After drawing strong attendance during its inaugural event last summer, Island Vibes is returning to Pryibil Beach this August with an expanded five-week schedule featuring live music, food trucks and family-friendly activities along Glen Cove’s waterfront.
The free event will be be held every Wednesday from Aug. 5 through Sept. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Pryibil Beach on East Beach Road. Organizers expanded the celebration from a single evening into a weekly series following last year’s turnout.
“After the incredible response to last year’s one-night event, we are excited to expand Island Vibes into a five-week series at Pryibil Beach,” said Roni Jenkins, the city’s public relations officer and director of special events. “It is the perfect setting for food, music, family activities and an incredible sunset.”
Mayor Pamela D. Panzenbeck said the series continues the city’s efforts to bring residents and visitors together while showcasing Glen Cove’s waterfront.
“We continue to create opportunities for residents and visitors to come together, experience the beauty of Glen Cove and enjoy all that our city has to offer,” Panzenbeck said.
Visitors can enjoy live entertainment, children’s activities, cornhole and a rotating lineup of food and dessert trucks while taking in views of the Long Island Sound. Beachgoers are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets, and the park also features shaded picnic areas, a playground, volleyball court and fishing pier.
Returning from last year’s inaugural event is a photo booth and flower wall donated by Glen Cove resident and Special Events Committee member Anna Zinco. Zinco said she moved to Glen Cove last October and was impressed by the community, prompting her to volunteer and donate the display as a way to give back. The interactive attraction drew long lines of attendees taking tropical-themed keepsake photos during last year’s event.
This year’s entertainment lineup begins with the Bobby Bahama Band on Aug. 5, followed by Roadkill Country Outlaws on Aug. 12, That Diva Band on Aug. 19 and a freestyle night featuring DJ Master Jay on Aug. 26. Entertainment for the Sept. 2 finale will be announced at a later date.
Food and dessert trucks participating throughout the series include All American Wontons, Cousins Maine Lobster, Dominick’s Chicken Tender, Donna’s Italian Sausage, Uneek Eatz N Treatz, Chiddy’s Cheesesteak, Royal Elite BBQ, Filthy Pig BBQ, The Sweet Love Company, Dilly Donuts and others.
Island Vibes is organized by the Glen Cove Special Events Committee, a volunteer organization dedicated to creating activities that bring the community together.
