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Mon 13 Oct
Hike with Mike: Pocantico Lake and Pocantico River
Monday, October 13, 2025 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
While this 5-6 mile, 3-hr hike won't take you across any oceans, we'll follow the Pocantico River on our way to our neighbor, Pocantico Lake and return via a portion of 13-Bridges, Gory Brook and the Pocantico River trails including a view of our triple arch bridge. The hike starts promptly at 9:00 AM in the Visitor Center Courtyard. Make sure you have water with you. Cost: FREE. Parking: $6 per vehicle. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Tue 14 Oct
Sunset Yoga
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Relieve stress and explore the connection between breath and movement with instructor Shivani Singh as the sun sets over the Hudson with views of the palisades and NYC in the distance. Weather dependent; yoga may occur in our art gallery with very limited registration. Appropriate for all levels of experience, ages 18+. Cost: $6 per class. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Wed 15 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 06:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Wed 15 Oct
Sound Healing
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Join Dayna Gralla for a therapeutic and restorative sound healing experience. Envelop yourself in the sounds of crystal singing bowls, chimes, and a variety of soothing instruments as you allow your mind to drift from an active state to a relaxed and meditative state. Ages 10+. Max: 20 per session. Cost: $8. Parking: $6 per vehicle until 4:30 pm. (no parking fee after 4:30pm) RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Wed 15 Oct
Sound Healing
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Join Dayna Gralla for a therapeutic and restorative sound healing experience. Envelop yourself in the sounds of crystal singing bowls, chimes, and a variety of soothing instruments as you allow your mind to drift from an active state to a relaxed and meditative state. Ages 10+. Max: 20 per session. Cost: $8. Parking: $6 per vehicle until 4:30 pm. (no parking fee after 4:30pm) RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Wed 15 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Thu 16 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Thursday, October 16, 2025 06:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Thu 16 Oct
Garden Tours and Volunteer Opportunities
Thursday, October 16, 2025 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Jay Heritage Center
Come and discover the award-winning Jay Estate Gardens this fall! Our gardens are constantly changing and the fall is the perfect time to stop by for a visit. Drop in for a lesson, talks, and workshops led by JHC's Director of Horticulture and Garden Education, Lucia Maestro and special guest speakers. Please visit our website or email Lucia for more information: hortdirector.JHC@gmail.com.
Registration: Required
Thu 16 Oct
Third Thursday: Fall Fishing with the Hudson Sloop Club
Thursday, October 16, 2025 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
The Olana Partnership's Free Community Day at Olana State Historic Site, the Third Thursday of every month. Make a day of it! Join a FREE program! Learn more below. To learn more visit: https://olana.org/thirdthursdays/.
Registration: Required
Thu 16 Oct
Third Thursday: Tunes with a View: Brasskill
Thursday, October 16, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Olana State Historic Site
The Olana Partnership's Free Community Day at Olana State Historic Site, the Third Thursday of every month. Make a day of it! Join a FREE program! Learn more below. To learn more visit: https://olana.org/thirdthursdays/.
Registration: Required
Thu 16 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Thursday, October 16, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Fri 17 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Friday, October 17, 2025 06:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Fri 17 Oct
Dobbs Ferry Library Storytime
Friday, October 17, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
Join the Old Croton Aqueduct and the Dobbs Ferry Public Library for our monthly toddler storytime! Stop by the Keeper's House to read about a diverse range of trail topics before taking part in a small craft. Afterwards, we encourage you to take a stroll along the trail and enjoy the morning! 10:30 AM, Location: OCA Keeper's House, 15 Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry, Free, Ages: Toddler.
Registration: Not required
Fri 17 Oct
What’s Missing? Artist Walk with Ellen Harvey
Friday, October 17, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Join contemporary artist Ellen Harvey for a walk and conversation around her current installation in Olana's artist-designed landscape and learn how she was inspired by the site's mysterious "summer house." This one hour walk will take place outdoors near Harvey's project, Winter in the Summer House, which places Frederic Church's lost summer house with a radical reimagining of what was once there. During this walk, participants will learn more about the artist's motivation and will walk around 1 mile. $10/$5 members. Meet at the Museum Shop.
Registration: Not required
Fri 17 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 17, 2025 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Fri 17 Oct
Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association Monthly Star Party
Friday, October 17, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Lake Taghkanic State Park
The Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association hosts a monthly stargazing party in the West Beach parking lot. Bring your own telescopes and binoculars or use those provided by our members. You will be asked to provide your license plate number and make/model car, so park management and police have a record of who will be in park after hours. More info at https://www.spy-hill.net/myers/astro/ltsp/. Registration: RSVP is required at least one day beforehand.
Registration: Required
Fri 17 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 17, 2025 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Fri 17 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 17, 2025 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Not required
Fri 17 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Friday, October 17, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Fri 17 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 17, 2025 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Fri 17 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 17, 2025 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Saturday, October 18, 2025 06:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Birdwatching with the Saw Mill River Audubon Society
Saturday, October 18, 2025 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Get to know our feathered residents and experience the "dawn chorus" during the peek breeding song with an expert from the Saw Mill River Audubon. Great for all levels of birding experience, beginners welcome! Binocular loans available upon request. Rain or shine except in extreme weather, in which case you will receive a cancellation email 2 hours before scheduled walk. Ages 8+. Max: 25 people. Cost: FREE. Parking: $6 per vehicle. Please register at: sawmillriveraudubon.org/register-trips/.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
John Jay Homestead Farm Market
Saturday, October 18, 2025 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
Join Friends of John Jay Homestead in Katonah Village at 190 Katonah Ave in Lot #2 for the 15th annual Farm Market season. This market is a weekly outdoor, certified market which provides the finest New York-grown, fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables, seafood, breads, specialty items and more. Every Saturday, customers can expect to find certified organic and biodynamic produce, ethically-raised, organic meat and eggs, as well as a wide variety of artisan food items with dozens of weekly vendors and live music. Members Only First Pick 9:00am to 9:30am. Learn more about the Farm Market and join the newsletter to keep up with which vendors will be in attendance each week at https://bit.ly/farmmarketjjh.
Registration: Not required
Sat 18 Oct
Coyotes and Bears, Oh My!: Leave No Trace for Wildlife Conflict Mitigation
Saturday, October 18, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Worried about local coyotes and bears within Rockefeller State Park Preserve and your neighborhood? Join RSPP Program Coordinator and certified Leave No Trace Instructor Martha Bierut to learn best practices for minimizing you and your family's risk of harmful wildlife encounters. Capacity: 40. Cost: FREE. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Chancellor's Open House Series: Harper House
Saturday, October 18, 2025 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
$50 for Friends of Clermont Members, $100 for non-members. Perched atop a hillside that overlooks the hamlet of Staatsburg sits a stately two-story home that was built for the housekeeper of Ruth Livingston Mills and Ogden Mills. The house was constructed in 1885 and is in close proximity to Staatsburgh State Historic Site. Tour the home with owners Mary Alden and John White, learn about its rich history, and enjoy brunch on their beautiful porch! Mary coincidentally grew up here when her parents purchased the home in 1960. Mary also serves on the board of the Friends of Mills at Staatsburgh.
Registration: Not required
Sat 18 Oct
Revolutionary Yonkers 250 Tea Party
Saturday, October 18, 2025 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join Revolutionary Yonkers 250 for this special program around the tea parties of New York and Westchester County during the American Revolution. Guests will sample teas of the Boston Tea Party with entertainment by opera singer Yolanda F. Johnson. A presentation by Yonkers City Historian Mary Hoar will feature the story of the Westchester tea party and a few of the women who played a role in the American Revolution. For more information and to register visit www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Gallery Explorers: A FREE Family Program
Saturday, October 18, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Experience learning, looking closely, and conversation as a family during this series of special museum gallery tours at Olana State Historic Site. Each month, The Olana Partnership educators will lead an exploration of two to three works of art on the second-floor galleries through family-friendly dialogue and other hands-on activities. After your tour, extend your day at OLANA and head down to the Wagon House Education Center for a free drop-in program, Art Making in the Afternoon from 1-4pm.Designed for families with children ages 3 and up. FREE; advanced registration required. Please contact education@olana.org to learn more, visit https://olana.org/programs-events/ for details.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Family Saturday: Artmaking in the Afternoon
Saturday, October 18, 2025 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Inspired by your time at Olana or looking for family-friendly fun? Participate in free, drop-in artmaking in the Wagon House Education Center and learn more about Frederic Church's artist-designed home and studio on the Hudson. This drop-in artmaking program is open to all ages and skill levels; all materials provided. FREE. No advanced registration is required. Contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938 for more info. Visit https://olana.org/programs-events/ for details.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
The REAL Gilded Age: America’s Elite in the Downton Abbey Era
Saturday, October 18, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
This tour highlights the real-life characters and themes at Staatsburgh that parallel Downton Abbey and HBO's The Gilded Age. Led by a costumed interpreter, the tour shows how the Mills family and their servants conducted a busy weekend of high society entertaining, comparing Staatsburgh to what viewers saw on TV. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS. Cost: $12/Adults, $10/Seniors & Students, Children 12 & under are free
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Trunk or Treat & Cruise In
Saturday, October 18, 2025 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area
Free Entry, Vehicles MUST Register prior. Come out with your best costume and friends and have some fun. We are encouraging vehicles of all sorts to "Cruise In" and participate. Vintage, restored, modified vehicles are all encouraged. Interested in participating as a vehicle? All vehicles must be registered with the Park. Please contact us at Haley.Sylvan@parks.ny.gov for a form and details or call the Park Office. Please note: Space is limited for vehicles. This event is free of charge.
Registration: Not required
Sat 18 Oct
Evenings at Olana: Ecology Walk + Piazza Toast
Saturday, October 18, 2025 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Join us for a rare opportunity to enjoy a guided evening landscape walk at Olana! Spend one hour walking through Frederic Church's designed landscape with a guide certified as both a volunteer master gardener and master forester. Dive into the flora and ecology and learn about how they informed Olana's carefully composed views and its story as a living artwork. Next, enjoy the one-of-a-kind experience of a Hudson Valley evening with a glass of prosecco on the piazza of the historic house. Watch the sun begin to set behind the Catskill Mountains and see the views that inspired a great American artist. (non-alcoholic beverages also available) Walk covers approximately one mile over unpaved roads and is not ADA accessible. Tickets: $65 non-members, $50 members.
Registration: Not required
Sat 18 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 18, 2025 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 18, 2025 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 18, 2025 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Not required
Sat 18 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Saturday, October 18, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 18, 2025 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sat 18 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 18, 2025 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sun 19 Oct
Porcelain Berry and Honeysuckle Workshop
Sunday, October 19, 2025 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Jay Heritage Center
In collaboration with the Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (LH PRISM) and their ISF crew, this hands-on practice workshop is designed to understand the importance of native species protection, through invasive species education and control. Invasive species like black jetbead, wineberry, mugwort, Japanese knotweed, porcelain berry and Japanese honeysuckle will be targeted and removed by hand in several areas to protect other native species; learn how to properly identify and remove them. Bring long pants, sunscreen and bug spray, water and snacks. Work gloves will be provided. Please be aware that poison ivy, ticks and other insects may be present in the area as we will be working off-path. Please email Lucia for more information: hortdirector.JHC@gmail.com.In the event of rain this workshop may be cancelled or rescheduled.
Registration: Not required
Sun 19 Oct
Garden Tours and Volunteer Opportunities
Sunday, October 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jay Heritage Center
(Closed Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend) Come and discover the award-winning Jay Estate Gardens this fall! Our gardens are constantly changing and the fall is the perfect time to stop by for a visit. Drop in for a lesson, talks, and workshops led by JHC's Director of Horticulture and Garden Education, Lucia Maestro and special guest speakers. Please visit our website or email Lucia for more information: hortdirector.JHC@gmail.com.
Registration: Required
Sun 19 Oct
Croton Dam Hike
Sunday, October 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
Enjoy a free, easy, 2 miles/2 hours (total) loop hike north along the Aqueduct and atp the beautiful Croton Dam. The leader of the hike will discuss the history and construction of the Old Croton Aqueduct and the features of the Croton Dam, the trailhead of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail. The Aqueduct was completed in 1842 to supply fresh water to a thirsty New York City. Note: Meet near the restrooms at the rear (south end) of the parking lot at Croton Gorge Park, Rte. 129, Cortlandt, NY. 10567, GPS Coordinates: 41°13′ 20.46" N -73°51′12.59" W. $10 parking fee/car from May - Labor Day (From Metro-North Hudson Line Croton-Harmon Train Station: 15-minute taxi.) Walk may be rescheduled if weather does not cooperate. Required: pre-registration: https://aqueduct.org/event/?id=367. 10:00 AM, Location: Croton Dam, Free, Ages: All Ages
Registration: Required
Sun 19 Oct
A Gathering of Old Cars
Sunday, October 19, 2025 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
See hundreds of classic cars in a Great Gatsby setting during peak leaf peeping season. Cost: free - donations gladly accepted. *New this year – ALL SHOWCARS MUST ENTER BY 11AM. Register your show car for guaranteed admission and a dash plaque: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS.
Registration: Required
Sun 19 Oct
Seed Harvest & Plant Propagation Workshop
Sunday, October 19, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Jay Heritage Center
Saving seeds and learning when and how to propagate your perennial plants can help you save money, while you grow your garden with all your favorite plants. Learn about seed saving and plant propagation and division using as an example some of our very own native species on display in the Jay Gardens. Hands-on practice workshop.
Registration: Not required
Sun 19 Oct
Bird Photography Workshop
Sunday, October 19, 2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Learn the best techniques for photographing birds and other wildlife and explore some of the best locations to shoot with photographer Bill Golden. The timing should be just right to capture the fall bird migration. We'll begin with an instructional presentation in the art gallery followed by a walk through the Preserve to put your newfound skills to the test. Cost: $4. Parking: $6 per vehicle. Max: 20 people. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sun 19 Oct
Walkway Connections (For Kids): Halloween Happenings
Sunday, October 19, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
This Walkway Connections program on Sunday, October 19 from 2-3 p.m. at the Ulster Welcome Center (87 Haviland Road, Highland) will consist of a brief presentation illustrating the importance of bats and the role the play in our ecosystem. Participants will then be able to try pumpkin painting and building their own bat box to bring these wonderful creatures closer to their homes. Costumes are encouraged! Led by Mike Littier of New York State Parks. Mike has been with Parks for over 10 years and has a background in ecology and environmental education. All Walkway Connections events are free to attend with no RSVP required.
Registration: Not required
Mon 20 Oct
Birdwatching with the Saw Mill River Audubon Society
Monday, October 20, 2025 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Get to know our feathered residents and experience the "dawn chorus" during the peek breeding song with an expert from the Saw Mill River Audubon. Great for all levels of birding experience, beginners welcome! Binocular loans available upon request. Rain or shine except in extreme weather, in which case you will receive a cancellation email 2 hours before scheduled walk. Ages 8+. Max: 25 people. Cost: FREE. Parking: $6 per vehicle. Please register at: sawmillriveraudubon.org/register-trips/.
Registration: Required
Tue 21 Oct
Postural Therapy: Living Comfortably
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Start your day with movement! Get energized in this virtual session with postural therapist Joey Zimet and learn exercises to improve posture and function. The class will incorporate standing, sitting, and floor exercises that are easily adapted to fit your needs. These methods are based upon neuroscience, biomechanics, and the myofascial system. Treat yourself to some maintenance and self-care! Registered participants will receive a Zoom link to join. Cost: FREE. Registration required. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Tue 21 Oct
Sunset Yoga
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Relieve stress and explore the connection between breath and movement with instructor Shivani Singh as the sun sets over the Hudson with views of the palisades and NYC in the distance. Weather dependent; yoga may occur in our art gallery with very limited registration. Appropriate for all levels of experience, ages 18+. Cost: $6 per class. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Tue 21 Oct
“She-Merchants, Sachems, and Slaves: Women of Colonial New York”
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
New York was one of the most diverse of the thirteen colonies, thanks to its Dutch colonial roots. Religious and racial diversity meant that colliding cultures had different ideas of how to treat women. Learn about women's rights (or lack thereof) in Munsee, Iroquois, African, Dutch, and English culture, and how enslaved women's rights changed over time. Learn about women's roles in everyday life, uprisings, and war. Meet individual women like Dutch she-merchant Margaret Hardenbroek De Vries Philipse, Esopus sachem Mamanuchqua, Jewish merchant Rebecca Gomez, Revolutionary War soldier Deborah Sampson, and more. Join Philipse Manor Hall's Sarah Wassberg Johnson at the Boardman Road Branch of the Poughkeepsie Library for this special program. Register at https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/she-merchants-sachems-and-slaves-women-colonial-new-york-9530.
Registration: Required
Wed 22 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 06:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Wed 22 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Thu 23 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Thursday, October 23, 2025 06:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Thu 23 Oct
Garden Tours and Volunteer Opportunities
Thursday, October 23, 2025 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Jay Heritage Center
Come and discover the award-winning Jay Estate Gardens this fall! Our gardens are constantly changing and the fall is the perfect time to stop by for a visit. Drop in for a lesson, talks, and workshops led by JHC's Director of Horticulture and Garden Education, Lucia Maestro and special guest speakers. Please visit our website or email Lucia for more information: hortdirector.JHC@gmail.com.
Registration: Required
Thu 23 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Thursday, October 23, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Fri 24 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Friday, October 24, 2025 06:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Fri 24 Oct
Sensory Stroll: Awaken Your Senses
Friday, October 24, 2025 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Awaken your senses as you slow down and tune in to nature in this embodied experience with Linda Parker. You'll be amazed at what you notice when you focus on one sense at a time. Meet in the Visitor Center courtyard. Dress comfortably and bring water to drink. In case of bad weather, the program may be canceled or postponed; you will be notified via email by 5 pm the day before. Max: 15 people. Cost: $4. Parking: $6 per vehicle; NYS residents over 62 park free on weekdays. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Fri 24 Oct
Guided Landscape Walk of Staatsburgh’s Grounds: What You See and What You Don’t See
Friday, October 24, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
A guided walk through the estate's grounds that explores how the landscape was designed to reflect the luxurious lifestyle of Staatsburgh's owners, while deliberately hiding the turn-of-the-century technology and labor that made the estate run. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS, Cost: free.
Registration: Required
Fri 24 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 24, 2025 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Fri 24 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 24, 2025 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Fri 24 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 24, 2025 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Not required
Fri 24 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Friday, October 24, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Fri 24 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 24, 2025 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Fri 24 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Friday, October 24, 2025 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Saturday, October 25, 2025 06:00 AM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
John Jay Homestead Farm Market
Saturday, October 25, 2025 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
Join Friends of John Jay Homestead in Katonah Village at 190 Katonah Ave in Lot #2 for the 15th annual Farm Market season. This market is a weekly outdoor, certified market which provides the finest New York-grown, fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables, seafood, breads, specialty items and more. Every Saturday, customers can expect to find certified organic and biodynamic produce, ethically-raised, organic meat and eggs, as well as a wide variety of artisan food items with dozens of weekly vendors and live music. Members Only First Pick 9:00am to 9:30am. Learn more about the Farm Market and join the newsletter to keep up with which vendors will be in attendance each week at https://bit.ly/farmmarketjjh.
Registration: Not required
Sat 25 Oct
History of Rockwood Hall
Saturday, October 25, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Join our Historian David Teich on a 2-mile adventure into the past as we explore Rockwood Hall and its rich history through stories of the land and the people who called it home. Former estate of William Rockefeller, this site boasts scenic views overlooking the Hudson, lush forests, and remnants of 19th century luxuries. The Rockwood Hall parking lot is on Kendal Way at the west end of route 117, just after the intersection of Phelps and Regeneron. Cost: $4. Gather at the kiosk at the top of the hill. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Roll and Stroll
Saturday, October 25, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
This 1-hour Roll & Stroll, 1.25-mile hike is a relatively level route with trails consisting primarily of packed pebble. You'll experience Swan Lake while it still has some of its fall foliage. Traditional wheelchair users have made the trip; however, the trail will be rougher than usual. Those using adaptive hiking devices having mountain tires will be more comfortable. The Preserve has two such devices available that can be borrowed for scheduled hikes when reserved two days in advance. The hike starts Promptly at 10:00 in the Visitor Center Courtyard. Make sure you have water with you. Cost: FREE. Parking: $6 per vehicle. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
History Hidden in the Woods
Saturday, October 25, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
Have you ever wondered what some of the ruins within Mills-Norrie State Park might be? The beautiful park land was once the setting for grand Hudson Riverfront estates. This 90-minute guided hike will lead visitors through the park, exploring the history of three historic estates: from Staatsburgh's founding as a gentleman's farm in the 1700s to the development of The Point and Stonehurst estates in the 19th century. The hike is approximately 1.5 miles of uneven terrain, requiring study footwear. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS, Cost: free.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Family Halloween Day
Saturday, October 25, 2025 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Get spooky with the whole family! Come to Philipse Manor Hall in your costume to trick-or-treat at the front desk, then go upstairs to the Gothic Chamber for historical Halloween crafts and watch Disney's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1949) cartoon. The cartoon will loop throughout the day. Free for everyone! No registration required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration: Not required
Sat 25 Oct
The REAL Gilded Age: America’s Elite in the Downton Abbey Era
Saturday, October 25, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
This tour highlights the real-life characters and themes at Staatsburgh that parallel Downton Abbey and HBO's The Gilded Age. Led by a costumed interpreter, the tour shows how the Mills family and their servants conducted a busy weekend of high society entertaining, comparing Staatsburgh to what viewers saw on TV. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS. Cost: $12/Adults, $10/Seniors & Students, Children 12 & under are free.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Guided Forest Bathing with Fru Molnar
Saturday, October 25, 2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
(518) 751-0344

Get outside and show yourself and the land some love through a special guided walk through Olana's artist-designed landscape and views. Fru Molnar, trained and certified forest bathing guide, will lead the way, helping you connect with nature through a slow-paced, easeful sensory exploration. Based on the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku ("forest bathing"), participants will explore the forest while connecting with nature and themselves. Fru Molnar (she/her) is the founder of Forest Baths (est. 2021), a lifelong student of the trees, and a Certified Forest Therapy Guide with the ANFT (Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides).This program is $10 per person ($5 for members). Advanced registration required. Please contact education@olana.org to learn more.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Plein Air Painting
Saturday, October 25, 2025 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Experience nature through painting! Learn watercolor technique under the guidance of award-winning artist Anne Johann as you absorb the beauty of the landscape before you. You may bring your own supplies if you have them; if not, supplies will be provided. Cost: $8. Parking: $6 per vehicle Max: 10 people. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
The REAL Gilded Age: America’s Elite in the Downton Abbey Era
Saturday, October 25, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
This tour highlights the real-life characters and themes at Staatsburgh that parallel Downton Abbey and HBO's The Gilded Age. Led by a costumed interpreter, the tour shows how the Mills family and their servants conducted a busy weekend of high society entertaining, comparing Staatsburgh to what viewers saw on TV. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS. Cost: $12/Adults, $10/Seniors & Students, Children 12 & under are free
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Historian & A Movie: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Saturday, October 25, 2025 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Celebrate the spooky season in Westchester County! Join us in-person in the Gothic Chamber as we watch Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" (1999, R). Based on the Washington Irving tale by the same name, "Sleepy Hollow" is set in 1799 New York where young police constable Ichabod Crane investigates a series of murders in the rural town of Sleepy Hollow. We'll hear from Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site manager Michael Lord with commentary on what is and isn't accurate to Irving's story, the Hudson Valley's Dutch heritage, and the history of late 18th century New York. "Sleepy Hollow" is rated R and is not recommended for young audiences.
Registration: Not required
Sat 25 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 25, 2025 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 25, 2025 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 25, 2025 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Not required
Sat 25 Oct
Hulda’s Night
Saturday, October 25, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Spooky Season is upon us in Sleepy Hollow, and we have a lesser-known local legend to share! Travel back in time to the American Revolution on this lantern-lit walk with actors that regale you about local suspected witch Hulda before having a chance encounter with her yourself. Cost: $80. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 25, 2025 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sat 25 Oct
Legends by Candlelight: Halloween Ghost Tours
Saturday, October 25, 2025 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
(518) 537-4240

Meet at the Visitor Center Adult tickets: $15. Children aged 5 to 12: $5. Children under 5: Free! Join us for an exciting, one-of-a-kind, Halloween experience! What starts as a campy candlelit tour quickly turns into a quest to quell the spirits of the mansion. You'll meet ghosts with stories of glory, loss, success, and failure. Be sure to listen carefully, because all their stories are true! Your haunting experience starts with Halloween treats inside our cozy Visitor Center. After a short walk through the jack-o-lantern lit landscape, your tour begins on the mansion's porch and ends with a bonfire & marshmallows. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring a jacket, as it gets bone-chillingly cold along the river! Please Note: Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 am. Space is limited, reservations are required. No walk-ins. To reserve your tickets, please call (518) 537-4240.
Registration: Required
Sun 26 Oct
Garden Tours and Volunteer Opportunities
Sunday, October 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jay Heritage Center
(Closed Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend) Come and discover the award-winning Jay Estate Gardens this fall! Our gardens are constantly changing and the fall is the perfect time to stop by for a visit. Drop in for a lesson, talks, and workshops led by JHC's Director of Horticulture and Garden Education, Lucia Maestro and special guest speakers. Please visit our website or email Lucia for more information: hortdirector.JHC@gmail.com.
Registration: Required
Sun 26 Oct
Closing Gardens: Flowers in Rituals & Traditions
Sunday, October 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Jay Heritage Center
Join us to celebrate a successful season in the Jay gardens, enjoy a nice day outdoors. Bring your children and learn about how different cultures use plants and other flowers in their rituals and traditions. Decorate your own Día de los Muertos mask, make a musical instrument (choice of rain stick or maraca), and more. Hands-on practice workshop.
Registration: Not required
Sun 26 Oct
Fall Foliage Photo Walk
Sunday, October 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Join fine arts photographer Heidi Fuhrman, who has supported NYS Parks by guiding hundreds of photo enthusiasts on walks at RSPP for 10+ years to celebrate the unique textures and colors of each season. Heidi will help point out photographic opportunities and approaches during an energetic 2-hour jaunt through our carriage trails in search of both broad vistas and close-ups. Any camera is fine, even a cell phone. Cost: FREE. Parking: $6 per vehicle. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Sun 26 Oct
Flag Changing Ceremony
Sunday, October 26, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
The American Legion Post 739 organize and present monthly Flag Changing Ceremonies on the Walkway to honor our region's veterans and their service to our country. These events are open to all who wish to attend.
Registration: Not required
Sun 26 Oct
A Life in Service
Sunday, October 26, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
It took a small army to run this 79-room Gilded Age estate. See the mansion through the servants' eyes, as they rose before dawn and toiled until after midnight. The tour—led by a costumed guide—will include visiting the unrestored servants' hall. Even in its unrestored state, the hall is a striking artifact of servant life and work, featuring the servants' dining room and the footmen's bedrooms. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS, Cost: $12/Adults, $10/Seniors & Students, Children 12 & under are free.
Registration: Required
Tue 28 Oct
WEBINAR – Botanical Exchanges: The Art of Emily Cole and Isabel Charlotte “Downie” Church
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Emily Cole and Downie Church were both prolific painters of flora, finding inspiration in the meadows, orchards, and gardens of their Hudson Valley homes. As friends, neighbors, and fellow artists, Emily Cole and Downie Church continued the legacy of artistic mentorship begun by their artist fathers, Thomas Cole (1801-1848) and Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900). This discussion will explore how Emily Cole's and Downie Church's artistic practices—largely characterized by the close observation of the natural world, specifically its flora—reflect personal expression, gendered expectations, and the professional artistic networks and trends of the late 19th century. Join Allegra Davis (former Associate Curator, The Olana Partnership; M.A. candidate in the History of Art & Architecture, Boston University) and Amanda Malmstrom (Associate Curator, Thomas Cole National Historic Site) for a conversation on 19th-century flower painting with focus on the artwork of Emily Cole (1843–1913) and Isabel Charlotte "Downie" Church (1871–1935).Presented in collaboration with the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in connection to their exhibition, EMILY COLE: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses, on view through November 2, 2025.
Registration: Not required
Tue 28 Oct
Sunset Yoga
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Relieve stress and explore the connection between breath and movement with instructor Shivani Singh as the sun sets over the Hudson with views of the palisades and NYC in the distance. Weather dependent; yoga may occur in our art gallery with very limited registration. Appropriate for all levels of experience, ages 18+. Cost: $6 per class. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Thu 30 Oct
Garden Tours and Volunteer Opportunities
Thursday, October 30, 2025 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Jay Heritage Center
Come and discover the award-winning Jay Estate Gardens this fall! Our gardens are constantly changing and the fall is the perfect time to stop by for a visit. Drop in for a lesson, talks, and workshops led by JHC's Director of Horticulture and Garden Education, Lucia Maestro and special guest speakers. Please visit our website or email Lucia for more information: hortdirector.JHC@gmail.com.
Registration: Required
Thu 30 Oct
Rockwood Hall Sunset Hike
Thursday, October 30, 2025 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Take in the sunset at the Rockwood Hall site of Rockefeller State Park Preserve with Park Guardian Melissa. This scenic and beautiful 3-mile hike of the grounds that once were home to William Rockefeller's country estate offers old-growth trees, abundant birds, and panoramic views of the Hudson River as the sun sets behind the Palisades. Halloween costumes encouraged! The hike is at Rockwood Hall, DO NOT go to the main Preserve entrance. Max: 40 people. Cost: $4 per person. Parking: FREE. RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events.
Registration: Required
Thu 30 Oct
Halloween Spectacular featuring Hocus Pocus
Thursday, October 30, 2025 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
The Halloween fun starts the night before this season at the Keeper's House with the return of our Halloween Spectacular! Enjoy the games, decorations, crafts and of course, candy as the holiday kicks into full gear! Make sure to stop by the Keeper's House Visitor Center before we kick off the movie at dark! 5:00pm-8:00pm, Location: OCA Keeper's House,15 Walnut Stret, Dobbs Ferry, Free, Ages: All Ages.
Registration: Not required
Fri 31 Oct
Trick-or-Treat at Clermont!
Friday, October 31, 2025 10:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Happy Halloween! Swing by our Visitor Center between 10:30 am and 4 pm to trick-or-treat at Clermont. Come for the candy, stay for the photo ops at our spooky-cute Halloween photo stations! Please Note: Trick-or-treating in the Visitor Center is free. The mansion will be open for regular Thursday tour hours: on the hour from 11 am to 4 pm. Tour tickets for the mansion must be purchased at the Visitor Center. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and children under 12 are free.
Registration: Not required