Community Calendar of Events: Nov. 5, 2026
All ages
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-lanterns and pumpkins (no candles, paint or plastic parts) and smash them and add them to the town compost. Rain or shine. Free.
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7-8:30 p.m. Pet Loss Support & Memorial Group, Free monthly pet support circle at The Giving Room, 56215 Route 25, Southold. Space limited. RSVP required. Call/text 917.324.5931 or email [email protected].
Fundraisers
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.
Lectures
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.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-noon: Cyber and Online Awareness. An informative session on how to protect yourself, your family and your finances from online scams and fraud. Southold Town Recreation Center, 970 Peconic Lane, Peconic. Sponsored by the Nassau Point Property Owners Association and the Southold Town Police Department. Free.
Local history
Sunday, Nov. 15, 1:30-4:30 p.m.: ‘Knapping and Naming’ at the Southold Indian Museum in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Free admission for a flintknapping and artifact identification experience. Bring artifacts for examination by experts. 1080 Main Bayview Road, Southold. Donations gratefully received. Information: [email protected].
Music
Friday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m. Sean Gaskell in concert, playing traditional music on the 12-stringed West Indian Kora at Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport. This is a candlelight concert with battery-powered candles. Free. floydmemoriallibrary.org.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2-3 p.m.: Concert featuring Trio Azura at Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library, 27550 Main Road. One of today’s most promising young ensembles. Reception follows. Sponsored by the Carol Donlin Charitable Foundation. Free; registration required: cutchoguelibrary.org.
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.
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2 p.m., Silk Road Reverie: A Journey in Dance and Rhythm, with dancer Wendi Weng and percussionist Chris Howard. Featuring instruments once traded along the trade route through the Middle and Far East and dances that emerged from cultural exchange. Free. mattitucklaurellibrary.org.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Jazz and blues performer Gail Storm celebrates the debut of her latest CD with a concert at the Jamesport Meeting House, where it was recorded. 1590 Main Road, Jamesport. Tickets: $20. jamesportmeetinghouse.org.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m. No Doubt World Famous Monday Night Band in concert with a “Salute to Our Veterans” at Riverhead High School auditorium, 700 Harrison Ave., Riverhead. Free.
The natural world
Friday, Nov. 6, 8-9:30 a.m. Friday Morning Birders. Join Dick Cartwright at Hallock State Park Preserve, 6062 Sound Ave., Riverhead, where we hope to see white-throated sparrows, eastern towhees, common loons and long-tailed ducks. 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.
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.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m.: North Fork Community Theatre’s Thomas DeAngelo recites the Book of James (New International Version) at Church of the Redeemer, 13225 Old Sound Ave., Mattituck, Reception and light repast follow. Free. Donations of canned goods/nonperishable food items appreciated.
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. 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
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. uusoudlthold.org.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1-3 p.m.: Opening reception for ‘Good Things … Small Packages,’ at Mattituck-Laurel Library, 13900 Main Road, Mattituck, featuring work by Virginia Cava, Gerard Lehner and Delia Reiss. Show runs through Nov. 30. mattituckllaurellibrary.org.
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.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for ‘Dan Welden: A Decade of Impressions,’ celebrating the art and innovation of the painter and master printmaker. Alex Ferrone Gallery, 25425 Main Road, Cutchogue. Show runs through Nov. 22.
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.
