Four Blocks of Crafts and Music Returning This Sunday
Sea Cliff, NY · October 2, 2026
A soft morning mist is hanging over the harbor this Friday, but village porches and shops are already bustling with preparations for an exceptionally full weekend ahead.
The Lead
The 54th annual Sea Cliff Mini Mart takes over downtown this Sunday, transforming four blocks of Sea Cliff Avenue into an open-air marketplace from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Organized by the North Shore Kiwanis Club, the beloved tradition features more than 200 regional craft artisans, food vendors, and live musical acts spanning Prospect to Carpenter avenues.
Because the event routinely attracts thousands of visitors, village officials and organizers are urging local residents to plan around significant vehicular detours. Sea Cliff Avenue will be fully closed to through traffic for the duration of the fair. Free public parking will be centralized at Harry Tappen Beach on Shore Road, with continuous shuttle buses running every 15 minutes between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Volunteers will begin marking street spaces before sunrise Sunday, locking down the central corridor for foot traffic well before the opening bell.
Local Pulse
Village Submits Updated Objections to Cable Route City Hall Village officials filed supplemental objections pressing state regulators to protect Shore Road during upcoming transmission line construction.
Annual TOBAY Beach Car Show Rescheduled Saturday Community Spectators can browse hundreds of classic and antique automobiles along Ocean Parkway following last weekend's weather postponement.
Today's Outlook
- High 83°F · Low 64°F — Drizzle (38% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a light umbrella nearby for passing misty spells during an unseasonably warm afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
The Chronicles of Yarnia Sea Cliff Village Library (300 Sea Cliff Ave), 2:00–3:30 PM · Free Relaxed afternoon fiber crafts and conversation for knitters of all skill levels.
Annual Parish Oktoberfest St. Patrick's Church (235 Glen St), Glen Cove, 5:00–9:00 PM · Free Bavarian food, pumpkin picking, live polka, and craft beer brewed by Father Gabriel.
Tomorrow
- Deep Roots Farmers Market Village Square (100 Village Square), Glen Cove, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
- Glen Cove Fall Family Festival YMCA at Glen Cove (125 Dosoris Ln), Glen Cove, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM · Free
Sunday
- 55th Annual Sea Cliff Mini Mart Sea Cliff Avenue, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Sea Cliff Village Library
- When the village library first opened in 1894, it operated entirely through private subscriptions before securing a municipal charter in 1927. Today, its shelves sit under vaulted timbers inside the converted 1890s church at 300 Sea Cliff Avenue, serving readers across 132 continuous years.
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