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Fri, Jun 12: Yorktown Stage presents Willy Wonka Kids
Sat, Jun 13: Living History Event: Scots Day
Sat, Jun 20: Cider & Smoke at Harvest Moon Farm and Orchards
Sat, Jun 20: Hudson Valley Food Truck Festival - Barton Orchards
Tue, Jun 23: Pollinator Week at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
Fri, Jun 26: Summer Solstice Party at Hilltop Hanover Farm
Sat, Jun 27: Revolutionary Cider Celebration at Fishkill Farms
Sat, Jul 4: Red, White & Wild at Bailiwick
Sun, Jul 19: Beauty and the Beats at White Plains Performing Arts Center
Sat, Jul
25: June Farms Kite Festival |
Dear KidsOutAndAbout readers: "The best thing about your newsletter," said a reader who met me in person at an event last June, "is the sheer number of things to do, and the fact that they're just packed in there, all in one handy place." "Thanks!" I said. I may have glowed a little. "And the worst thing about your newsletter," she continued, "is the guilt trip. I know
you don't mean to lay that on us. We can't do it all, so it means we read about so much we can't do. Especially in summer." She was right, in one sense, of course. June and July are the most packed months of the calendar: Kids are out of school, families are ready for fun, and our communities respond. Each local organization gets to post its own events on our calendar for free, and many are featured in this newsletter, so what's happening is right there in front of
you. But I get it! And I hereby remove the guilt. Ego te absolvo. Of course, good families try to expose their kids to great things, but no one has the time, money, or energy to do it all. This stuff needs to be spread out over a childhood, not packed into a single summer, much less a single weekend. So make a family bucket list for Summer 2026. An easy way to do that is to take our annual survey of the Top 20 Places to Take Kids, which is open through June 20; it has dozens of places to have fun this summer, even though you only vote for your top 3! And you should also use our 50 Ways to Love Your Summer article for ideas that require zero technology, zero travel, and zero dollars. Above all, go easy! Remember, summer is no time for grades! The only prize is the summer that's right for your family.
—Debra Ross, publisher of KidsOutAndAbout.com, co-author of The Eclipse Effect: How to Seize Extraordinary Moments to Build Strong Communities
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KidsOutAndAbout.com: Discover more. Do more. Connect more. If you like my publisher's column, you can easily scroll through past columns in the "Notes from Deb" section of our site. |
Please click through to our 2026 survey to vote for your top 3 places to take kids... it will be used to compile our 2026 Top 20 Places to Take Kids in the Hudson Valley. Voting is live through June 20; believe me, winning a place on the Top 20 list matters to the people
who create amazing family-friendly experiences. Take 3 minutes to choose your favorites as your way of saying thank you... and use the list to build your summer bucket list at the same time! |
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We invite your family and you to our annual Rochambeau Festival, a two-day living history event; this year, we are especially excited to commemorate both the enduring friendship between the United States and France and the 250th anniversary of the birth of America. Our event features skirmishes and military tactical demonstrations with men at arms, the colonial life of women and children, working animals of the day, artisan demonstrations, heritage booths, hands on colonial crafts, guided bus tour of Yorktown's encampment sites, live music performances, and food and beverages.
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Enter one of Muscoot Farm’s enclosures where you will see, touch, and learn more about an animal of the farmer’s choice! Available only to those ages 8+ with pre-registration required online; tickets are $25 for a group of two (one adult, one child as adult supervision is required, or two adults). Please meet at the Reception Center upon arrival with sturdy, closed-toe footwear.
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The HV’s most unique and thoughtfully curated shopping event, The Rhinebeck Crafts Festival returns on June 6 -June 7, 2026! Find handmade items you can't find anywhere else upstate.
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Saddle up for a boot-stompin’ evening at Rodeo Night! Test your skills on the mechanical bull, try your hand at axe throwing, enjoy pony rides for the kids, and hit the dance floor for line dancing while live music by Homegrown keeps the party going. Along with all the action, enjoy wood-fired pizza, craft beer, hard cider, specialty drinks, and farm-favorite soft serve ice cream. It’s a lively western-style night packed with excitement, music, and fun for all ages.
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Local farmers' market offering a wide variety of goods: produce, naturally raised meats, free-range eggs, baked goods, flowers, bedding plants, honey, maple syrup, jams, draft beers, and crafts. Family activities and live music.
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Join us on June 6, 2026, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm for a FREE in-person event: BIG Truck Day! Do you love BIG trucks like we do? Then this is the event for you! Learn all about big trucks and even sit in the truck cabs! A school bus, fire trucks, all types of utility trucks, and many more vehicles will be visiting the Museum for the day, so come check out all the BIG truck action! When you complete your BIG truck tour, try your hand at the prize-punch game and meet Otto, the incredible, talking robot car who has a lot to say about safety!
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Click here to discover Birthday party locations in the Hudson Valley area. From Arcades to Ziplines our Big List will help you think outside the box and plan the party of your kids' dreams! KidsOutAndAbout has dozens of ideas!
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The KidsOutAndAbout annual guide to summer camps in the Hudson Valley area is back! You can search by date, age, or categories like day/overnight, sports, drama, music, theatre, arts & crafts, technology, robotics, horseback riding, preschool, &
more. Our guide puts summer fun right at your…
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It's almost time for fruit picking! Fruit picking is a great activity to do together as a family. It helps little ones understand where their food actually comes from, and it's a fun tradition to share every year right through the teens.
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Have a great weekend!
Debra Ross
Publisher, KidsOutAndAbout.com
Mom of Madison and Ella |
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