Spring and Summer Events in the Hudson Valley - 2026

I won't be as timely in planning this immediate weekend, but I hope this post can help you plan for your next visit to the Hudson Valley. Have an event or know of one you recommend? Send in suggestions via the contact page.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

There's no shortage of calendars to check for ideas, many region-wide, others more focused on a town or county. Here's where I look:

• The Daily Catch Events Calendar (Red Hook and Rhinebeck, NY)
• Destination Dutchess Events Calendar (Dutchess County Tourism)
• Great Northern Catskills of Greene County calendar (Greene County)
• Historic Hudson Valley site (region-wide)
• HVNY This Week's Calendar (region-wide, sign up for the newsletter)
• Spark of Hudson Events Calendar (Hudson, NY)
• Visit Hudson, NY Calendar (Hudson, NY)
• Trixie's List Hudson Happenings (Hudson, NY)
• Big Gay Hudson Valley (region-wide)
• Chronogram Magazine Events Calendar (Ulster, Dutchess, etc.)
• Visit Ulster County (Ulster Co.)

APRIL 2026

🧑🏼‍🍳 April 6-12: Greene County Restaurant Week - info here

✍🏼 Saturday, April 11: Poetry Walk -  New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation host this as part of National Poetry Month. 1-2 pm (Lake Taghkanic State Park, Ancram

🌎 Weekend April 18-20: Earth Day Celebrations

• Sunday, April 19: Earth Day at the Wineries on the Shawangunk Wine Trail - 11am-5pm - Info here
• Sunday, April 19: Earth Fest at the Ashokan - 12:00-5pm - Info here

🎶 Monday, April 20: Bard Community Orchestra - Info here (Fisher Center at Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson)

💡Saturday, April 25: 3rd Annual Hudson Valley Ideas Festival -  community of entrepreneurs, artists, thought leaders, and writers converge to tackle pressing issues.  Info here. 10 am -5 pm (Rosendale Theatre)

🐓 Sunday, April 26: Wild Hudson Valley - Presented by Rigor Hill Farm, a Spring benefit for Slow Food Hudson Valley. 2-6 pm (The Barn at Liberty Farm)

MAY 2026

🕢 Friday, May 1: Catskill First Friday - special day for stores in the town, open later. Info here. (Catskill, NY)

🚗 Weekend May 1-2: Rhinebeck Car Show -  Antique car show and swap meet - Info here (Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY)

🧑🏼‍🎨 Saturday, May 2: Frederich Church's 200th Birthday - Info here - 1-6 pm (Olana Historic Site, Hudson, NY)

🏃🏽‍♀️Sunday, May 3: Hudson Valley Marathon at Walkway Over the Hudson - Info here - Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 1 Mile

🌸 Sunday, May 3: The Springtime Apple Blossom Festival -  Info here - 11 am until 3 pm (Fishkill Farms, Hopewell Junction, NY)

🎵 Sunday, May 3: The Lifted Project - 1:00-3:00 pm. Check Facebook - amazing musical event and fundraiser as described in Episode 114 . Tickets through James Warriors here (The Capel at Cornwath, Wappingers Falls)

🇺🇸 Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25: 

• Spring Antiques at Rhinebeck - May 23 and May 24 Info here - (Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY) 
• 45th Annual Woodstock-New Paltz Arts and Crafts Fair - May 23-25 1-5 pm-  Info here- (Ulster County Fairgrounds)
• Bearsville Bluegrass Festival - Sunday, May 24 - 12-6 pm - Info here (Bearsville Center)

More to come

JUNE 2026

June 13: Purple Sage Festival - A full‑day celebration with music, food, healing modalities, family‑friendly activities, affordable fun, and even an option to camp overnight (The Stone Mountain Farm in New Paltz, NY). 

🎨 June 25-29: Upstate Art Weekend - A Cidiot favorite, covered in Episode 90 - Info here - (Across the region!)

🏳️‍🌈 Pride across the Hudson Valley events (will add as more are scheduled)

• Sunday, June 7: Kingston Pride March 12-7 pm
• Sunday, June 14: Capital Pride (Albany)
• Saturday, June 13: Poughkeepsie Pride - Info at Dutchess Pride
• Saturday, June 20: Hudson Parade and Festival - Info at OutHudson
• Saturday, June 20: New Paltz Parade - Info at New Paltz Pride

🎭 June 27: James Austin Johnson at Spiegeltent - Tickets here (Fisher Center at Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson)

🕺🏽June 25-August 16: Bard Summerscape -  Eight weeks of opera, dance, music, and more - Tickets and info here

More to come

JULY 2026

Weekend July 11-12: Vintage in the Hudson Valley Festival  (Ulster County Fairgrounds)

More to come

AUGUST 2026

🎡 August 4-9: The Ulster County Fair (New Paltz, NY)

🐄 August 26-30: The Dutchess County Fair -  Info at Dutchess Fair.com (Rhinebeck, NY)

🎠 August 27-Sept 1: The Columbia County Fair (Chatham, NY)

More to come