🌱 2026 Great Nature Play Day Festival and 11 more events

Good morning Oyster Bay Cove! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize at Long Island Sound
• Jay Medal Soirée at Jay Estate
• Taylor Simon King at Paramount

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 64.
• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

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📸 Around Oyster Bay Cove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oyster Bay Cove

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am

Saturday September 19

• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

Friday September 25

• Taylor Simon King →
  Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29

• 2026 Great Nature Play Day Festival
  Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay, NY 11771
  10:00 am

Monday August 31

• Superintendent’s Conference Day
  Oyster Bay-East Norwich Csd Oyster Bay, NY 11771

Tuesday September 1

• 7/8 Fall Sports Begin
  Oyster Bay-East Norwich Csd Oyster Bay, NY 11771
• First Day of School (Grades 1-12)
  Oyster Bay-East Norwich Csd Oyster Bay, NY 11771
• Kindergarten Orientation, 1:45 pm
  Oyster Bay-East Norwich Csd Oyster Bay, NY 11771
• Pre-K Orientation, 10:00 am
  Oyster Bay-East Norwich Csd Oyster Bay, NY 11771
• Senior class photo
  Syosset Central School District Syosset High School, 70 Southwoods Road, Syosset, NY 11791
  7:00 am

Wednesday September 2

• Pre-K Classes Begin, 11:30 am Dismissal for Pre-K Only
  Oyster Bay-East Norwich Csd Oyster Bay, NY 11771

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27

• PTA Sponsored Bagel Truck
  Syosset Central School District 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, NY 11791
  7:30 am
• CSH Library: Celebrating 20 Years Overlooking the Harbor →
  Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Rd, Cold Spring Harbor
  6:00 pm

Friday August 28

• Collective Soul →
  The Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave, Port Chester
  8:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• 2026 Great Nature Play Day Festival
  Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay, NY 11771
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for Facility Ops Team Member-Men's Locker Room Attendant in Syosset. Apply here.
• Kiss Products posted a job opening for Cleaning Staff in Mill Neck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oyster Bay Cove here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Syosset

• LI Schools Speak Out After Seeing Ranking Drops in U.S. News' Best Public High Schools (patch.com)
• Business coalition urges state to amend Mansion Tax (libn.com)

Oyster Bay

• Long Island researchers are learning how to bring back oyster populations to Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor (longislandpress.com)
• Oyster Bay Cruise Show Tuesdays Until Dark (patch.com)
• Town of Oyster Bay Extending Beach Weekends at TOBAY Throughout September (longisland.com)

Hicksville

• Hicksville Man Sentenced To 25 To Life After Predatory Sexual Assault Conviction: DA (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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