2026 Editor’s Picks: What to Do in the Hudson Valley on Mar 20 – Mar 22

🌱 From spring equinox retreats and maple weekends to live music, art, film, and farm gatherings, the Hudson Valley offers a vibrant mix of ways to welcome the season all weekend long. Hot List below…

🗓️ WHOLE WEEKEND

🏛️ Hyde Park, Daily. Garden, Mansion + Trail Tours at the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historical Site.
Step into Gilded Age luxury at this historic site—stunning architecture, lavish interiors, sweeping Hudson River views + gardens sprawling across acres of estate grounds. Info HERE.

🌱 Woodstock, Fri Mar 20 – Sun Mar 22. Spring Equinox: The Sounds of Silence Retreat at The Nest.
Join in for a deeply restorative weekend of Kundalini yoga, meditation, sacred sound + intentional silence to attune to the balancing energies of the Equinox. Info HERE.

🎭 Tarrytown, Fri Mar 20 + Sat Mar 21. Samuel Beckett: Krapp’s Last Tape & Footfalls at Muddy Water Cafe.
Two jaw-dropping one-acts by the master of modern absurdism, Samuel Beckett: Krapp’s Last Tape & Footfalls, presented by Lovely Calamity Productions. Starring David Neilsen, Calli Medley + Cristina Noelle. Info HERE.

🍁 Saugerties, Sat Mar 21 + Sun Mar 22. Maple Weekend at Platte Creek Maple Farm.
Maple Weekend brings New York’s sugarmaking traditions to life—live demos, sugarhouse & woods tours, plus tastings of syrup, cream, sugar & candy—presented by New York State Maple Producers’ Association. Info HERE.

👩‍🌾 Hudson Valley, All weekend long! Explore the Bounty of Winter at Hudson Valley Farmers Markets + CSAs
These cozy seasonal pop-ups turn cold-weather weekends into lively celebrations of local food, makers and culture! Info HERE.

🗓️ Friday, Mar 20

🛼 Accord, 5pm – 9pm. “Love On Wheels” Skate Night at Skate Time.
An extended night of skating, music, arcade games, art + free food—bringing together 6 LGBTQIA+ orgs to create a joyful, empowering space for teens + allies to connect. Info HERE.

🎱 Livingston Manor, 6pm – 8pm. Bingo Night at The Catskill Brewery.
Bingo Night is back with Stuntman Jake—free to play with a beverage purchase and plenty of great prizes up for grabs! Info HERE.

🎸 Woodstock, 7pm. The Surfrajettes’ 10th Anniversary “Road Dogs” Tour at Colony Woodstock.
The Surfrajettes bring their viral, reverb-soaked blend of psychedelic surf rock and retro style to the stage, fresh off international tours and their 2025 album “Easy as Pie.” Info HERE.

🎼 Woodstock, 8:30pm. The Fates NYC at The Tinker Tavern.
“Melt your blues away.” The return of the musical styles of the Fates NYC. A night of music + dancing to Soul, Funk + rock ‘n roll. No cover. Info HERE.

🗓️ Saturday, Mar 21

🎣 Poughkeepsie, 12pm – 6pm. Fly Tying Series at Plan Bee Farm Brewery.
They celebrate the season reopening with a day on the farm, featuring Trout Unlimited fly-tying demos alongside fresh pours of Barn Beer. Info HERE.

🎨 Woodstock, 1pm – 3pm. “This is America” Artist Talk: Destiny Arianna at Woodstock School of Art.
Destiny Arianna @destinyariannastudio, an Afro-Indigenous artist, creates historically influenced paintings + immersive, site-responsive installations that connect family memory with broader ancestral narratives. This is an artist talk series curated by Jaime Ransome. Info HERE.

🎬 Rosendale, 2pm – 5pm. Meeting of the Milkmaids screening “Shelf Life” at Rosendale Theatre.
Meeting of the Milkmaids + the New York State Cheese Council join Catskill Wagyu at Hilltop Farm for a special screening with a post-film panel of cheese experts and a curated tasting box. Info HERE.

🧘 High Falls, 2:30pm – 4pm. Spring Equinox Opening Ceremony at Intuitively Wild.
Through ceremony, ritual + deep connection, we will be celebrating the equinox together with a tea ceremony, pranayama, meditation, journaling, group connection, embodiment practices + sound healing—RSVP. Info HERE.

🎶 Hudson, 6pm – 9pm. Dinner with Four Corners at The Caboose Hudson.
David Israelow, the force behind Four Corners, hosts a one-night dinner party featuring a four-course seasonal menu, open bar, and live jazz. Info HERE.

🎬 Woodstock, 7pm – 9pm. Screening + Conversation of “VELVET VISION” at Tinker Street Cinema.
Hosted by Journalist Jonathan Van Meter, @queerlyqueerly and Woodstock Film Festival view the documentary story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink Narcissus, followed by a conversation with director Bart Everly. Info HERE.

👢Newburgh, 7pm – 10pm. Line Dance Night at Silk Factory.
Guests are invited to grab their boots and hit the dance floor for a boot-stompin’ night of music, drinks, and fun instruction in a lively vintage setting. Info HERE.

🗓️ Sunday, Mar 22

🫜 Beacon, 10am – 2pm. Beacon Farmers Market on Main Street.
Chasing away winter blues, Hudson Valley’s Winter Farmers Markets turn chilly weekends into cozy gatherings filled with seasonal harvests, comforting treats, wellness goods, sustainably grown local flavors—with spring just around the corner. Info HERE.

🎶 New Paltz, 3pm – 4pm. “Remember the Ladies: A History of American Women in Song” at Historic Huguenot Street.
This performance traces women’s lives in America—from the 18th century to the passage of the 19th Amendment—through song and story, blending traditional instruments with broadsides, ballads, and suffrage anthems, interwoven with excerpts from women’s diaries and letters. Info HERE.

Photo by Vanderbilt Mansion National Historical Site Park Service 

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Have a wonderful weekend from Inside+Out Upstate NY!