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

Seasonal September 4, 2024

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 & Maritime Festivals

Southold - Typically July - Greenport & Southold Rotary - Lobsterfest

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

West Sayville - August - 22nd & 23rd 2026 - 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 13th - 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 - September 26th & 27th - Maritime Festival

Montauk - October 10th - Montauk Chamber of Commerce - Clam Chowder Contest

Oyster Bay - October 17th & 18th 2026 - 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.

Southold - October 10th - Lobster Bash - Lobster Bash will feature live music! Join fellow diners and fishers shoreside for great food, live music, tournament awards, raffles, and an evening celebrating the fishing community. Benefitting the Eastern LI Hospital.

Fishing Derbies

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

September 13th - Center Moriches - Town of Brookhaven - Keith Romaine Annual Snapper Derby

September 20th - Oyster Bay - Oyster Bay Bluefish & Snapper Tournaments

September 20th- Babylon - NY State Coalition for Recreational Fishing x NYS - Snapper Derby

October 10th - Southold - ELIH Foundation - Fishing Derby to benefit - Eastern LI Hospital

Pirates & Mermaids ... oh my!

September 12th - Cap Tree State Park - Dockside Family Festival - interactive pirate shows and much more!

September 19th - Black Pearl Maritime Festival - live glass blowing, vendors, music and pirates!

September 26th & 27st, 2026 - Greenport - Maritime Festival - Merry Merfolk parade plus so much more!

October 17th & 18th, 2026 - 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.