Free things to do this weekend in and around the Hudson Valley

Hudson Valley's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, August 21, 2026 to Sunday, August 23, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

Walkway Connections (For Kids!): Connecting Forests and Boatbuilding - Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park - Haviland Road, Highland, NY, USA, Friday, August 21, 2026, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Kinderhook Farmers Market - Village Square - Kinderhook, NY 12106, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Gives 7th Annual Hudson Valley Caribbean Festival - Seasoned Gives - 11 Lohmaier Ln, Lake Katrine, NY 12449, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 12 pm - 7 pm

Teen Visions Exhibition - The Art Effect - Pershing Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 1-4pm

MyKingstonKids' Free Creative Karate Program - 101 Hurley Avenue Suite 5, Kingston, NY 12401, United States, Saturday, August 22, 2026, 10:00 AM

Free Buddhist Temple Tours Upstate New York in Sullivan County Catskills - Kadampa Meditation Center New York - Sweeney Rd, Glen Spey, NY, USA, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 1:30PM

Farmers Market at Muscoot Farm - Muscoot Farm - 51 New York 100, Katonah, NY 10536, United States, Sunday, August 23, 2026, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm