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This weekend in Bay Shore (October 9 to 11): Under the Sea Light & Art Festival (Rescheduled) at South Shore Mall and the IAC Gallery (Saturday 6:00PM); Carolyn Wonderland w/ Albert Liu & The Wild Hearts at Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Saturday 8:00PM); Music by Nate Charlie at Great South Bay Brewery (Saturday 2:00PM), plus 7 more picks below.
Events for the weekend of October 9 to 11, 2026
Every week we read through everything happening across the South Shore and keep only what is actually worth your time. Here is what is on in Bay Shore this weekend.
This Weekend's Top Picks in Bay Shore: Under the Sea Light & Art Festival (Rescheduled) at South Shore Mall and the IAC Gallery (Saturday 6:00PM); Carolyn Wonderland w/ Albert Liu & The Wild Hearts at Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Saturday 8:00PM).
The Islip Arts Council's first light and art festival, moved from September 26 by the storm, finally lands: glowing art installations, projection art, an artisan night market, live music and an under-the-sea immersive gallery, 6 to 10.
Texas blues guitarist Carolyn Wonderland, who moves between blues, country and hard-charging rock with a Tex-Mex edge, plays the Boulton's intimate room, with Albert Liu & The Wild Hearts opening.
Free & Affordable in Bay Shore this weekend: Music by Nate Charlie at Great South Bay Brewery (Saturday 2:00PM).
Nate Charlie plays a Saturday-afternoon set at the brewery, 2 to 5.
Around the Community in Bay Shore this weekend: Bay Shore UMC Soup Kitchen (Bay Shore); South Shore University Hospital Community Relations: October Volunteers at Bay Shore; Pronto Long Island (Bay Shore).
Bay Shore United Methodist Church serves a free community meal Thursday, October 8, 4:30 to 5:30.
Northwell's South Shore University Hospital is looking for volunteers to help at its October community events; sign up through the QR code on their Instagram post.
This Bay Shore nonprofit provides food, clothing and family support to neighbors in need year-round, and welcomes donations and volunteers.
Also Happening This Weekend in Bay Shore: So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience Starring Robert Neary at Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Sunday 6:00PM); Live Music: 4 Shades of Grey at Kitty Mulligan's (Saturday 7:30PM); Live Music: Annabelle and Friends at Kitty Mulligan's (Friday 7:00PM).
Robert Neary's Neil Diamond tribute on Sunday evening. Held: the Boulton already has Carolyn Wonderland in Date Night, and a Neil Diamond tribute is not Top 5 pull this week.
A Saturday-night band at Bay Shore's Irish pub. Rotated: Kitty Mulligan's ran in Free & Affordable three issues straight.
A warm Friday live set at Bay Shore's Irish pub.
A hands-on fall craft night with Pieces by Patch at the Bay Shore brewery.
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