💗 Sharks + Reptiles Arrive in Westchester This Weekend

🎸 Pleasantville Music Festival: New York’s Backyard Jam

Sat., Jul 12 | Parkway Field, Pleasantville | 1–9p (Gates 12.30p) | Tickets: $60-$80 / Same day: $85 / Kids under 10: Free

Giveaway alert! We’ve partnered with Pleasantville Music Festival to hook up a lucky reader with two free tickets to Saturday’s show! Head over to our Instagram and enter the giveaway before it closes on Friday night for your chance to see headliner Dawes and Robert Randolph (listed on Rolling Stone’s top 100 guitarists of all-time list) in person!

🏄‍♂️ 8th Annual Tiki Party

Fri., Jul 11 | Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck | 6p | FREE

A tropical night of fire dancers, food trucks, live music, and Moana 2 under the stars.

🏒 The 3rd Annual Shoulder Check Showcase 

Thu., Jul 24 | Terry Conners Rink, Stamford, CT | Activities: 4p, Skills Showcase: 6p, Puck Drop: 6.30p | Individual tickets: $100

Getting this one on your radar because it will sell out! Backed by NHL and PWHL stars, and run by the HT40 Foundation, this powerful annual event honors the life and legacy of Hayden Thorsen (#40), a beloved young hockey player who left us way too soon, to change the conversation around youth mental health through connection, kindness, and community. Featuring good food, hockey stars, a skills challenge and an epic battle on the ice, this event is more than a game.

Some of the stars involved: Adam Fox, Chris Kreider, Matt Rempe, Trevor Zegras & Jake Oettinger!

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🛷 Outdoor Movie Night: Cool Runnings

Fri., Jul 11 | Old Croton Aqueduct (Keeper’s House), Dobbs Ferry | 8.30-10.30p | FREE

Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up… to Dobbs Ferry for what still holds up after 32 years as the best Jamaican Olympic bobsled movie ever made.

🗺️ One-Eyed Willy’s Map Leads to Peekskill

Fri., Jul 11 | Pugsley Park, Peekskill | 8p | FREE

Pack your Baby Ruths for the ultimate 80s adventure, The Goonies. Make it a night with musical acts at Beanrunner Cafe from 7p. If you add the Peekskill Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning and the Flea Market on Sunday (8a-3p), you may just come away with some treasure!

🐝 Summer Saturdays at Philipsburg Manor: Hive and Honey

Sat., Jul 12 | Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow | Available times from 11a | Adult tickets: $18, Children: $13

Learn about our buzzy bee friends and the important roles they play from experts at Nyack Pollinator Pathway. Stay for the kids’ bee-related activities, a bilingual read-aloud and, of course, honey tasting!

🐶 Furever Home Festival

Sat., Jul 12 | Hudson Social, Dobbs Ferry | 11a-3p | FREE

This furry, football-themed adoption event is a community celebration of rescue dogs by Strong Paws Rescue. Grab doggie trading cards, enjoy giveaways, photo ops, and cuddle with the stars of the show. We’re hoping these pups score a touchdown and find their forever homes!

🦸‍♂️ A Super Sensory Screening

Sat., Jul 12 | Bedford Playhouse, Bedford | 12.30p | Adults: $16, Children / Seniors: $13

In partnership with the Inclusive Initiative, Bedford Playhouse is running sensory movie screenings for all families to enjoy some silver screen magic, and this Saturday, Superman takes to the sky/screen. It’s a safe and welcoming space for all ages and abilities, featuring lower sound, dimmed lights and freedom to move and talk.

🦈 Sharks on the Sound

Sat., Jul 12 - Sun., Jul 13 | Westchester Children’s Museum, Rye | 9.30a-5.30p | Included with general admission

WCM’s STEAM-based “Big Weekend Events” return with a closer (but not too close!) look at sharks. Activities include: a study of shark trackers, shark teeth sorting, mermaid’s purse (shark egg) charcoal sketching, and many others!

🦎 New York Metro Reptile Expo

Sun., Jul 13 | Westchester County Center, White Plains | 9a-4p | Tickets: Age 13 and up: $12, Age 7-12: $6, 6 and under: Free

With vendors including Dragontown, Hardcore Arachnids, and Quirky Snakes, it should make for an interesting walk around the Westchester County Center. In all, over 250 vendors are expected to be showcasing their reptiles and supplies to attendees.

👶 Ease Into the Week with Little Talkers

Mondays | Various Locations | Drop-in classes: $50

If you have a little one and want to find community while your tot is learning through sensory fun, then you should check out Little Talkers. Led by speech pathologists mixing communication skills with songs and stories, I recently attended with our baby and found it to be a gentle and calm environment we both enjoyed.

💌 Westchester is jam-packed with kid-friendly activities this weekend! Here are a few more that deserve a quick look:

• Friday Night Food Trucks | Fri., Jul 11 | Bedford Hills Memorial Park, Bedford Hills | 5.30-8.30p

• Playland Park Fireworks | Fri., Jul 11 | Playland Park, Rye Town Beach | 9p | FREE

• Monarch Habitat Hike | Sat., Jul 12 | Rockefeller State Park Preserve (Rockwood Hall), Pleasantville | 11a-1p | Tickets $4

• Bruce Jacques Show | Sat., Jul 12 | Outhouse Orchards, North Salem | 6-9p | Tickets $11.29, Children 2 & Under: Free

• Little Skywatchers: A Cosmic Adventure | Sat., Jul 12 | Hudson River Museum Planetarium, Yonkers | 11.30a

• Irish Heritage Festival | Sun., Jul 13 | Ridge Road Park, Hartsdale | 12-6p | Admission: $5, 14 and under: Free

• Hispanic Heritage Festival | Sun., Jul 13 | Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla | 12-6p | FREE

🍓 Saturday Farmers’ Markets

• Bronxville | 8.30a-1p | Stone Place at Paxton Avenue

• Chappaqua | 8.30a-1p | Chappaqua Train Station

• Hastings | 8.30a-1p | Parking lot opposite Metro North station

• Larchmont | 8.30a-1p | Metro North Upper Parking Lot

• Ossining | 8.30a-1p | Parking Lot at Spring & Main

• Peekskill | 9a-2p | 1 Bank Street

• Pleasantville | 8.30a-1p | Metro North Parking Lot

• Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow | 8.30a-1.30p | Patriots Park

🍓 Sunday Farmers’ Markets

• Irvington | 9a-1.30p | 101 Main Street

• Mount Kisco | 11a-3p | S. Moger Avenue

• Rye | 8.30a-1p | Theodore Fremd Ave Parking Lot

• Scarsdale | 9a-2p | Spencer Place at Chase Road

🎅 Christmas? In July?

Fri., Jul 11 | Tiki Beach, Rye | From 7p

Santa’s ditching the boots for sandals and hitting the Playland boardwalk, while DJ Serg ‘decks’ the halls with festive beats, as Tiki Beach brings Christmas to Rye.

Enjoy dinner, drinks, dancing and prizes while wearing your best beachy Christmas look and jingle while you mingle (likely through a sea of Clauses). Family Friendly. Call to reserve. It’s gonna sleigh. (Ugh… sorry.)

😁 Comedy from Scratch - Idea Kitchen

Sat., Jul 12 | The Idea Kitchen, Larchmont | Doors at 7p, show at 8p

The ‘big on laughs, not so much on rules’ comedy show is back at The Idea Kitchen with Ophira Eisenberg (NPR, Comedy Central, Parenting Is a Joke), Cyrus McQueen (Last Comic Standing, Gotham Comedy Live), and local fave Ben Asher as host. There’s no drink minimum, free parking, and BYO snacks and wine! Tickets from $28.76

😅 Westchester Comedy Club

Sat., Jul 12 | Tre Angelina’s, White Plains | Seating at 6p, show at 7p

Get your giggles on for Frank Favia, Courtney Maginnis, Chris James, Ed McGowan, and Ben Rosenfeld as they take on White Plains. $25 cover + $20 food/drink minimum. Free parking!

 Friday, July 11th

• Graham Nash | Capitol Theatre, Port Chester | Doors 6.30p / Show 8p | Tickets $35-$99.50

• Robison Summer Concert Series: The Great American Soul Book | Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla | Gates 6p / Concert 7p | FREE

• NY Opera Conservatory Summer Concert Series | Croton Free Library, Croton-on-Hudson | 7p | FREE

• Miss Maybell & Her Ragtime Romeos | Jazz on Main, Mt. Kisco | 7p | Tickets from $30

• Ranky Tanky | Caramoor, Katonah | 7.30p | Tickets from $43

Saturday, July 12th

• Music & Meditation in the Garden: Alex Sopp & Austin Wulliman | Caramoor, Katonah | 11a | Tickets from $29

• Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund Benefit ft. High Tide, This Side Up & Salty Dog | Garcia’s, Port Chester | Doors 6p / Show 7p | Tickets $75 (all ticket proceeds go to JDRF)

• Downtown Summer Sizzle: Tito Puente Jr. | Ruby Dee Park, New Rochelle | 6.30p | FREE

• Gustavo Casenave Trio | Jazz on Main, Mt. Kisco | 7p | Tickets from $30

• Anthony Roth Costanzo | Caramoor, Katonah | 7.30p | Tickets from $63

• Alexis Cole | Westchester Collaborative Theatre, Ossining | 7.30p | $30

• Ryan Adams | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown | 8p | Tickets from $64

Sunday, July 13th

• Orchestra of St. Luke’s & Stella Chen | Caramoor, Katonah | 4p | Tickets from $72

• Sunday Brunch w/ Cary Brown & John Lissauer | Jazz on Main, Mt. Kisco | 12p | No cover charge, $25 food & drink minimum per person

• NY Opera Conservatory Summer Concert Series | Croton Free Library, Croton-on-Hudson | 3p | FREE

🍺 Road Less Traveled Music Fest

Sat., Jul 12 | Two Roads Brewing Co., Stratford, Connecticut | 2-10p | Advance tickets: $12 / Door: $15 / Kids 15 & Under: Free / Dog-friendly!

Featuring live music, great beer, food trucks, a t-shirt printing & tie-dye station, yard games, live art demos, and a local vendor market.

🍷 Grand Opening of The Waterwheel Vineyard

Sun., Jul 13 | 236 Beekman Poughquag Rd, Poughquag (Dutchess County) | 10a-5p | FREE

This beautiful new vineyard is celebrating family-style with live music, 20+ vendors, wine tasting, tours, pizza, lawn games, food trucks, bounce houses, raffles and a build your own bouquet activity! It’s free because they say ‘making memories shouldn’t cost a thing’ - a great sign for what’s to come from the Hudson Valley’s newest vineyard.

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