Heckscher Museum Spring Open House
Free admission to the permanent collection plus a curator-led tour of the spring exhibition. The Hudson River School room is the highlight — most visitors blow past it for the contemporary wing. Free parking, family-friendly, indoor. A solid rainy-Sunday option.
The Heckscher is Long Island’s most underrated cultural asset. Tucked into Heckscher Park in Huntington Village, it has a small but genuinely good permanent collection plus rotating contemporary exhibitions.
The Spring Open House is the easiest way in — free admission, a curator-led tour (1 PM and 3 PM), and the rest of the park is gorgeous in late May/early June.
Pair with:
- A walk through Heckscher Park (10 min stroll around the pond)
- Lunch at Robke’s Country Inn (5 min walk)
- The Huntington farmers market is Sunday mornings nearby
Other Arts events
Editor's Pick Bay Street Theater — Summer Mainstage Opening Night
Sag Harbor's beloved 299-seat regional theater opens its 2026 summer mainstage season. Premiere-night audience, celebrity sightings, real theatrical ambition. Plan dinner at Tutto Il Giorno or American Hotel — both walkable, both reserve weeks ahead in July.
- When
- Where
- Bay Street Theater, Sag Harbor
- Price
- TBD
Argyle Theater Cabaret — Summer Sunday Series
Six Broadway + Off-Broadway performers in the Argyle's intimate cabaret format. 90 minutes, no intermission, table seating, two-drink minimum. The summer series brings the bigger touring names — book the front balcony two-tops 3+ months ahead.
- When
- Where
- Argyle Theater, Babylon
- Price
- TBD
Argyle Theater Cabaret — Broadway in Babylon
Six Broadway and Off-Broadway performers in an intimate cabaret format at the Argyle. 90 minutes, no intermission, table seating with a two-drink minimum. The performers rotate week to week — Argyle posts the lineup the Monday before. This is the most professional intimate-venue cabaret on the South Shore.
- When
- Where
- Argyle Theater, Babylon
- Price
- TBD