Halloween 2026 in the Three Villages and Port Jefferson

ByPawli Paola Meyer

What this roundup covers

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Halloween falls on a Saturday in 2026, and the Three Villages (Setauket, Stony Brook and East Setauket) and Port Jefferson have a scattering of seasonal programs around it. Only events whose official 2026 dates appear on a venue, village or organization page are listed here. Neighborhood trick-or-treating hours and house decorations are not covered, because no official 2026 schedule for them turned up in the sources checked.

Port Jefferson village events

The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce lists the village’s fall programming on its events calendar. The longest-running item is the 2026 Port Jefferson Scarecrow Walk on East Main Street, scheduled from October 5 through November 2. Visitors vote for a favorite among 18 scarecrows, each sponsored or designed by a local business or organization, and the listing notes that voting requires an email address.

The weekend of October 17 and 18 brings the Port Jefferson Harvest Festival. According to the chamber, it includes the Scarecrow Walk, a Costumed Dog Parade, a Pie Baking Contest, a show titled Hugh Stinkfoot and the Spooky Terrible Day, and the Self-Guided Fall Art Walk featuring work from 20 local artists. The festival page links to a pass page for activity entry, but the text lists neither prices nor a full schedule.

Details for individual pieces are on separate listings. The Costumed Dog Parade is set for October 17 from 12:30 to 1 p.m., though no venue or registration information appears on that listing. The chamber’s calendar places Hugh Stinkfoot and the Spooky Terrible Day on October 17 and 18 at The Performing Arts Studio, 224 E. Main St., with tickets listed at $5 for children 12 and under and $10 for ages 13 and up.

Later in the month, the Port Jefferson Chowder Crawl takes place on October 24 from noon to 3 p.m. Tickets are sold through a link on the chamber’s page, and the page names 13 participating restaurants and bars. It is a seasonal food event rather than a Halloween program.

Handmade scarecrows stand along a village street during the Halloween season in Port Jefferson.

Stony Brook Village and the Long Island Museum

In Stony Brook Village Center, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization runs the 36th Annual Scarecrow Competition from August 19 through October 31, 2026. As the village events page describes it, visitors stroll through the center and vote for favorites, voting is free, and winning scarecrows compete for cash prizes.

The same village calendar lists a Halloween Cat Arrangement Workshop on Sunday, October 25, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Village Florist & Events, where participants create a cat-themed floral arrangement. The calendar page shows no price, so that is worth confirming with the shop.

The Long Island Museum, at 1200 Route 25A, has the clearest family program of the season. Its events page shows a Halloween Family Fun Day on Sunday, October 25, from 1 to 4 p.m., marked free. Another seasonal entry on the calendar is Fall into Art: Make a Painted Leaf Mobile Workshop on October 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., for which no price is shown.

Outside special events, the museum’s hours and admission page lists Thursday hours of 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday through Sunday hours of noon to 5 p.m., with adult admission at $15 and free entry for children under six. Visitors who plan to tour the galleries alongside the family event can check that page for current rates.

Halloween weekend itself

With October 31 landing on a Saturday, the most reliably documented activity is the scarecrow viewing in both villages. Stony Brook’s voting closes on October 31, while Port Jefferson’s Scarecrow Walk continues through November 2. No official 2026 Halloween festival or parade for either village was listed on the pages checked, though organizations sometimes post additional events close to the date, so the calendars linked here are worth rechecking in the final week of October.

Pumpkins and corn stalks decorate a museum campus for Halloween in Stony Brook.

Three Village Historical Society

The Three Village Historical Society’s 2026 events calendar lists a Spirits Tour on October 17, and the Spirits Tour page gives October 24 as the rain date. The 2026 theme is “Founding Families: Before the Revolution, 1655 – 1775,” a first-person storytelling walk about families behind local street names, markers and gravestones, according to the society. The page states that tickets are sold out for 2026, so the program is mentioned here for reference only.

The society’s exhibit and gift shop hours, as listed on its calendar, are Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., and Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. Readers interested in the region’s Revolutionary-era ties can find background in existing articles on Abraham Woodhull and the Culper Spy Ring and Caroline Church.

Theatre Three

Theatre Three, at 412 Main Street in Port Jefferson, lists two shows of seasonal interest on its website. Be Our Ghost: A Villainous Cabaret, described on its show page as a night of songs performed by film, television and stage villains, is listed for Friday, October 30, at 6:30 and 9 p.m., with general admission of $30. The site’s overview shows the Third Act Cabaret series with a different range of dates, so confirming the performance date with the box office at 631-928-9100 is advisable.

Separately, The Parlor of Mystery is an evening of close-up magic, circus skills and comedy hosted by Mike Maione, billed on its event page for Thursdays at 8 p.m., with the first date on October 22, 2026. General admission is $40, and the page notes limited seating and audience participation.

The Fall Art Walk

A quieter seasonal option in Port Jefferson is the Self-Guided Fall Art Walk, scheduled from October 9 to November 6, 2026. The chamber describes it as a tour in which visitors view artwork from local artists. The listing text does not name participating locations or provide a map, since those details appear in flyer images, so the chamber at 631-473-1414 is the contact for specifics.

A library reading room decorated for Halloween programs in Setauket.

Library programs

The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket publishes a full slate of seasonal programs on its Halloween page. For adults, the list includes Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein on Wednesday, October 21, from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m.; DIY Zombie Make-Up on Friday, October 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.; and Halloween Bingo on Friday, October 30, from 2 to 3 p.m. Teens and tweens in grades 6 to 12 have a Murder Mystery Night on October 16, a Book & Movie Club on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark on October 18, a Creepypasta Writing Workshop on October 22, a DIY Zombie Make-up session on October 23 and a Nightmare Before Christmas movie night on October 29.

Younger children have Night Owls on October 22, Spooky Brush Heads for grades 1 to 5 on October 29, and a Halloween Parade for ages 18 months to 5 with a caregiver on October 30, in two morning sessions. Registration links appear for most programs, and the parade page notes that registration opens October 16. Library hours, listed on the main site, are Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Planning notes

  • The official pages mark only the Long Island Museum’s Family Fun Day and the Stony Brook scarecrow vote as free; other listings give no price or state a ticket cost.
  • Registration or tickets apply to most library programs, the Spirits Tour (sold out), the Chowder Crawl and the Theatre Three shows.
  • Dates and times on event pages can change, so a quick check the day before is sensible, especially for outdoor events.

Related reading

For a wider view of the season, an earlier piece covers pumpkin picking and farm stands on the North Shore. This article is general information only.

Hours, programs and prices change; confirm details with the official sources linked above before visiting.

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