HEP Presents / A Free All-Day Festival / Long Island, NY
A free, all-day festival where healthcare advocacy comes to life. Basketball, Lotería, yoga, food trucks, and DJs curated by Hot 97 and WBLS — plus every fact you need to take action.
|||October 10 • 8:30 AM–4:30 PM • Nassau Coliseum • Uniondale, NY|||
Event information
- Date
- Saturday, October 10
- Time
- 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Venue
- Nassau Coliseum
- City
- Uniondale, NY
Care is the work.
Connection is the power.
Frontline Fest puts care workers, patients, experts, and neighbors in the same room—then makes space for discovery, dignity, and joy.
On the grounds
Everything happening
3-On-3 Basketball
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Lotería
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Frontline Combine
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Soccer
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Take Action Area
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Wellness + Yoga
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Food Truck Village
11:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Hot 97 + WBLS DJs
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Live Talks
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Learning Sessions
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Kids Zone
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Family Restrooms
All day
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Five Pillars
What the day stands on
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01
Workers to the Front
The people who hold the system together set the agenda, on the main stage.
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02
Learning Comes Alive
Workshops you can feel—hands on, plain language, no jargon walls.
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03
Access Is the Point
Free and low-cost passes, transit help, and doors that stay open.
04
Be the Bridge
Patients, providers, and neighbors trading questions instead of talking past each other.
05
Honor Humanity
Every story treated like it matters, because it does.
Take action
Healthcare at stake
Protect Medicaid
Medicaid is the backbone of care for millions of New Yorkers. We’re making sure lawmakers hear from the families, workers, and patients who depend on it.
Learn more about MedicaidSave Community Hospitals
Local hospitals keep care close to home. When they close, whole neighborhoods lose access. We’re fighting to keep them open and fully funded.
Learn more about hospitalsVote for Healthcare
Healthcare is on the ballot in every election. We’re registering voters, sharing candidate guides, and turning care into a voting issue.
Learn more about voting
Reserve your spot
Save me a seat
Tell us who you are and which pass fits. We'll hold your place and send details before October 10.
One Day
Festival-day experience
- Morning
Stories from the Frontline
Care workers open the day with what the job actually looks like.
- Midday
Ideas You Can Use
Short, practical sessions on care, coverage, and rights.
- Afternoon
Shared Tables
Food, long conversations, and neighbors who don't usually meet.
- Evening
Music + Celebration
The hard conversations end with a room that dances.
Music & hosts
Talent
To be announced
A special performance closing the main stage. Stay tuned for the reveal.
- Hot 97
Hot 97 on site
DJs, hosts, and on-air personalities keeping the main stage moving.
- WBLS
WBLS on site
Live sets, stage energy, and the soundtrack for the after-conversations.
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