Towns · the North Fork

Things to do in Riverhead

21 spots worth leaving the house for · 5 free · 8 near the LIRR

Hallock State Park Preserve Outdoors

Hallock State Park Preserve

Riverhead

FreeKids
Hallockville Museum Farm Museum

Hallockville Museum Farm

Riverhead

grounds free; tours ~$12Indoor + outKids
Long Island Aquarium Kids

Long Island Aquarium

Riverhead

about $40 adults / $30 kidsIndoor + outKids
Railroad Museum of Long Island Museum

Railroad Museum of Long Island

Riverhead

small admission; weekends in seasonIndoor + outAges 2-12
Suffolk County Historical Society Museum Museum

Suffolk County Historical Society Museum

Riverhead

suggested donationIndoorsAges 8+
The Suffolk Activity

The Suffolk

Riverhead

tickets vary by showIndoors
WORTH THE LINE
Farm & vine

Briermere Farms

Riverhead

pies ~$20Indoor + outKids
Outdoors

Camping at Indian Island

Riverhead

resident Green Key rates roughly $20-35/night; non-residents pay more with a tourist keyKidsDogs ok
LOCALS' PICK
Outdoors

Cranberry Bog Nature Preserve

Riverhead

FreeKidsDogs ok
Outdoors

David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve

Riverhead

FreeAges 8+Dogs ok
Farm & vine

Garden of Eve Organic Farm

Riverhead

Kids
Outdoors

Indian Island County Park

Riverhead

FreeKids
Activity

Indian Island Golf Course

Riverhead

non-resident rates comparable to other Suffolk County courses, roughly $50s; Green Key discounts
Farm & vine

Long Ireland Beer Company

Riverhead

pints ~$7-8IndoorsAges with adults
Activity

Long Island Canoe Kayak Rentals

Riverhead

2-hour paddles from about $39Ages all ages in the canoes
Farm & vine

Palmer Vineyards

Riverhead

tastings from ~$20Indoor + outDogs ok
Activity

Peconic Paddler

Riverhead

hourly rentals and river drop-off tripsAges 6+
SINCE 1949
Activity

Riverhead Raceway

Riverhead

grandstand tickets; kids often discountedKids
Kids

Safari Adventure

Riverhead

stay-all-day admission; adults freeIndoorsAges 1-10
Activity

Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Riverhead

FreeIndoor + outKids
Activity

The All Star

Riverhead

lane rates by the hourIndoorsKids

Coming up in Riverhead

Long Island Aquarium Sunset Cruises

through Sep 12 · Riverhead · Tequila Cruise Sat, Aug 22 at 7:30pm; Harvest Wine Cruise Sat, Sept 12 at 7pm

Cocktails and live music on the Peconic River as the sun drops. Adults only, and the wine one sells out first.

G.E. Smith & The American Blues with Samantha Fish

Riverhead · Thursday September 3, 8pm

The old SNL bandleader brings his blues outfit to Riverhead with Samantha Fish sitting in, which is the part that should sell this out. Two serious guitar players, one small room, no filler.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Riverhead · Friday, Sept 4

The swing-revival kings in a 1933 theater with a dance floor and table service. You Me and the Bottle Makes Three, downtown Riverhead edition.

Long Island Garlic Festival

Riverhead · Sept 12-13 at Garden of Eve farm

A whole farm weekend devoted to the stinking rose: garlic everything, hay rides, corn maze, and a scavenger hunt on Sound Avenue.

Taylor Dayne

Riverhead · Thursday, Sept 17

The Baldwin-raised pop powerhouse behind Tell It to My Heart plays a hometown-island show at The Suffolk. Long Island claims her loudly.

Twin Peaks: Conversation with the Stars

Riverhead · Sunday September 20, 7:30pm

Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise and Michael Horse take the Suffolk stage for a night of Lynchian war stories. If you have opinions about the Black Lodge, this is your crowd.

The Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw

Riverhead · Friday September 25, 8pm

Jersey power pop that never actually went away, with Marshall Crenshaw on vocals. Blood & Roses and A Girl Like You still hit harder in a theater than they ever did on the radio.

Asi Wind's AWE

Riverhead · Friday October 2, 8pm

Magic Castle's Magician of the Year doing close up work in a room small enough that you actually watch it happen. No doves, no capes, just sleight of hand that refuses to make sense.