Community Calendar of Events: Oct. 22, 2026

All ages

Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 or 8 p.m.: Join Long Island Paranormal Investigators on the Cutchogue Village Green (27320 Main Road) for live ghost hunting at the Wickham House and Old House. Learn about the houses’ history and the scientific methods paranormal investigators use. Sponsored by Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums. $60 + fees per person. Register at: events.com/r/en_US/tickets/ghost-hunting-on-the-village-green-southold-october-1075893.

Sunday, Oct. 25, 1-4 p.m.: Annual Harvest Festival at Peconic Community School, 27685 Main Road, Cutchogue. Fun for kids with music by Grammy nominee Brady Rymer, Christina Sun drumming circle, face painting, Boxcar Burgers, farmers market by Wells Farm and more. Suggested donation: $20 per family. More info at peconiccommunityschool.org/events.

Arts and crafts

Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24-25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Autumn Antiques, Fine Art and Crafts Fair at Southold Historical Museum, 55200 Main Road, Southold. Co-sponsored by Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild. Antiques, fine art, pottery, photography, handmade crafts, vintage finds, raffle, live music by George Cork Maul. Admission: $5 includes a raffle ticket.

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.

Film

Friday, Oct. 23, 5 p.m.: ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers,’ classic 1956 science fiction horror film directed by Don Siegel, starring Kevin McCarthy. Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. Free. floydmemoriallibrary.org.

Fundraisers

Saturday, Oct. 24, 1-4 p.m.: North Fork Environmental Council hosts Riverhead Repair Café at George Young Community Center, 446 South Jamesport Ave., Jamesport. Bring in 1-2 items to be repaired, restored or refurbished by talented volunteers. Clothing, furniture, appliances, toys, bikes. Halloween costume swap, too! Donations appreciated. nfec1.org.

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.

Holiday

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2-4 p.m. Trick or Treat at the Haunted Museum, Suffolk County Historical Society, 300 West Main St., Riverhead. Family fun for all ages. Visit “haunted” galleries for treats, scavenger hunt, ghost stories (not too scary!), more. Admission: $2 per person. suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org.

Saturday, Oct. 24, 4:30-6 p.m.: Pumpkin Painting for Children at Riverhead United Methodist Church, 204 East Main St., Riverhead. Pumpkins and paint supplies provided. Children of all ages welcome. Email [email protected] to register.

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. nfec1.org.

Local history

Saturday, Oct. 24, 5 p.m.: Riverhead Business Improvement District presents the Haunted History Walking Tour: A 1930s Riverhead True-Crime Experience. Gather at the downtown Gazebo. $20 per person or four for $60. Tickets: downtownriverhead.org/downtown-events/haunted-walking-tour.

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.

Meetings

Sunday, Oct. 25, 4 p.m.: ‘Keep Democracy Sweet,’ North Fork Action Center celebrates early voting with free cookies at Unitarian Universalists of Southold, 51900 Main Road, Southold. Action Center meets fourth Sunday of each month. Working toward justice, civic engagement, evidence-based science, diversity and a free press. northforkaction.net.

Music

Saturday, Oct. 24, 1:30 p.m.: ‘Bluegrass & Sweet Corn,’ free event featuring Astrograss in concert and roasted corn on the lawn at Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation, 53930 Main Road, Southold. (Treiber Hall in case of rain.) Register: Bluegrass26.givesmart.com.

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2-3 p.m.: Audawind in concert at Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library, 27550 Main Road, Cutchogue. Country rock with Skynyrd-like guitar solos, rolling banjo, infectious drumbeats and diva vocals. Free. Registration required: cutchoguelibrary.org.

Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 p.m. ‘The Expressive Violin: Masterpieces of Passion and Virtuosity,’ featuring violinist Kinga Augustyn and pianist Joseph Liccardo with works by Ravel, Saint-Saens, Tartini, Williams and Poling. At Custer Observatory, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. After the concert, guided tours of the night sky through observatory telescopes, weather permitting. Admission: $20; $15 Observatory members. Advance registration strongly encouraged; custerobservatory.org.

Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.: ‘The Heart of America: Songs of our Roots,’ featuring East End Jazz in concert at the Jamesport Meeting House, 1590 Main Road Jamesport. Jazz-infused versions of American classics. Tickets: $20; advance purchase strongly recommended. jamesportmeetinghouse.org.

Sunday, Oct. 25, 1 p.m.: U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Chorale performs at Horton Point Lighthouse Nautical Museum (3575 Lighthouse Road, Southold), featuring a mix of anthems, folk songs, memorial music and sea shanties. Free. Bring a chair. southoldhistorical.org

Sunday, Oct. 25, 3 p.m.: The Second Hands perform a Dolly Parton Musical Tribute at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. Free. floydmemoriallibrary.org.

The natural world

Sunday, Oct. 25, 9-10:30 a.m.: Sunday Morning Birding with Peggy Lauber, looking for yellow warblers, great egret and red-tailed hawk. Inlet Pond County Park, 64795 County Road 48, Greenport. Register: northforkaudubon.org.

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

Saturday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Performance of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ to benefit Hope and Resilience Long Island, with special musical guest Rebel Elle. Unitarian Universalists Hall, 51900 Main Road, Southold. Tickets & info: HarliInc.org.

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, Oct. 24, 11 a.m.: Poetry reading by Robin Becker, a foremost feminist poet of her generation and a former William Steeple Davis artist-in-residence. Q&A follows. Old Point Schoolhouse, 1555 Village Lane, Orient, sponsored by Oysterponds Historical Society. ohsny.org.

Saturday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m.: Author Catherine Harper discusses her book “I Am the House,” narrated in the first person by an 1870s Victorian house on the North Fork. Books available for sale and signing. Free. Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St. Greenport. floydmemoriallibrary.org.

Ongoing events

Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m.: Gardening at Custer Native Plant Garden, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. Wear long sleeves, long pants. Bring water, bug spray. Register at rewildlongisland.org/northfork.

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.

Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Landcraft Garden Foundation, 4342 Grand Ave., Mattituck. Guided garden tour leaves entry pavilion at 10:30 a.m. Admission: $20 adults; $17 seniors and students; $5 age 12 and under; free for members and children under 2. Information: landcraftgardenfoundation.org or 631-298-7216.

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

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Indoor Farmers Market at Twin Fork Beer Co., 807 Raynor Ave., Riverhead. Local vendors offering fresh produce, artisanal foods, handcrafted goods and unique crafts. Information: twinforkbeer.com.

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.

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.