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

Hudson Valley's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, September 19, 2026 to Sunday, September 21, 2026.

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

• Free Buddhist Temple Tours Upstate New York in Sullivan County Catskills - Kadampa Meditation Center New York - Sweeney Rd, Glen Spey, NY, USA, Saturday, September 19, 2026 and Sunday, September 20, 2026, 1:30PM
• Animales de las Américas / Animals of the Americas - Nature Center at Greenburgh - 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583, United States, Saturday, September 19, 2026 and Sunday, September 20, 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Family Art Workshop: Magnetic Bugs - Hudson River Museum - 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701, United States, Saturday, September 19, 2026 and Sunday, September 20, 2026, 12–4pm
• FREE fall and holiday mini photo sessions with Shoott! - Hudson Valley - Shoott - Broadway, New York, NY, USA, Saturday, September 19, 2026 and Sunday, September 20, 2026, See link for times
• Kinderhook Farmers Market - Kinderhook Farmers Market - Village Square, Kinderhook, NY, 12106, Saturday, September 19, 2026, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
• Kinderhook Farmers Market - Kinderhook Farmers Market - Village Square, Kinderhook, NY, 12106, Saturday, September 19, 2026, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
• KinoKids: Panoramic Views Workshop - Kinosaito Arts Center - 7th Street, Verplanck, NY, USA, Sunday, September 20, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm
• Family Free Night at Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum - Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum - 75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, United States, Sunday, September 20, 2026, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Farmers Market at Muscoot Farm - Muscoot Farm - 51 New York 100, Katonah, NY 10536, United States, Sunday, September 20, 2026, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
• Celebrate Fall with Leaf Art at the Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum - Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum - 75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, United States, Sunday, September 20, 2026, 11:00 am-1:00 pm