45th Hallockville Museum Farm Country Fair Set To Delight

RIVERHEAD, NY — A beloved tradition is set to return to Riverhead soon, as the 45th Hallockville Museum Farm Country Fair unfolds.

The fair, which is slated to take place on the 28-acre preserved farm homestead, invites the community to celebrate farm life, local history and culture, and community spirit.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hallockville Museum Farm, located at 6038 Sound Avenue in Riverhead.

In support of the community that supports the museum farm, Hallockville said it will offer half-price admission on Sunday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Country Fair admission at other times will be $12 for persons ages 12 and older; $8 for children ages 5 to 12; children ages 1 to 4 admitted free.

"The Hallockville Country Fair offers visitors an opportunity to immerse themselves in Long Island’s family farm heritage, from livestock and tractors to handicrafts and historic home tours. Family-friendly activities will take place throughout the Hallockville Museum Farm property and the adjacent Long Island Antique Power Association grounds," organizers said.

New attractions this year include:

- Presentations about local indigenous peoples by Tony Valderrama, a protégé of the late "Tee Pee Ted" Strickroth

- A scarecrow making contest

- Farm animal presentations by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Farm;

- A dress-up photo station featuring colonial costumes loaned to Hallockville by the North Fork Community Theatre.

- A chainsaw sculpture demonstration by artist Gregg Klewicki

- Line dancing lessons with Terry Lou Barrett.

In addition, area growers, cooks and beekeepers are invited to enter the Produce, Preserves and Honey Contest "to win prizes and bragging rights," organizers said.

The contest categories are squash (including pumpkins), potatoes, preserves, and honey. Entry forms may be submitted online and are due by September 25.

Items to be entered into the contest must be dropped off at the Hudson-Sydlowski House at Hallockville Museum Farm on September 28 and 29 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Winners will be announced at the Country Fair.

The 2026 Hallockville Country Fair also will feature these popular activities:

- Historical tours and traditional skills demonstrations, including colonial cooking over an open fire, broom making and traditional bread baking;

- Folk arts demonstrations including basket weaving, spinning, weaving, quilting, needlework and wood carving;

- Tractor pulls and parades; blacksmith, sawmill and antique machinery demonstrations; and a children’s train ride with the Long Island Antique Power Association

- Wagon rides

- Old-fashioned children’s activities including sack races, crafts; farm skills and more

- A marketplace of baked goods, crafts, and handmade wares

- Live music by the Old Time Jam Band and the Yazoo Brothers

- Food and beverage trucks

Hallockville Museum Farm is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization preserving and sharing the history of Long Island’s farming heritage. The 28-acre farmstead, listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, is dedicated to taking Long Island back to its family farming roots and connecting them to today’s community. Learn more here.