Hudson River Valley

River Clay Pottery

Jul 25, 2026 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 During this class, participants will have a hands on opportunity to craft with real Hudson River clay while learning the history of clay in the river and how peoples’ relationship with it have changed over the years. Be ready to get dirty and hands on in this all-ages crafting class! More...

Sunday Salon: Catwalk Artists-in-Residence

Jul 26, 2026 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join the Thomas Cole Site and Catwalk Institute’s artists-in-residence for art installations and performances. More...

Curator’s Tour: Exhibition Tour of "Circles of Influence: Thomas Cole and the American Landscape Movement"

Aug 7, 2026 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Site Associate Curator, for a tour of the special exhibition "Circles of Influence: Thomas Cole and the American Landscape Movement." More...

Cole's Art Camp: Pollinators

Aug 10, 2026 9:00 AM to Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Cole’s Art Camp welcomes children ages 6–11 for five-day summer program sessions exploring the home and landscape where Thomas Cole made art. Experience the museum galleries and artist studios, play in the flower gardens, work together to make an exhibition, and create art inspired by the natural world. Choose one or more from four landscape-themed sessions: Trees, Clouds, Pollinators, and Mountains. More...

Tiny Garden Wonders – The Insects Garden Talk at the Beatrix Farrand Garden

Aug 15, 2026 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM Location: 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538 “Tiny Garden Wonders – The Insects” with Horticulturist Ashley Gamell; Part of Beatrix Farrand Garden Series of Garden Talks More...

Annual Beatrix Farrand Garden Bioblitz Garden Talk at the Beatrix Farrand Garden

Aug 15, 2026 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM Location: 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538 “Annual Beatrix Farrand Garden Bioblitz” with Ashley Gamell; Part of Beatrix Farrand Garden Series of Garden Talks More...

The Names We Know: Jack & Betty, the First Known African Residents of New Paltz

Aug 16, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 In July 1680, New Paltz Patentee, Christian Deyo, purchased an enslaved African man named Jack from New York City physician, Hartman Wessels. Nine years later, Christian's son, Pierre Deyo, purchased an enslaved African girl named Betty from a trafficker in New York City named James Barré. These are the first recorded purchases of enslaved Africans in the community of New Paltz, and Jack and Betty are the earliest recorded African residents of the town. In this presentation, Ulster County Historian, Eddie Moran, will guide attendees through documentary sources to discuss what we know about Jack and Betty, and what their lives in New Paltz may have been like. More...

Cole's Art Camp: Mountains

Aug 17, 2026 9:00 AM to Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Cole’s Art Camp welcomes children ages 6–11 for five-day summer program sessions exploring the home and landscape where Thomas Cole made art. Experience the museum galleries and artist studios, play in the flower gardens, work together to make an exhibition, and create art inspired by the natural world. Choose one or more from four landscape-themed sessions: Trees, Clouds, Pollinators, and Mountains. More...

From Trees to Tallship: Connecting Forest Ecology and Boatbuilding

Aug 21, 2026 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 Caitlin will connect forest ecology and the growth patterns of various trees to the properties of their woods. She'll then talk about how shipwrights utilize these different woods for different purposes when building wooden boats, drawing examples from the construction and ongoing maintenance of the sloop Clearwater. More...

Summer Festival

Aug 23, 2026 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join us for a free, outdoor Summer Festival on the grounds, hands-on garden activities, special tours, and more. More...

Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series featuring Nancy Donnelly

Aug 27, 2026 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Location: 1 Clermont Ave., Germantown, NY 12526 We are thrilled to host our 2026 Harmonies on the Hudson concert lineup presented by Fix Bros. Fruit Farm. More...

IRVRW250 Capital for a Day

Aug 30, 2026 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Memorial Park, 11 Dows Ln, Irvington, NY 10533 On August 31, 1776, the only intact government of the new State of New York, the Committee of Safety, found temporary safety in Irvington at the Odell Tavern. The Odell Tavern is an intact historic tenant farmhouse that served as a drover’s tavern during the revolution and is within the borders of what is now the Village of Irvington. That event will be commemorated on Aug. 31, 2026 in Irvington. More...

Events

Please call the individual sites directly to inquire about the events listed below.

Events must be related to the themes of the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and be heritage, cultural, historical, and/or recreational/trail related.