Big Doings in Amagansett

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 11:43

Amagansett firefighters know how to tackle a blaze and man a grill.

Durell Godfrey

August 15, 2025

Two of the Amagansett's most anticipated events of the season are on the calendar this weekend. The Fire Department’s annual chicken barbecue is on Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. Admission is $30 for adults and $20 for children. This popular event often sells out, so early arrival or advance purchase of tickets is a good idea.

And for shoe lovers, a sale anticipated for months is happening now through Aug. 24. The Shoe-Inn warehouse sale has returned to the American Legion Hall and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Villages

Podcast Is American History Lesson

“Spirit of ’76: East Hampton in the American Revolution,” the East Hampton Historical Society’s new podcast coinciding with the United States semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, is researched, written, and narrated by an East Hampton High School senior.

Jan 22, 2026

How to Be Safe in the Surf

The death of a surfer after emerging from the waves near Montauk Point in 2024 got many in the surfing community here thinking about how to better prepare for emergencies in the water and onshore. Thus a series of surf safety sessions hosted by Surfrider Eastern Long Island, the next of which happens this week.

Jan 22, 2026

Boom! Hamptons House Prices Explode

The median home price across the Hamptons real estate market now tops $2 million, for the first time in history. And in East Hampton Village, the median jumps to $5.625 million, the highest for all markets on the South Fork.

Jan 22, 2026

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