Like your mom used to say: You’re not bored; you’re boring! Don’t be a bump on a log — find something fun and fab to do in June…
Celebrate Your Dad
Harbes Family Farm (715 Sound Ave., Mattituck, 631-482-7641) is hosting a whole weekend of Dad’s Day activities. The Father’s Day Festival runs Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15, with half-price admission for dads. Harbes’ Barnyard Adventure admission ($28.75) includes a musical hayride tour of the 100-acre farm, pig races and a sports zone with football, baseball and basketball-tossing games. Kids will love the musical animatronic chicken show, while parents can dance to the music of Nick Picarella on Saturday and Matt Taylor on Sunday. Visit harbesfamilyfarm.com for tickets and more information.
First Fridays Are Back
Head to Love Lane in Mattituck the evening of Friday, June 6, for live music, food trucks and special shopping deals. This event continues the first Friday of each month through October.
Bop to the Beat
The Doo Wop Project performs at The Suffolk (118 E. Main St., Riverhead, 631-727-4343) Saturday, June 21, at 8 p.m. The group will sing hits of classic doo wop bands like the Crests, Belmonts, Temptations, Four Seasons and more, and cover songs by modern musicians like Michael Jackson, Maroon 5 and Jason Mraz in a doo-wop style. Tickets start at $59; get yours at thesuffolk.org.
Dive in, Dog!
The 9th Annual North Fork Dock Diving Weekend has a new home at the Greenport Polo Grounds on Moores Lane. On Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. pups compete in a series of athletic dog jumping competitions, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Greenport Skate Park Revitalization Project and other local charities. Grab a souvenir from one of the pet product venders on hand, and fill your belly with the Greenport Fire Department’s available eats. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Learn more at harbor-pet.com.
March with Pride
The third North Fork Pride hits Greenport on Sunday, June 22, from noon to 5 p.m. The parade marches down Main and Front streets and will be followed by a lively street fair with a DJ, vendors, food trucks and more rainbows than your eyes can handle. Visit northforkpride.org for more information on this fun and empowering community event.
Celebrate 10 years of the North Fork TV Festival
For a mid-week pick-me-up, swing by the Sound View Greenport (58775 County Road 48, Greenport, 631-477-1910) on June 17 and 18 for the North Fork TV Festival. Actors and actresses will chat with festival-goers in an intimate setting and plenty of screenings will take place. Learn more at north fork.tv.
