Looking for something to do on the North Fork this Saturday and Sunday? Northforker has you covered.
Here are five reasons the visit this weekend. For more weekend activities, check out northforker’s events page.
Pets Pose with Santa
Bring your pet dog, cat, rabbit, horse or guinea pig to take a free photo with Old Saint Nick at Talmage Farm Agway in Riverhead Dec. 5.
You will be emailed a digital copy of the photo and all pets are welcome and get a special treat.
The event runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Talmage Farm is located at 1122 Osborn Ave. in Riverhead.
Visit talamagefarm.com/events for more info.
Santacon is Coming to Town
Riverhead’s second SantaCon Pub Crawl is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5.
SantaCon is a holiday-themed pub crawl in which participants dress up as Santa Claus, then travel from bar to bar in one particular area.
This year the festivities will begin on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. and run until midnight. Tickets are already on sale and will again cost $10 for a bracelet that will give each reveler access to all the participating bar and restaurant specials and activities. Those bracelets can be purchased in advance from the Suffolk Theater’s website. While Santa Claus costumes are encouraged, they are not required for the event. Bracelets will also be sold at participating bars and restaurants on the day of the event.
All proceeds from this year’s Riverhead SantaCon will benefit The Bread and More Soup Kitchen and the restoration fund for the First Congregational Church of Riverhead.
For more information or to purchase your bracelets to this year’s SantaCon, please visit suffolktheater.com.
A Santa Parade in Riverhead
The Riverhead Lions Club hosts its annual Christmas parade on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.
The parade starts on West Main Street and ends on Osborn Ave. Children may visit with Santa at parade’s end and have their picture taken with the big man in red.
Shellabration Returns
This walking tour, which offers inexpensive tastes of North Fork shellfish dishes and Long Island wine, is one of our favorite events of the year.
A $20 wristband nets you $5 small plates and $3 pours at participating Greenport restaurants. You also receive a pint of Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.’s Harbor Ale and a raw bar plate when you pick up your wristband.
The event runs Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday Dec. 6 from noon to 4 p.m.
Visit shellabration.li for more info.
A new menorah for Greenport
View Greenport Village’s brand new artisan crafter cedar menorah which will be lit in honor of the Festival of Lights this Sunday.
Congregation Tifereth Israel of Greenport has commissioned former Greenport Mayor David Nyce, an artisan furniture maker by trade, to create the holiday symbol to replace the temple’s aging menorah. Nyce has volunteered his time, while the synagogue will pick up the materials cost.
The result is seven-foot-tall, four-foot-wide cedar menorah with brass light bulb bases.
The electric menorah will be unveiled and lit in Mitchell Park at 5 p.m. on Dec. 6, the first night of Hanukkah.
Read more about the menorah here
