Fire Island National Park
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Saturday May 9 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Lighthouse: 250 200 Celebration Evening Presentation Series Two Anniversaries, One Story (Part 1)
Join historic actor Joseph Smith as he portrays William Floyd, Long Island’s only signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and Stephen Pleasonton, a national hero who saved those documents in 1814. Limited occupancy, donations accepted.
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Saturday May 9 7:30pm EDT
Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
Watch the sunset from a new perspective, at the top of the Fire Island Lighthouse. Bring a flashlight for your walk back to the parking field. $15 for FILPS members/$25 for non-members. Reservations Required. Sunset 7:57 pm.
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Sunday May 10 10:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Lighthouse: Mother's Day
Spend the day with your kids at the lighthouse. All mothers climb free. Happy Mother’s Day!
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Friday May 22 10:00am - Saturday May 23 3:00pm EDT
Lighthouse: Plein Air Art Show
Do you belong to a painting group? Join us to paint on site in the Lighthouse area. All art work will be on display until June 23rd and for sale with 30% of the proceeds being donated to the Preservation Society.Please call for inquiries.
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Saturday May 23 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Lighthouse: 250 200 Celebration Evening Presentation Series 40 Years Since the Relighting
Learn from Joseph Harris a US Coast Guard veteran stationed at our Lighthouse in 1973 when the light was extinguished. This historic event was the catalyst to form the Preservation Society and saved the Lighthouse in 1986. Limited occupancy, donations accepted.
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Saturday May 23 7:30pm EDT
Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
Watch the sunset from a new perspective, at the top of the Fire Island Lighthouse. Bring a flashlight for your walk back to the parking field. $15 for FILPS members/$25 for non-members. Reservations Required. Sunset 8:10 pm.
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Saturday May 30 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Lighthouse: Horseshoe Crab Program
Join us this evening to learn about the gentle Horseshoe Crab with a touch tank and a walk down to the bay to watch them at the shore. Suggested donation $2 per person. Tower open until 8 pm at regular fees.
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Saturday June 6 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Lighthouse: 250 200 Celebration Evening Presentation Series 15 Years of Our Lens Building
Ken Herman recounts the story of finding a home for our missing Fresnel Lens to the completion of the Lens Building in 2011. Limited occupancy, donations accepted.
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Saturday June 6 7:45pm EDT
Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
Watch the sunset from a new perspective, at the top of the Fire Island Lighthouse. Bring a flashlight for your walk back to the parking field. $15 for FILPS members/$25 for non-members. Reservations Required. Sunset 8:21 pm.
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Saturday June 13 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Lighthouse: Light Keepers Behind the Scenes Tour
Follow one of our present day Lighthouse Keepers on his rounds. This bottom to top tour takes you from the auxiliary generator in the basement of the Keeper’s Quarters to the beacon in the Lantern Room of the lighthouse tower. $15 for FILPS Members/$25 for non-members. ......More
