Walks & Hikes
Ashokan Center’s Winter Hoot 2024
The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Road, OlivebridgeA down-home, down-to-earth, music festival at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY! The event is kicked-off with a dinner on Friday, followed by both a concert and jam session. The music will continue all day and night on Saturday with fun activities for all ages! Sunday calls for yoga and a community sing! The festival […]
Ashokan Hot Chocolate Fest 2024
The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Road, OlivebridgeEnjoy a fan-favorite beverage - hot chocolate! Choose from 8 different flavors being offered at the Ashokan Hot Chocolate Fest in a beautiful winter setting! There will be food for sale as well! Visit ashokancenter.org for more details and ticket pricing!
Saugerties Snow Moon Festival & Parade
Saugerties Market, Main and Partition Streets, Saugerties, NYWeekend-long event to spread light, joy, and love throughout the village of Saugerties! Stop by and witness the variety of events that the Saugerties Snow Moon Festival has to offer! Markets, comedy shows, outdoor winter bars, craft fairs... this event has it ALL. Make sure to pop in and spread good cheer!
Ashokan Center Maple Festival
The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Road, OlivebridgeCome enjoy a day of maple sugaring, pancakes, and good times for all ages! Blacksmithing demos, live music, cozy campfires, and guided hikes to the place where the magic happens - the sugar shack!
Spring Break Earth Art Camp
Wild Earth 2307 Lucas Turnpike, High Falls, NY, United StatesYouth ages 5 to 13 are welcomed this spring to head outside for adventures at Wild Earth’s spring break day camp with an artistic flare! The three-day experience includes nature arts and crafts, fire building, games, adventure, creativity, and so much more!
Ashokan’s Spring Explorations Program: Mushroom Ecology Day
The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Road, OlivebridgeLearn about foraging for mushrooms from mycologist Luke Sarrantonio, of Mycophilic, on the beautiful trails of the Ashokan Center. Morels may be fruiting, and as the temperatures warm, other varieties will make their appearance. Rain or shine, dress for the weather. All ages welcome (under 18 accompanied by adult). No dogs allowed. Sliding scale admission […]
Earth Fest at Ashokan 2024
The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Road, OlivebridgeJoin us in celebrating this marvelous planet we call home. Come to the Ashokan Center’s Earth Fest. It’ll be an afternoon of fun and discovery and activities for all ages on 385 beautiful acres in the Catskill Mountains: Discover pond wildlife with Ashokan Educators; Take a guided hike to Cathedral Gorge; Make seed balls or help […]
Ashokan’s Spring Explorations Program: Healing Plants Day
The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Road, OlivebridgeOutdoor educators Del Orloske and Krista Speroni lead a group hike on the beautiful trails of the Ashokan Center to look for plants with interesting characteristics and medicinal benefits. The discussion will include historical and present-day uses of plants. Rain or shine, dress for the weather. All ages welcome (under 18 accompanied by adult). No […]
Ashokan’s Spring Explorations Program: Indigenous History Day
The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Road, OlivebridgeVisit the beautiful fields and forests of the Ashokan Center and learn about the history and culture of the area’s native people from Justin Wexler of Wild Hudson Valley. Rain or shine, dress for the weather. All ages welcome (under 18 accompanied by adult). No dogs allowed. Sliding scale admission $10–30 per person. Please register […]
Free Memorial Day Tour
Wiltwyck Cemetery 205 West O'Reilly Street, Kingston, NYJoin Wiltwyck Cemetery on May 25th at 1pm for a free Memorial Day tour highlighting just some of the many veterans buried within our grounds. This walking tour will focus on several veterans and will encompass the Civil War through World War II. This tour is free to the public though any donations to our […]
SciFri Outside: The Catskills, NY
Maurice D. Hinchey Catskills Visitor Center 5096 Route 28, Mount Tremper, NY, United StatesScience Friday has designed a nature experience all about a well-loved species of the northeast: Beech trees! Join us in-person in the Catskills, NY to learn about these local wonders, and how you can help forestry researchers with a bit of your time and keen observation skills. If you've ever wondered how the trees in […]
Mushroom Walk with Luke Sarrantonio of Mycophilic
Hudson Valley Seed Company 11 Airport Rd, AccordJoin Luke Sarrantonio of Mycophilic for a walk through the forest at our new location: 11 Airport Rd, Accord, NY 12404. Explore the interwoven lives of organisms that make up the diverse ecology of our region. Everything is indeed connected, and in many cases this relationship is facilitated by a group of organisms that are […]