Update: 'Alive On 25' Street Festival Canceled Thursday In Riverhead

RIVERHEAD, NY - Update: Thursday's Alive on 25 event was canceled Thursday due to inclement weather.

A new favorite event is back and set to unfold in Riverhead as the much-anticipated "Alive on 25" summer street festival returns for its second year Thursday night on Main Street.

Alive On 25 will take place in Riverhead on Thursday, as well as on July 27, August 10 and August 24. The family event runs from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Main Street; admission is free.

New this year is the Alive On 25 Arts Stage @ East End Arts.

The event includes live music on 7 stages each night, a classic car show, food, crafts beer, wine, street vendors, kids' activities, street performers, face painters, costumed characters, life-sized games, bubblepalooza, and arts.

Main Street is closed beginning at 4 p.m. from Griffing to the Salvation Army. Parking is in municipal lots, with a shuttle by One For The Road Event Services from the train station parking lot.

The performance schedule is as follows:

July 13

Buttered Soul @ Cliff’s Rendevous
Ninjas Need Money @ Crooked Ladder/Digger's Ales n' Eats
Brainiac @ One For The Road Event Services/Seaside Grill
Gnarly Headz @ Long Ireland Brewery
Gail Storm @ Tweeds Restaurant
Steve Strecker Band @ PeraBell Food Bar
Mermaids & Giants @ Mustache Brewing Co

ARTS STAGE at EAST END ARTS
5 p.m. Mark Mancini Music
5:45 p.m. Nina Yavel Word
6 p.m. Julia King Music
6:45 p.m. Melissa Longo Word
7 p.m. Robert Bruey Music
7:45 Courtney Lee Word
8 p.m. Dan Horton Music
8:30 p.m. show @ The Suffolk Theater, The Tramps - Disco Inferno $15

July 27

Dan Bailey Tribe @ Cliff’s Rendevous
Who Are Those Guys @Crooked Ladder/Digger's Ales n' Eats
The Vibe @ One For The Road Event Services/Seaside Grill
Beer Money @ Long Ireland Brewery
Mike Ryan & Friends @ Dark Horse Restaurant
High Def @ PeraBell Food Bar
Nina Etc @ Moustache Brewing Co.

ARTS STAGE at EAST END ARTS
5 p.m. TheaterExpress
5:30 p.m. Best of Riverhead's Got Talent Music
6:15 p.m. TheaterExpress
6:45 p.m. Mick Hargreaves Music
7:30 p.m. TheaterExpress
8 p.m. Rob Europe Music
8:45 p.m. TheaterExpress
8:30 p.m. @ The Suffolk Theater, Half Step - Grateful Dead Tribute $15

August 10

Butterfly Cody Experience @ Cliff’s Rendevous
The Bogs @ Crooked Ladder/Digger's Ales n' Eats
Ninjas Need Money @ One For The Road Event Services/Seaside Grill
Boom Shot @ Long Ireland Brewery
Mike Ryan & Friends @ Dark Horse Restaurant
Steve Strecker Band @ PeraBell Food Bar

ARTS STAGE at EAST END ARTS
5 p.m. East End songwriters
5:45 p.m. Chip Williford Poetry
6 p.m. Songwriters
6:45 p.m. Hope Brindel Poetry
7 p.m. Claire Raby Music
7:45 p.m. Steven Kramer Poetry
8 p.m. Points East
8:30 p.m. show @ The Suffolk Theater, Long Live the Beatles - Beatles Tribute $15

August 24

Billboard Live Band @ Cliff’s Rendevous
Who Are Those Guys @ Crooked Ladder/Digger's Ales n' Eats
Ain't So EZ @ One For The Road Event Services/Seaside Grill
Ogee Wawa @ Long Ireland Brewery
Mambo Loco @ Tweeds Restaurant
Mean Machine @ PeraBell Food Bar
Boom Shot @ Moustache Brewing Co.

ARTS STAGE at EAST END ARTS
5 p.m. The Second Hands Music
5:45 p.m. Bill Batcher Poetry
6 p.m. Bryan Gallo Music
6:45 p.m. Maggie Bloomfield Poetry
7 p.m. Pete Mancini Music
7:45 p.m. Julie Scarr Poetry
8 p.m. Eddie Ayala music
8:30 p.m. show @ The Suffolk Theater, Rob Base - Platinum-selling hip hop legend $15

In 2016, Riverhead and Patchogue municipalities worked together for Riverhead's premiere "Alive on 25" event.

The Riverhead Business Improvement District approached the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce to discuss working together to create a similar event to their highly successful Alive After Five®, a release stated.

Alive after Five® has been integral in the revitalization and growth in Patchogue, many believe; some feel the two towns are "sister" municipalities.

For additional information, schedules, and Alive on 25 info, click here.

Patch file photo by Lisa Finn.