Dining Guide - Columbia County Tourism

Festivals
Festivals
28 Area Code 518
Austerlitz Historical Society
You can feel the
excitement in the air,
the crescendo of months
of brilliant, careful
planning. Prepare to be
amazed. It’s festival time
in Columbia County,
and whether we’re
celebrating history, art,
film, food, or Dalmatians,
the common theme is
no-holds-barred fun.
Children’s books?
Famous folksingers?
Warren Street as Winter
Wonderland? All that
and more, and the best
County Fair around.
Join us!
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
} May
Hudson Children’s Book Festival: May 4
85 children’s and young adult authors
and illustrators, hundreds of books to
browse, author and illustrator presentations,
arts & crafts, and workshops.
Hudson Junior/Senior High School
215 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson.
www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com
Ramp Festival: May 4
Chefs from the Hudson Valley and New
York City offering an original dish featuring
Ramps, a forgeable, spring delicacy
abundant in the Hudson Valley. Music,
food and drink.
Basilica Hudson, Front St, Hudson.
www.rampfesthudson.com
Path Through history: june 1-2 and 8-9
Various attractions throughout the area
participate with unique events.
www.paththroughhistoryweekends.com
} July
Independence Day Celebration:
July 4, 3-10pm
18th-century music, entertainment, food
and viewing of the Saugerties fireworks
over the river.
Clermont State Historic Site
Off Rt 9G, Clermont.
537-4240. www.friendsofclermont.org
Art Omi Open Studio Weekend
Sunday July 14, 1-5pm (Free)
View works of thirty international artistsin-residence.
Ticketed Dinner Dance
(July 13) and Sunday Brunch (July 14)
1405 County Rt 22, Ghent.
www.artomi.org
Blueberry Festival: July 28 9am-4pm
19th-century craft demonstrations, music,
blueberry pancake breakfast and more.
Austerlitz Historical Society,
Old Austerlitz site, Rt 22, Austerlitz.
392-0062
www.oldausterlitz.org
} August
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival: August 2-4
A three-day community celebration of
folk music and dance.
Dodds Farm, 44 Cty Rt 7D, Hillsdale.
866-325-2744
www.falconridgefolk.com
Hudson Music Fest: August 9-11
Four days of music all over Hudson—inside/outside
and daytime/nighttime.
City of Hudson.
www.hudsonmusicfest.com
}August/September
Columbia County Fair:
August 28–September 2, daily 10am-11pm
Nightly entertainment, daily livestock
shows, petting zoo, midway rides,
food vendors. Wed-Mon 10am-11pm.
Columbia County Fairgrounds
Rt 66, Chatham Village. 392-2121
www.columbiafair.com
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