🌻 A Weekend of Luaus, Sunflower Fields & 90s Dance Parties

Ron Howard returns to Jacob Burns Friday, Collective Soul plays The Cap & a $4M Mamaroneck home with front-row Fourth of July fireworks views

August 28, 2026

Hello, Westchester!
 

Whether you're heading out for one last summer weekend away or planted right here at home, the forecast is cooperating… sunny 70s and 80s throughout. If you've been hoping for perfect summer weekend weather to close out the season, this is it.
 
Speaking of closing out summer, kids are back in school in under two weeks (!), which means it's about time to start thinking about what actually gets us excited about fall. We've been fielding this question a lot lately, and honestly, our answers are all over the map. So we thought we'd throw it out to you:

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We'll share what most of you said next week. Today’s edition has your seasonal pivot options: a Hawaiian luau to close out summer at Harvest Moon, apple picking opens at Outhouse on Sunday, a 90s dance party if you want to hold onto the past a little longer, and two sunflower festivals worth the drive if you're looking for something to do beyond the county line.
 
See you out there!
 

 
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💓 The Pulse

Loving Westchester’s Featured Events!

🌺 End of Summer Hawaiian Luau
Sat., Aug. 29 | Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard, North Salem | 5p-9p | $20 (3 and under free)
 
An island-themed farm evening presented by Island Inspiration, with a lei greeting, live ukulele music, hula performances, and a closing fire performance. Food trucks, craft beer, the kids harvest train, and farm soft serve on site.
Tiki torches, hula performances, and the last taste of summer at the orchard →
 
🕺 90s and 2000s Dance Party
Sat., Aug. 29 | Yonkers Brewing Co., Yonkers | 8p-11p | Free (RSVP)
 
A full night of pop, hip hop, R&B, and club records from the 90s and 2000s at 92 Main. The kind of playlist where you already know every word, in a brewery taproom with seating first come, first served. Free to attend, 21 and up to drink, and they just ask you to RSVP so they know you are coming.
Every song you still know by heart, and a beer in your hand for it →
 
🍎 Fall Festival at Outhouse Orchards
Opens Sun., Aug. 30 | Outhouse Orchards, North Salem | Mon-Fri 10a-6p, Sat-Sun 9a-5p | Ticket prices vary
 
Fall season kicks off at the orchard with apple picking, a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, and scenic hayrides through the farm. The stand stocks fresh produce, homemade treats, and the farm's signature hard cider. Runs through Nov. 1, and this is the opening weekend, so it is the first chance of the season to get out to North Salem.
Apple picking and the corn maze are back, starting this weekend →

 
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📆 What’s Happening?

Family Fun!

🐝 Beekeeping Workshop
Fri., Aug. 28 | Westchester Children's Museum, Rye | 2p-3p | Included with admission
 
A hands-on beekeeping workshop for kids at the museum on the Rye waterfront.
 
🎬 Screenings Under the Stars: Bad Guys 2
Fri., Aug. 28 | Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla | Pre-movie entertainment 5p, film at sundown | Free
 
The 2025 PG animated sequel screens outdoors at the dam. Bring blankets, folding chairs, and a picnic. Refreshments for sale. Rain or shine.
 
🎬 Movies on the Trail: Little Giants
Fri., Aug. 28 | Keeper's House, Dobbs Ferry | 8:30p-10:30p | Free
 
The 1994 underdog football comedy closes out the Gridiron Classics series, screened outdoors on the trail at the Keeper's House. Bring your own refreshments and a chair or blanket. All ages.
 
🔑 Family Art Workshop: Back to School Keychains
Sat.-Sun., Aug. 29-30 | Hudson River Museum, Yonkers | 12p-4p | Free with admission
 
Make a keychain from beads, Shrinky Dinks, and charms, personalized with your name, school, or favorite subject, to clip onto a backpack or lunch bag. Drop in at the Greene Education Center. Recommended for ages 4 and up.
 
⚽ Westchester SC vs. Spokane Velocity
Sat., Aug. 29 | The Stadium at Memorial Field, Mount Vernon | 7p | $12.45+
 
Westchester SC returns home to host the Spokane Velocity, winners of 4 of their last 5, in USL League One action in Mount Vernon. Doors at 5:30p, free parking, all ages.
 
🛍️ Day to Night Vintage Market
Sun., Aug. 30 | River Outpost Brewing, Peekskill | 3p-8p | Free to attend
 
A waterfront market from Biggest Pop Up with local vendors selling vintage clothing, classic comics, retro consoles and games, artisan goods, and collectibles. Food and drink on site at the brewery.
 
🎩 1876 Centennial Garden Party
Sun., Aug. 30 | Armour-Stiner Octagon House, Irvington | 4p-6p | $150
 
A Victorian garden party at an 1872 National Historic Landmark marking America's 250th, with a brass band, croquet and lawn games, historic interpreters playing the Washingtons and Ben Franklin, storytelling by Jonathan Kruk, a magician, and a silhouette artist. Light fare from Horsefeathers plus two drink tickets. Ages 12 and up.

 

 

Grown Ups & Date Nights

🎬 Frost/Nixon: Q&A with Ron Howard
Fri., Aug. 28 | Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville | 6p | $30 members, $35 nonmembers
 
A screening of the Oscar-nominated film, with Frank Langella and Michael Sheen reprising their stage roles as Nixon and David Frost, followed by a live Q&A with director Ron Howard.
 
🎸 Breakwater
Fri., Aug. 28 | Bedford Playhouse, Bedford | 6:30p | Free
 
Former Bedford resident and sailboat captain Jon Flaks leads a set of smooth yacht rock, from CSN and Van Morrison to Steely Dan and the Eagles.
 
🎸 Collective Soul
Fri., Aug. 28 | The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester | 8p | $49.50+
 
Thirty years on from "Shine" and "December," the Georgia rockers bring their tour behind Here to Eternity, playing their catalog in a room that fits it. Reach NYC opens.
 
🍵 Summer Forage Tea Party
Sat., Aug. 29 | Hilltop Hanover Farm, Yorktown Heights | 1p-3p | $9.31
 
Brew a cup of tea and enjoy a seasonal treat made from plants found along the farm's trails. Involves moderate walking on the hiking trails.
 
🎻 Minnie Untermyer Series: Sonnambula
Sun., Aug. 30 | Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, Yonkers | 6p-7p | $35
 
The early-music ensemble Sonnambula plays a program of 17th and 18th-century Italian and French masterworks for violin, theorbo, and viola da gamba in the Walled Garden, with works by Corelli, Matteis, and Marais.

 

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🌻 Sunflower Extravaganza at Kelder's Farm
Through Sep. 7 | Kelder's Farm, Kerhonkson | Thu-Mon 10a-6p | Ticket prices vary
 
A 10-acre field of sunflowers, plus a zinnia field and other blooms to walk through and photograph. Admission includes the farmyard's 35-plus attractions, from a jumping pillow to mini-golf and a petting farm.
 
🌻 8th Annual Sunflower Festival at Barton Orchards
Through Sep. 7 | Barton Orchards, Poughquag | Times vary | $22.45+
 
A hayride out to a five-acre field of about 100,000 sunflowers you can cut yourself; each ticket includes two blooms. Live music, a carousel, petting zoo, craft beverages, and lobster rolls on site. Bring shears. Weekend and Labor Day add a magician and the Fun Park.
 
🍷 Stamford Beer, Wine and Spirits Fest
Sat., Aug. 29 | Mill River Park, Stamford, CT | 1p-4:30p | Ticket prices vary
 
Sample beer, wine, and spirits from around the world at the Mill River Park fountain, with live music, food for purchase, and a souvenir glass. Ages 21 and up.

 

🏡 Where the Heart Is

Incredible homes are listed in Westchester every week. Here’s one that caught our eye

 

The Key Details: 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4,186 square feet on 0.54 acres ($979 / square foot)
 
What We Love About It: Waterfront living doesn't get more classic Westchester Sound Shore than this. Harbor views from nearly every angle, wraparound rear terraces built for entertaining (with a front-row seat to the Fourth of July fireworks), and a deep-water dock just minutes from Long Island Sound for the boaters in the family. The primary suite's private balcony looks straight out over Mamaroneck Harbor, and there's a second primary suite with its own harbor-view deck for guests or extended family. Add proximity to SAPC's pool and clubhouse, and it's the kind of one-of-a-kind waterfront property that rarely comes up in this pocket of Mamaroneck.
 

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See you out there!