Great South Bay Music Festival 2026: Your Four-Day Guide to Shorefront Park

Four days, one park, and the whole South Shore pointed at the water. The Great South Bay Music Festival takes over Shorefront Park in Patchogue from Thursday, July 23 through Sunday, July 26, and it is the weekend the rest of the summer measures itself against. National headliners each night, bands all afternoon across the grounds, craft vendors, and that lakeside sunset light that makes Patchogue feel like the center of the map.

Here is the full lineup, day by day, so you can plan your four days.

The headliners

Each night closes with a name you already know. Thursday belongs to The Used. Friday it is Sublime. Saturday the main stage goes to Gov't Mule, with Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers and bluegrass star Sierra Hull ahead of them. And Sunday closes the weekend with My Morning Jacket, following a set from Little Feat.

Thursday, July 23

A rock-leaning first night to open the weekend.

• The Used (headliner)
• Bayside
• Cartel
• Koyo
• Imposters
• Deadlands
• No Fly List
• Gamblers

Friday, July 24

Friday leans reggae and ska deep into the night.

• Sublime (headliner)
• Common Kings
• The Ries Brothers
• Project Vibe
• Oogee Wawa
• Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads
• New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble
• Bunktown Falls
• Reggaelar People
• Iriespect
• Roots Foundation
• Halfbreeds

Saturday, July 25

The biggest day of the weekend, deep in jam, blues, and bluegrass.

• Gov't Mule (headliner)
• Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers
• Sierra Hull
• LaMP (Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, and Ray Paczkowski)
• Kerry Kearney's Cajun Review
• Allmost Brothers
• Ernie and The Band
• Quinn Sullivan
• Circus Mind
• Soundswell
• Ripple Allstars
• Firetog and Co.
• Orchyd
• School of Rock Farmingdale

Sunday, July 26

Sunday closes the weekend with jam, roots, and a Grateful Dead celebration.

• My Morning Jacket (headliner)
• Little Feat
• Bob Weir Celebration, featuring Andy Falco of the Infamous Stringdusters, Rob Eaton of DSO, Alwyn Robinson of Leftover Salmon, Leslie Mendelson, Eric Finland, Eric Krasno, and Pat Falco of Cosmic Orchestra
• Taz
• Miles to Dayton
• Kelli Baker Band, featuring Noe Socha
• Om-en
• Andrew Weiss
• Funkin' A
• Owls by Day
• Space Turtles
• Albert Liu and The Wild Hearts

Tickets

Tickets come in three tiers, General Admission, VIP, and Ultra VIP, sold through the festival's official ticket page. Single-day and four-day passes are available. For current pricing, gate times, and what each tier includes, go straight to the source at the ticket link below.

A few neighborly tips

• Showtimes are not posted yet. The festival lists each day's lineup but not set times, and those can change late. Check the festival's schedule the day of before you build your plans around a specific band.
• Come early on Saturday. It is the deepest lineup of the four days and the crowd knows it.
• It is Shorefront Park, right on the water, so plan for sun early in the day and a cool breeze once the headliners hit.
• Patchogue village is a short walk from the park, so you can turn any of the four days into a full night out on Main Street.
• Grab tickets ahead of time. A four-day festival on the water draws a crowd, especially Friday and Saturday night.

The Great South Bay Music Festival only comes around once a summer. Pick your day, or take all four.