Summer garden fest at the Planting Fields

The Island Now

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Planting Fields Foundation are pleased to announce a new summer garden festival is taking place at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay, New York on Saturday, July 16, and Sunday, July 17 from 2 to 8 p.m. (rain or shine).  

The festival is a collaborative effort between Planting Fields Foundation and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Activities Include:

• Pony Rides, 

• Kids Craft Tent

• Inflatable Games

• Jumbo Yard Games

• Beer & Doughnut Tastings by

   the Oyster Bay Brewing Company

   and Doughology

• Trackless Train Ride

• LIVE MUSIC WITH…

• Banjo Nickaru & the Western

   Scooches

• Strummin’ & Drummin’

• the Hambones

• Dance Performances

• Storytelling with the Pink Pony

  “Blossom”

• Square Dancing with Chart 

   Guthrie’s Band

Exhibits Include:

• *NEW* Great Ocean Liners 1900 –

   1950 at Coe Hall (2pm – 8pm)

Admission to the Summer Garden Festival is $20 per vehicle.  

Once you enter the park, all activities, pony rides, square dancing, beer/donut tasting, exhibits, and shows are free.  

All proceeds benefit Planting Fields.  For more information, call Jennifer, (516) 922-8678 or email jlavella@plantingfields.org

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