Fire Island Pines is circuit stripped down to sun, sand, and a sound system — no cars, no clocks, just the walk from the harbor to the dance floor. The weekend that defines the season is Pines Party in early August, a benefit built around a Saturday pool party (LORE), a Saturday-night beach party (Altar Ego), and a Sunday morning party at the Pavilion (Transcendence) before SOLARIS closes it out. The rest of summer runs on the Pines' famous afternoon tea dances. Book a share house early — beds on this sandbar go fast, and there's no last-minute hotel to fall back on.
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Cherry Grove is where gay America summered before there was a word for it. Here's the complete guide to Fire Island's original queer hamlet — its history, its drag-soaked nightlife, where to stay and eat, the beach, and how it differs from the Pines next door.
Robbie S.
The Fire Island Pines is the glamorous, modernist, party heart of gay Fire Island. Here's the complete guide — its architecture and history, the tea-dance nightlife, where to stay and eat, the beach, and the marquee events, plus how it differs from Cherry Grove.
Robbie S.
Dining on Fire Island is casual, harbor-side, and woven into the rhythm of the day. Here's where to eat across Cherry Grove and the Pines — the sit-down dinners, the coffee-and-provisions spots, the late-night slice, plus how to provision a share house.
Robbie S.
