Summerfest Countdown: 2 Days to Kickoff

This year’s 33rd annual Summerfest event, called ‘Stars & Stripes,’ in Sayville, is taking place from Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 3, and is even bigger and more packed with events and new programs than ever before.

A big draw every year is the John P. Cohalan4 Mile Run & Fun Run, which is the final race in the Sayville Summer Series. The race goes through downtown Sayville and this year it celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Sayville Library. A portion of the race fees will be donated to the library. 

The race event is organized by Brendan Barrett and Mike Nolan, of the Sayville Running Company. If you haven’t registered yet, you can register at the Sayville Running Company on Main Street in Sayville, or the morning of the race. 

The event starts and finishes at Rotary Park, also known as the Common Ground, in Sayville. Participants are encouraged to arrive early as the kids race start time is 8:45 a.m. and the adult race start time is 9:20 a.m.

The three-day Summerfest event takes place on several streets off of the downtown business area including South Main Street, Gillette Avenue, Candee Avenue, Railroad Avenue as well as Rotary Park & the Common Ground, Gillette Park, & Sparrow Park. 

Admission to Summerfest is free, and convenient free offsite parking with shuttle rides to and from the fair will be available Saturday and Sunday from 9 am-10 pm, with a new trolley shuttle taking passengers to and from the Islip Grange (corner Montauk Hwy CR85/Broadway Ave. in Sayville) to the fair perimeter by the Sayville FD. Indoor baby comfort stations available for feeding/changing, free wheelchairs available.

The hours are as follows:

Fri. 5 pm –10 pm

Sat 9 am –10 pm