Fridays, 11pm, at Ice Palace, Cherry Grove, "the greatest weekly event in the world" writes Fleshbot; with between 500-1000 party people each Friday between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Pool Skinny Dip, underwear giveaways, free massages with tMMX guys as "official rubbers." Boats to the Pines 3 and 3:30am. See more DWorld events this summer at website below:

May 17-19, 2015 at Grove Hotel and the Ice Palace. Leather Weekend Master/Slave Auction, Bar Night, BBQ and the Mr Fire Island Leather 2015 Contest.

June 13, 2015, annual parade from noon along Main St, Huntington Village NY, from Clinton Street to Sabbath Day Path. Festival from 1pm in Heckscher Park - live entertainment, food and merchandise vendors, business & community information -- free & open to all. Train service from NYC from Pennsylvania Station on Long Island RR.

Independence Day July 4th Weekend dance, noon-4pm, the first of the three big summer Fire Island Pines summer parties. The 37th annual invasion of the Pines by Cherry Grove drag queens and their entourage. Parade through Pines harbor, then dance at the Sip n' Twirl in the Pines and at the Ice Palace in the Grove. See website for details:

July 17-19, 2015, annual eclectic mix of famed & fast-rising dancers performing on a stunning waterfront stage with the Great South Bay as a backdrop. Dancers Responding to AIDS has raised more than $250 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the USA.

July 24-26, 2015 annual weekend events. Saturday pool cocktail party, all-night revelries on the beach, Sunday Closing Party. Charitable proceeds benefit the FIPPOA Fund for/of the Stonewall Community Foundation. For updates see their facebook page and: