Things to do in Poughkeepsie

DEC6SunSunday, December 664 events

1. All day

   Holiday Pottery Show & Sale at Garrison Art Center

   Garrison Art CenterFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

2. All day

   Let's Build a Village: Holiday Hoopla

   Elting Memorial Library

3. All day

   Polar Express Train Ride on the Catskill Mountain Railroad

   Westbrook Lane Station (at the Kingston Plaza shopping center)$38+Family

   Family & Kids

4. 8:30 a.m.10 a.m.

   Adventures in Art: Patterns and Shapes of Outer Space–Session B

   Pershing Studios$261+

   Arts & Culture

5. 9 a.m.1 p.m.

   Breakfast with Santa

   SS Beverly Bar at Curry Estate$0+Family

   Family & Kids

6. 9 a.m.10 a.m.

   Fleet Feet Poughkeepsie's 2026 Ugly Sweater Run

   Fleet Feet Poughkeepsie$30+

   Sports

7. 9 a.m.4:30 p.m.

   Holiday Craft Fair

   Anderson Center for Autism

   Classes & Talks

8. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

   A Cricket's Tale at Brewster Theater Company

   The Theater at Drew United Methodist Church$30Family

   Theater & Dance

9. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

   All Level Yoga

   Town of Clinton Masonic Hall

   Health & Wellness

10. 10 a.m.1 p.m.

    Embroidered Holiday Ornaments

    That Creative Space$60.54

    Festivals & Holidays

11. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Flavors of The World Holiday Market

    St Augustine’s SchoolFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

12. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Furniture Restoration and Repair

    Wooden Boat School Shop$364

    Classes & Talks

13. 10 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Introduction to Joint Health

    Poughkeepsie SDA Church

    Classes & Talks

14. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Winter Watercolor Card Workshop with Stephanie Snyder

    Wallkill River Center for the Arts$50

    Classes & Talks

15. 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Sunday Morning Walk

    Dutchess Rail Trail

16. 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    The Art Effect: Realistic Drawing & Painting

    Pershing Studios$356+

    Arts & Culture

17. 10:30 a.m.3 p.m.

    Tony Depaolo

    Silk Factory

18. 10:45 a.m.12 p.m.

    Drum Church Sunday

    The MuseFree

    Community

19. 11 a.m.1 p.m.

    Fall 2026 Instrumental Ensemble Concert (Band/Orchestra)

    Nelly Goletti Theatre

    Music

20. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Hanukkah Storytime & Craft for Kids

    The Reher Center For Immigrant Culture and HistoryFreeFamily

    Family & Kids

21. 12 p.m.

    Anita Baker

    Bob Schneider (Solo) @ City Winery Hudson Valley

    Music

22. 12 p.m.

    Brunch: The Four Horsemen Songwriters

    Daryl's House Restaurant & Live Music ClubFree

    Music

23. 12 p.m.3 p.m.

    Clothing Swap and Repair Cafe

    3643 Main St

24. 12 p.m.5 p.m.

    Collecting by Design - opening reception

    International Museum of Dinnerware Design$10

    Arts & Culture

25. 12 p.m.6 p.m.

    Kingston Model Railroad Club

    49 Susan St

    Arts & Culture

26. 12 p.m.

    Ladies of the 80's

    City Winery Hudson Valley

27. 12 p.m.7 p.m.

    Polar Express

    Catskill Mountain Railroad Co.$38+

    Festivals & Holidays

28. 12 p.m.

    PureSoul Presents Ladies of the 80s: Anita, Chaka, Whitney

    Bob Schneider (Solo) @ City Winery Hudson Valley

    Food & Drink

29. 12 p.m.5 p.m.

    Refraction: Light, Memory & Time

    ASK: The Arts Society of KingstonFree

30. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Sunday Potluck

    Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern

31. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    YMCA 43rd Annual Reindeer Ramble

    Kingston, NY

32. 12 p.m.

    YMCA 43rd Annual Reindeer Ramble

    507 Broadway, Kingston, NY$20+

    Sports

33. 12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Drawing Workshop

    Artists' Collective of Hyde Park

    Classes & Talks

34. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    All Abilities Holiday Party hosted by GYMGUYZ

    Fishkill Town Recreation CenterFreeFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

35. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

    Commander Sunday

    World's End Comics

36. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Crochet Sundays with Mamba

    Moffat Library of WashingtonvilleFamily

    Classes & Talks

37. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

    Deck the Paws

    636 Violet Ave

    Festivals & Holidays

38. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

    The Art Effect: Drawing and Painting Human Figure

    Pershing Studios$565+

    Arts & Culture

39. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

    The World of Thomas B. Pope

    Crawford HouseFree

    Arts & Culture

40. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Winter Watercolor Workshop

    Live Inspired - Eastdale$41

    Classes & Talks

41. 2 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol

    UPAC$21+

    Festivals & Holidays

42. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

    An American Christmas Carol

    The Sherman Playhouse$13+

    Festivals & Holidays

43. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Creative Conversations

    Roost Arts Hudson Valley

44. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Douglas Fairbanks in \"The Thief of Baghdad\"

    Rosendale TheatreFamily

    Also at 2 p.m.

    Arts & Culture

45. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Exercise Your Writing

    Adriance Memorial Library

    Classes & Talks

46. 2 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    Warwick Valley Chorale Annual FREE Concert 1 of 3 - Blooming Grove

    8 Old Dominion RdFree

    Music

47. 3 p.m.

    Candice Guardino: Italian Bred

    The Bardavon 1869 Opera House

    Theater & Dance

48. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

    Family Holiday Crafts: Cork Rocking Horses & Snowflakes (Adults & Kids 6+)

    That Creative Space$39.19Family

    Family & Kids

49. 3 p.m.7 p.m.

    Tango Tea Party (TeaLONGA)

    Dojo Dance at J&B Dance center

50. 4 p.m.

    4-H Community Cooking Class

    CCE Ulster County Office

    Food & Drink

51. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Gaga at Groundworks

    Groundworks

52. 4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Senior Project

    Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory Studios$775

    Classes & Talks

53. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Comedy Night for Charity

    Mahoney's Irish Pub & Steakhouse

    Community

54. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Trivia Night in the SS Beverly

    SS Beverly Bar at Curry Estate

    Nightlife

55. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Colton Dixon Christmas & Hits with special guest Amanda Mammana-Montgomery, NY

    Goodwill Church - Montgomery$25+

    Music

56. 7 p.m.

    Cathie Ryan & John Doyle & Mick McAuley

    Towne Crier Cafe

57. 7 p.m.

    Howie Day

    City Winery Hudson Valley

58. 7 p.m.

    Howie Day

    City Winery Hudson Valley / Indoors$107

    Music

59. 7 p.m.

    Howie Day

    Bob Schneider (Solo) @ City Winery Hudson Valley$106+

    Music

60. 7 p.m.

    Joe K. Walsh

    TEMPO Kingston Performing Arts Center

61. 7 p.m.

    Rock This Town Orchestra: Christmas Spectacular

    Daryl's House Restaurant & Live Music Club$50+

    Music

62. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Hilary Hawke Trio at The Depot Theatre, Garrison

    10 Garrisons Landing

    Theater & Dance

63. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Sonic Tonic at The Kiva

    The Kiva

64. 7:30 p.m.10 p.m.

    Elise Pittelman CD release party

    ASK: The Arts Society of Kingston$17.85

    Music