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THE HUDSON VALLEY HIT LIST · WEEKEND EDITION

☀️ Happy Thursday, Hudson Valley

Weekend plans, sorted. Here are 15 things to do this Halloween weekend (Oct 30–Nov 1), five in each corner of the valley: farmers markets, food festivals, parades, live music and plenty for the kids.

🥕 Farmers Market · 🍔 Food Festival · 🎪 Festival · 🎵 Music · 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid Friendly

Can’t-miss pick: The Monster Munch Halloween Festival at Thunderbird Farms in Goshen on Saturday. Food trucks, a kids’ costume parade, live music and the Boo Barn after dark, from $10.

Jump to your region: Lower · Mid · Upper

LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
5 Things to Do This Weekend

Westchester · Rockland · Putnam

Child in a bat costume among pumpkins and hay bales

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  1. 🥕 Cold Spring Farmers' Market: Sat 9am–1pm · Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison. Hudson Valley farms, bakers and makers set up on the lawn at Boscobel, a short walk from the Hudson overlook. Market entry is free. Details →

  2. 🎪👨‍👩‍👧 Ossining Halloween Parade & Trunk or Treat: Fri 6–8pm · Downtown Ossining. A costume parade that ends on Main Street, then trunk-or-treat in the Caputo Community Center lot with games, music and bounce houses, hosted by Ossining's first responders. Free. Details →

  3. 👨‍👩‍👧 Fantasy Parade at Lasdon Park: Sat 10–11:30am · Lasdon Park & Gardens, Katonah. Families in masks, capes and costumes meet at the orchard picnic tables and parade together through the fall gardens. Free; kids with an adult; canceled in steady rain. Details →

  4. 🎵 The Mavericks & Friends: Fri & Sat 8pm · Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. The Grammy-winning roots band, known for mixing country, Latin and rock, plays a two-night Halloween weekend stand. $77.50–$97.50. Details →

  5. 🍔🎪👨‍👩‍👧 Indian Food Festival: Diwali Mela: Sun 2–7pm · Nyack Center, Nyack. A Festival of Lights celebration with food from across India, music and dance performances, art activities and shopping for textiles and jewelry. Free admission. Details →

MID-HUDSON VALLEY
5 Things to Do This Weekend

Dutchess · Orange · Ulster

Pumpkins in a farm pumpkin patch

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  1. 🎵 Roomful of Blues: Fri 8pm · Daryl's House, Pawling. The long-running jump-blues band and its horn section take the stage at Daryl Hall's club. $33.84–$50.32. Details →

  2. 🎪🍔👨‍👩‍👧 Monster Munch Halloween Festival: Sat noon–10pm · Thunderbird Farms, Goshen. Food trucks, local vendors, a kids' costume parade at 2pm and a no-scare zone 2–4pm, the OC5 Band 4–7pm, then the Boo Barn Twilight Experience 7–10pm. Festival $10, Twilight $15; 5 and under free. Details →

  3. 👨‍👩‍👧 Trick-or-Treating on Huguenot Street: Sat 3:30–5:30pm · Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz. Kids trick-or-treat among the old stone houses, with food trucks on site and teal-pumpkin treats at every stop. Free; RSVP requested so they don't run out of candy. Details →

  4. 🎪🎵👨‍👩‍👧 Fall Harvest Festival at Fishkill Farms: Sat & Sun 9am–6pm · Fishkill Farms, Hopewell Junction. The last festival weekend of the season: pick-your-own apples, wagon rides, the corn maze, live music in the courtyard and cider donuts. Free to visit; tickets needed for picking, wagon rides and the maze. Details →

  5. 🥕 Warwick Valley Farmers' Market: Sun 9am–2pm · South Street lot, Warwick. One of Orange County's biggest markets, with local farms, bakers and prepared food, rain or shine through Nov 22. Free. Details →

UPPER HUDSON VALLEY
5 Things to Do This Weekend

Columbia · Greene · Sullivan

Three glowing jack-o'-lanterns at night

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  1. 🎵 Dent May: Fri 7pm · The Half Moon, Hudson. The Mississippi songwriter brings his upbeat, melodic pop and songs from his new album, The Big One. $22; door sales if it isn't sold out. Details →

  2. 🥕🎪👨‍👩‍👧 Halloween & Harvest Fest at the Barryville Farmers Market: Sat 10am–1pm · Barryville United Methodist Church, Barryville. Trick-or-treat with the farmers, live music from the Jeiris Cook Band, an 11am costume parade along River Road, trunk-or-treat and a kids' and pets' costume contest. Free; dogs welcome. Details →

  3. 👨‍👩‍👧 Trick-or-Treat at Clermont: Sat 10:30am–4pm · Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown. Free trick-or-treating and costume photo stations at the Visitor Center of this riverside estate. Mansion tours run on the hour: $10 adults, under 12 free. Details →

  4. 🎪👨‍👩‍👧 Halloween Spooktacular in Tannersville: Sat 5–8pm · Main Street, Tannersville. The school SPTO's "Trick or Truck" lines Main Street with haunted cars, plus village trick-or-treating, a costume parade, a pie-eating contest, a jack-o'-lantern display and kids' crafts. Details →

  5. 🥕 Callicoon Farmers Market: Sun 11am–2pm · Callicoon Creek Park, Callicoon. The year-round Sunday market, with local farms, bakers, wine and cider makers, honey, maple syrup and pottery. Free. Details →

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