Pumpkin Painting

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  •  October 18, 2025
     10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Celebrate the season and add a splash of color to your weekend! Join us for a creative morning of pumpkin painting where you can decorate your own seasonal masterpiece to take home. We’ll provide everything you need – for adults and children! Location: Learning Center Date: Saturday, October 18 Time: 10am-12pm $5 per pumpkin, payable (more…)

Diego’s Trunk or Treat


  •  October 25, 2026
     12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  Join the NCSPCA at the Sands Point Preserve for a special event for the families and their pets – Diego’s Truck and Treat! Various pet friendly businesses will be decorating the trunks of their cars and offering “treats” to visiting patrons and their pups. Activities include dog Halloween costume contest, pie eating contest, raffles, (more…)

Owl Prowl


  • Owl Prowl - Adults Only
     November 5, 2026
     7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Owl Prowl - Families
     November 6, 2026
     7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

TWO SESSIONS FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES Both programs begin with an indoor presentation to learn how to identify owls by sight and sound, and attract these beneficial birds to your own backyard. Then we’ll head out to the woods for a very quiet guided night walk in search of owls and other nighttime wildlife. Our (more…)

Fall Fun Fest

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  •  October 4, 2026
     12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Celebrate the Autumn season at our Fall Fun Fest with activities for children of all ages! All activities are free with Fall Fun Fest admission, excluding food trucks and Autumn Market. Pumpkin Painting Face Painting Live Music Puppet Shows with Wonderspark Puppets Family Games Bird watching with North Shore Audubon Society Oriana, the Harvest Bubble (more…)

Halloween Ball 2025

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  • VIP Experience at the Haunted Speakeasy
     October 25, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • General Admission
     October 25, 2025
     8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

The Sands Point Preserve Conservancy cordially invites you to our Halloween Ball Saturday, October 25, 2025 VIP Experience at the Haunted Speakeasy: 7-8pm General Admission: 8-11pm Hempstead House Step back in time to the Golden Age of the 1920s.  Experience the extravagance.  Relish in self-indulgence.  Give in to desire.  But beware.  As you eat, drink, (more…)

Plein Air Painting

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  •  September 21, 2025
     10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  •  June 7, 2026
     10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join Artist Lori Lee as she leads a Plein Air Painting workshop at the preserve this spring. Connect to the natural beauty and grandeur of the grounds, painting on site in the open air. This program is open to all levels, from beginners to advanced painters. We will focus on executing dynamic compositions that capture (more…)

Evening Sensory Walk – Cancelled

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  •  September 25, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Test your senses with a night hike! Ranger Eric Powers will lead this evening walk where we’ll learn to use our senses of sight, sound, touch and smell as they relate to animals and plants in nature. Starting at sunset, we will put your senses to the test just as it gets difficult to see.  (more…)

National Honeybee Day

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  •  August 16, 2025
     10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Celebrate National Honeybee Day at the Preserve! Learn about the vital role honeybees play in our ecosystem and how we can help protect them, with activities for guests of all ages. Saturday, August 16 10am – 1pm Ongoing 10am – 1pm: Complete a flower scavenger hunt to win a small prize Create bee-related crafts to (more…)

Falaise Tours


  • Tours at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
     October 23, 2026
     12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Tours at 12pm and 2pm
     October 24, 2026
     12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Tours at 12pm and 2pm
     October 25, 2026
     12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Interior access to Falaise is available by scheduled guided tours only from June – October. Tours are limited in group size and tend to sell out. Tickets are only available to purchase day-of in Castle Gould’s Welcome Center, open Wednesday – Sunday at 11am. Please arrive early to purchase tickets. PLEASE NOTE: Falaise tours are designed (more…)

Guided Nature Walks 2026


  • Fall Foliage
     October 24, 2026
     10:00 am - 11:30 am

  Join us for this series of all-ages walks as we explore different aspects of the preserve’s environment, encompassing its unique physical features and wildlife, as well as critical conservation issues and helpful practices to create a healthy, sustainable environment. Our expert guide, environmental educator Hildur Palsdottir, brings a range of perspectives for each outdoor (more…)

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