Hallockville Museum Farm on Sound Avenue in Riverhead has set its holiday calendar for 2026, and it opens the day after Thanksgiving. The Country Parlor Folk Art and Gift Show fills the farm's Naugles Barn from Friday, November 27, through Sunday, November 29, and the museum follows on Sunday, December 6, with Holidays at Hallockville, a free afternoon of house tours, cookies and children's activities. Two hands-on craft workshops round out the season, one before the show and one after.

All of it takes place at the museum's grounds at 6038 Sound Avenue in Riverhead, the not-for-profit farm museum whose stated mission is to take Long Island back to its family farming roots and look at what they mean today.

Country Parlor show, Thanksgiving weekend

The Country Parlor Folk Art and Gift Show runs for one weekend inside the historic Naugles Barn, which the museum turns into a holiday shopping room for the occasion. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, November 27, then 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, and Sunday, November 29.

According to the museum's listing, everything for sale is handmade by local artisans and craftspeople. The categories named include:

  • Pottery and baskets
  • Tree ornaments and holiday decor
  • Quilted, knit and woven apparel and home goods
  • Paintings and other artwork
  • Candles and soaps

The museum's event page does not list an admission price, so anyone planning a visit can check with Hallockville at 631-298-5292 before heading over. The show falls on the same weekend as Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.

Holidays at Hallockville on December 6

The following Sunday, December 6, the museum hosts Holidays at Hallockville from noon to 3 p.m. The museum describes it as a free community event, and the program covers several parts of the property at once:

  • Guided tours of two of the farm's historic homes, the Cichanowicz House and the Homestead House
  • A display of historic dollhouses and toys
  • Cookies and activities for children
  • Holiday photos with Hallockville's historic truck
  • The Museum Gift Shop, which carries gifts tied to the North Fork's farming heritage
  • Vendors from the Riverhead Farmers Market, which sets up on the museum grounds

Because admission is free, the afternoon is an easy way for families to see inside two of the farm's preserved houses.

Make a needle felted snowman on November 21

Before the barn show opens, the museum offers a Needle Felted Snowman Workshop on Saturday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Hudson-Sydlowski House on the museum grounds. Instructor Michele Miroff leads the session. The class fee is $30 for museum members and $40 for nonmembers, plus a $25 supply kit fee paid to the instructor at the workshop. Registration is online through the Hallockville workshop page.

Weave a mini backpack basket on December 9

On Wednesday, December 9, basket weaver Barbara Blossey-Chuvalas teaches a Mini-Backpack Basket workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., also in the Hudson-Sydlowski House. Participants weave a small backpack basket, about 12 to 13 inches, sized for a teddy bear or doll to carry holiday treats, and the listing notes that a harness and a bear come with the project.

The class fee is $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers, with a $35 materials fee paid to the instructor on arrival. The museum asks weavers to bring a hardcover book, scissors, a small flat-head screwdriver, a package of clothespins, a pencil, a ruler and a spray bottle. Sign-up is through the Mini-Backpack Basket event page.

Other dates on the farm calendar

The museum's calendar also lists a Fall Clean Up Day on Saturday, November 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., when volunteers help get the grounds ready for winter. Helpers are asked to bring a rake and work gloves if they have them, and light refreshments are provided. The Sound Avenue Stitchers, a small group that shares sewing, quilting, knitting and other fiber arts, meets on Wednesday, December 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

How to go

Hallockville Museum Farm is at 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901. Mark Friday, November 27 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Saturday and Sunday, November 28 and 29 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) for the Country Parlor show, and Sunday, December 6, from noon to 3 p.m. for the free Holidays at Hallockville afternoon. Workshop seats are booked in advance online. Full listings are on the Hallockville events calendar, and questions go to the museum at 631-298-5292.

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