Local Events · Town of Babylon, NY · November 16–20, 2026

Turkey Cupcakes, Mary Poppins and Yacht Rock: Your Babylon Week

150 Events Around the Town of Babylon, NY ~ November 16–20, 2026

Ten days to Thanksgiving, and the town is warming up for it. The libraries are baking turkey cupcakes and pumpkin pies, Mary Poppins is in her first full week at The Argyle, a yacht-rock night sets sail in Copiague, and the BACCA Arts Center opens its refurbished space in Lindenhurst. Below: all 150 events, Monday through Friday, with times and places.

The weather: sunny every day. Monday starts at 52° and it warms up to 61° by Friday. Nothing on the calendar needs an umbrella this week.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
150 events
Monday through Friday, across the Town of Babylon
24 Monday  ·  29 Tuesday  ·  31 Wednesday  ·  38 Thursday  ·  28 Friday

Disney’s Mary Poppins (Wednesday Matinee)

Wednesday 2 pm · Thursday 7 pm · Friday 7:30 pm · runs through January 3, 2027 · The Argyle Theatre

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Broadway musical is in its first full week at The Argyle Theatre on Main Street in Babylon Village. Midweek is the easy time to get seats: a Wednesday matinee, then Thursday and Friday nights. 🔗 See the full listing →

The Yacht Rock Experience with Dean Silva

Wednesday, November 18 · seating 6:30 pm, show 7:30 pm · Manzi Hall, St. Peter & St. Paul’s Church

Dean Silva captains The Yacht Rock Experience at Manzi Memorial Fellowship Hall, 67 Scudder Avenue in Copiague: smooth 1970s and 80s soft rock for a good cause. Get tickets through the listing. 🔗 See the full listing →

BACCA Arts Center Soft Opening

Thursday, November 19, 6 to 9 pm · $10 · Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts

The Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts opens its refurbished BACCA Arts Center at 149 North Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst: tours of the new space, an art auction by local artists, raffles, drinks and light bites. Proceeds benefit the building’s facade work. 🔗 See the full listing →

🛍️ Small Business Season™: Week Three

Small Business Season runs through New Year’s Eve, and Small Business Saturday® is November 28, twelve days from Monday. This week there are easy ways to show up for local business: Kelli Baker’s in-store show at Looney Tunes in West Babylon on Wednesday, the Lindenhurst and Copiague chambers’ joint dinner the same night, and the Babylon Village Chamber’s Young Professionals networking night at Thai Station Cafe on Thursday. Babylon Local is meeting the Town of Babylon’s Business Class of 2026 all season.

Meet the Town of Babylon’s Business Class of 2026 →
The Small Business Season feature on Babylon Local, and the issue that started the series →. New every Wednesday at the Babylon Local magazine.

Monday, November 16 24 events · 52°, mostly sunny

Monday, November 16. Ten days to Thanksgiving, sunny and 52°, and the libraries are already in holiday mode. The Amityville Public Library hands out three take-and-make kits today: a harvest wreath, a Thankful Turkey craft and a cinnamon swirl cake. Copiague Library has Laughter Yoga at 3pm and, for kids, Let’s Play With Our Food at 4:30pm. In the evening, Babylon Public Library hosts a talk on Louisa May Alcott and Little Women at 6pm, Lindenhurst teens meet for Lindy Lends A Hand at 7pm, and the Town Planning Board meets at 7 pm at Town Hall. Business owners: the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce holds its monthly meeting online at 6 pm, open to all.

Harvest Wreath with Christin (Take & Make) event image
Monday pick: Harvest Wreath take & make, Amityville Public Library

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Tuesday, November 17 29 events · 56°, sunny

Tuesday, November 17. Sunny and 56°. Job seekers, start in Wyandanch: the Randstad hiring event runs 10 am to 2 pm at 1609 Straight Path, with openings that include forklift operators, machine operators, a warehouse mechanic and an HR coordinator. Lindenhurst Library’s rescheduled Coffee & Crochet at 10am is back on, and the afternoon belongs to young cooks: Spam Musubi at 3:30pm in Lindenhurst, Universal Yums snack tasting with Babylon’s Teen Advisory Board and Scarecrow Cupcakes at 4:30pm in Copiague. Tonight, Tribal Nations on Long Island at 6pm looks at the people who were here first, Copiague teens make gratitude jars at 7pm, and Wyandanch Library goes line dancing at 6pm.

Hiring Event: Randstad & Wyandanch Community Resource Center event image
Tuesday pick: The Randstad hiring event in Wyandanch

📅 See all events for Tuesday here.

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Wednesday, November 18 31 events · 60°, sunny

Wednesday, November 18. Sunny, 60°, and the fullest evening of the week. Mary Poppins flies into The Argyle for a 2 pm matinee, and ChristmasLand is open 4 to 8 pm at Tanger Outlets Deer Park. The Town Board meets at 3 pm, Babylon Public Library looks back at the Town of Babylon in the American Revolution at 6pm, and Copiague teens frost turkey cupcakes at 7pm. For music, Kelli Baker at 6pm plays in store at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, The Yacht Rock Experience with Dean Silva sets sail at Manzi Hall in Copiague (seating 6:30, show 7:30), and the Dave Diamond Band at 7:30pm plays The Warehouse. The Lindenhurst and Copiague chambers share a joint dinner meeting at 6:30pm at the Copiague Fire Department.

Disney’s Mary Poppins (Wednesday Matinee) event image
Wednesday pick: Disney’s Mary Poppins, Wednesday matinee at The Argyle

📅 See all events for Wednesday here.

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Thursday, November 19 38 events · 60°, sunny

Thursday, November 19. Sunny and 60°. The littlest dancers start with Gobble & Groove Zumbini at 10am in Lindenhurst, and Babylon Library’s Mini No-Bake Pumpkin Pies at 4pm class already has a waitlist. Tonight, the BACCA Arts Center shows off its refurbished space in Lindenhurst from 6 to 9 pm with an art auction, and the Babylon Village Chamber’s Young Professionals networking night runs 6 to 8 at Thai Station Cafe. Then pick one: Mary Poppins at 7pm at The Argyle, Puzzles and Taps at 7pm at Breakers, Left, Right, Center game night at 7pm at Club Brumidi, or the Little Women book discussion at 7pm at Babylon Library.

BACCA Arts Center Soft Opening event image
Thursday pick: The BACCA Arts Center soft opening in Lindenhurst

📅 See all events for Thursday here.

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Friday, November 20 28 events · 61°, sunny

Friday, November 20. Sunny and 61°, the warmest day of the week. In the afternoon, catch Friday Films at 2pm at Babylon Library or make board-game ornaments at 3pm in Lindenhurst; ChristmasLand stays open until 9. Tonight, Beer Nutz at 6pm is the happy-hour band at Lily’s, Ed Travers at 6pm plays Tres Palms, Mary Poppins at 7:30pm is at The Argyle, and the James Street Players open The Voices of Christmas at 8pm at the United Methodist Church of Babylon.

The Voices of Christmas (The James Street Players) event image
Friday pick: The James Street Players’ The Voices of Christmas

📅 See all events for Friday here.

🔗 More From Our Publications

This guide is one of four ways we cover the Town of Babylon. Here is what each one is, and why it is worth your next click.

Local Events → Every events guide we publish, in one place: the week-ahead guide on Monday, the weekend guide on Friday, and the monthly guide. Why go: plan your whole week in one scroll, and see what is coming before the weekend crowd does.

Local News → The Saturday news briefing and the town’s local news: town board, schools, public safety, development and the people behind them. Why go: know what is happening in your town before it reaches your feed.

The Babylon Local magazine → Out every Wednesday on babylonlocal.net: features, neighbor and business spotlights, and this month’s Business Class of 2026. Why go: the stories behind the calendar, written about the people who live here.

🍂 Coming Up: The Road to Thanksgiving

This weekend: the Paws of Giving pet supply drive wraps up Saturday, November 21, and the James Street Players’ The Voices of Christmas continues Saturday and Sunday. The full weekend guide lands Friday at ilovebabylon.com/weekend.

Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26. First Presbyterian Church of Babylon is serving a free Thanksgiving Sit-Down Dinner from 1 to 3 pm, open to everyone. Then Small Business Saturday® on November 28. Everything else is in the complete November guide.

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See you around town,
Ryan Williams
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