Free things to do this weekend in and around the Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, July 24, 2026 to Sunday, July 26, 2026
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
- Drop-In Visit Days at Simon’s Rock at Bard College and Bard Academy - Simon’s Rock at Bard College and Bard Academy, 30 Seminary Drive, Barrytown, NY 12507, July 24, 2026, 12:00PM
- Kids Bowl Free – Register Your Kids for a Summer Fun Bowling Pass Today - Kids Bowl Free, Find a participating bowling center near you today!, Various locations near Hudson Valley, NY, July 24, 2026 to July 26, 2026, See website for details.
- Free Buddhist Temple Tours Upstate New York in Sullivan County Catskills - Kadampa Meditation Center New York, Sweeney Rd, Glen Spey, NY 12737, July 25, 2026 to July 26, 2026, 1:30PM
- Kinderhook Farmers Market - Kinderhook Farmers Market, Village Square, Kinderhook, NY 12106, July 25, 2026, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- 11th Annual Car Show & Touch-a-Truck at Barton Orchards - Barton Orchards, 63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag, NY 12570, July 25, 2026, 11 am - 3 pm
- Artist Workshop: Water Connects Us at Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum - Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum, 75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, July 25, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Putnam County Fair & 4-H Youth Showcase - Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park, 201 Gypsy Trail Road, Carmel, NY 10512, July 25, 2026, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM; July 26, 2026, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- FREE "LIVE" ACTING WORKSHOP! Study with a star of STAGE, FILM and TV! David Patrick Wilson - The Academy of Film Television Stage and Performing Arts, Inc, 222 Greenwich Avenue, Goshen, NY 10924, July 25, 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Walkway Connections (For Kids!): River Clay Pottery - Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, Haviland Road, Highland, NY, July 25, 2026, 7 pm - 8 pm
- Movies Under the Walkway Over the Hudson - Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, Haviland Road, Highland, NY, July 25, 2026, Doors open at 7:30 pm
- Water and Nature Exploration - The Autism Nature Trail @ Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY, July 25, 2026 to July 26, 2026, 11 am - 3 pm
- KinoKids: Nature Collage Magnet Workshop - Kinosaito Arts Center, 7th Street, Verplanck, NY, July 26, 2026, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Farmers Market at Muscoot Farm - Muscoot Farm, 51 New York 100, Katonah, NY 10536, July 26, 2026, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm