Setauket’s favorite art weekend returns with Gallery North’s 61st Annual Outdoor Art Show and Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. With over 100 exhibitors, the festival provides a diverse selection of affordable, exciting, original paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glassware, artisan created jewelry, handmade crafts, decorations, clothing, and so much more.

The event, which will take place along North Country Road in Setauket, between Route 25A and Ridgeway Avenue, and on the grounds of Gallery North at 90 North Country Road, is free and open to the public.

Keeping with the event format of past years, the event will include art in a vast range of media, as well as delicious and exciting food vendors, raffle prizes, and an area devoted solely to kids’ activities. In addition, Gallery North is teaming up with WUSB 90.1 FM/107.3 FM Stony Brook this year to present live musical performances.

The WUSB Music Stage will feature five music groups each day of the festival, some of which will be featured on WUSB Radio in advance. A second music stage will also feature additional performances.

Art show awards and recognition will also be granted for Best in Show within several categories, including woodcraft, fiber art, glass art, jewelry, painting, photography, pottery, printmaking, and more. This year’s judges will include Linda O’Keeffe, contemporary artist and Professor and Chair of the Department of Art at Stony Brook University; Andrea Baatz, contemporary artist and printer at Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE); and John Cino, sculptor, art educator, and Senior Curator and Program Director for PAC-MoCA Long Island. All award winners will be featured in Gallery North’s Winner’s Circle exhibition in 2027.

“Art matters to our community. This important, two-day event is a celebration of the arts on Long Island and affirms that the artists who live here envision our region as a place where impactful art experiences contribute directly to the quality of life for everyone and are embraced as essential for the entire community,” read a release.