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What is on, what is open, and how to get there — across the Hamptons and the North Fork.

AUTUMN ON THE EAST END →

Harvest

Vineyards, farm stands, and the last warm afternoons.

Beaches & Coast

5 guides

Beaches, the water, wildlife, trails, and where to stand at golden hour.

The Coastline — beaches on the East End

01 · BEACHES

The Coastline

Find your perfect stretch — permits, parking, and carless access.

The First & Last Light — golden hour on the East End

02 · GOLDEN HOUR

The First & Last Light

Sunset at 5:48 PM · Sunrise at 7:16 AM · Where to stand for both.

Paths & Hikes — trails on the East End

03 · TRAILS

Paths & Hikes

Paumanok Path, Hither Woods, and the back trails.

Natural Wonders — wildlife on the East End

04 · WILDLIFE

Natural Wonders

Whales, seals, birds, and the Atlantic Flyway — 16 IBAs, 24 species.

Sail, Fish, Charter — on the water on the East End

05 · ON THE WATER

Sail, Fish, Charter

Everything beyond the shoreline.

Stay

1 guide

Hotels, inns, boutiques, B&Bs, camping, and rentals (Airbnb, Vrbo, Plum Guide).

Hotels, Inns, Cottages & Rentals — stay on the East End

01 · STAY

Hotels, Inns, Cottages & Rentals

Where to sleep on the East End — boutique hotels, historic inns, oceanfront resorts, B&Bs, and the rental platforms locals use (Airbnb, Vrbo, Plum Guide).

Eat & Drink

6 guides

Restaurants, coffee, wine, farm stands, oysters, and the late hours.

Culinary Arts — restaurants on the East End

01 · RESTAURANTS

Culinary Arts

Locally sourced dining experiences.

The Vineyards — wine on the East End

02 · WINE

The Vineyards

North Fork cellars, tastings, and craft breweries.

Coffee & Mornings — coffee & mornings on the East End

03 · COFFEE & MORNINGS

Coffee & Mornings

Sag Town, Carissa's, Hampton Coffee, the bagel shops, and the early-bird counters.

After Dark — nightlife on the East End

04 · NIGHTLIFE

After Dark

Live music, cocktails, dance floors, the late hours.

From the Fields — farms on the East End

05 · FARMS

From the Fields

Stands, markets, and the goats the kids can feed.

From the Bays — oysters on the East End

06 · OYSTERS

From the Bays

Oyster farms, raw bars, and the Peconic merroir.

Shopping

1 guide

Boutiques, jewelry, home, books, beauty, vintage, and the village streets worth browsing.

Where to Shop — shopping on the East End

01 · SHOPPING

Where to Shop

Boutiques, jewelry, home, books, beauty, vintage, and the village streets to browse.

Events

7 guides

The social side of summer — events, art, polo, and the social season.

The Calendar — events on the East End

01 · EVENTS

The Calendar

Art, music, festivals, and the one-nighters.

ART — art on the East End

02 · ART

ART

Pollock-Krasner, Parrish, Guild Hall, LongHouse, the artist studios you can actually visit.

Sundays in Bridgehampton — polo on the East End

03 · POLO

Sundays in Bridgehampton

The chukkers, the tailgates, the crowd.

Marquee Scene Events — the social season on the East End

04 · THE SOCIAL SEASON

Marquee Scene Events

The tiered scene guide — galas, polo, film, gallery openings, by tier and dress code.

The Gilded Hamptons — gilded on the East End

05 · GILDED

The Gilded Hamptons

A journalistic survey of the maximum-lux.

Best of the East End — best of on the East End

06 · BEST OF

Best of the East End

The annual editorial awards — twelve categories, one winner each.

ARCHITECTURE — architecture on the East End

07 · ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE

Who designed it, and when — a 1649 English frame, Lafever's whale-money temples, Jaffe's cedar synagogue, Herzog & de Meuron.

Fitness & Sports

3 guides

Studios, gyms, courts, and the pickup games worth showing up for.

Move — fitness on the East End

01 · FITNESS

Move

Studios, gyms, and outdoor classes.

Pickup & Leagues — sports on the East End

02 · SPORTS

Pickup & Leagues

Tennis, pickleball, golf, and pickup games.

Quiet Rooms — wellness on the East End

03 · WELLNESS

Quiet Rooms

Spas, salt, steam, and the slow morning.

Outdoors

2 guides

Getting out into it — adventure on land and water, and time in the saddle.

Adventure — adventure on the East End

01 · ADVENTURE

Adventure

Surf, sail, fish, climb, camp, skydive.

On the Trails — horseback on the East End

02 · HORSEBACK

On the Trails

Stables, rides, and beach gallops.

Community

2 guides

The organizations and the people doing the work out here.

The Regulars — meet people on the East End

01 · MEET PEOPLE

The Regulars

Classes, pickup games, volunteer crews, and the nights that come round again.

The Organizations — nonprofits on the East End

02 · NONPROFITS

The Organizations

Who's doing the work out here.

Getting Around

4 guides

Getting here, getting around, and the things you'll be glad you knew.

Getting Here & Around — transport on the East End

01 · TRANSPORT

Getting Here & Around

Train, jitney, ferries, helicopters, key roads — plus live traffic on the 27.

A Primer — hamptons 101 on the East End

02 · HAMPTONS 101

A Primer

The vocabulary, the towns, the history — and a quiz to prove you know it.

The Hamlets — hamlets on the East End

03 · HAMLETS

The Hamlets

Village by village, the map explained.

Quiet Rooms & Free WiFi — libraries on the East End

04 · LIBRARIES

Quiet Rooms & Free WiFi

Hours, cards, and the summer-renter borrowing shortcut.

Everyday

8 guides

The family-and-locals layer — groups, kids, teens, picnics, pools, and safety.

Clubs & Circles — groups on the East End

01 · GROUPS

Clubs & Circles

Shared interests, standing meetups.

For Every Community — comunidad on the East End

02 · COMUNIDAD

For Every Community

Rights, health, housing & help in 200+ languages — en español, po polsku, українською.

KIDS — kids on the East End

03 · KIDS

KIDS

Story hour at every library, the lifeguarded beaches, the farms with animals.

TEENS — teens on the East End

04 · TEENS

TEENS

What's actually cool — surf, skate, summer jobs, all-ages shows.

A Blanket on the Grass — picnic on the East End

05 · PICNIC

A Blanket on the Grass

Lawns, parks, and vineyard tables where it's actually allowed.

Public Pools — pools on the East End

06 · POOLS

Public Pools

Lap lanes, day passes, and the ocean alternative.

Open in Winter — winter on the East End

07 · WINTER

Open in Winter

The year-round East End — who actually stays open after Labor Day.

Health & Safety — safety on the East End

08 · SAFETY

Health & Safety

Rip currents, ticks, and the 24-hour urgent care.

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