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Sat 19 Jul
Crafty Kids Summer Extravaganza: Paper Dolls and Historic Fashion
Saturday, July 19, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Sat 19 Jul
The Animals of Clermont—a guided tour of the mansion and grounds
Saturday, July 19, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meets at the Visitor Center, $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and children under 12 are free. From Chancellor Livingston's prize Merino sheep to Alice Livingston's countless canine companions, The Animals of Clermont charts the timeline of Americans' evolving relationships with the animals we call our own. Visitors will be guided through a wide survey of the site's grounds and learn the stories of all the animals, whether livestock or family pets, for whom Clermont was home. Please Note: This tour takes place both inside the mansion and outside on the park grounds. Visitors should be dressed for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Please be prepared for outdoor walking. Though this tour focuses on animals, please leave your pets at home.
Registration: Not required
Sun 20 Jul
The Livingston’s Landscape: Uncover the relationship the Livingstons had with the land and those living on it
Sunday, July 20, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at the Visitor Center, Free. Join us at Clermont State Historic Site for a guided landscape tour. On this tour we will look back through generations of the Livingston family and explore how their role as landowners shaped the land and local communities. From the questionable land purchases from Indigenous tribes to enslaved men and tenant farmers tilling the soil, to the Livingston's own gentleman farmers, the relationship with the land and those who worked it changed many times over the past 300 years. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. In the event of severe weather this tour will be postponed.
Registration: Not required
Thu 24 Jul
Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series featuring Yankee Brass Band
Thursday, July 24, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Since 1987, the Yankee Brass Band has entertained audiences in New England and beyond with historically informed performances of nineteenth-century American brass band music. Using antique brass and percussion instruments from the period, painstakingly restored by their owners, the Yankee Brass Band presents the music of the "Golden Age of Bands" played in much the same manner as in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. To recreate this music, the band pays close attention to the aesthetics, performance practice, and concert attire of an earlier time. For one week each summer, members assemble from across the country to preserve this unique musical legacy through a series of live performances. Please note: All Harmonies on the Hudson concerts are weather permitting. Check out the whole season's concert calendar at friendsofclermont.org/events.
Registration: Not required
Sat 26 Jul
Crafty Kids Summer Extravaganza: Designing a Coat of Arms
Saturday, July 26, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Sat 26 Jul
Geology For Kids!
Saturday, July 26, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at Visitor Center, Free. Have you ever wondered what a Geologist does? Join educator Lila in learning the who, what and why of geology! During our discussion, we will create our own "egg carton geodes" to learn about minerals and water! This program is suitable for young science enthusiasts ages 4-14.
Registration: Not required
Sat 02 Aug
Crafty Kids Summer Extravaganza: Hot Air Balloons and Sailing Ships
Saturday, August 2, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Sat 09 Aug
Crafty Kids Summer Extravaganza: Paper Plate Fish and Fauna
Saturday, August 9, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Sun 10 Aug
Curatorial Tour of the Mansion
Sunday, August 10, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Mansion-Meets at the Visitor Center $10 for adults, $8 for seniors & students, and children under 12 are free. Join Clermont's Museum Assistant Noa for a special curatorial tour of the Mansion. This tour will include a discussion of some of the most important pieces in the house as well as those hidden gems in the collection. Please note: This tour begins in our Visitor Center; you must pay for your tour tickets at the ticketing desk. Space is extremely limited, please make reservations in advance.
Registration: Not required
Sat 16 Aug
Harvesting History: Fall Seed Starting!
Saturday, August 16, 2025 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Come get your hands dirty with Harvesting History educators Leslie and Lila by starting seeds for your Fall garden! Learn all about your favorite Fall fruits and vegetables, discover some new varieties of old favorites and plant seeds to take home for your own home garden. All ages are welcome and encouraged!
Registration: Not required
Sat 16 Aug
History Talk with Germantown Historian Tom Shannon
Saturday, August 16, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
For more information and to register for this event: friendsofclermont.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sun 17 Aug
The Livingston’s Landscape: Uncover the relationship the Livingstons had with the land and those living on it.
Sunday, August 17, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at the Visitor Center, Free! Join us at Clermont State Historic Site for a guided landscape tour. On this tour we will look back through generations of the Livingston family and explore how their role as landowners shaped the land and local communities. From the questionable land purchases from Indigenous tribes to enslaved men and tenant farmers tilling the soil, to the Livingston's own gentleman farmers, the relationship with the land and those who worked it changed many times over the past 300 years. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. In the event of severe weather this tour will be postponed.
Registration: Not required
Sat 23 Aug
Tea at Clermont Gardens
Saturday, August 23, 2025 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
$60 for Members of the Friends of Clermont, $75 for Non-Members Tea at Clermont Gardens is steeping once again. Twirling parasols, clinking teacups, and laughter on the lawn—our most charming fundraiser returns. Delight in tea and summery sips, nibble on savory sandwiches and sweet confections, sway to live music, and revel in the beauty of our blooming formal gardens. And yes, we're bringing back croquet—because who doesn't enjoy a bit of friendly competition! Tea at Clermont Gardens raises money to support Friends of Clermont's ongoing garden restoration work. Your gift is 100% tax-deductible! Children 12 and under are welcome free of charge (just let us know they will be joining you).
Registration: Not required
Thu 28 Aug
Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series featuring Sova
Thursday, August 28, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Free For Sova — the stage name of New York-based pianist/composer Sophia Subbayya Vastek — the piano has always been home. A second-generation pianist, she holds a deep reverence for her collective history, coupled with an exploratory ear, and moves quietly between musical worlds. Over the years, her intuitive playing style — rooted in tenderness, improvisation, and classical training — has evolved into a dynamic, cinematic sound. Described as performing with "passion and profound tenderness" (Second Inversion) and "serene strokes and lyrical beauty" (Brooklyn Rail), her music is quietly devastating, blossoming into ambient-inspired soundscapes that range from whisper-soft echoes to expressive cascades. Please note: All Harmonies on the Hudson concerts are weather permitting. Check out the whole season's concert calendar at friendsofclermont.org/events.
Registration: Required
Thu 28 Aug
Sova
Thursday, August 28, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
New York-based pianist/composer Sophia Subbayya Vastek.
Registration: Not required