happenings

Happenings - From fairs and festivals, to holiday shopping and Christmas pictures, Yuletide cheer on the North Fork is sure to be merry and bright.

Happenings - Sometimes the holiday season can get overwhelming with seasonal gatherings weekend after weekend, but this North Fork festivity is well worth attending.

Happenings - Here are six of the most devilish destinations the North Fork has to offer during this mysterious month.

Happenings - "People have asked me why I chose to name the event after Poe: simply because his name immediately conjures visions in the mind that are both macabre and horrifying," said Sal St. George, Festival Creative Director.

Happenings - Over 450 vendors will appear at the 2014 Riverhead County Fair, marking the 39th annual Columbus Day weekend that the celebration has attracted East End families to enjoy a day of food, fun and entertainment.

Happenings - The three-day seaside festival is being held in support of the restoration of the Long Beach Bar "BUG" Lighthouse as well as ongoing educational programs.

Happenings - This year, the Greenport Maritime Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary during a three day extravaganza this weekend.

Happenings - Help save homeless pets during Kent Animal Shelter's biggest fundraiser of the year, where supporters will enjoy a walk through scenic North Fork vineyards at their peak harvest season.

Happenings - Peconic Landing, a non-for-profit care facility, will commemorate the end of the summer with live music and fireworks during Labor Day weekend.

Happenings - The North Fork Education Initiative and Peconic Community School are hosting the third annual SHARE: A Celebration of Education at the Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead.

Happenings - Many sniffing noses and wagging tails will be present in Greenport Village to commemorate the 'Grand Re-Opening' of Harbor Pet, which is now owned by Kimberly Loper.

Happenings - The Peconic Land Trust's 12th Annual "Through Farms and Fields" Benefit, a Country Supper, will be held at the home of Peconic Land Trust board member Richard Hogan and Carron Sherry, on historic Ward's Point on Shelter Island.

Happenings - It was a crisp, clear blue day with plenty of white clouds over the vineyard, a perfect way to kick off the summer season on the North Fork.

Happenings - East End Hospice will host the 20th Annual North Fork Pig Roast Benefit at Pindar Vineyards in Peconic.

Happenings - The Peconic Landing May Mile & 5K Race has become the East End's leading inter-generation celebration for Older Americans Month and welcomes runners and walkers of all ages and abilities.

Happenings - "I would like to express my gratitude to my community for the support, it's just amazing what you can accomplished when people with the desired to improved other people lives come together," noted Jazmin Carrillo, founder of Programa Sueños.

Happenings - This year on March 22nd Jamesport will join Montauk, Westhampton, Hampton Bays, Amagansett, and Cutchogue as East End villages hosting annual St. Patrick's Day parades.

Happenings - "I am very grateful for all the support that the community has given Programa Sueños and I am looking forward on having a night where I can personally share our story with them," expressed Programa Sueños founder and Love Lane Kitchen's Jazmin Carrillo.

Happenings - With Valentine's Day on the horizon, love is in the air.

Happenings - The historic Suffolk Theater in Riverhead was packed this past Friday for the Kick-Off Party to this year's Live-on-the-Vine/Long Island Winterfest celebration. Hamptons.com is once again pleased to be a supporting media sponsor of Long Island Winterfest.