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Things to Do in Patchogue This Weekend

This weekend in Patchogue (October 8 to 11): Leslie Jones: I'm Hot Tour at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (Thursday 8:00PM); Fall Fest & Carnegie's 10th Anniversary at Patchogue-Medford Library (Saturday 12:00PM); Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (Friday 7:00PM), plus 15 more picks below.

Events for the weekend of October 8 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 Patchogue this weekend.

This Weekend's Top Picks

This Weekend's Top Picks in Patchogue: Leslie Jones: I'm Hot Tour at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (Thursday 8:00PM).

Leslie Jones: I'm Hot Tour

Thursday, October 8, 8:00PM  |  Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts

The SNL and Ghostbusters star brings her stand-up tour to the Patchogue Theatre and opens the weekend on Thursday night.

For Families

For Families in Patchogue this weekend: Fall Fest & Carnegie's 10th Anniversary at Patchogue-Medford Library (Saturday 12:00PM).

Fall Fest & Carnegie's 10th Anniversary

Saturday, October 10, 12:00PM  |  Patchogue-Medford Library  |  Free

Pumpkin decorating, lawn games and photos on the Carnegie Library's front lawn, 12 to 3, celebrating fall and ten years of the Carnegie Teen Center. From 11:30 to 1:30 the Main Library's front entrance hosts a Halloween costume swap for kids and teens, while supplies last. No registration.

Date Night & Nightlife

Date Night & Nightlife in Patchogue this weekend: Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (Friday 7:00PM); Completely Unchained & Super Duper Cooper at 89 North Music Venue (Saturday 7:00PM); Noche De Salsa at Stereo Garden (Saturday 9:00PM).

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue

Friday, October 9, 7:00PM  |  Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts  |  $$

The sitcom's Miami kitchen-table comedy comes back to life on stage, Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia included. Ages 18 and up.

Completely Unchained & Super Duper Cooper

Saturday, October 10, 7:00PM  |  89 North Music Venue, Patchogue  |  $$

Completely Unchained brings its Van Halen tribute to 89 North, with Super Duper Cooper sharing the bill; doors at 7. Ages 21 and up.

Noche De Salsa

Saturday, October 10, 9:00PM  |  Stereo Garden, Patchogue  |  $$

La Sonora 495 plays Colombian and Puerto Rican salsa classics live at 9, with a guest DJ spinning before and after; doors at 8. Ages 21 and up; tickets through Stereo Garden.

Free & Affordable

Free & Affordable in Patchogue this weekend: Brass Roots Band at Bobbique (Friday 8:00PM); The 1984 Band at Eleanor's Lounge (Saturday 8:00PM); Gissel Garcia at Drift 82 (Sunday 5:00PM).

Brass Roots Band

Friday, October 9, 8:00PM  |  Bobbique, Patchogue

Brass Roots Band plays Bobbique on Friday night, 8 to 11.

The 1984 Band at Eleanor's Lounge

Saturday, October 10, 8:00PM  |  Eleanor's Lounge, Bohemia

The 1984 Band brings an '80s dance-floor night to the New Eleanor's Lounge on Sunrise Highway, 8 to 11.

Gissel Garcia

Sunday, October 11, 5:00PM  |  Drift 82, Patchogue  |  Free

Sunday by the river with Gissel Garcia at Drift 82, 5 to 8.

Also Happening This Weekend

Also Happening This Weekend in Patchogue: Magical Mystery Doors at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (Saturday 8:00PM); Lovesong at 89 North Music Venue (Friday 7:00PM); Los Iracundos, Angeles Negros, Grupo Miralmar, Los Terricolas de Hoy at Stereo Garden (Friday 9:00PM).

Magical Mystery Doors

Saturday, October 10, 8:00PM  |  Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts  |  $$

A Beatles-and-Doors mashup tribute brings two legendary catalogs to the Patchogue Theatre stage.

Lovesong

Friday, October 9, 7:00PM  |  89 North Music Venue, Patchogue  |  $$

A Cure tribute band fills 89 North with moody post-punk anthems to open the weekend.

Dean Silva

Friday, October 9, 6:30PM  |  The Oar Steak & Seafood Grill, Patchogue  |  Free

Live music on the harbor at The Oar. Rotated: The Oar ran in Free & Affordable four issues straight.

Upside Down Band

Friday, October 9, 7:00PM  |  Daisy's Nashville Lounge, Patchogue

Country-tinged covers light up Daisy's dance floor on a Friday.

Greg Antonelli

Saturday, October 10, 6:30PM  |  The Oar Steak & Seafood Grill, Patchogue  |  Free

Live music over the harbor at The Oar on a Saturday evening.

Saved by the Band

Saturday, October 10, 7:00PM  |  Daisy's Nashville Lounge, Patchogue

A '90s cover band packs Daisy's for a Saturday throwback night.

Bing Bango

Saturday, October 10, 8:30PM  |  Bobbique, Patchogue  |  Free

A late-Saturday live set at Bobbique keeps the barbecue hall buzzing.

John Genua

Sunday, October 11, 2:00PM  |  Daisy's Nashville Lounge, Patchogue  |  Free

An easy Sunday-afternoon acoustic set at Daisy's.

Learning to Look | Fascism and Art

Thursday, October 8, 6:30PM  |  MoCA L.I. (via Patchogue-Medford Library)  |  Free

An art-history talk on fascism and visual culture at MoCA L.I.

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