Events

Come learn about Pershing Community Farm, enter the lottery for a community garden plot, or find out more about our volunteer opportunities and farm stand. 

Free admission. No registration required. View the Authors & Illustrators Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to 8th grade) and take your picture with your favorite costumed book characters. Books will be available to purchase (cash or credit card) and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made […]

Join Poughkeepsie Farm Project and Crazy Art on Tour for a morning of outdoor crafts and activities on the farm! Come share in the joy of spring's arrival with Crazy Art on Tour and the Poughkeepsie Farm Project! There will be outdoor crafts and other fun family-friendly activities at Pershing Community Farm.

Join Poughkeepsie Farm Project for a morning full of outdoor fun on the farm. April is when Pershing Community Farm really starts to spring to life. Come share in the joy of spring's arrival. Hope to see you soon!

Family Day at the Vassar Preserve is a free event open to all. We ask that all families who want to attend register with this form to help us plan. Spring Break Family Day will take place on Friday, April 3rd, from 10 a.m. to -2 p.m. Spring Break Family Day features: Science and arts […]

The annual PKX festival is a symbol of community, unity, and a celebration of the creativity and talent residing in Poughkeepsie, NY. The PKX Festival is truly created by youth, FOR EVERYONE. Free & Open to all ages. Friday, April 24 5:30 - 8 p.m. Teen Art Exhibit & International Film Showcase Opening Reception & […]

Celebrate the opening of Ellen's Place Outdoor Classroom!  Where does food “come from” and from what is it made? Here’s a lively primer for urban bumpkins and upcountry gardeners alike. Fusing cutting-edge science and age-old puppetry, DIRT takes audiences on an extravagant journey of discovery into the Great Underneath—revealing the epic alchemy of plants, the […]