The seasonal celebration at the Plainview-Old Bethpage public library parking lot is expected to draw a crowd. There will be craft vendors, music, plenty of food options, and activities for kids.
Yee Haw! Watch the Long Island Riders navigate their horses through courses while shooting at balloon targets, at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration’s exhibition arena. Check out the timed and mounted shooting competition for prizes and of course bragging rights.
Enjoy traditional music at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. You’ll find a banjo player, an old-time guitarist, a fiddle and dulcimer duo, contra dancing and a performance by the Old Bethpage Village Brass Band.
Leave modern conveniences behind and step back in time to see costumed docents prepare a holiday meal the way they would have in the late-19th century. The 1863 Thanksgiving celebration invites you to visit a kitchen in one of the historic homes at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, where you’ll find a beehive oven or an open fire doing the cooking and baking. Traditional fiddle music and historic stories add to the experience. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 18 and 19, and also Nov. 25-26 ADMISSION $12 ($8 ages 5-12)
The Long Island Woodworkers host a two-day show that includes handmade wood items for sale, along with demonstrations on various topics, including scrolling, furniture making and more. The show comes with admission to Old Bethpage Village Restoration, so while you’re there, feel free to tour the homes in the village. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, and next Sunday, Nov. 12, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage $12, $8 ages 5-12, free younger than 5
