Events

Events

Frederick Douglass Day at College Hill Park

College Hill Park Bartlett Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

On Aug. 2, 1858, celebrated abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass delivered an inspirational speech to a crowd of 4,000 people at the Collegiate School in Poughkeepsie (now College Hill Park).…

Wild-Game Dinner at Mill House Brewing in Poughkeepsie

Mill House Brewing 289 Mill Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

Mill House Brewing Company presents its fifth-annual Wild-Game Dinner featuring a multi-course, family-style, wild-game meal, along with beer and cocktail specials, raffles and games. Table tickets are available for personal…

Dropkick Murphys at the MJN Convention Center in Poughkeepsie

Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, New York

Dropkick Murphys bring their fist-pumping Celtic punk sounds to Poughkeepsie for a night of high-energy music and fun at the MJN Center (formerly the Mid-Hudson Civic Center). This stop on…

Poughkeepsie Book Festival at Dutchess Community College

Dutchess Community College 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie, United States

Meet and greet your favorite authors and illustrators whose works cover reading ages from preschool to young adult. Have your picture taken with costumed book characters and make some fun…

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum Pavilion

Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum 75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

Witness a stellar event and experience one of the universe’s greatest cosmic coincidences at the Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum Pavilion with the Total Solar Eclipse viewing party! Though Poughkeepsie is not…

Pride in the Sky at the Walkway Over the Hudson

Walkway Over The Hudson 61 Parker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

Kick off pride season with this inaugural Pride Night on the Walkway Over the Hudson. At dusk, a group of 100-plus flag marshals will parade a 15-foot-wide, 1,000-foot-long portion of…