Buy Local Holiday Extravaganza & Thanksgiving Farmers Market

Marlboro Elementary School 1380 Rte 9W, Marlboro, NY

Meet Me in Marlborough brings you a local Artisan Market with farms & makers, creators, entertainers, and a visit from Santa! Many local vendors on site with a variety of food, desserts, crafts, kids activities, farmers market, and entertainment.

Event Series Hudson Valley Hullabaloo – Holiday Market

Hudson Valley Hullabaloo – Holiday Market

Andy Murphy Recreation Center 467 Broadway, Kingston, NY

Join the holiday shopping party! A fresh twist on festive fun and a carefully curated selection of gifts and goods from over 75 makers and vintage vendors. It’s the perfect place to discover local talent and support small businesses while enjoying a vibrant, family-friendly atmosphere. Music, makers, artists, photo booth, hand-drawn portraits, food and more! […]

$2

Mind, Body & Soul Youth & Parent Expo

YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County 507 Broadway, Kingston

Resources, speakers, music performances, MyKingstonKids Gaming, revitalization session, basketball, rowing & cycle, pickleball, and a "Flick & Float" watching Inside Out while floating in the pool! And free food! *Parent supervision is required at all times.

Free

Holiday Fineries at the Wineries – Shawangunk Wine Trail

Shawangunk Wine Trail NY

Bust out your fun seasonal attire or ugly sweater (not required, but encouraged) and get a jump on your holiday wine shopping. Choose your date, itinerary, and starting winery, then head out on a self-guided wine tasting tour! Ticket includes a wine tasting glass, tasting flight at four wineries, and ornaments from each winery.

$35

“THE THREE HANDS — ANIMAL SOUL” Jan Harrison, A Solo Exhibition: Recent and Earlier Painting, Sculpture, and Installation

The Lockwood Gallery 747 Route 28, Kingston

"Since the very beginning my art has involved a personal and universal myth, revealing the animal nature in ourselves and in the world. The animal beings are emissaries or guides. Their eyes invite us into their world. They embody an ongoing connection with the life force of the world..."

Free
Event Series LAGOM – UNRAVELING at Pinkwater Gallery

LAGOM – UNRAVELING at Pinkwater Gallery

Pinkwater Gallery 56 North Front Street, Kingston, NY

Ceramicists Benedicte & Jerome Leclere of L'Impatience present a joint exhibition showcasing their sculptural works made in collaboration with Fiber Artist Kat Howard, alongside new works by Helena Palazzi. Unraveling is a conversation about the conflict of attraction and repulsion through the lens of two contrasting mediums: fiber and clay.

Photos with Santa at the Animal Sanctuary

Wayward Ranch Animal Sanctuary 30 Loosestrife Ln, Kerhonkson,

Visit Wayward Ranch Animal Sanctuary at our Open House event and meet our rescue small animals, dogs, cats, pigs, goats, and equines! Tour our facility, learn about the rescue work we do and see how to get involved! Bring the family for photos with Santa and his elves (which may include some fun goats!).

Free

Kingston Model Railroad Club Train Show – 86th Anniversary

Kingston Model Railroad Club 49 Susan Street, Kingston, NY

A complete "O" scale railroad system in action. Scale models of steam and diesel locomotives. Antique and modern trains. Complete villages and scenery modeled after the Hudson Valley. Railroad museum, trolleys, circus train, Thomas he Tank Engine. New members wanted. No restrooms available. Cash only.

$2 – $6

Met HD: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston, NY

Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking opera, which premiered in 1986, is brought to UPAC by live satellite broadcast direct from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Robert O’Hara, who was nominated for a Tony Award in 2020 for his direction of Slave Play, oversees a new staging that imagines Malcolm as an everyman whose story […]

$23 – $30
Event Series Collectors Exhibition

Collectors Exhibition

The Lace Mill 165 Cornell Street, Kingston, NY

Artists present art from their private collection rather than their own work. The art could range from artists known or unknown, living or dead, in various mediums, and your guess is as good as ours. Stop in and be surprised with what you find.

The Polar Express – Catskill Mountain Railroad

Catskill Mountain Railroad 55 Kingston Plaza Road, Kingston, NY

Relive the classic story aboard THE POLAR EXPRESS™ for a magical trip to the North Pole where Santa and his Elves board the train to greet guests. Hot chocolate and a delicious cookie served by dancing chefs on your trip. Caroling and on-board entertainment. Train ride lasts approximately one hour. Reserve your timeslot in advance! […]

$34 – $53

Family Day at Dorsky

The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz 1 Hawk Drive (GPS: 75 S. Manheim Boulevard), New Paltz, United States

Hands-on-making activities for children and their families and Artwork discussions with the Dorsky’s Education and Outreach Coordinator, artist Maria Elena Ferrer-Harrington.

Free
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