Forty-four things to do between tonight and Sunday. Friday is 81 and sunny, Saturday is the perfect fall day, and Sunday wants to rain on the pumpkins.
Here’s the honest version of the weekend. Friday and Saturday are gifts — music on the water tonight, two farmers markets and a Touch a Truck tomorrow, and a Saturday high of 70 that feels like somebody finally turned the dial to fall.
Sunday is the one to watch. Showers are likely from about 8 in the morning, with thunderstorms on the way at night, and that lands right on top of both pumpkin festivals. We’ve put the indoor options up top in Sunday’s section, and we’ll tell you where to check before you load the car.
Weekend Weather
- Friday 9/18 — High near 81. Mostly sunny.
- Saturday 9/19 — High near 70. Mostly sunny, with an east breeze.
- Sunday 9/20 — High near 71. Rain showers likely after 8 AM; thunderstorms possible Sunday night.
If you only get one outdoor day this weekend, make it Saturday. Forecast via the National Weather Service, updated Friday morning.
In This Guide…
- Featured: Touch a Truck
- Friday, September 18 — 19 events
- Saturday, September 19 — 18 events
- Sunday, September 20 — 7 events
- 🎬 South Bay Cinemas This Weekend
- ⭐ Are You a Babylon Local Icon?
- Helpful Links
Featured: Touch a Truck
Touch a Truck — Saturday, September 19, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Babylon Public Library and the Village of Babylon are filling the municipal parking lot across from the library with the kind of vehicles small children consider celebrities. It’s free, it’s hands-on, and it lands on the best-weather day of the weekend. If you have a kid who points at every truck on Montauk Highway, this is their Super Bowl.
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Friday, September 18
Eighty-one and sunny, and the last warm Friday on the water. The libraries run the daytime — a free afternoon movie in Lindenhurst, Medicare counseling in Copiague, an Alaska cruise talk tonight — and then the shoreline takes over: Decadia at Salt Shack, Krush at The Boat Yard, and a vampire-themed rave in Amityville for anyone who wants their Friday to get strange.
Daytime
- 👵 Senior Advocate — 9:00 AM, Deer Park Public Library.
- 💬 Meet with a Social Work Intern — 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, Lindenhurst Memorial Library. 45-minute appointments for help with SNAP, unemployment, emergency housing and other services.
- 📘 ESL Class (Farmingdale LIEOC) Begins — 10:00 AM–12:00 PM, Wyandanch Public Library. No registration needed.
- 🪑 Sit & Be Fit — 10:00–11:00 AM, Lindenhurst Memorial Library. Registration and an exercise waiver required; LML cardholders.
- 🩺 One-on-One Medicare Counseling and Assistance — 10:00 AM–12:00 PM, Copiague Memorial Public Library. By appointment.
- 🧘 Chair Yoga — 10:00–11:00 AM, Copiague Memorial Public Library. $3, Copiague cardholders.
- ✂️ Little Crafters — 10:30–11:00 AM, Copiague Memorial Public Library. Stories, songs and crafts; registration required.
- 🎬 Friday Afternoon Movie — 1:00–3:45 PM, Lindenhurst Memorial Library. Song Sung Blue (2025) with Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman. Free, no registration.
- 🎨 Relaxing Fridays — 2:00–4:30 PM, Wyandanch Public Library. Teens; coloring and journaling, materials supplied.
- 🌮 Snack Around the World — 3:30–4:15 PM, Lindenhurst Memorial Library. Teens; registration, LML cardholders.
- 🎯 Binho League — 3:30–4:30 PM, Babylon Public Library. Grades 3–5; registration required.
- 💎 Crystals, Gems & Their Spiritual Uses — 4:00 PM, Deer Park Public Library.
- 🛳️ Destination Spotlight: Alaska Cruising — 6:30–7:30 PM, Copiague Memorial Public Library. Registration required.
On the water, and after dark
- 🌅 Friday Evening Informal Gathering at Tobay — 4:00–7:00 PM, The Boat Yard, 1 Ocean Parkway, West Gilgo Beach.
- 🎧 DJ Mouse — 4:00 PM, Salt Shack at Cedar Beach.
- 🕺 Decadia — 7:00 PM, Salt Shack at Cedar Beach.
- 🎸 CHRIS²: Tributes to Stapleton and Cornell — 7:30–10:30 PM, The Warehouse Live Music & Events. Two Chrises, one stage.
- 🎤 Krush — 7:30–10:30 PM, The Boat Yard, West Gilgo Beach.
- 🦇 Blade Rave (18+ Event) — 9:00 PM, Amityville Music Hall, 198 Broadway. Vampire-themed electronic dance night.
📅 See all events for Friday here.
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Saturday, September 19
The best day of the weekend, and it’s stacked. Two farmers markets in the morning, Touch a Truck at midday, Drag Bingo at noon, a five-band rock bill in Amityville at 4, and That 70’s Band at Salt Shack to close it out. Seventy degrees. Do the outdoor things today.
Morning
- 🥕 Farmers Market — 9:00 AM–1:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, Amityville.
- 💬 Meet with a Social Work Intern — 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
- 💃 Zumba — 9:30–10:30 AM, Copiague Memorial Public Library. $3, Copiague cardholders.
- 🍎 Lindenhurst Farmers Market — 10:00 AM–2:00 PM, downtown Lindenhurst. Produce, baked goods and handmade crafts.
- 🧵 Quilting Workshop — 10:00 AM, Deer Park Public Library.
- 🌿 Native Plants, Invasive Species, & the Ecosystems That Need Us — 10:00–11:30 AM, Babylon Public Library. The Long Island Conservation Alliance; registration required.
- 🚶 Wellness Walk Series — 10:00–11:00 AM, Argyle Lake Park. Meet at Babylon Public Library by 9:55; registration required.
Afternoon
- 🚒 Touch a Truck — 11:00 AM–2:00 PM, municipal lot across from Babylon Public Library. Free.
- 🍰 Guayaba Con Queso y Pan — 12:00–1:00 PM, Copiague Memorial Public Library. Kids; registration required.
- 👑 Drag Bingo — 12:00 PM, Amityville Music Hall. $19.50, ages 16+. Presented by the Long Island Roller Rebels.
- 🃏 NLNY Main Event XXIII — 1:00–4:00 PM, Knights of Columbus, 759 Long Island Ave, Deer Park. Qualifier finals.
- 🎧 DJ Mike Torres — 2:00 PM, Salt Shack at Cedar Beach.
- 🇮🇹 From Italy with Love – Concert with Salvatore Chiarelli — 2:00 PM, Deer Park Public Library.
- 🖌️ Brushes and Bliss — 3:00–4:00 PM, Copiague Memorial Public Library. Currently waitlisted.
- 🎶 WCS at Toomey’s Tavern — 3:30–6:30 PM, 251 S Ketcham Ave, Amityville. Full band.
- 🤘 Skrik, Punk Rock Hero, The Opioids, Mareefa, Goodnight Broadway — 4:00 PM, Amityville Music Hall. $20.99, ages 16+.
Evening
- 🕺 That 70’s Band — 7:00–10:00 PM, Salt Shack, 100 Ocean Parkway.
- 💿 Vinyl Revival — 7:30–10:30 PM, The Boat Yard, West Gilgo Beach.
📅 See all events for Saturday here.
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Sunday, September 20
Pumpkin day, if the weather cooperates — and the forecast says it probably won’t. Showers are likely from about 8 AM. Before you go to anything outdoors, check the organizer’s page for a rain plan. If it’s a washout, two things are indoors and dry: an all-ages five-band show at Amityville Music Hall at 1 PM, and the NLNY finals in Deer Park.
Indoors
- 🎸 Playing Dead, Tin Can Collective, Olby, Bamberdost, Uppercross — 1:00 PM, Amityville Music Hall. $15.99, all ages.
- 🃏 NLNY Bar Leader Finals — 12:00–3:00 PM, Knights of Columbus, 759 Long Island Ave, Deer Park.
Outdoors — check before you go
- 🥬 Babylon Village Farmers Market — 8:00 AM–12:30 PM, Babylon Village Gazebo, 244 West Main Street.
- 🛶 Hike and Paddle – Babylon (C) — 8:00–11:00 AM, Argyle Park.
- 🎃 Overlook Beach Club Family Day — Pumpkin Festival & Craft Fair — 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Overlook Beach Club. Free parking; pumpkin and face painting, craft vendors, live music, pony rides and a petting zoo.
- 🎃 Babylon Pumpkin Fest — 11:00 AM–4:00 PM, Salt Shack at Cedar Beach, 100 Ocean Parkway. Free.
- 🎤 Krush — 5:00–8:00 PM, Salt Shack.
📅 See all events for Sunday here.
🎬 South Bay Cinemas This Weekend
West Babylon’s own movie house, first-run films at a fair price — and on a rainy Sunday, a dark theater is not the worst plan.
- 🧟 Resident Evil — R, 1 hr 37 min. Directed by Zach Cregger. Premiere this weekend.
- 🐑 Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom — PG, 1 hr 20 min. The family pick.
- 🎭 Without Blood — 1 hr 31 min. A drama directed by Angelina Jolie, starring Salma Hayek.
- 🎸 Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger — R, 2 hr 8 min. New.
- 🔮 Practical Magic 2 — PG-13, 2 hr 10 min. New.
- 💥 Coyote vs Acme — PG, 1 hr 43 min.
Showtimes change day to day, so check southbaymovies.com before you go.
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Do Saturday Right
Seventy degrees, two farmers markets, a parking lot full of trucks and a punk show — Saturday is doing most of the work this weekend. Enjoy it, bring an umbrella Sunday, and if you spot something happening around town that isn’t on our calendar, send it our way.
See you around town,
Ryan Williams
I Love Babylon Events | Babylon Local Directory
