Annual Events
Small sampling of things to do in this area. Contact Sponsors for actual date/time/fee.
January
Hudson Valley Rail Trail Winterfest
Highland. 845-483-0428
February
• New Paltz Winter Carnival (First Saturday of the month) Ice Carving demo, Outhouse races, cross country skiing and snowshoe events, hot chocolate and chocolate chip cookie contests.
New Paltz Recreation Department. 845-255-3631
• Hudson Valley Rail Trail Winter Fest
Rotary Pavilion/Old New Paltz Road
March
Easter Egg Hunt, (Within a week of Easter)
Ulster County Fairgrounds. New Paltz Youth Program (845) 255-5140.
April
New Paltz Clean Sweep. Last Saturday April.
www.newpaltz.org/AnnualEvents.html
May
• Opening Day on Huguenot Street. Free tours of stone houses and the Old French Church.
Historical Huguenot Street in New Paltz. (845) 255-1660 / www.huguenotstreet.org
• Memorial Day Parade, New Paltz
New Paltz VFW, (845) 633-8494, vfwinfo@vfw8645.org
• Woodstock-New Paltz Art and Craft Fair. Memorial Day Weekend.Fine crafts, art, children’s tent, entertainment, food.
Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz (845) 679-8087. www.quailhollow.com
• Moriello Pool Opening. Memorial Day Weekend Community pool opens for season.
(845) 255-1700
• New Paltz Regatta. Homemade boats parade down Main Street, then launch on the Wallkill River.
(845) 255-3631
June
• Highland Day. Games, food, music. Village of Highland in the Town of Lloyd.
(845) 691-8011
• Patent Day with Revolutionary War Reenactors on Huguenot Street. The anniversary of the signing of the New Paltz Patent.
Historical Huguenot Street/New Paltz (845) 255-1660
www.huguenotstreet.org
• Around the World in 60 Miles
The wineries of the Shawangunk Wine Trail highlight different countries.
(845) 256-8456/www.shawangunkwinetrail.com
July
Independence Day fireworks
Highland and others
August
• Ulster County Fair (1st weekend in August)
Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz. 845-255-1380
• Colonial Street Festival
Tour the stone houses.
Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz. 845-255-1660. Huguenot Street
• Summer at Slabsides
Johnburroughsassociation.org
• Annual Variety Show
Coach House Theater, Kingston
• Annual Woodstock Volunteers’ Day
Village of Woodstock
• Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show
HRMM.org
• Hudson Valley Ribfest
Ulster Co. Fairgrounds, Libertyville Rd/New Paltz.
• Annual St. Joseph’s Festa
New Paltz
September
• Taste of New Paltz
New Paltz Chamber
• Harvest Fest, Highland
townoflloyd.com
• Elting Memorial Library Fair
Main Street, New Paltz. Elting Library Friends. 845-255-5030
• Hudson Valley Ramble
HudsonValleyRamble.org
• Woodstock Comedy Festival
Woodstock
• Starry Starry Night at Walkway Over the Hudson
• Gardiner Day (mid-September)
Majestic Park, Gardiner. 845-255-9675
• Ulster County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting
338-5100 or register online at www.UlsterChamber.org.
October
• Slabsides Day
JohnBurroughsAssociation.org, West Park
• Annual Woodstock Film Festival
Several venues in Ulster County
• Annual UlsterCorps Zombie Escape
Williams Lake in Rosendale
• Ulster County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting
338-5100 or register online at www.UlsterChamber.org.
November/December
• Turkey Trot
New Paltz Regional Chamber
• Walkway Member Moonwalk
walkway.org
• Annual Day of Jewish Learning
SUNY Ulster
• Santa on the Walkway
walkway.org
• Sinterklaas Send-Off Celebration
Kingston Waterfront, sinterklaashudsonvalley.com
• Ulster County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting
338-5100 or register online at www.UlsterChamber.org.
December
Winery Wreaths Tours
Ulster Wine Trail
• Santa arrives in the Hamlet
Main St & Vineyard Ave./Highland
• Ulster County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting
338-5100 or register online at www.UlsterChamber.org.
