Sounds on Second Street Returns to Mineola This Summer

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Free live music, community vibes, and the perfect reason to support local dining favorites like Spaghettini

The Village of Mineola’s beloved Sounds on Second Street concert series is back for summer 2025, offering residents and visitors the chance to enjoy warm-weather evenings filled with live music, laughter, and neighborhood charm. Set right in the heart of downtown Mineola—on Second Street between Mineola Boulevard and Main Street—this free event brings together the community for a laid-back celebration of summer fun.

A Lineup Worth Marking Your Calendar For

This year’s concert series features two highly anticipated performances:

Thursday, July 3rd – Cover2Cover

Friday, August 29th – FiveStone

Both concerts run from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, offering the perfect soundtrack for a summer night out.

Make It a Night Out—Dine Local

A night of music is even better when it starts (or ends) with a great meal. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, grab a table at a nearby restaurant, and enjoy all that downtown Mineola has to offer. One standout is Spaghettini, a cozy local gem known for its fresh pasta, warm hospitality, and delicious Italian cuisine. It’s the kind of spot that makes you feel like family—perfect for a pre-concert dinner or post-show nightcap.

Supporting restaurants like Spaghettini not only enhances your concert experience, but also strengthens the local economy and helps small businesses thrive.

Community, Music & Local Flavor

Sounds on Second Street is more than just a concert series—it’s a celebration of Mineola itself. From the music echoing down Second Street to the smells of garlic and grilled fare wafting from local eateries, the atmosphere is electric with community spirit. Whether you’re a longtime resident or just passing through, these nights offer the perfect reminder of what makes Mineola special.

Don’t Miss the Music—And Don’t Forget to Dine Local

With two exciting dates on the calendar and a street full of welcoming restaurants, Sounds on Second Street is shaping up to be one of the highlights of summer 2025. So bring your chairs, bring your appetite, and be part of this growing Mineola tradition. Whether you’re dancing in the street or digging into a plate of pasta at Spaghettini, you’re guaranteed to have a night to remember.

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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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