithtown Agenda: Strawberry Festival, Kids Night Out and More

It's been a long rainy week to be trapped indoors, so the weekend's the perfect opportunity to head out and explore something new. There are multiple festivals, events and charity events happening in a short drive of Smithtown area this weekend. 

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Festivals

• Who doesn’t love strawberries? St. Thomas of Canterbury will be hosting its annual Strawberry Festival & Yard Sale on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. Don’t miss out on fresh strawberries, shortcakes, ice cream, yard sales and craft vendors.

Kids & Family

• Sick of staying in and watching TV on Friday nights? Head over to Kids Night Out at the Mill Pond House  on Friday , starting at 6 p.m. Children ages 7 - 10 can learn the Art of Bookmaking while parents get free time to themselves.   

• Grab your rod for the Junior Fishing Tournament at Caleb Smith State Park on Saturday at 9 a.m. Anglers ages 5 -12 compete to see who can catch the largest fish with prizes for various age groups.

Entertainment

• Join The Wine Guy in Smithtown for a Free Whiskey Tastingfeaturing more than 50 whiskey varieties from around the world on Saturday at 2 p.m.

• Smithtown Theatre presents “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” the story of America’s first political maverick and our seventh commander-in-chief with shows 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Live Music

• Catch some live music at Perfecto Mundo on Friday evening from 7 -10 p.m. with the sounds of Russ Seeger, playing the best of blues, folk and psychadelic jams.

• It’s Kings Park Day on Saturday, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Celebrate with rides, games, live music, specialty foods, give-aways and more on Main Street.

Kids and Family

• Operation Safe Child encourages families with kids to make free ID cards for children during Kings Park Day at the Kings Park Fire Department.

• Abrakadoodle will be a the Kings Park Farmer's Market to help keep the kids busy with crafts while parents shop the market.

• The Kings Park Farmers Market is held on Sunday from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. in the municipal parking lot across from the firehouse on Main Street. If you post some pics while you’re grabbing some fresh goods at the Farmers Market, email us a link at lon.cohen@patch.com. Tag your posts on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #KPMarket and we’ll grab them too for a gallery after the event.

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Kids & Family

• Soluna Studios offers a special preview performance of “Middle Age: The Musical”  from a SEE Saw Comedy Rep featuring eight original songs on Saturday at 8 p.m.

Music

• Hear Christina Fontelle, an award winning international recording artist and PBS Host for Andrea Bocelli and Il Volo sing popular Italian American songs and some opera 7 p.m. Friday at the Hauppauge Public Library.

Public Meetings

• The Hauppauge Public Library will host its second public meeting about its project for a new permanent home at 9 a.m. Saturday.