GO New York! GO New York GO! 🏀 Babylon Weekend Events Around Town — June 5–7, 2026
Knicks Fever, Local Events, Waterfront Music, Pride Weekend & One Very Tall Problem Named Wembanyama
Live from the Town of Babylon, New York… where the Knicks are in the NBA Finals, the brooms are being taken out of storage, and every local bar with a television is about to become Madison Square Garden East.
That’s right. The New York Knicks are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, which means every dad in New York is suddenly saying, “I remember where I was,” every Knicks fan is now a full-time assistant coach, and every broom in the tri-state area has been reassigned from household cleaning to symbolic playoff sweeping.
Meanwhile, San Antonio has a GIANT. A literal hardwood pterodactyl. A French skyscraper in sneakers. A 7-foot-4 human cell tower named Victor Wembanyama, and apparently we are supposed to pretend this is normal.
It is not normal.
But New York has heart, grit, Brunson, buckets, and an emotional fanbase currently one overturned bar stool away from declaring a municipal holiday. So, yes, this weekend’s events are still happening — mostly.
Taste of Lindenhurst has been benched, postponed, cancelled, placed on Knicks Watch Party Protocol, and given a DNP: Finals Fever. Apparently people are simply going to watch the Knicks instead, because when the Knicks are three wins away from glory, appetizers become secondary.
Please enjoy the weekend. Please support local. Please do not actually burn down New York City in joy. We need the city intact for the parade.
Babylon NY Weekend Weather Note
Before heading out to outdoor events, waterfront shows, markets, Pride celebrations, beach permit sales, or anything involving standing outside while emotionally processing Knicks basketball, check the latest local forecast and event pages for updates.
Outdoor events may be weather-dependent, especially waterfront music, markets, sports events, and festivals.
In This Weekend Guide
- This Weekend’s Starting Lineup
- Featured Weekend Picks
- Friday, June 5 Events
- Saturday, June 6 Events
- Sunday, June 7 Events
- Browse Events by Category
- Helpful I Love Babylon Links
This Weekend’s Starting Lineup
Whether you’re looking for live music, Pride celebrations, beach permits, farmers markets, family fun, craft fairs, comedy, fitness, waterfront dining, or somewhere to scream “GO NEW YORK GO!” at a television while holding mozzarella sticks, Babylon has options.
This weekend around the Town of Babylon and nearby communities includes:
- Babylon Pride 2026
- Stride With Pride 5K Run/Walk
- Lindenhurst Local Music Festival
- Pop-Up Farmer’s Market at Lindenhurst Memorial Library
- Deer Park Summer Craft Fair
- Community Blood Drive at Copiague Library
- Beach permit sales at Overlook and Geiger
- Live music at VERN, Katch, Salt Shack, The Boat Yard, AMH, Tiki Joe’s Captree and more
- Family activities, job fairs, craft events, comedy, dancing, theater and nightlife
Translation: Babylon has a deeper bench than San Antonio. Let’s rotate wisely.
Featured Weekend Picks
🏳️🌈 Babylon Pride 2026
When: Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Babylon Village
The 7th Annual Babylon Pride Parade returns to Deer Park Avenue in Babylon Village. Big, bold, joyful, colorful, and exactly the kind of community celebration Babylon does best.
🎶 The Lindenhurst Local Music Festival 2026
When: Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Lindenhurst Town Square
Local music, community vibes, and a great reason to walk around Lindenhurst shouting “Go New York Go” at a socially acceptable volume.
🛍️ Pop-Up Farmer’s Market
When: Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Lindenhurst Memorial Library Backyard
Shop farm-to-table fresh foods, artisanal homemade goods, and community vendors in a welcoming outdoor setting.
🎸 Soul Jam Revue at Katch Venetian Shores
When: Friday, June 5, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Where: Katch at Venetian Shores, Lindenhurst
Free, family-friendly, waterfront Philly Soul with beach vibes, food, drinks, horns, grooves, and enough rhythm to make Wembanyama look earthbound.
Friday, June 5: Game Night Energy, Local Music & Controlled Chaos
Friday is coming in hot like a Brunson fourth-quarter heater.
The day starts calm enough with alumni networking and a local author event, but by happy hour, the full-court press begins. There is live music, waterfront dining, theater, nightlife, and Knicks energy bouncing off every wall in town.
📚 First Friday Author Series: Irvina Lew
When: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Jack Jack’s Coffee House, Babylon Village
Meet travel writer Irvina Lew, discover new books, grab coffee, and enjoy a civilized start before New York basketball turns everyone into a referee.
🍻 Happy Hour with Sylvia
When: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: 470 Fire Island Ave, Babylon
Central Beat Band is back in town, and apparently so is joy.
🦁 Friday Roar’n Pour Happy Hour
When: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: Lionz Den, Lindenhurst
Drinks, bites, DJ vibes, and the kind of Friday energy that pairs well with Knicks optimism and possibly wings.
🚨 Taste of Lindenhurst — Postponed / Benched by Knicks Fever
Originally Scheduled: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Taste of Lindenhurst has been moved out of the starting lineup. Officially, it is postponed. Unofficially, the Knicks said, “Not tonight, local food festival. We have destiny to handle.”
🎸 VOR… Victims Of Rock at Lily’s
When: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Lily’s Babylon
Classic party rock from the ’70s, ’80s and beyond. Basically, the soundtrack of everyone who remembers the 1999 Knicks Finals run and still has emotional damage.
🎤 The Acacia Strain, The Callous Daoboys, fromjoy, Mask
When: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: AMH, Amityville
For anyone who wants their Friday night louder than a Knicks fan yelling at a missed foul call.
🎶 WCS at Cantina Bay
When: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Cantina Bay, Copiague
Outdoor full-band gig, weather permitting. Knicks-level confidence recommended.
🎷 KYMISTRY 101 Band
When: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: VERN Restaurant & Bar, West Babylon
R&B, funk, soul, dance hits, waterfront dining, cocktails, seafood, and live entertainment. This is a strong Friday night pick if you want your pre-game to have rhythm.
🌊 Soul Jam Revue at Katch Venetian Shores
When: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Where: Katch at Venetian Shores, Lindenhurst
Free, family-friendly, waterfront Philly Soul. Horn section, beach vibes, dance-floor classics — basically the opposite of San Antonio’s shot chart in crunch time.
🎧 Pour Some 80’s On Me
When: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: The Boat Yard Waterfront Bar and Grill
Neon, waterfront hits, 80s classics, and absolutely no reason to act normal.
🎭 The Rainmaker
When: 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Where: South Shore Theatre Experience
A stage option for anyone who wants drama not involving replay reviews, foul trouble, or Wembanyama’s wingspan.
🎤 Killa Karaoke Friday — Postponed Due to NBA Finals
This event has officially been postponed because of the NBA Finals. Frankly, that is the most New York sentence of the weekend.
📅 See all events for Friday, June 5 here.
Saturday, June 6: Farmers Markets, Pride Runs, Music Festivals, Crafting & Defensive Rebounding Your Whole Schedule
Saturday is stacked. This is not a casual Saturday. This is a “rotate your bench, hydrate, and keep your head on a swivel” Saturday.
Start early, pace yourself, and remember: not every event can be attended unless you have a driver, a clone, and the stamina of Josh Hart grabbing 15 rebounds.
🏖️ In-Person Beach Permit Sales at Overlook
When: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where: Overlook Beach
Beach permit season is here. Bring your NYS Driver’s License and NYS Car Registration with matching Town of Babylon address. Credit/debit only.
🏃 Stride With Pride 5K Run/Walk
When: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Belmont Lake State Park, West Babylon
Get moving, support Pride, and start the day with an actual fast break.
🏊 Babylon Village Pool Pass & Lesson Registration
When: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Village Hall
Pool season is coming. Bring residency proof, and remember: cash or check only.
💼 Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace Job Fair
When: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: 1170 Deer Park Avenue, North Babylon
Hiring for culinary, deli, cashier, produce, butcher, overnight, and more. Bring your resume. Business casual recommended. Do not list “Knicks emotional support analyst” unless asked.
🏒 Sports Equipment Trade-In at MonkeySports
When: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday; continues Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: MonkeySports, Farmingdale
Trade in gently used sports gear for Monkey Sports gift card value. Hockey, lacrosse, baseball, softball, tennis, snow sports — basically anything not emotionally attached to the Knicks.
🤝 KiDS NEED MoRE Training Weekend Day 1
When: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: 80 Herbert Ave, Lindenhurst
Volunteers needed for Day Camp and Sleepaway Camp. A great community opportunity for people who like teamwork, laughter, and doing actual good — a strong local assist.
🏰 Farmingdale Medieval History Day
When: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: Village Green, Farmingdale
Family crafts, sciences, games, hands-on demonstrations, exhibits, and medieval fun. Honestly, chainmail may be useful if Knicks fans start celebrating too aggressively.
🛍️ Pop-Up Farmer’s Market
When: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Lindenhurst Memorial Library Backyard
Farm-to-table foods, homemade goods, community vendors, and wholesome Saturday energy before the evening turns into live music chaos.
🐶 Puppy Yoga & Group Therapy Support Session
When: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Our Lady of Grace Church
Light stretching, chair yoga option, puppies, group support, snacks, and water. If the Knicks stress has already entered your nervous system, this may be medicinal.
🎨 Paint, Slime Time and Make Bracelets
When: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where: Creative Touch, Lindenhurst
Walk-ins welcome. Plaster craft painting, slime, bracelets, and enough kid-friendly creativity to distract everyone from asking, “Is Wemby actually human?”
🎶 The Lindenhurst Local Music Festival 2026
When: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Lindenhurst Town Square
Local music, community vibes, and a great reason to walk around Lindenhurst shouting “Go New York Go” at a socially acceptable volume.
🥋 Free Self-Defense Class for Men & Women
When: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Where: MAX Martial Arts & Fitness, Farmingdale
Ages 13 and up. Practical confidence, awareness, and preparation. Useful for life, less useful for guarding a 7-foot-4 alien, but still recommended.
🎸 Hard Drive at Long Island Yacht Club
When: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Long Island Yacht Club
Afternoon live music at a beautiful spot. Classic local summer vibes.
🦁 Saturday Soirée
When: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Happy Hour; DJ at 10:00 PM
Where: Lionz Den, Lindenhurst
Saturday drinks, food, DJ, and the kind of vibe that says, “I only came out for one drink,” which is historically unreliable.
🎤 Papa Craig at Restoration Kitchen & Cocktails
When: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Restoration Kitchen & Cocktails
Music, pub grub, cocktails, and “expect the unexpected,” which is also the official slogan of Knicks playoff fandom.
💃 Where the Streets Meet the Sky
When: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: The Fit Factory
Dance showcase with street dancers, aerialists, Afro beats, hip hop, Brazilian funk, heels, contemporary movement, live art, and cinematic city energy. Very New York. Very dramatic. Very appropriate.
🔔 Mixtape 2026
When: 6:00 PM
Where: 151 Phelps Lane, North Babylon
70s, 80s, 90s, and today reimagined with handbells. Free. In case of rain, moved to the Pool Building.
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🎸 Patent Pending at AMH
When: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: AMH, Amityville
20th anniversary of “Save Each Other The Whales Are Doing Fine.” Because apparently even the whales are doing fine, but Knicks fans are still not breathing normally.
🎶 Rock of 80s at Katch
When: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: Katch at Venetian Shores
Your favorite 80s tunes by the water. Bring dancing shoes and playoff confidence.
😂 Corey O’Brien at Cherry’s
When: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Cherry’s On The Bay
Comedy, performance energy, and a night that promises to be far less predictable than a Spurs possession.
🤠 LICMA Dance
When: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Where: Constantino Brumidi Lodge, Deer Park
Country music, dancing, DJ, and instruction with Bill Iozzino.
🎸 Gen X at Tiki Joe’s Captree
When: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Where: Tiki Joe’s Captree
Gen X brings the rock party to Captree. First time there, so welcome them properly.
🎶 Modern Justice Band at Salt Shack
When: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: Salt Shack
New rock and groove music at the beach. Rockin’, swingin’, funkin’, groovin’. That’s four verbs. That is hustle.
🎤 Janis Joplin Experience with Crystal Ship
When: 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Where: The Warehouse L.I.
Janis Joplin and The Doors tribute bands. A strong pick for people who like their Saturday night with maximum volume and vintage soul.
🌊 O.P. Effect
When: 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Where: The Boat Yard Waterfront Bar and Grill
Waterfront live music and Saturday night energy.
🤘 Stone Alice at Sand City South
When: 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Where: Sand City South, Lindenhurst
90s/grunge rock, cold beer, loud guitars, and no cover.
🚨 Sir Paul at Lily’s — Cancelled
Tickets will be refunded. The only “Hey Jude” this weekend is what Knicks fans are singing to themselves when Wemby blocks a shot into another zip code.
🎸 Bang! Zoom! at Popei’s Deer Park
When: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Where: Popei’s Clam Bar, Deer Park
Live music, Suffolk County style.
🎶 Now Hear This at The Village Pub
When: 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Where: The Village Pub
Late-night live music for people with fourth-quarter stamina.
📅 See all events for Saturday, June 6 here.
Sunday, June 7: Pride, Brunch, Craft Fairs, Blood Drive, Waterfront Music & the Final Buzzer of the Weekend
Sunday brings the community together with brunch, craft fairs, Pride, blood donation, waterfront music, and enough local fun to keep the weekend rolling.
This is where we bring the ball up slowly, protect the lead, and finish strong.
🏖️ In-Person Beach Permit Sales at Overlook
When: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where: Overlook Beach
Another opportunity to get ready for beach season. Credit/debit only.
🍳 Family Brunch
When: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Moose Lodge 1421, Lindenhurst
Family brunch in Lindenhurst. A calm Sunday morning before the local schedule starts running the break.
🤝 KiDS NEED MoRE Training Weekend Day 2
When: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: 80 Herbert Ave, Lindenhurst
Volunteer training continues. Get connected and help make camp magic happen.
🛍️ Deer Park Summer Craft Fair
When: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: 973 Nicolls Road, Deer Park
Vendors, crafts, local shopping, and a great Sunday stroll option.
🎪 Massapequa Chamber of Commerce Annual Street Fair
When: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Where: Lower Broadway, Massapequa
Food, music, vendors, prizes, and family activities. Not technically Babylon, but close enough to enter the local weekend rotation.
🩸 Community Blood Drive
When: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Where: Copiague Library
Give back and help save lives. Snacks and refreshments provided. This is the real MVP stat line.
🏳️🌈 Lez Have Fun LI Babylon Pride Parade Meet Up
When: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Mary Carroll’s, Babylon Village
Meet-up before the parade, with line-up at 2:30 PM, parade at 3:00 PM, and after-party at Mary Carroll’s.
🏳️🌈 Babylon Pride 2026
When: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Babylon Village
The 7th Annual Babylon Pride Parade returns to Deer Park Avenue. Big, bold, joyful, colorful, and exactly the kind of community celebration Babylon does best.
🤠 TCB at Toomey’s
When: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Toomey’s Tavern
Country party outside. Strong Sunday afternoon pick.
🚢 Radio Flashback “Love Boat” Dinner Cruise
When: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: Captree Boat Basin
70s and 80s rock and roll dinner cruise with beer, wine, soda, and hot buffet included. Tickets are going fast, because apparently everyone wants to sing on a boat like it’s a championship parade.
🎶 Jimmy Conga at VERN
When: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: VERN Restaurant & Bar, West Babylon
Live waterfront music, cocktails, seafood, and island-inspired sounds to close the weekend with rhythm.
🎶 Lovesong at Salt Shack
When: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Salt Shack
A special early Sunday show at the beach.
🎸 Tiger Rose Quartet at Katch Venetian Shores
When: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Katch at Venetian Shores
Jerry Band jams by the water. Good Sunday sunset energy.
🌊 Decadia at The Boat Yard
When: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: The Boat Yard Waterfront Bar and Grill
Waterfront live music to wind down the weekend.
🎶 Radio Remix at Tiki Joe’s Captree
When: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Tiki Joe’s Captree
Dance, rock the dock, and enjoy sun, fun, food, and music.
📅 See all events for Sunday, June 7 here.
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Final Buzzer
This weekend, Babylon is doing what Babylon does: music on the water, community in the streets, families at markets, kids making slime, people dancing, people volunteering, people brunching, people running, people celebrating Pride, and everyone pretending they are totally calm about the Knicks being in the NBA Finals.
We are not calm.
We are composed, perhaps. We are hopeful. We are full-court pressing joy. We are sweeping with dignity.
Mostly.
So go out, support local businesses, enjoy the events, watch the Knicks, keep the brooms nearby, and remember:
GO New York.
GO New York.
GO New York GO.
Live from the Town of Babylon, New York…
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