Newburgh Events

Annual Events

Larger-than-life costumed characters, children climbing trees, yoga, boat building, kayaking and landscape photography are just some of the family-friendly events to participate in at the Shad Festival whose purpose is raise awareness and improve the Hudson River. These activities, environmental education and...

Every seat at Trophy Point offers a good view and a great place to hear the musical stylings of the US Military Academy Band. Different musical presentations, ranging from jazz and swing to symphonies, are played every Sunday night throughout the summer up until Labor Day weekend. The season wraps up with a grand...

This is the little art festival that could. Encompassing four cities in the Hudson Valley, one taking each Saturday of the month, a gallery walk and various music and cultural performances unfold bringing the arts to the communities and their visitors. Newburgh takes the last Saturday of May through October and offers...

For more than twenty years, the work of the Bard has played itself out on the high bluffs of the Hudson Highlands with the backdrop of the river at the Boscobel Restoration. Two plays are produced each season which runs through the summer. The audience is welcome to bring a blanket and a portable feast before the...

Hear ye, hear ye! All lords, ladies, knights, jousters, jesters, servants, wenches and children are invited to spend the day (or several) in magical Sterling Forest, feasting on mead and meat, sweets and savouries, taking part of games of chance, thrilling to the derring do of brave noblemen, having the future read...

Battle re-enactment may be a highlight but not the only excitement to be had during Civil War Weekend at Museum Village. Surrounded by tall trees just beginning to show fall splendor, visitors can explore the historically accurate Confederate and Union camps and sutler tents, take in demonstrations of artillery and...

A celebration of "America's First River" takes place up and down its shores from just north of NYC to Albany. Over 160 events organized by region and level of difficulty (from family-frendly to advanced) lead ramblers, paddlers and history buffs into and around the river to explore and learn about the culture and...