Events
Special Events
September - December 2023
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September
Sunday 10 Grandparents Day
Spend the day with your grandchildren at the Lighthouse. Grandparents climb the Tower for free. Children must be 42” tall to climb.
Friday 29 Evening Tower Tour
6 pm- Experience the sunset from a new perspective. View the sunset from the top of the Lighthouse. Bring a flashlight for your walk back to parking field #5 RMSP. $20 for FILPS members/ $25 for non-members. Reservations required. Sunset 6:40 pm. Moon rise 6:58pm Harvest Moon.
October
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Saturday 14 Light Keepers Behind the Scenes Tour
9 am – Follow one of our present day Lighthouse Keepers on his rounds. This bottom to top tour takes you from the auxiliary generator and the Light Keepers workshop in the basement of the Keeper’s Quarters to the beacon in the lantern room of the lighthouse tower. Learn how Lighthouse Keepers in the 1860’s to 2023 maintained the light. Includes a tour of the Lens Building, which houses our original first order Fresnel Lens, and the Boat House. Tour takes approximately 2 ½ hours. $15 for FILPS Members/$20 for non-members – Reservations required. Limit 10 people.
Saturday 14 Robert Moses : It’s Complicated
“Those who build, can. Those who can’t criticize.” Robert Moses was called “The Master Builder”, “The Power Broker”, ”the man who got things done” - but at what cost? Joseph Smith, Performing Artist of Living History, portrays Robert Moses, and as he moves in and out of character, invites the audience to participate in both a conversation and exploration of the contributions and consequences of projects that shaped New York City, Long Island and Fire Island landscapes. 1 pm in the Lens Building.
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Saturday 28 Evening Tower Tour
5:15 pm- Experience the sunset from a new perspective. View the sunset from the top of the Lighthouse. Bring a flashlight for your walk back to parking field #5 RMSP. $20 for FILPS members/ $25 for non-members. Reservations required. Sunset 5:56 pm. Full Hunter’s Moon.
November
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Saturday 11 Thank you to all our United States Veterans!
Free Tower Tours during regular operating hours to all veterans who served in the military.
Saturday 25 Tree Trimming Event
10 am – 3 pm. Kick off the holiday season by helping us decorate our holiday tree. Bring a handmade ornament relating to the sea, nature or the Lighthouse to hang on our tree. Free hot chocolate and cookies.
Saturday 25 Thanksgiving Weekend Evening Tower Tour
4 pm - Experience the Lighthouse at night while working off some of those holiday calories. Bring a flashlight for your walk back to the parking field. $20 for FILPS Members/$25 for non-members – Reservations required. Sunset 4:29 pm.
December
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Saturday 9 Light Keepers Behind the Scenes Tour
9 am – Follow one of our present day Lighthouse Keepers on his rounds. This bottom to top tour takes you from the auxiliary generator and the Light Keepers workshop in the basement of the Keeper’s Quarters to the beacon in the lantern room of the lighthouse tower. Learn how Lighthouse Keepers in the 1860’s to 2023 maintained the light. Includes a tour of the Lens Building, which houses our original first order Fresnel Lens, and the Boat House. Tour takes approximately 2 ½ hours. $15 for FILPS Members/$20 for non- members – Reservations required. Limit 10 people.
Saturday 9 21st Annual Reenactment of the Flying Santa
11:30 am to 12:30 pm– Relive this historic event with us. Santa arrives at the Lighthouse. Great photo opportunity! Come early. Dress for the weather. Free
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Call 631-583-5901 for reservations
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News
Currently
Lighthouse Tower, Museum, Gift Shop and
Lens Building are OPEN!
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Footwear Required
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Museum is open daily 10 am - 4 pm
Lens Bldg. open daily 10 am - 3:30 pm
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You can now shop our gift shop from the comfort of your home! Head over to our gift shop page to get some Fire Island Lighthouse products and help support the preservation society. Click here to check it out
