Cookie Season Returns: Girl Scouts Of Suffolk Host Late-Night ‘Cookiepalooza’ In Bay Shore

BAY SHORE, NY — The Girl Scouts of Suffolk County will launch the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie Season with its annual late-night celebration, “Cookiepalooza,” on Friday, Jan. 16, at the South Shore Mall.

The overnight event will run from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the mall, located at 1701 Sunrise Highway, and is designed to energize and prepare Girl Scouts for their upcoming cookie sales while celebrating creativity, confidence, and entrepreneurship.

Cookiepalooza features a variety of activities focused on the five essential skills girls build through the cookie program: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. Highlights include a “Girl Scouts Got Talent” showcase, where finalists will perform original Girl Scout Cookie songs, along with cookie previews, creative snack stations, and hands-on media activities.

As part of the “media girls” program, Girl Scouts will create their own original social media content during the event, learning how to promote their goals while building digital literacy skills.

The evening will also mark the official unveiling of Exploremores, a new Girl Scout Cookie set to debut nationwide in early 2026. The rocky road-inspired sandwich cookie features chocolate cookies with marshmallow and toasted almond-flavored crème and is designed to evoke adventure.