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North Fork Top Events This Weekend: Country Fair, Oktoberfest, Chowderfest and Magician Asi Wind
From a 45-year-old country fair to Oktoberfest, waterfront eats and a little sleight of hand, the first weekend of October is packed from Riverhead to Greenport.
Fall is hitting its stride on the North Fork, and this weekend has a little of everything. There are big annual traditions, serious food and wine, live entertainment, a Friday night out and a few only-out-here ways to spend an October afternoon. Here are the events making some Spark this weekend.
EDITOR’S TOP 5
Hallockville Country Fair
North Fork Table & Inn Oktoberfest
Chowderfest at PORT
An Evening With Asi Wind
Love Lane First Friday
FESTIVALS & FALL FUN
Hallockville Country Fair
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 3-4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
$12 ages 13 and older; $8 ages 5-12; free ages 4 and younger
Hallockville Museum Farm, Riverhead
The North Fork goes old-school for Hallockville’s 45th annual Country Fair, with farm animals, tractor pulls, live music, traditional crafts, historic home tours, colonial cooking, wagon and kiddie train rides, demonstrations, food and plenty for kids. Sunday admission is half-price from 10 a.m. to noon.
FOOD & DRINK
North Fork Table & Inn Oktoberfest
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 3-4, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
North Fork Table & Inn, Southold
Oktoberfest comes to North Fork Table & Inn for a full weekend of fall eating and drinking, with bratwurst, schnitzel, giant pretzels, draft beer and other Bavarian-inspired fare on the menu.
Chowderfest at PORT
Sunday, Oct. 4, noon-4 p.m.
PORT Waterfront Bar & Grill, Greenport
Chowder by the water for a cause. PORT hosts an afternoon of chowder in Greenport benefiting the East End Seaport Museum.
Local Oyster Showcase
Sunday, Oct. 4, 3-5 p.m.
$115; $100 wine club members
Sparkling Pointe, Southold
Two dozen oysters meet six sparkling wines at this walk-around tasting celebrating Long Island oyster farmers and East End chefs. Expect local oysters served raw, grilled, roasted and fried, plus plenty of bubbles.
ENTERTAINMENT
An Evening With Asi Wind
Friday, Oct. 2
$49-$99
The Suffolk, Riverhead
Acclaimed magician and mentalist Asi Wind brings his close-up-meets-theater style of magic to The Suffolk. His off-Broadway show Inner Circle earned a six-month run in New York, and Wind has been named both Magician of the Year and Close-Up Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts.
Love Lane First Friday
Friday, Oct. 2, 6-9 p.m.
Free
Love Lane, Mattituck
Love Lane stays up late for the final First Friday of the season, with live music, local food, shopping, outdoor dining and extended hours turning the heart of Mattituck into a Friday-night gathering spot.
HISTORY & COMMUNITY
Old Cutchogue Burying Ground Tour
Saturday, Oct. 3, beginning at 2 p.m.
$25 plus $3 processing fee
Old Cutchogue Burying Ground, Cutchogue
History gets theatrical as Victorian-clad “widow guides” lead visitors through the historic burying ground, where costumed actors recount the lives of people buried there. This year puts a special spotlight on Revolutionary War veterans for America’s 250th anniversary.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s — North Fork
Saturday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m.-noon
Free to participate; fundraising encouraged
Peconic Landing, Greenport
The North Fork community comes together at Peconic Landing for the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual walk supporting research, care and the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
LGBTQ+
First Friday Friends: North Fork Women
Friday, Oct. 2, 6-7:30 p.m.
North Fork Brewing Co., Riverhead
North Fork Women gathers for its monthly First Friday Friends, this time at North Fork Brewing Co., with appetizers provided by the organization, locally brewed beer available at a cash bar and a casual chance to connect.
