🍦 Blue Pig Ice Cream on Your Hudson River Estate?

🐶 Puppy Yoga
Sun., Aug. 9 | Ridge Road Park, Hartsdale | 10a-11:30a | $50
 
A yoga class with adoptable puppies from the SPCA of Westchester weaving through the mats. Bring your own mat and follow the signs to Pavilion C. The puppies are part of the program and up for adoption, so this is the rare workout where you might leave with a dog. Registration required, and please leave your own pup at home.
Downward dog takes on a whole new meaning, and yours might be waiting at Pavilion C →
 
🦆 Duck Derby 3
Sun., Aug. 9 | Tibbetts Brook Park, Yonkers | 11a-4p | $20 per person, $10 per child (3-11), 2 and under free
 
It’s that time of year again! Westchester County Parks unleashes hundreds of rubber ducks down the lazy river with race winners taking home prizes including a PlayStation 5 and a stay at Great Wolf Lodge. Festivities include a DJ, bounce house, face painting and pool party. Ticket includes one duck for the races and pool party admission.
A highly photogenic classic summer event you don’t want to miss →
 
🎤 K-Pop Party
Sun., Aug. 9 | Westchester Children's Museum, Rye | 4:30p-7:30p | $25/child, $10/adult
 
A live K-Pop sing-along with a DJ dance party, design-a-tote and friendship-bracelet crafts, a make-your-own-soda station, face painting, and a fandom photo booth. Child tickets include a pizza slice. Costumes and fandom gear encouraged.
The songs from K-Pop Demon Hunters are here to stay. Embrace it, sing, and dance with the kiddos at the museum →

 
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🎭 Summer Vacation Camp: The Jungle Book Kids
Fri., Aug. 7 | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown | 1:30p | $19
 
Music Hall Academy students in grades 2-8 stage the show under the direction of Broadway's Lauryn Ciardullo.
 
🐿️ The Secret Lives of Squirrels
Sat., Aug. 8 | Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pleasantville | 9:30a-11a | $4/child (parking $6)
 
Kids learn about New York's squirrel species and their adaptations, then head out to look for signs of their activity and make a squirrel-themed craft. Ages 5 and up.
 
🍳 Family Cooking Class with Fiddleheads Cooking Studio
Sat., Aug. 8 | Hilltop Hanover Farm, Yorktown Heights | 10a-11:30a | $45 per participant
 
Kids ages 3-18 learn to cook a dish start to finish, with simpler tasks for younger children and independent work for teens. Price is per participant; an adult is required for children 5 and under.
 
🔧 Kids N' Calder: Create a Simple Mobile
Sat., Aug. 8 | KinoSaito, Verplanck | 11a-1p | $30
 
A one-time workshop inspired by artist and engineer Alexander Calder, where young artists use wire, string, and found objects to build their own mobile. For kids up to 18; all materials provided, RSVP required.
 
🎬 Screenings Under the Stars: Zootopia 2
Sat., Aug. 8 | Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla | Pre-movie entertainment 5p, film at sundown | Free
 
The 2025 PG sequel screens outdoors at the dam. Bring blankets, folding chairs, and a picnic. Refreshments available for sale. Rain or shine, but keep an eye on cancellations in the event of severe weather.

🥁 Caribbean Night on the Farm
Sat., Aug. 8 | Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard, North Salem | 5p-9p | $18 (3 and under free)
 
The Caribbean Vibe Steel Drum Band returns for a night of island music and dance performances across the orchard, with Caribbean-inspired food trucks, craft beer, hard cider, and specialty cocktails.
 
🎪 The Circus Comes to the Farm
Sat., Aug. 8 | Outhouse Orchards, North Salem | Shows 5:45p & 6:45p | $22 (2 and under free)
 
Two 45-minute circus performances under the open sky at the orchard, split by a short intermission, plus live music, food, hard cider, and local craft beer. Kids get a range of activities to explore between acts.
 
🌊 Untermyer Family Fun Day: Sea of Wonders
Sun., Aug. 9 | Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, Yonkers | 12p-3:30p | $10+
 
The garden turns into an underwater world with sea-themed sprinklers, a bubble station, canal fishing, crafts, and a treasure hunt through the Walled Garden, plus animal ambassadors from the Nature Center at Greenburgh.

🧘 Free First Fridays: Yoga and Art
Fri., Aug. 7 | Hudson River Museum, Yonkers | 5p-7:45p | Free
 
Two 45-minute yoga classes at 5p and 6p in the galleries overlooking the Hudson, led by Karen Young of Key Wellness, plus a bilingual sketching workshop with Carolina Amarillo and a cash bar. Bring your own mat. Stick around for a free 8p amphitheater performance by Afro Dominicano.
 
🎸 Tramps Like Us
Fri., Aug. 7 | Cortlandt Yacht Club, Montrose | 6p-10p | $45+
 
The Bruce Springsteen tribute band Tramps Like Us plays a night of Boss hits on the water at the Cortlandt Yacht Club.
 
🎤 Hudson Valley Arts Collective Open Mic
Fri., Aug. 7 | Ludy Cafe, Irvington | 7p-10p | Free
 
A poetry open mic where you can share your own work or sit back and listen. Seasoned poets and first-timers welcome.
 
🎤 Aaron Berg at Tristate Comedy Club
Fri., Aug. 7 | 189 East Post Road, White Plains (attached to ZPrime) | 8:30p | $25+
 
Appearing in cult films like Boondock Saints 2, Detroit Rock City, and The Ladies Man, actor and comedian Aaron Berg takes his comedy chops to Tristate’s new room in White Plains.
 
🎸 Zach Nugent's Dead Set: The Grateful Dead Experience
Sat., Aug. 8 | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, Peekskill | 8p | Ticket prices vary
 
Guitarist Zach Nugent leads an immersive Grateful Dead tribute through the band's catalog, from "Dark Star" to "Sugar Magnolia," days before the anniversary of Jerry Garcia's passing.
 
🎨 Exhibition Openings: Tomoko Amaki Abe and Matthew Weber
Sun., Aug. 9 | Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden, North Salem | 3p | Free with admission
 
See two newly installed exhibitions, Heaven Come Down and Ground Shift, and meet the artists who created them.

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😂 Gary Owen
Fri.-Sun., Aug. 7-9 | Levity Live, West Nyack | Multiple showtimes | Ticket prices vary
 
Stand-up from Gary Owen, the comedian and actor known for his own BET series and roles in Ride Along, Think Like a Man, and Daddy Day Care, across several shows over the weekend. Many are already waitlisted.
 
🎵 Who Loves You: Featuring the Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys
Sat., Aug. 8 | Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT | 8p | $60+
 
Four Broadway veterans recreate the music and stories of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, along with Dion and the Belmonts, The Big Bopper, and The Righteous Brothers, with singalong hits like "Sherry," "Walk Like A Man," and "Big Girls Don't Cry."
 
🐶 Boulders Jr. Day: VIP Bluey Meet and Greet
Sun., Aug. 9 | Clover Stadium, Pomona | 3p-6p | $25+
 
A pre-game meet and greet and photo op with Bluey in a community party suite, followed by a New York Boulders baseball game. Ticket includes a hot dog, chips, and soda plus a seat in the bowl.