The June installment was cancelled due to rain.
So that means this Thursday, July 19, will mark summer’s first Alive After Five street festival in Patchogue.
And the weather looks splendid, with the National Weather Service calling for cloudless skies and a high around 78 degrees. Here are some more things to know before you go:
• This year, the festival series is being Presented by Blue Point Brewing Co., whose beers will be readily available at the outdoor beer gardens.
• The other Alive After Five dates are now Aug. 2, Aug 16, and Aug. 23 (the original rain date).
• If any Alive After Five were to be cancelled due to weather, you’ll know about it right away; just click here to sign up for our news alerts. Or, visit the official Alive After Five website.
• Each festival runs from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., though live music and the serving of alcohol in the outdoor corrals will be cut off at 9 p.m.
• Finest Fitness on East Main Street has just launched a Parents Night Out initiative, during which parents could drop their kids off at the fitness center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. for $30 for all three hours. (Details below.)
• The festival is held along Main Street from West Avenue to near Rider Avenue, as well as portions of South Ocean and Railroad avenues.
• There will be no Blue Point stage off West Main Street for 2018. This summer, the big stage will be near Stereo Garden and Record Stop just south of Main Street on Railroad Avenue.
• The festival is run by the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce, which has taken much efforts to alleviate parking issues and congestion by offering free shuttle services. The shuttles will be running from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. from St. Joseph’s College and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R.C. Church in Patchogue. Click here for more.
• The new Qwik Ride free cart service is also up and operating, Click here to download their app. (Be sure to tip your drivers.)
• The Congregational Church, with the help of local veterans groups and the Greater Patchogue and Medford chambers of commerce, has collected over 10,000 wrapped Scotts toilet paper rolls. Organizers will be constructing a T.P. Pyramid during summer’s second Alive After Five at the Capital One Plaza.
• The family fun area will be outside the Carnegie Library at West Avenue and West Main Street, where there will be bounce houses, slides, children’s music and activities provided by Patchogue-Medford Library. The entire event is typically stroller friendly from about 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., before the larger crowds.
• Alive After Five’s official website is aliveafterfive.com.
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This summer marks 17th year for Alive After Five in Patchogue, a concept that has since been adopted by the downtown areas of neighboring Riverhead and Bay Shore.
With the backing of chamber leaders in Patchogue, the Riverhead Business Improvement District now runs an Alive on 25 series and downtown Bay Shore plays host to Alive by the Bay, which is run by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bay Shore’s restaurant committee.
There’s also an Alive on the River series in Patchogue.
Check out this 30-second Alive After Five video by Mind State Media in Patchogue:
