In Somers, November Is the Month You Sign Up For

November in Somers has far fewer events you can simply walk into. On the county's calendar for Muscoot Farm, 13 listings fall between November 1 and the farm's Holiday Gift Market on November 22. Three are marked free. Most of the rest carry a price, and many of them say registration is required. The farm says the same thing on its own calendar page. Some programs "require pre-registration and will not be able to accommodate walk-ins."

So the town's season changes in a practical way after Halloween. Once the pumpkin fields close, the good parts of November in Somers come in small groups, with a fee and a spot to reserve. The walk-in days still exist, but they land on a few dates you can plan around.

Halloween Saturday Is Built for Walking In

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and the morning and afternoon run back to back.

The Somers LEOs are holding a family Halloween party at Bailey Park, 292 US-202, from 10 a.m. to noon on October 31. The Lions Club listing promises costume contests, crafts, games and photo ops. It gives no ticket price.

That afternoon, Muscoot Farm holds its annual Boo Walk. Families come in costume and walk the farm's wooded trails, which are decorated for Halloween and billed as non-scary. The county listing gives one firm time: the walk "closes promptly at 3 PM." With the party ending at noon, there is time for lunch before heading to the farm. Leave enough of the afternoon for the trails before that 3 p.m. cutoff.

Somers Library has two events earlier in Halloween week. Halloween Storytime & Craft is Thursday, October 29, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. No registration is needed, and children who come in costume get a free book. Spooky Robots with Dash & Dot and Ozobots follows on Friday, October 30, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. That one requires registration. The two library events split the same way the rest of the season does.

November 1 Sets the Pattern at Muscoot

The day after the Boo Walk, the farm's calendar looks different. Two programs are listed for Sunday, November 1. The first is a historical tour of the Muscoot mansion for ages 13 and up. The group meets "promptly at 11:00 am by the grape arbor located behind the mansion." The second is a hands-on session grooming the farm's dairy cattle, which the county calendar lists at $20.

Both have a set meeting time, a size limit or a fee. November at Muscoot works this way: you book a session ahead of time.

The Farm's November, Sorted by What It Asks of You

Here is every dated program the county calendar lists at Muscoot from November 1 through November 22, in date order, with what each one asks of you. The weekly Sunday farmers market runs alongside these and is covered further down.

The three free listings are spread out. One opens the month, one comes on the Saturday before the market, and the market itself closes it out. Most of what falls between them carries a fee or a sign-up, and several of them are hard to find anywhere else nearby.

The bird walk on Monday, November 2, is led by Anne Swaim of Saw Mill River Audubon. It leaves from the parking area early in the morning. Four nights later, on Friday, November 6, the owl program pairs a short talk with a night walk on the farm roads to listen and look for owls. It is open to adults and children 10 and older, and since space is limited, registration matters.

Saturday, November 7, is the busiest day for programs. Families can sign up for Farmer for a Day, feeding, cleaning and caring for the animals with farm staff. It costs $25 per participant, which includes one adult. On the same day, Master Blacksmith Bill Fitzgerald runs a full-day workshop in the farm's blacksmith shop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., where participants make their own pieces. It is the most expensive program of the month at $100.

The adults-only evening comes on Thursday, November 12. Caitlin of CM Cookies teaches cookie decorating over seasonal Muscoot mocktails and snacks, for ages 18 and up, at $35. If you shop the Sunday market, you may already know the name. CM Cookies is on Muscoot's 2026 vendor list.

The animal programs keep going through mid-month. There is a goat walk on November 8, grooming the farm's horse, Haley, on November 15, an enclosure visit for ages 8 and up the same day, and a leaf-collecting walk for ages 4 to 7 on Monday, November 16.

Mid-Month, the Library Runs on the Same Clock

The calendar works the same way at Somers Library. The Friends of the library hold their book sale in the Program Room over three days. The first, Friday, November 13, is a dealer and seller night from 4 to 8 p.m. The sale continues Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No registration is required.

Like the bird walk and the market, the book sale is a walk-in event, and the timing still matters. Booksellers get their own evening before the general sale days, so the sale has a pecking order even without a sign-up sheet.

One errand shares the same deadline. The town's bulk refuse drop-off at WIN Waste Innovations, 241 Route 100, ends November 14. The town's event page doesn't list hours or accepted items, so check the Town of Somers listing before loading the car.

November 22 Is the Farm's Biggest Walk-In Day of the Month

Muscoot's Holiday Gift Market is Sunday, November 22. The farm's market page says it is full and applications are closed, with the vendor list still to come. The county calendar calls it the last market of the year, lists it as free and invites shoppers to "take a break from the stores and shop local."

The 2026 vendor list gives a sense of what the regular season has offered. It includes Chaseholm Farm Creamery, Bear Mountain Coffee Roasters, DoughCo Bagels, Hoffman Bread, North Winds Lavender Farm, Quartz Rock Vineyard and Nightingale Farm, Rosie's Empanadas, Snowfall Brewing and Pickle Joy, among others. The holiday market's own lineup hasn't been posted, so don't count on any particular stall being there that day. Muscoot also links a vendor map and schedule and notes that dates are subject to change. That schedule is the place to check which Sundays the regular market still runs before the 22nd.

The day before, Saturday, November 21, the Environmental Learning Center has a free drop-in station where visitors can handle horns, antlers and skulls and learn how they differ. Between the station and the market, that weekend has the most no-reservation time at the farm this month.

Thanksgiving Week Moves to Timed Tickets

Thanksgiving week brings one more change. Somers Library closes at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, and stays closed Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27.

On Saturday, November 28, Holidays on the Hill opens at Lasdon Public Gardens, 2610 Amawalk Road on Route 35. Model trains wind across multi-level tracks through holiday scenes inside the Glass House Conservatory. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day. Tickets cost $10 to $20 and are sold in one-hour time slots, with the full schedule of dates and times on the Lasdon Public Gardens site.

So the month ends at Lasdon the same way it ran at Muscoot, with time slots booked in advance. If you have family visiting over the holiday weekend, buy the train show tickets before they arrive.

Muscoot's December has also started to fill in. Its holiday barn evening on Friday, December 4, lists a $6 admission for visiting the animals in decorated barns, with holiday activities and food. The county notes that all programs are subject to change without notice, so confirm details on the Westchester County Parks events calendar before you go. Muscoot also takes questions by phone at (914) 864-7286.

If you know Somers by its calendar, as in owl walks booked a week ahead and train show tickets bought before the cousins arrive, you already know the kind of detail we bring to marketing a home here. When you are ready to see how your Somers property would show this season, Durr Palumbo Partners would be glad to start with a conversation and a Home Valuation.