Community Calendar of Events: Oct. 29, 2026

All ages

Sunday, Nov. 1, 4-5:30 p.m.: Lantern Walk at Orient Beach State Park, 40000 Main Road, Orient. Celebrate early darkness on a walk led by environmentalist Jen Murray. Explore what can be seen and heard at night. Recommended for ages 6 and up. Free, donations welcome. givebutter.com/lanternwalk2026.

Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.-3p.m.: Pumpkin Smash presented by the Town of Riverhead at the town yard waste facility, 532 Youngs Ave., Baiting Hollow. Bring jack-o-lanters and pumpkins (no candles, paint or plastic parts) and smash them and add them to the town compost. Rain or shine. Free.

Arts and crafts

Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Annual craft fair at Southold American Legion Post 803, 51655 Main Road, Southold. Dozens of vendors selling hand-crafted items, plus raffles, baked goods, food and beverages for purchase. Proceeds benefit local veteran and community initiatives. Free admission.

Fundraisers 

Tuesday, Nov. 3, seatings at 5, 6 and 7 p.m.: 51st annual Scallop Dinner at The Vine at North Fork United Methodist Church, 43960 County Road 48 [at Horton’s Lane], $40 per person, eat-in or take out. Reservations and information: 631-816-1742. 

Monday, Nov. 9, 4-8 p.m.: Southold Rotary Scallop Dinner (or chicken parmesan or penne and broccoli) at Touch of Venice, 28350 Main Road, Cutchogue. Eat in or take out. $40, includes gratuity. Tickets from any Rotarian; limited tickets at door. Info: 631-566-2823, 631-765-8787 or 631-765-1061.

Thursday, Nov. 12, 5-10 p.m.: East End Lions Club Fashion Show and Dinner, Residence Inn at Marriott 2012 Old Country Road, Riverhead. Fashions by Fandango, Valerie’s Touchstone Crystal by Swarovski. Prizes, raffles, silent and chinese auctions. Tickets $70. Call Lydia, 631-734-5897, or Roberta, 631-745-2457. 

In the garden

Friday-Saturday, Oct. 30-31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Final Open Days of the 2026 Season at the Landcraft Garden Foundation, 4342 Grand Avenue in Mattituck. A guided tour of the garden leaves from the entry pavilion at 10:30 a.m. Fall colors with thousands of local and exotic plants from around the world, all encircled by 10 acres of rehabilitated meadows with mowed paths for viewing native plants and wildlife. $20; $17, students; $5, children; free, children under 2 and for members. Info: landcraftgardenfoundation.org.

Holiday

Friday, Oct. 30, 4-9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31, 4-10 p.m.: Greenport Rotary’s Halloween Spooktacular aboard the Greenport Express Miniature Railroad. Ride through lighted decorations and creatures in the woods off Moore’s Lane, Greenport. Tickets at the station window: $10 per person both nights; $9 on Friday if in costume! Proceeds support community projects. Greenportminiaturerailroad.com.

Lectures

Monday, Nov. 2, 1 p.m.: ‘Agents, Trustees and Executors: What You Need to Know,’ presented by Burner Prudenti Law in the Stage Room at Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court St., Riverhead. Register: riverheadlibrary.org.

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6-7 p.m.: Learn more about AI septic systems. A North Fork Environmental Council panel explores how alternative innovative septic systems benefit local waters and the environment and what grants are available to homeowners. At the Jamesport Meeting House, 1590 Main Road, Jamesport. 

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2-3:30 p.m.: Aging Gracefully in the Garden presentation by Dr. Barry Root on how to stay out of the doctor’s office and stay in your garden, at the Southold Free Library, 53705 Main Rd. Registration is recommended at rewildlongisland.org/northfork.

Local history

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2 p.m.: ‘Jefferson & Madison’s Long Island Tour.’ Join Prof. Kneski for an exploration of the two Founding Fathers’ 1791 journey across Long Island. While officially meant as a scientific expedition, some at the time viewed it as politically significant. Presented at Cutchogue New Suffolk Library by the library and Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums. 27550 Main Road, Cutchogue. Register: cutchoguelibrary.org.

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m., ‘Southold During the Revolutionary War’ with town historian Amy Folk. Southold Historical Museum’s Maple Lane campus, 55200 Main Road, Southold. Registration requested, southoldhistorical.org.

Music

Friday, Oct. 30, 5:30-7:30p.m.: Acoustic Jam Session, sponsored by Friends of the Library at Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library. Bring your instruments, tapping feet, and listening ears. Musicians of all ages, styles of acoustic music and levels of ability are welcome. Listeners welcome. Free.

Sunday, Nov. 8, 4 p.m.: Accord Treble Choir in concert with “There Is a Seam,” a musical journey between the passage of seasons, cycles of dark and light, time and nature, past and present. At Jamesport Meeting House, 1590 Main Road, Jamesport. Tickets: $20. jamesportmeetinghouse.org.

The natural world

Thursday, Oct. 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Owl Prowl with Tom Damiani at Inlet Pond County Park, 64795 County Road 48, Greenport. Bring the family as we listen, look and call for owls. Head out into the field after a brief PowerPoint. Register: northforkaudubon.org.

Through Dec. 1: ‘The Birdsong Project: A Sculptural Trail,’ at Inlet Pond County Park, 65275 County Road 48, Greenport. Original site-specific, wildlife-inspired sculptures by local artists placed along the trail to the pond overlook. Sponsored by North Fork Audubon Society and East End Arts. northforkaudubon.org.

Theater

Thursday-Sunday through Nov. 1: ‘Assassins’ at North Fork Community Theatre, 12700 Old Sound Ave., Mattituck. “A provocative and darkly funny musical” by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, it brings nine historic presidential attackers to life. Tickets and schedules: nfct.com. 

The written word

Saturday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m.: ‘Nazis of Long Island’ with author/historian Christopher Verga at Suffolk County Historical Society Museum, 300 West Main St., Riverhead. $8 per person; museum members free. Includes refreshments. Books available for sale/signing. Limited seating. Registration and non refundable prepayment required. Call 631-727-2882, ext. 100, to reserve. suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org.

Ongoing events

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Peconic Amateur Radio Club open house meeting at Custer Institute and Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. Stop in to see the station and learn about Amateur Radio and how to provide communication service to the community. Free. Register at custerobservatory.org.

Last Wednesday of each month, 2-3 p.m.: Caregiver Support Group at Acadia Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 1146 Woodcrest Lane, Riverhead. Free. Call Beth Signore, LCSW, at 516-406-1085.

First and third Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m.; Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Southold American Legion Bingo at 51655 Main Road, Southold. Card sales begin at noon Tuesday, 6 p.m. Thursday. Information: 631-765-2276.

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: North Shore United Methodist Thrift Store at 260 Route 25A, Wading River.

Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon: Riverhead/Jamesport Homemakers at George Young Community Center, 446 South Jamesport Ave., Jamesport. Knit, crochet and sew for charity. New members welcome. Information: 631-765-1768.

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Orient Congregational Church Thrift Shop at 23045 Main Road, Orient.

Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Docent-led tours at Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Ave., Riverhead. Tickets: $15 adults; $10 seniors and children. Information: 631-298-5292 or hallockville.org.

Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight: Stargazing at Custer Observatory, 1080 Main Bayview Road, Southold, weather permitting. Suggested donation: adults, $5; under 12, $3. Information: 631-765-2626 or custerobservatory.org.

Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Blacksmithing demonstrations at Village Blacksmith Shop, Greenport.

Sundays, 1:30-4:30 p.m.: Docent-led tours at Southold Indian Museum, 1080 Main Bayview Road, Southold. Tickets: $10 adults; free for children and K-12 students. Email to arrange weekday tours. Information: [email protected].

Last Monday of every month, 7 p.m.: USCG Auxiliary Flotilla meeting at Southold Town Recreation Center, 970 Peconic Lane, Peconic. Information and registration: [email protected].

Fridays, 2-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, 2-5 p.m.: Oysterponds Historical Society buildings and exhibitions open at 1555 Village Lane, Orient. Admission: $10 nonmember adults; free for OHS members. Information: ohsny.org or 347-559-3670.

Exhibitions

Through October: ‘See What I See,’ paintings by Wanda Nardolillo. In the gallery at Mattituck-Laurel Library, 13900 Main Road, Mattituck. mattitucklaurellibrary.org.

Friday, Nov. 6, 5-7 p.m.; Opening Reception of Contemporary Art Quilts Exhibition and Sale by former Southold summer resident, Mary Richards at Unitarian Universalists of Southold Gallery, 51900 Main Road, Southold. Exhibits Saturday and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. Nov 7-8 and 14-15. Info: 631-765-3494. 

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2-4 p.m.: Opening reception for ‘Coming Home,’ an exhibit honoring our veterans featuring watercolors by Eileen Kelly and pen-and-ink drawings by veteran combat illustrator Robert Rouge. At Riverhead Free Library’s Overton Gallery, 330 Court St. Show runs through Nov. 30. riverheadlibrary.org.

Through November: ‘Watercolors From a Journey We Share,’ paintings by Mary Jane Stevens, on exhibit at Southold Free Library, 53705 Main Road, during regular library hours. Presented by The Friends of the Southold Free Library. southoldlibrary.org.

Through Nov. 29: ‘Poppy Johnson: Introspective,’ an exhibit of selected works from 1969 to 2026, at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. floydmemoriallibrary.org.

Through Nov. 29: ‘Native American Involvement in the Revolutionary War,’ Southold Indian Museum, 1080 Main Bayview Road, Southold. Sundays 1:30-4:30 p.m. and by appointment. Admission: $10; children and students free. Email [email protected].

Through December: ‘Arden Scott: Wind and Steel,’ sculpture and works on paper. On exhibit at Cutchogue New Suffolk Library, 27550 Main Road, Cutchogue. Presented by the Friends of Cutchogue Library. cutchoguelibrary.org.

At the libraries

Our local libraries host a variety of events for all ages. For calendars and more information:

Riverhead Free Library, 631-727-3228, riverheadlibrary.org.
Mattituck-Laurel Library, 631-298-4134, mattitucklaurellibrary.org.
Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library, 631-734-6360, cutchoguelibrary.org.
Southold Free Library, 631-765-2077, southoldlibrary.org.
Floyd Memorial Library, Greenport, 631-477-0660, floydmemoriallibrary.org.

CALENDAR POLICY: The calendar is a sampling of in-person events planned by local nonprofit organizations. Events must be open to the general public and be not-for-profit, nonpartisan and nonsectarian in nature. Send information about in-person events to [email protected]; the deadline is Friday at noon. In-person, virtual and online events may be posted at northforker.com/submit-event.