Maritime Museums, Seafood Festivals, Fishing Derbies & More On LI

Visit one of the maritime museums, take part in a seafood festival or enjoy one of the many events below to explore Long Island's rich maritime history.

Maritime Museums

Cold Spring Harbor - CSH Whaling Museum

Greenport - East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation

Sag Harbor - Whaling & Historical Museum

West Sayville - LI Maritime Museum

Seafood Festivals

Southold - July - 26th 2025 - Greenport & Southold Rotary - Lobsterfest

• Proceeds from ticket sales support various community service projects benefiting both Southold and Greenport.

West Sayville - August - 23rd & 24th 2025 - Long Island Maritime Museum - Seafood Festival

• The Seafood Festival is the Long Island Maritime Museum's premier annual fundraiser. The museum, a 501-C-3 not-for-profit, relies on proceeds from our annual fundraisers to allow us to continue our mission of educating the public about Long Island's rich maritime history.

Montauk - September - 6th & 7th 2025 - Montauk Chamber of Commerce - Seafood Festival

• The seafood festival is an annual fundraiser for the Montauk Friends of Erin and the East Hampton Kiwanis Club

Greenport - October - Greenport Harbor Brewing Company - Oysterfest

Montauk - October - Montauk Chamber of Commerce - Clam Chowder Contest

Oyster Bay - October - 18th & 19th 2025 - Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce - Oysterfest

• The Festival is one of the largest cooperative non-profit fundraising events on the east coast hosted by a 501C(3) organized by the Rotary Club of Oyster Bay.

Greenport - December - Cornell Cooperative Extension - Shellabration

• Shellabration is an annual culinary celebration that showcases local shellfish and benefits Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative and SPAT Program.

Fishing Derbies

August - Hamptons - Hamptons Offshore Invitational Fishing Tournament

• Benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island

September - Cold Spring Harbor - CSH Lions Club Annual Snapper Fishing Derby

September - Center Moriches - Snapper Derby

Pirates & Mermaids ... oh my!

TBD - Cap Tree State Park - Dockside Family Festival - interactive pirate shows and much more!

September 20th & 21st, 2025 - Greenport - Maritime Festival - Merry Merfolk parade plus so much more!

October 18th & 19th, 2025 - Oyster Fest - The Kings of the Coast's pirate encampment is coming back, with multiple shows each day where children can help find a buried treasure.