A New Spot to Check Out in Middle Island: The Backyard

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Welcome to The Backyard

Located in the heart of Middle Island, The Backyard is more than just a bar—it’s a vibrant social hub where neighbors become friends, coworkers become teammates, and everyone leaves with a smile. Whether you’re looking to blow off steam after work, dominate the next cornhole tournament, or just kick back with a drink during happy hour, this all-in-one destination has you covered.

Redefining Social Life in Middle Island

The Backyard is raising the bar—literally and figuratively—on what a community space can be. It’s a bar, a game center, and an event venue rolled into one. Open seven days a week with extended hours on weekends, it’s the perfect spot to relax, socialize, and let loose.

Weekdays feature a mellow, come-as-you-are vibe with unbeatable Happy Hours from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm, while weekends turn up the energy with late-night hours and lively events that keep the good times going well past midnight.

Memberships Made Simple

Joining The Backyard gives you exclusive access to its events, amenities, and community perks. With two affordable membership options, there’s something for everyone:

The Solo Cup – $9.99/year For individuals (ages 16+), this membership gives access to all club events and amenities.

The BBQ – $14.99/year Perfect for families, this option includes access for two adults and all children in the household (ages 13-17).

Whether you’re coming solo or with the whole crew, membership ensures you’re always part of the action.

Events That Bring Everyone Together

At The Backyard, events are the heartbeat of the community. Regularly scheduled happenings like the Social Cornhole League, Musical Bingo, and the competitive NCA League Tournament bring players of all skill levels together for friendly fun.

Looking to host a company team-building event? With a spacious layout, delicious food, and a full-service bar, The Backyard is a top-tier choice for corporate gatherings that actually bring people together. Swap boardrooms for bean bags and watch your team bond over backyard-style games and great food.

Visit The Backyard

📍Address: 1241 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, NY 11953

🕰️Hours:

Mon–Thu: 2:30 pm – 11:00 pm

Fri: 2:30 pm – 1:00 am

Sat: 12:00 pm – 1:00 am

Sun: 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Backyard is Your New Go-To Hangout

Whether you’re a game-night regular, a casual visitor, or someone searching for your next favorite hangout, The Backyard offers an experience that feels both fresh and familiar. It’s where community, competition, and camaraderie come together. Become a member, join the fun, and discover what makes The Backyard Middle Island’s new favorite place to kick back and connect.

This isn’t just a bar. It’s The Backyard!

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Photo Credit: photos were sourced from The Backyard Instagram. Follow them HERE!

Melissa Farrell

Melissa Farrell has a mission to support local business by "Going Local." As a local business owner herself, she understands the struggles entrepreneurs face when owning a business and is always trying to find ways to shine a spotlight onto them. Melissa started Going Local Tours & Experiences back in 2020 during the pandemic in hopes to bring people back into local restaurants and shops. She created food tours in Huntington, NY that would stop at 3-4 local businesses and gave the guests the chance to meet the owner and hear the story behind the business. She soon realized how powerful storytelling is when connecting people to local businesses and created options with local store owners as well to bring them onto the tour to share their story. Melissa wanted to expand out of Huntington to be able to support even more local businesses and started creating luxury picnics where she would bring local to you! She would find local businesses in the area of the picnic set up and deliver it to you offering ways to support over 3 local businesses at each picnic. This wasn't enough. She wanted to find a better way to help spread awareness of local businesses and share their stories. Enter Evangeline Knell...a woman with over 30 years of broadcasting experience who somehow convinced Melissa to host a 3 day live stream from the Huntington Fall Festival. She had never been on camera before, but working alongside Evie to create the 3 shows, gave Melissa the confidence to take on the challenge. The 3 shows produced focused on the local vendors, the food trucks and the events that occurred at the festival and had a much larger reach than Melissa could ever of done on her own. They soon realized a business partnership was needed and combined their two businesses, Identity Digital which is a production company and Going Local Tours and Experiences to form Going Local Media. Evie and Melissa even formed their own distribution outlet by creating Going Local TV, a streaming platform like Netflix or YouTube, that is all about local businesses, events and organizations on Long Island. There are over 200 videos including their podcast series "Let's Get Local" "Long Island Business Minds" and "Local Business Spotlight" that help spread awareness of our local businesses and Long Island Professionals. They are always thinking up new ways to support local, including this site, Going Local Long Island is a directory of articles on how to Go Local on Long Island. We appreciate you taking the time to read this and for supporting local! Thank you!

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