What's Going On Around Here This Weekend
Nothing local pinned to Nesconset, Smithtown, St. James, Kings Park, Hauppauge or Commack this week, but there is plenty to look at across the Island if you want a reason to get out of the house.
Starting broad, if you feel like heading west for the day, Queens has a stretch of Long Island City worth wandering. Waterfront paths, some galleries, a few spots to grab food with a view of the skyline. Not a quick trip from here but a nice change of scenery for an afternoon. Secret NYC rounds up a batch of ideas if you want the full list before you go.
Closer to home, this is the time of year when every weekend has something going on somewhere on the Island, fairs, markets, live music, the usual August lineup. Newsday keeps a running list worth checking before you make plans.
Looking further out, the fair and festival season for next year is already taking shape, county fairs, food festivals, craft weekends, the kind of thing worth marking on a calendar early. Newsday has the early rundown for anyone who likes to plan ahead.
If cars are more your thing, the car show and cruise night calendar for next year is also starting to fill in, weekly meetups, bigger weekend shows, all the usual haunts. Newsday has details for gearheads who want to plan their weekends around it.
And if you just want the short version, one more roundup pulls together the smaller stuff happening across the Island this weekend, worth a scan before Saturday morning gets away from you. LI Press has the full list.
Weekends like this are part of what makes living here easy to like, always something nearby without much effort. If you are curious how any of these towns fit your own routine, the /towns/ pages are a good place to poke around.