There might have been a petting zoo and a donkey named Daffy wandering around the Hamptons, but there was also a giant elephant at the first big party in the old Summer House this year.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
The Gentle Barn animal sponsorship Honor your favorite animal lover by sponsoring a Gentle Barn donkey, pig, goat, turkey or dog.
Until this year Chablé’s programming largely focused on adults but anew farm space presents kid-friendly introductions to farming and gardening and includes a petting zoo with especially social pigs, goats, rabbits, and miniature horses and burros.
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John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.
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