The Springs Food Pantry will hold this year's Chili Chowdown on Saturday at noon at the Springs Firehouse, featuring unlimited chili from local chefs, restaurants, and markets, wine from Channing Daughters, and a special brew from Springs Brewery.
Attendees will be able to vote for the best chili, and the winner will be announced at the chowdown's conclusion.
Tickets are $50 and available in advance from the food pantry's website.
This weekend Concerned Citizens of Montauk hosts the Great Montauk Cleanup, and there are trail walks at Culloden Point and Montauk Point State Park.
The LongHouse Reserve will reopen for the season on Saturday with an afternoon of family-friendly activities and tours running from 12:30 to 5.
The birder from Miller Place identified 319 species across Suffolk in 2025, a record for the county.
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