Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday August 28, 2006
LONG ISLAND FARMS, VINEYARDS AND FESTIVALS CELEBRATE FALL
Contact: Kristen Matejka
Director of Marketing and Communications
LICVB&SC
631 951-3900 xt.317
LONG ISLAND FARMS, VINEYARDS AND FESTIVALS CELEBRATE FALL
HAUPPAUGE, NY –(August 28, 2006)- Long Island’s fall season is filled to the brim with festivals, fairs and fun.
From a Pickle Fair to a Medieval Festival near the beach, Long Island offers diverse amusement. Delight your senses as you savor Long Island’s ocean fare at a Seafood Festival. Or step back in time at a Heritage Fair; put your foot to the floor at a Bluegrass Celebration or sample the latest vintage at a Wine Fest.
Long Island’s farms will also soon be filled to the brim with fresh produce, pumpkins, and gourds. Pick your own… take a hayride… or get lost in a cornfield maze. Sample a Long Island specialty: Fresh Roasted Corn. Many farms offer petting zoos, pony rides, entertainment and games.
And while you’re on Long Island, sample the latest vintages at our wineries. Fall is the ideal time to visit Long Island’s Wine Country on the North Fork. The harvest comes in mid-September and the vintners are busy creating this year’s future award-winners. Come taste the latest selection or take a cellar tour. Visit over two dozen scenic wineries offering wine tasting, tours, cultural events and other special events. Located on Long Island’s scenic North Fork and South Fork.
Enjoy a quiet stroll on the beach or on the boardwalks, and enjoy lunch at a seaside restaurant. Plan on staying overnight: Hotel rates typically drop significantly in the fall.
Following is a sampling of some of Long Island’s unique festivals. For a complete listing of festivals, fairs, farms and Halloween fun on Long Island visit www.discoverlongisland.com
9/9/06 - 9/17/06
Medieval Festival
Two weekends in September you get to step back in time and enjoy: jousting, music, exhibits, tournament, archery, fashion show, and puppets round out this great event
11-4
Sands Point Preserve
58 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
Nassau County
Phone: (516) 571-7900
Email: jimg@g6tech.com
Website: www.sandspointpreserve.org
09/11/2006-10/31/2006
Gabrielsen’s Country Farm
Gabrielsen’s Country Farm fall festival-corn maze, hay rides, pumpkins,
8am-7pm
1299 Main Road (Route 25)
Jamesport, NY 11947
631-722-3259
9/15/06 - 9/17/06
Sag HarborFest 2006
Whaleboat Races, Parade, Food sampling, Farmers market, tours, Boat parade, Clam shucking contest and MUCH MORE!
Sag Harbor, NY 11963
Suffolk County
Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce
9/16/2006-10/29/2006
Palmer Fall Harvest Festival
Kick back this fall and listen to live Bluegrass Music at Palmer Vineyard
1pm-5pm
108 Sound Ave
Aquebogue, NY 11931
631-722-WINE
09/23/2006-10/29/2006
White Post Farm
Great stage hysterical cowboys, the George and Vince Show, White Post’s famous animal farm, sing along hayrides, pony rides, pumpkin picking, cornfields, kids’ karaoke, old fashion train rides
250 Old Country Rd
Melville, NY 11747
631-351-9373
9/29/2006-10/31/2006
The Darkside Haunted House. With an outside walk through attraction “The Haunted Village” and an inside walk through attraction “The Darkside Haunted House.” Come experience the movie quality sets, bone chilling special effects, and heart pounding scares that make the Darkside Haunted house the place to be this October.
Fridays-6pm-12pm, Saturdays-12pm-12am, Sundays-12pm-10pm, Monday-Thursday (Starting October 16) 6pm-10pm
Route 25A
Wading River, NY 11792
631-369-SCARE
09/30/2006-10/1/2006
Hallockville Fall Festival and Craft Show
Craft vendors, music children’s activities, food, home baked goods, demonstrations
11am-5pm
Hallockville Museum Farm and Folk Life Center
6038 Sound Ave
631-298-5292
www.hallockville.com
10/1/2006
Pickle Festival
Homemade pickles, jams, jellies, farm grown veggies, bake goods, family fun
11am-4pm
John Gardiner Farm
900 Park Ave
Greenlawn, NY
631-754-1180
10/1/2006-10/31/2006
Schmitt’s Family Farm
Enjoy haunted corn maze on Long Island and the nighttime haunted corn maze
6:30pm-11pm
Walt Whitman Rd
Melville, NY 11747
631-271-3276
10/6/2006-10/9/2006
Huntington Fall Festival
Carnival, arts, and craft vendors, food music, family fun
10am-10pm
Heckscher Museum of Art
Two Prime Ave
Huntington, NY 11743
631-423-6100 (Huntington Chamber of Commerce)
10/7/2006
Fall Festival
Petting zoo, carriage rides, mums, pumpkins, concerts, museum exhibits and pony rides.
10am-5pm
Downtown Sayville
Sayville, NY
631-567-5257
10/7/2006-10/8/2006
25th Annual Fall Festival
This festival features the Great Clam Chowder Contest, games, wagon and pony rides, clam shucking, Long Island wine tasting and more
Montauk Chamber of Commerce
742 Montauk Hwy
Montauk, NY 11954
631-668-2428
www.montaukchamber.com
10/7/2006-10/31/2006
House of the Living Dead
Full Haunted house, Long Island’s only 3D haunted house, a game of bowling with shoes, 20 game tokens, side show freaks including the Engima who has been on Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Guinness Book of World Records, South Park and the X-Files. If you stay later than 12am you get a free buffet, $20per person
Fridays & Saturdays-7pm-11pm, Sundays-4pm-10pm
Sports Plus
110 New Moriches Road
Lake Grove, NY 11755
631-737-2244
10/14/2006
Fall Festival & Concert
Enjoy the fall beauty of Sweetbriar while listening to the bluesy sound of Mike & The Family Sloane Calvin Burns from the Shinnecock Indian Reservation and Jason Gullo, a Cherokee Native American performing. All pumpkins will be lit as the sun creeps down. Go on a trick or treat treasure hunt on our nature trails. Sweetbriars educators will introduce some of our resident wildlife to you in between sets. Food and refreshments will be available.
1pm-5pm
Sweetbriar Nature Center
62 Eckernamp Drive
Smithtown, NY 11725
631-979-6344
www.sweetbriarnc.org
10/14/2006
Fish Hatchery Fall Fair
Exhibits by environmental groups and conservations, children’s games and fishing for those under 12
10am-4:30pm
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
516-692-6768
www.cshfha.org
10/14/2006-10/15/2006
Town of Islip Apple-Festival
Pie-eating and scarecrow contests, craft vendors, apple-themed cooking contest, pony rides and more!
10am-4:30pm
Islip Grange
Broadway Ave
Sayville, NY
631-224-5430
10/14/2006-10/15/2006
Oyster Festival
Enjoy the juried arts and crafts show, historic boat exhibit, oyster eating and shucking contest, 5k run, petting zoo, entertainment, historic tall ships, harbor tours.
Oyster Bay Waterfront/Town
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
516-628-1625
www.theoysterfest.org
10/15/2006
Huntington Historical Society Apple Festival
Local apples, baked goods, cider making, historic craft demonstrations including butter churning, and weaving, old-fashion games and storytelling. Tours of the 1795 Kissam House and music will top off the day.
12pm-4pm
Kissam House Museum
434 Park Ave
Huntington,
631-427-7045
10/21/2006
Fall Freshwater Fishing & Children’s Festival
Inflatable ride, fly fishing, face painting, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, loaner fishing rods, casting for pumpkins
10am-4pm
Hempstead Lake State Park
West Hempstead, NY 11552
516-766-1029
www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks
10/21/2006-10/22/2006
Rock Hall Museum Country Fair
Museum on view, colonial cooking demonstrations, arts & crafts vendors, petting zoo, juggler, music, military re-enactments, scarecrow-making, food court, and more
11am-5pm
Rock Hall Museum
199 Broadway
Lawrence NY
516-239-1157
www.toh.li
10/27/2006
Long Island Maritime Museum
Easily one of the strangest Halloween traditions!! Join thousands who will gather on the museum’s front lawn to witness the biggest bonfire on the South Shore. Join us for apple cider, snacks, magic and a great big fire!!
7pm
86 West Avenue
West Sayville, NY 11796
631-HISTORY
www.limaritime.org
10/28/2006
October Festival
Handcrafted items, baked goods, German food and children’s activities
Trinity Lutheran Church
716 Route 25A
Rocky Point, NY
631-924-8143
11/4/2006
The Patchogue Folk Festival
Live in the lobby local singer/songwriters Ed Travers, Howard Seal, John Brzoza, The James brothers, Scott Tweedie, Miles to Dayton, Alli Collins, The Sun Gets Down and others to be announced
12pm-3pm
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts
71 East Main Street
Patchogue, NY
631-207-1313
www.patchoguetheatre.com
The Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission (LICVB&SC) was established in 1979 as the official tourism promotion agency for the destination’s travel and tourism industry. Based on Long Island in Hauppauge, NY, the LICVB&SC contributes to the economic development and quality of life on Long Island by promoting the region as a world-class destination for tourism, meetings and conventions, trade shows, sporting events, and related activities.
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