Nostalgia Fest kicks off as the ’90s rule Long Island this weekend

Be kind and rewind — back to the ‘90s.

Nostalgia Fest, an epic two-day party in honor of the generation of “Power Rangers” and POGs, is landing in Nassau County this weekend as the ultimate throwback to thirty-something years ago.

“Everybody loves the past. Everybody embraces the 1990s,” Long Island-based wrestler Brimstone, a celebrity guest at the upcoming party in Mineola, told The Post.

“They’re going to have out their boom boxes and their bracelets…You don’t have anything else like this on the island,” added the retired strongman, now a host on LI’s “The Grindhouse Radio,” who has also scored acting roles in projects like “And Just Like That.”

The free festival, which runs from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday and 2 to 9 p.m. on Saturday at Wilson Park, will feature numerous nods to the last analog generation, including a special Blockbuster-themed bar where customers select their drinks from ’90s VHS tapes displayed on a shelf.

Along with that, fireworks Saturday night, and cover bands cranking out the tunes of Weezer, Nirvana, and other core acts of the time, Nostalgia Fest is loaded with buyable nods to millennials’ favorite decade.

One vendor is No Rhyme or Reason Art, which repurposes ’90s treasures by hand.

“They essentially take old collectibles, like McDonald’s Happy Meal toys, and they’ll repurpose them to make jewelry, keychains, and other fun little trinkets,” festival organizer Grace Kelly said.

There is also the Mineola-based Mr. Cheapo CDs, which will “be selling everything from record players to vinyls, cassettes, CDs, even old movies on VHS,” according to Kelly, who noted the festival’s rain date is the following weekend.

Garden City-located Andy’s Thrift Shop also “has everything you could imagine from the time” as well.

“His stuff would probably be the best place to find some rare toys that you’re looking for to add to a collection.”

The last iteration of Nostalgia Fest, held in 2023, became a hit because of thrifters looking to expand their old-school collections alone, she added.

As if that wasn’t enough of a buzz, Nostalgia Fest is also giving Gen Z and Gen Alpha a look at what it was like to be alive during the heyday of Tony Hawk. There will be a special skateboarding competition for youth done by LI-based skating organization Limitless Culture.

“We’ve built a mobile skateboarding competition. So one area of the competition zone will be a street course, with grind rails and box jumps and all of that, and then we’ve also brought in a mini, mobile half pipe as well,” said Kelly.

“Kids will enter the competition to compete, and they will be giving out prizes based on the best tricks. We already have close to 40 skaters and are expecting more.”

For Brimstone, who had a blast at the last event, his advice is to seize the day on two days of cost-free fun.

“Usually there’s a hefty price tag to get in things like this,” he said.

“So the fact it’s free, the fact there are so many different things going on, I mean, there’s a firework show for God’s sake. Take advantage of it.”