Alive by the Bay is Wednesday night in Bay Shore; here’s what to know

Wednesday, July 12, will mark the first-ever Alive by the Bay summer street festival in downtown Bay Shore.

The concept can be best described as the Bay Shore Arts Festival meets Alive After Five. It’s being organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bay Shore’s newly formed restaurant committee.

Here are some things to know before you go:

• Alive by the Bay will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., with road closures beginning at 5 p.m. Main Street will be closed from Bay Shore Avenue/Shore Lane west to Ocean Avenue.

• Maple Avenue will remain open for vehicles to access the Fire Island ferries to the south. No side roads are closed.

• Police, crossing guards and security officers will be on hand to assist pedestrians across Maple Avenue while keeping vehicle traffic flowing nicely.

• Cars will have to be off Main Street starting at 3 p.m.

• The serving of any alcoholic beverages outdoors will stop at 9:15 p.m.

• The rain date is July 26.

• The town’s parking meters will be in effect. The Town of Islip has released a FAQ guide to help navigate the metered parking. (No app is available yet to feed the meters remotely.)

• To relieve congestion, the organizers ask that festival-goes consider taking the Long Island Rail Road or a cab. The downtown is a short walk away from the station.

• The bands will be setting up at two main stages. One will be near the Boulton Center at 37 West Main Street. The other will be near where Third Avenue meets East Main Street.

• Unrelated to the Alive by the Bay festival but happening simultaneously, The Symphonic Band of Bay Shore-Brightwaters will be putting on a concert in the bandshell starting at 7:30 p.m.

• If all goes smoothly, the chamber’s restaurant committee hopes to hold two more Alive by the Bay festivals in August. Those would also be on Wednesday evenings (Aug. 9 & 23).

• You can follow Alive by the Bay on Facebook.

Photo: At Bay Shore’s 2016 Arts Festival. (Credit: Michael White/file)