Hey South Shore, Easter weekend arrived and it brought the whole band. Stages across our community are going loud from Good Friday through Saturday night, from a Meatloaf spectacle in Babylon to a Van Halen throwdown in Patchogue. But the weekend has a quieter side too. Saturday morning starts with a firehouse pancake breakfast and Easter Bunny photos in North Patchogue, and Easter Sunday closes with a free community meal in Sayville that just asks you to RSVP. The range is the whole point. Round up your people and pick a night.

An eight-piece theatrical Meatloaf tribute with a 13-year track record brings the full catalog to the Argyle's stage Saturday night. "Bat Out of Hell," "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," "I'd Do Anything for Love," all performed with the production value the material demands. The Argyle keeps booking acts that understand what a theater stage is for, and this one fills every inch of it. Expect a crowd that knows every word.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 8:00 PM
Where: The Argyle Theatre, Babylon
Price: $$
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Stereo Garden launches a brand-new monthly dance night on Good Friday, and the opening price point is hard to argue with. Three DJs span 70s disco through current hits, the doors open at 5 PM, and advance tickets are just $10. April birthdays get in free. First nights at a new venue series carry a particular kind of energy, and this one has the room and the sound system to back it up
When: Friday, April 3 | 5:00 PM
Where: Stereo Garden, Patchogue
Price: $ (free for April birthdays)
🪩 Snag early-bird tickets

A high-production theater concert featuring present and former members of The Alan Parsons Project, The New York Bee Gees, and Riot. The setlist covers ground from Barbra Streisand to Led Zeppelin to Elton John, performed by musicians who've actually shared stages with the artists they're honoring. Boulton Center's intimate room turns this into something closer to a seated concert than a general admission show. The caliber of talent on this one is the real draw.
When: Friday, April 3 | 8:00 PM
Where: Boulton Center for the Arts, Bay Shore
Price: $$+
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Billed as "the most authentic representation" of Van Halen on the East Coast, Completely Unchained brings the arena-rock catalog to 89 North's Saturday stage. The Van Halen faithful come out hard for these shows, and 89 North's 21+ room matches the energy of the material. If the last few Saturday nights at this venue are any indication, this one fills up. Doors at 7, volume at 11.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 7:00 PM
Where: 89 North Music Venue, Patchogue
Price: $$
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Chris Stapleton's fanbase is massive right now, and CMPAC's theater stage is the kind of room where that music actually breathes. The acoustics carry the Americana catalog the way it's meant to land, close and warm. Stapleton's material rewards a venue with real dynamics, and CMPAC delivers that Saturday night. A strong option for country and Americana fans who want something with more atmosphere than a bar show.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 7:30 PM
Where: CM Performing Arts Center (CMPAC), Oakdale
Price: $$
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The Village of Patchogue and Suffolk County Police Department bring back the annual Bunny Run for its 26th year at Father Tortora Park on Saturday. Two age groups get their own start times: ages 4 to 6 at noon, ages 7 to 9 at 12:30 PM. Bring your egg basket and stick around for raffles, a jelly bean count, photos with the Easter Bunny, and goodie bags for the first 50 kids in each group. Free, outdoor, and no registration needed. Call (631) 475-4302 with questions.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 12:00 PM (Ages 4-6) and 12:30 PM (Ages 7-9)
Where: Father Tortora Park, Patchogue
Price: Free
🐰 See the full details on Instagram

Babylon Village goes all in for Easter Saturday with a morning parade around Argyle Lake, an egg hunt through the village, and Easter Bunny photos from noon to 2 PM in front of Fitness Incentive with a backdrop from The Party Fairies. Local businesses are getting in on it too, with the first 20 shops signed up to host eggs and candy sponsored by East Neck Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. While you wait for the bunny, the whole village is open to shop and dine. A full day that starts with a parade and ends whenever your kids run out of chocolate.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 9:40 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: Argyle Lake & Babylon Village, Babylon
Price: Free
🥚 RSVP and get the details

An Easter weekend fundraiser at the firehouse with all the right pieces: Easter Bunny photos, fire truck tours, arts and crafts, games, and a full breakfast buffet. Proceeds go to youth and family programs through PMYCS. Two seatings keep the crowd manageable, and the early one is perfect for families who want to start the holiday weekend before the sugar rush kicks in.
When: Saturday, April 4 | Two seatings: 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM and 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: North Patchogue Fire Department, North Patchogue
Price: $ - $$
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An all-ages spring workshop where attendees design a custom planter using TinkerCAD and then watch it come off a 3D printer. Hands-on, creative, and genuinely educational without feeling like a classroom. Everyone leaves with something they actually designed and built themselves.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Patchogue-Medford Library, Patchogue
Price: Free
🌱 Register through the library

Paul Brown and The Killing Devils roll into Stereo Garden on a multi-city US tour with Whisky A Go Go and House of Blues already on the resume. This is a touring rock act with real road credentials, not a local cover band, and Saturday night at Stereo Garden gives the performance room to hit properly. The kind of booking that rewards people who pay attention to who's passing through town.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 7:00 PM
Where: Stereo Garden, Patchogue
Price: $$
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Godfrey Townsend of The Yardbirds leads a deep-cut Eric Clapton tribute spanning Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, and the solo catalog. This isn't a greatest-hits-only act. Townsend has the pedigree and the chops to go album-deep, and Boulton's intimate room is the right setting for a blues and rock evening that rewards close listening. One of the deeper tribute bookings on the South Shore this spring.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 8:00 PM
Where: Boulton Center for the Arts, Bay Shore
Price: $$+
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An Easter-themed floral arrangement workshop set against Loughlin Vineyard's early spring backdrop in Sayville. The format is hands-on, the setting is scenic, and the afternoon pace makes it an easy pre-Easter date or a creative outing with someone you like spending time with. Wine, flowers, vineyard views, and a Saturday afternoon with nothing else on the clock.
When: Saturday, April 4 | 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: Loughlin Vineyard, Sayville
Price: $$+
🌸 Save your afternoon

Peter Pan Diner is back. A kitchen fire shut it down in July 2024, and for 20 months it went dark for the first time in its 70-year history. It reopened two weeks ago, and the community came back like it never left.

We tried Sunday first. Got there, saw the line, and were told it would be an hour wait. That was all I needed to know. A diner that packed on its second weekend back is a diner people actually missed. We came back Monday morning and walked right in. The renovation hits you immediately. Everything feels updated, cleaner, brighter, with a modern polish that the original didn't have. But the layout is the same, the booths are familiar, and there's something about sitting down in there that brings back years of memories without even trying. The place feels like itself, just in a new suit.

We ordered the smash avocado eggs Benedict with home fries, eggs and sausage with home fries, and split a waffle with warm syrup. Everything hit the way it should. The eggs Benedict was done exactly right. My eggs and sausage came out the way they always have. That kind of consistency after a full rebuild and a year and a half away is not a small thing. The owners weren't trying to reinvent anything. They just wanted to give it back.

Peter Pan has been on Sunrise Highway since 1955. When the fire happened, people felt it. There was a real moment in Bay Shore when the community realized what they'd taken for granted. The whole kitchen staff came back for the reopening, which tells you something about the people running this place. It was good to be in there again. Seeing it full on a Monday morning, watching people settle into booths like they never left, reminded me why these places matter. Bay Shore has a lot of new spots right now, and that's a good thing. But Peter Pan is something else entirely. It's the one that was always there, and it's back.

📍 999 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore | Follow Peter Pan Diner Instagram

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