Things to Do This Weekend 8/8-8/10

Get ready for a jam-packed weekend of events in Kingston and the Hudson Valley! Starting today, Friday, August 8, 2025, the local scene is bursting with things to do for everyone. Don’t miss out on top Ulster County events, from the Women of Reggae Fest in Woodstock to the hit musical Gypsy in Rhinebeck. Discover creative art workshops, find your zen with yoga on the farm, or enjoy free family events. Dive into our complete guide to live music, community gatherings, and all the best things to do in Kingston, NY, this weekend.

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  1. 28 Jul

    Teen Acting Classes

    Mon, Jul 28, 2025 - Fri, Aug 8, 2025    
    10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Coach House, under the direction of Barbara E. Melzer, will conduct a two-week teen acting class at 12 Augusta St., Kingston. July 28-Aug 1 is [...]
    Reiki Master Workshop Series

    Reiki Master Workshop Series

    Attend four Monday evening classes from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at the Old Dutch Church choir room upstairs in the church at 272 Wall Street, [...]
    Short & Sweet Book Club

    Short & Sweet Book Club

    Fri, Aug 8, 2025    
    1:00 pm-2:00 pm
    Town of Ulster Library's summertime book club is back! We will meet every other Friday to discuss short novels (under 250 pages). This summer's selections [...]
    Solaris Rondout Lighthouse Tour

    Solaris Rondout Lighthouse Tour

    Hop aboard the 100% solar-powered Solaris for a unique opportunity to ride out to one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River that [...]
    Friday Festivities: Wampum Craft

    Friday Festivities: Wampum Craft

    Stop by the Senate House grounds on Friday, August 8, from 2:00pm-4:00pm, to craft your own paper made Native American inspired Wampum! Wampum shells held [...]
    Cartography of Coping: Mental Health Zine-Making

    Cartography of Coping: Mental Health Zine-Making

    Fri, Aug 8, 2025    
    5:00 pm-8:00 pm
    Join artist Dana Variano (felttipfeelings) at The Asterisk for a free zine-making workshop based on their Cartography of Coping series! Brought to you by a generous [...]
    Barely Lace @  Rail Trail Cafe

    Barely Lace @ Rail Trail Cafe

    Fri, Aug 8, 2025    
    5:30 pm-7:30 pm
    Annie Roland and Carrie Chapman are Barely Lace. Since the 80's we have woven our voices together in a style we call acoustic trance.Focusing on [...]
    The Fates in the Garden! We are the Fates -

    The Fates in the Garden! We are the Fates -

    Fri, Aug 8, 2025    
    6:00 pm-9:00 pm
    We are the Fates -Since 2012 THE Fates have been making our music our way. We are a New York City based Roots, Rock and [...]
    08 Aug

    Viscosity Printmaking (NPS)

    Fri, Aug 8, 2025    
    6:00 pm-8:30 pm
    4 Fridays August 1,8,15,22 6:00-8:30 pm Ages 16+ Viscosity is a multi-color printmaking technique, also known as “simultaneous color printing,” where one can manipulate inks [...]
    Wine Tasting on the Hudson

    Wine Tasting on the Hudson

    Fridays 6:00 PM / June - September Enjoy sampling, sunsets, and history aboard Solaris. Led by Kingston Wine Co.'s knowledgeable staff, these cruises cover Hudson Valley-produced [...]
    Lights Across the Hudson

    Lights Across the Hudson

    Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation invites the community to join us for Lights Across the Hudson, a luminary event celebrating those we have lost. Join us [...]
    Neon Avenue - Grateful Dead tribute

    Neon Avenue - Grateful Dead tribute

    In just a few short years as a band, Neon Avenue has made quite a stir in the ever popular (and saturated) Gratefully-inspired tribute scene, [...]
    Reelin' In The Years @ The Falcon

    Reelin' In The Years @ The Falcon

    One of the most influential bands in popular music, Steely Dan was formed in the early 70's by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen (a Woodstock [...]
    Gypsy

    Gypsy

    “Curtain Up! Light the Lights!” as Up In One Productions proudly presents Gypsy! Regarded by many theater professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy [...]
    Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets  Night #1

    Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets Night #1

    Nick Lowe has made his mark as a producer (Elvis Costello-Graham Parker-Pretenders-The Damned), songwriter of at least three songs you know by heart, short-lived career [...]
    Nicole Atkins

    Nicole Atkins

    Fri, Aug 8, 2025    
    8:00 pm-11:00 pm
    TICKETS & INFO: https://bearsvilletheater.com/event/nicole-atkins
    THIS PARTY IS KILLING YOU!: The Robyn Party

    THIS PARTY IS KILLING YOU!: The Robyn Party

    This night is high-key a celebration of the joy and euphoria of pop music, particularly the music of the Swedish goddess of pop, Robyn, in [...]
    Weekend Air Shows!

    Weekend Air Shows!

    Weekend Air Shows are a great way to spend the day! Museum and grounds open at 10. Biplane rides available before and after the show. [...]
    09 Aug

    Yoga on the Farm With Eric Murphy

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    8:00 am-9:00 am
    Every Saturday Beginning June 7th | 8AM-9AM Join us for a weekly outdoor yoga session surrounded by open skies, birdsong, and the earthy charm of [...]
    Ferns of the Forest

    Ferns of the Forest

    FERNS OF THE FOREST  Saturday, August 9, 2025, 9am Register at info@johnburroughsassociation.org for meeting location. Ferns add a soft, lushness to the John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary.  [...]
    Kingston's Uptown Farmers Market

    Kingston's Uptown Farmers Market

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    9:00 am-1:00 pm
    Saturdays 9am-1pm in the County Courthouse Parking Lot May 3rd - November 22nd. 285 Wall Street, Kingston, New York 12401. linktr.ee/Kingstonfarmersmarket.
    Good Morning Paddle

    Good Morning Paddle

    This class is designed for kayakers of all levels. This guided paddle will travel along the scenic waterfront. Along the way participants will see wildlife, [...]
    Rhinebeck Repair Cafe

    Rhinebeck Repair Cafe

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    10:00 am-2:00 pm
    The next Rhinebeck Repair Cafe will be Saturday, August 9th from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Pavilion at Brookmeade Community located at 34 [...]
    09 Aug

    Seed Song Saturday Socials

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    10:00 am-5:00 pm
    Every Saturday 10AM - 5PM Seed Song Saturday Socials Morning Coffee & Tea Hour (10 AM - 12 PM) Activities & Fun (12 PM - [...]
    Bearsville Day of Awakening

    Bearsville Day of Awakening

    Bearsville Day of Awakening is back for 2025 — a soul-stirring celebration at the heart of the Woodstock Festival of Awakening weekend. Set in the [...]
    Goddess: Origins of Wonder

    Goddess: Origins of Wonder

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    12:00 pm-5:00 pm
    On View August 1 - September 14, 2025 First Friday Reception & Opening Friday, August 1, 5-7pm Live music @ the opening by The Goddess [...]
    Hudson Valley Cryptozoology

    Hudson Valley Cryptozoology

    Bigfoot is stalking the Hudson Valley. Join esteemed cryptozoologist and author Bruce G. Hallenbeck for an evening with The Kinderhook Creature and Beyond, his firsthand chronicle of [...]
    09 Aug

    Making Her Mark: 50 Women Artists of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony

    The Historical Society of Woodstock presents our opening exhibition of the season, Making Her Mark: 50 Women Artists of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony, on [...]
    Solaris Rondout Lighthouse Tour

    Solaris Rondout Lighthouse Tour

    Hop aboard the 100% solar-powered Solaris for a unique opportunity to ride out to one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River that [...]
    Southern Shindig 2025

    Southern Shindig 2025

    The night before Southern Week starts – join us for square dancing, a delightful dinner, and cajun and zydeco dancing in the Pavilion. Caller and [...]
    09 Aug

    Art & Sip on the Farm

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    3:00 pm-6:00 pm
    Join us for an afternoon of collaborative eco-art along our agroecology trail, followed by a relaxing evening of local beer, wine, and farm-fresh snacks. Come [...]
    Women of Reggae Fest

    Women of Reggae Fest

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    4:00 pm
    Music from... - Worl A Girl - Laniya SOS - Night Nurse of WPKN - Sarah Selector Jamaican Food | Craft | Firepit | Irie [...]
    Guided Imagery & Sound Healing with Angel Readings

    Guided Imagery & Sound Healing with Angel Readings

    Guided Imgery Meditation readings healing crystal chakra bowls Gong Wash enter Fair street handicapped entrance go upstairs through long hallway to the first room on [...]
    Soul Purpose @ Kingston Point Beach

    Soul Purpose @ Kingston Point Beach

    Free and open to all! Sponsored by the City of Kingston Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs and special thanks to the Radio Kingston Community [...]
    Open Mic Nights

    Open Mic Nights

    Every Saturday in August from 7-10PM, Advocating for long-term recovery housing in Ulster County. Bring your music, poetry, song, memories of those we've lost, testimonials. [...]
    09 Aug

    The American Analog Set

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    7:00 pm-10:00 pm
    Dreampop pioneers The American Analog Set reunite for their first east coast shows in 20 years and headline the Bearsville Theater Saturday, August 9 between [...]
    The Carrie Zazz Band

    The Carrie Zazz Band

    WE’RE BACK!!!! Join us on this amazing patio overlooking the Hudson River!!!! Can’t get a better setting or better food! All topped off with your [...]
    The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    7:00 pm-8:45 pm
    The story of a family and a family business, this epic comedy adventure by Wes Anderson stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of [...]
    Sonic the Hedgehog 3 --- Movies Under the Stars

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3 --- Movies Under the Stars

    Sat, Aug 9, 2025    
    7:30 pm-11:00 pm
    the NOSTALGAIC Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (or is it Dr. Robotnic x2?) Saturday, 8/9, at Hutton Park! Move starts at 7:30 pm. Bring your snacks, [...]
    Gypsy

    Gypsy

    “Curtain Up! Light the Lights!” as Up In One Productions proudly presents Gypsy! Regarded by many theater professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy [...]
    Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets  Night #1

    Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets Night #1

    Nick Lowe has made his mark as a producer (Elvis Costello-Graham Parker-Pretenders-The Damned), songwriter of at least three songs you know by heart, short-lived career [...]
    Weekend Air Shows!

    Weekend Air Shows!

    Weekend Air Shows are a great way to spend the day! Museum and grounds open at 10. Biplane rides available before and after the show. [...]
    Summer Stableford Shootout

    Summer Stableford Shootout

    Sun, Aug 10, 2025    
    8:30 am
    2-Player Team Golf Tournament Format –2-Player teams will compete in a Net Stableford Scoring System. Each player will get 80% of their individual playing handicap. [...]
    Helps Us "Bake" Our Derby Car!

    Helps Us "Bake" Our Derby Car!

    Drop-in to the Reher Center Gallery for an all-ages craft inspired by the work of artist Ai Weiwei. We'll be making clay sesame seeds to [...]
    Goddess: Origins of Wonder

    Goddess: Origins of Wonder

    Sun, Aug 10, 2025    
    12:00 pm-5:00 pm
    On View August 1 - September 14, 2025 First Friday Reception & Opening Friday, August 1, 5-7pm Live music @ the opening by The Goddess [...]
    10 Aug

    Making Her Mark: 50 Women Artists of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony

    The Historical Society of Woodstock presents our opening exhibition of the season, Making Her Mark: 50 Women Artists of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony, on [...]
    Solaris Rondout Lighthouse Tour

    Solaris Rondout Lighthouse Tour

    Hop aboard the 100% solar-powered Solaris for a unique opportunity to ride out to one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River that [...]
    Sarah Urech @ the Rail Trail Cafe

    Sarah Urech @ the Rail Trail Cafe

    Sun, Aug 10, 2025    
    2:00 pm-5:00 pm
    Sarah Urech is originally from Switzerland and has called the Mohicanituck Hudson River Valley home for nearly 30 years. She will be singing jazz standards [...]
    Gypsy

    Gypsy

    “Curtain Up! Light the Lights!” as Up In One Productions proudly presents Gypsy! Regarded by many theater professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy [...]
    Sauce Boss

    Sauce Boss

    Sun, Aug 10, 2025    
    4:00 pm-6:00 pm
    Join us for gumbo and Blues. The "Sauce Boss" Bill Wharton cooks gumbo while entertaining us with Blues guitar! Tickets $30, day of show $35 :  https://widowjanemine.ticketspice.com/sauceboss Ticket price includes a bowl of gumbo while it lasts! This event is a fundraiser for the Century House Historical Society and the Rondout Valley Food Pantry. It's hard to put your finger on the mercurial Sauce Boss.   Somewhere between a country preacher, and an auctioneer lives a musician, a chef, a raconteur,  a purveyor of gourmet hot sauce, a songwriter, and a standup comedian. The Sauce Boss is a powerhouse entertainer, mixing his Bluesy slide guitar and soulful voice into a high-energy show. His very own hot sauce goes into a big pot of gumbo while he spices up the show with his own Blues. He has served hundreds of thousands for free at his live shows. Sauce Boss mixes media like cornbread. Hot sauce, blues, chicken, funk, onions and okra, heartfelt songs, peppers and soul, seafood… and slide guitar, all go into the gumbo. The aroma fills the place. The crowd stirs up the pot. The Sauce Boss stirs up the crowd, and at the end of the show, everyone eats. [...]
    The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

    Sun, Aug 10, 2025    
    7:00 pm-8:45 pm
    The story of a family and a family business, this epic comedy adventure by Wes Anderson stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of [...]
    Rabid Children x Overheard x Pony In The Pancake

    Rabid Children x Overheard x Pony In The Pancake

    A tear fell from The Sun and cousins Robert and Dan witnessed it fall from atop a summer mountain in a moment outside of time. [...]

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