This Saturday and Sunday, we continue our streak of perfect fall weather, with the leaves changing to red and gold, fields full of pumpkins and the smell of woodsmoke and cider wafting through the air. The local schedule is packed with fall events to choose from, so wrap yourself up in a cozy sweater, grab your friends and family and visit a local festival or event around town.
EAT
Kids Cooking Classes | Barrila’s Pastaria Restaurant & Bar, 300 East Main St., Riverhead
On Sunday from 1–3 p.m., children from ages 8 to 16 are invited to learn and develop essential cooking skills with Chef Marco Barrila. Kids will learn to make mozzarella sticks, mini meatball sliders and cinnamon sugar zeppole. $79 per child, includes lunch. Proceeds benefit Citizens 4 Humanity, an East End charity that helps local families. To reserve a spot call 631-377-3353 or email [email protected].
On The Docks Long Island Restaurant Week Prix-fixe | 177 Meeting House Creek Road, Aquebogue
Long Island Restaurant Week starts this Sunday and runs for a week, with participating East End eateries offering a two-course lunch menu for $24 and/or a three-course dinner menu for $29, $39, or $46 depending on the deal. Check out local favorite On The Docks in Aquebogue, which will offer a $39 per Greek-influenced menu, featuring dishes like Oysters Onassis (made with spinach, béchamel sauce and kefalotyri cheese), and lemon shrimp orzo and slow braised lamb shank mains. Find their full prix-fixe menu here.
Check out more participating restaurants here!
DRINK
“Trick or Treatery” Sparkling Wine Pairing | Sparkling Pointe, 39750 Sound Ave., Southold
On Sunday, taste a flight of Sparkling Pointe’s Cuvée Carnaval series wines paired with three sweet treats from Jamesport bakery The Treatery. Receive special savings on 3, 6, and 12 bottle purchases of Cuvée Carnaval wines to boot. $30 per person; reserve a space from 12:00-4:30 p.m. here.
Happy Hour by Little Ram Oysters | Greenport Harbor Brewing Company, 42155 Main Road, Peconic
Little Ram will be shucking their oysters on Saturday from 1-8 p.m. outside on the patio. Enjoy live rock music from North Bound Sound from 3–6 p.m. Find more info here.
LIVE
Orienteering in Orient | Orient Beach State Park, 40000 Main Road, Orient
Orienteering is competitive navigation along a course with participants finding their way between checkpoints in the shortest time possible. On Saturday from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., learn the basics of using a map and compass on the beach and playground with park naturalist and local fave Jennifer Murray. Free program for families; please register via email at [email protected]. For more information, click here.
Steve Wick Book Talk | Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library, 27550 Main Road, Cutchogue
Join Steve Wick, award-winning journalist and former longtime executive editor of The Suffolk Times, on Saturday from 2–3 p.m. as he discusses his latest non-fiction book, All That Remains, where he recounts the lives of the last of the migrant workers in Cutchogue’s farming community. Photographs are by former Newsday photographer Viorel Florescu, and the event, including a reception after the presentation, is funded by North Fork Side by Side, a local group that funds nonprofit work that enriches the community. Free; registration required here.
RAM Film Society HBO Film Screenings | Ram’s Head Inn, 108 Ram Island Drive, Shelter Island
On Saturday, check out the docuseries “Wise Guys (Parts 1 and 2)” on the making of “The Sopranos,” and “After the Bite,” a documentary about Cape Cod-area sharks. Event includes a VIP brunch, Q & A panel with writers and cast members, and reception and after-party. For tickets and event schedule, click here.
BREATHE
32nd Annual Fall Craft Fair | Aquebogue Elementary School, 499 Main Road, Aquebogue
This popular craft fair, put together by the Aquebogue Parent-Teacher Organization, has lots to keep the whole family interested: food trucks, auctions and raffles, vendors, kid-friendly activities and class baskets and school apparel for sale. All proceeds go straight to educational programs, supplies, and special events and field trips for the kids. The fair is free and runs on Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. rain or shine; for more information contact Kristin Fox at [email protected].
25th Annual Cooperage Inn Fall Festival | 2218 Sound Ave., Baiting Hollow
Wrapping up this Saturday and Sunday, this weekly festival is loaded with food, drink and events for all—pot pies, bratwurst and sauerkraut, roasted corn; local craft beers, wines, and hot spiked cider; kids fun zone and live music with VHS on Saturday and Dance Mechanics on Sunday. Free admission; noon–6 p.m., no pets or outside food or drinks. For more information and full menu click here.
