Maritime Museums, Seafood Festivals, Fishing Derbies & More On LI
Maritime Museums
Cold Spring Harbor - CSH Whaling Museum
Greenport - East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation
Sag Harbor - Whaling & Historical Museum
West Sayville - LI Maritime Museum
Seafood Festivals
Southold - July - 26th 2025 - Greenport & Southold Rotary - Lobsterfest
- Proceeds from ticket sales support various community service projects benefiting both Southold and Greenport.
West Sayville - August - 23rd & 24th 2025 - Long Island Maritime Museum - Seafood Festival
- The Seafood Festival is the Long Island Maritime Museum’s premier annual fundraiser. The museum, a 501-C-3 not-for profit, relies on proceeds from our annual fundraisers to allow us to continue our mission of educating the public about Long Island’s rich maritime history.
Montauk - September - 6th & 7th 2025 - Montauk Chamber of Commerce- Seafood Festival
- The seafood festival is an annual fundraiser for the MONTAUK Friends of Erin and the East Hampton Kiwanis Club
Greenport - October - Greenport Harbor Brewing Company - Oysterfest
Montauk - October - Montauk Chamber of Commerce - Clam Chowder Contest
Oyster Bay - October - 18th & 19th 2025- Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce - Oysterfest
- The Festival is one of the largest cooperative non-profit fundraising events on the east coast hosted by a 501C(3) organized by the Rotary Club of Oyster Bay.
Greenport - December - Cornell Cooperative Extension - Shellabration
- Shellabration is an annual culinary celebration that showcases local shellfish and benefits Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s Back to the Bays Initiative and SPAT Program.
Fishing Derbys
August - Hamptons - Hamptons Offershore Invitational Fishing Tournment
- Benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island
September- Cold Spring Harbor - CSH Lions Club Annual Snapper Fishing Derby
September - Center Moriches - Snapper Derby
Pirates & Mermaids ... oh my!
TBD- Cap Tree State Park - Dockside Family Festival - interactive pirate shows and much more!
September 20th & 21st, 2025 - Greenport - Maritime Festival - Merry Merfolk parade plus so so much more!
October 18th & 19th, 2025 - Oyster Fest - The Kings of the Coast’s pirate encampment is coming back, with multiple shows each day where children can help find a buried treasure.
