Sea Cliff wraps up popular ‘Summer Nights’ series

Music, food and shopping boost business — and community spirit

Posted Friday, October 3, 2025 2:20 pm

The final iteration of ‘Sea Cliff Summer Nights,” where Sea Cliff Avenue transforms into a destination for people looking for food, music and shopping, took place in the heart of the village on Sept. 24.

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Heidi Hunt and Joe Hughes provided music throughout the night for residents.

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The event takes place from 5-10 p.m. and is intended by the village to help local businesses and strengthen relationships between the businesses and residents.

Luke Feeney/Herald

By Luke Feeney

The final iteration of ‘Sea Cliff Summer Nights,” where Sea Cliff Avenue transforms into a destination for people looking for food, music and shopping, took place in the heart of the village on Sept. 24.

The event takes place from 5-10 p.m. and is intended by the village to help local businesses and strengthen relationships between the businesses and residents. The initial plan was to have four during the summer, but the event became so popular that they ended up doing eight according to Village Trustee Mark Sobel.

Sea Cliff restaurants such as The Onion Tree, Fosters, and Tavern 227 opened up outdoor siting for hungry patrons. In addition other businesses on Sea Cliff avenue like Deja Vu Consignment, Moonshot Emporium and Frost Ceramics remained open late.

Five years ago, the village introduced outdoor dining on Friday and Saturday nights in 2020 as part of its reopening of the economy after Covid-19 lockdown.

At the time, the village did not allow live music during outdoor dining. Restaurants had to set up outdoor tables six feet apart, which limited customers. The six-foot rule is no longer in effect, and live music is now part of the event.

Sobel praised the summer-long initiative as a success and added that planning for next year has already begun.

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