Hallockville Museum Farm Country Fair, 9.28 & 29th | Reenactors, Demos, Parade …

43rd Hallockville Museum Farm Country Fair

September 28 & 29

Farm-tastic North Fork Family Fun,

From Historical Re-enactments to Tractor Pulls!

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Hallockville Museum Farm, the 28-acre preserved farm homestead on the North Fork, will host its 43^nd Country Fair on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29. This year’s Country Fair will feature a family-friendly mix of farm activities, historical tours and re-enactments, folk arts and skills demonstrations, and contemporary music and food trucks on the grounds of Hallockville Museum Farm and adjacent Long Island Antique Power Association on Sound Avenue in Riverhead.

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Petting zoo at Hallockville Country Fair. Photo credit: Adele Wallach

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New this year at the fair will be the 3^rd NY Regiment 1775 Long Island Revolutionary War re-enactors, colonial cooking demonstrator Diane Schwindt, the Islip Horsemen’s Association Spirit of Long Island Mounted Drill Team, and a traditional post and beam building demonstration. The Hallockville Country Fair promises to deliver an immersive Long Island farm and history experience with folk arts and skills demonstrations, historic home tours, a hayride, pony rides, a petting zoo, tractor pulls and parade, baked goods and handcrafted wares for sale, and traditional children’s games and activities. Rounding out the fair will be live music and food and beverage trucks.

A schedule of Country Fair activities is available at www.hallockville.org/countryfair.

“We are delighted to team-up with the Long Island Antique Power Association again this year, to present a broader farm-life experience. From tractors and blacksmiths to potato sack races, folk arts demonstrations and a craft sale, there will truly be something for every member of the family to enjoy,” said Heather Johnson, executive director of Hallockville Museum Farm. “Our Country Fair is the perfect opportunity for people to unplug and experience a traditional North Fork celebration on an authentic Long Island farm homestead.”

The Hallockville Country Fair takes place on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29 at Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Avenue in Riverhead. Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tickets are only $15 for individuals age 13 and older, $10 for children ages 4 – 12, and children under 4 are free. A family-pack of four tickets is $45.

For more information visit: www.hallockville.org.

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Hallockville Museum Farm

Hallockville Museum Farm is a 501c3 nonprofit organization comprised of a 28-acre preserved farm homestead in Riverhead, listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Hallockville Museum Farm is dedicated to taking Long Island back to its family farming roots and exploring their relevance today.

For additional information about Hallockville Museum Farm please visit: www.hallockville.org

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