Stop by the Islip Public Library throughout the month of January and uncover the rich history of Islip's Bay Islands. Learn all about the salt hay farmer of Captree, the fish companies of Havemeyer, the short beach club of Sexton, as well the Islip Town Leaseholders' stewardship of the Bay.
Read more: Islip Public Library Hosts Bay Islands History Exhibition
Splash the day away over Spring Break at one of the largest indoor water parks in North America! Our Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs invites you and your family to the Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Water Park on Tuesday, April 7th, 2020, for a fun-filled day of water park festivities in the Poconos. Transportation, towels and a pizza buffet are included. For more information, please call (631) 224-5430. See the flyer below for full details.
The Islip Chamber of Commerce invites you to ring in the 2019 holiday season at the Santa Parade & Tree Lighting this Saturday, December 7th, 2019 at 5:00 pm. The parade will begin at Ocean Avenue and end at Islip Town Hall, and will feature local community groups, organizations and agencies marching down Main Street with holiday cheer. The tree lighing ceremony will take place immediatley following the parade, outside Islip Town Hall.
The Bay Shore Chamber of Commerce invites you to take a stroll downtown and memory lane at the Bay Shore Beautification Society's Old Fashioned Winter Festival, November 30th at 3:30pm. Enjoy community caroling, the Fifth Avenue Choir, Santa, Frosty, refreshments and a Tree and Menorah Lighting. Come celebrate Shop Business Saturday in holiday style to kick-off the most wonderful time of the year!/p>
Join the Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, November 30th beginning at 10:00 am, for a fun-filled day of holiday celebratory events including the annual Sayville Holiday Parade, the Winter Wonderland (with trolley rides and ice skating) and the Sayville Tree Lighting. Roads will be closed for the main Miracle on Main Street event from 5pm - 9pm. The lighting of the tree will take place at 6:30 pm. See the flyer below for full details.
Join the Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, November 30th beginning at 3:00 pm, for the annual Gingerbread Competition during the 2019 Miracle on Main! Registration will be held outside of Starbucks in Sayville from 3–4 pm. See the flyer below for full details.
Join the Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce this Saturday, November 16th from 6–9pm to "Light the Night Pink" with the unveiling and lighting of the newly refurbished Thornhills sign. All proceeds will beneft the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center at Stony Brook. See the flyer below for full details.
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Join the Oakdale Historical Society for the 3rd Annual Civil War Christmas at St. John's Landmark Church on Saturday, December 14th, and enjoy the "hanging of the greens," the BAFFA choir, costumed 67th NY Infantry re-enactors, Christmas tree lighting, costumed St. Nicholas, talks from the Town Historian and much more! See the full event schedule below.
Those able are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to assist in brightening the holidays for those in need.
It's that time of year again. Our department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs invites one and all to help celebrate the Autumn season with the 2019 Town of Islip Apple Festival, to be hosted Saturday, October 19th from 10:00 am – 4:30 pm! Come down to the Islip Grange located at 10 Broadway Ave. in Sayville, for an afternoon of Fall fun filled with over 300 Craft Vendors, amusement rides, a petting zoo, pumpkin picking, food court, games, contests and much more!
There's no better way to say goodbye to Summer than a party by the bay. Come down to the Bay Shore Marina on September 28th from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, for a fun-filled Saturday afternoon of live music, food trucks, pony rides, petting zoo, handcrafted items, Long Island Aquarium's Shark Truck, a free fishing clinic and more!
For more information, please call Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs at (631) 224-5411.
