Sag Harbor American Music Festival Returns After Nor’easter With Two-Day Mashashimuet Park Lineup

After last weekend’s storm forced a postponement, the Sag Harbor American Music Festival is back Oct. 3-4 with two days of free live music, three stages and a newly reshuffled lineup at Mashashimuet Park

The music is back on in Sag Harbor.

After last weekend’s nor’easter forced the Sag Harbor American Music Festival to postpone its outdoor programming, organizers have pulled together a newly reconfigured festival for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4, at Mashashimuet Park.

And this is more than a simple rain date.

Instead of performances spread across locations throughout the village, this weekend’s festival brings the music together in one place, with three stages at Mashashimuet Park and performances running from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. both days. Admission is free, and the festival will go on rain or shine.

It took some considerable reshuffling to make it happen.

The nor’easter disrupted outdoor events across the region last weekend, including the Sag Harbor festival, which had originally been scheduled for Sept. 24-27. Organizers initially announced plans to move the postponed programming to Oct. 1-4 before ultimately consolidating the festival into this two-day weekend at Mashashimuet Park.

See Sag Harbor Music Fest story on Spark Hamptons, here.

The festival’s indoor headliner concert with Raul Midón at Bay Street Theater went ahead as scheduled Sept. 25. This weekend brings back the free outdoor portion of the festival.

“We’re so grateful to Mashashimuet Park for their enthusiastic support,” festival President and Co-Artistic Director Kelly Dodds said when the new location was announced.

“Bringing the festival together in one place, with three stages, means our community can enjoy a full weekend of free music after this nor’easter storm setback.”

Three Stages, Two Days of Music

The rebooted festival will use three stages throughout Mashashimuet Park: the WLIW-FM Grandstand Stage, Provisions Tent Stage and Sag Harbor Express Stage at the amphitheater.

Saturday starts with Escola de Samba Boom at 10:30 a.m., followed by a lineup that includes Nora Conlon, East End Troubadours, Jay Shepard, Inda Eaton, Jake Lear & The Kings, Max Bartos & The Mother Folkers, Whatever Lola Wants and Nick Corredor’s Orquestra La Herencia.

Sunday brings another full day, with Real East End Brass opening at 10:30 a.m. and performances by Jack Marshall Trio, Greg Humphreys & Friends, Lydia von Hof, Annie Trezza Band, Daniel Garbin with special guest Randy Brecker, Reilly Rose, Pete Mancini & Hillside Airmen, Danny Kean and Aqua Cherry.

SATURDAY, OCT. 3

10:30 a.m. — Escola de Samba Boom
Meet at the front gate

11 a.m. — Nora Conlon
Sag Harbor Express Stage (Amphitheater)

11:30 a.m. — East End Troubadours
Provisions Tent Stage

12:30 p.m. — Jay Shepard
WLIW-FM Grandstand Stage

1:30 p.m. — Inda Eaton
Sag Harbor Express Stage (Amphitheater)

2:30 p.m. — Jake Lear & The Kings
WLIW-FM Grandstand Stage

3:30 p.m. — Max Bartos & The Mother Folkers
Provisions Tent Stage

4:30 p.m. — Whatever Lola Wants
Sag Harbor Express Stage (Amphitheater)

5:30 p.m. — Nick Corredor’s Orquestra La Herencia

SUNDAY, OCT. 4

10:30 a.m. — Real East End Brass
WLIW-FM Grandstand Stage

11:30 a.m. — Jack Marshall Trio
Provisions Tent Stage

Noon — Greg Humphreys & Friends
WLIW-FM Grandstand Stage

12:30 p.m. — Lydia von Hof
Sag Harbor Express Stage (Amphitheater)

1:30 p.m. — Annie Trezza Band
Provisions Tent Stage

2 p.m. — Daniel Garbin with special guest Randy Brecker
WLIW-FM Grandstand Stage

2:30 p.m. — Reilly Rose
Sag Harbor Express Stage (Amphitheater)

3:30 p.m. — Pete Mancini & Hillside Airmen
Provisions Tent Stage

4:30 p.m. — Danny Kean
WLIW-FM Grandstand Stage

5:30 p.m. — Aqua Cherry
Provisions Tent Stage

IF YOU GO

Sag Harbor American Music Festival
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4
10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Mashashimuet Park, Sag Harbor
Free; rain or shine

Performances will take place across three stages within the park. Organizers say some details may continue to change, so check sagharbormusic.org or @sagharbormusic for the latest schedule before heading out.

Angela LaGreca

Editor, Co-Founder/Publisher

Angela LaGreca, Editor-in-chief and co-Founder/Publisher of Spark Hamptons, is a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, producer, writer and comedian/host. Her TV credits include NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “The View,” and, most recently, the primetime cable news program “Cuomo” on NewsNation. On the East End, she was the Creative Director at LTV, VP Features/Events/Photo Editor at Dan’s Papers, and has performed at Guild Hall, Bay Street Theater and the WHBPAC. Her publishing career began at Modern Photography, where she was managing editor. LaGreca lives in Manhattan and East Hampton and can be reached at angelatvmedia@gmail.com and angela@sparkhamptons.com .