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Summerfest Countdown: 5 Days to Downtown Spectacular Event

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.

The event, run by the Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce,  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 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 the new trolly 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.

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The hours are as follows:

Friday 5-10pm

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Saturday 9am-10pm

Sunday 9am-9pm

Once called the Oysterfest, the Summerfest Stars& Stripes has undergone a major revamp.

While everything from prior years remains a part of the event (Carnival area, car show, sidewalk sales and craft vendors, it also will feature a beer and wine tasting event, a fashion show and a second car show.

Patch will feature some aspect each day of the event as the countdown to Sayville’s mega Summerfest begins this week.

What’s your favorite part of Summerfest? What do you like most about the downtown spectacular?


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