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Every XYZ Day
Some events repeat weekly. Here are a few:
TUESDAYS:
Beacon’s Backyard Free Breakfast: 6:30am-10:30pm
Hot, freshly made breakfast for anyone in need. Come as you are. Eat what you like. Take some home if you need to.
Hudson Valley Food Hall/Roosevelt Bar: 8pm-12pm
Tito’s Tuesdays. Queeraoke, hosted by @Manriahcarey and drinks by @sirejon
WEDNESDAYS:
Beacon’s Backyard Free Breakfast: 6:30am-10:30pm
Hot, freshly made breakfast for anyone in need. Come as you are. Eat what you like. Take some home if you need to.
THURSDAYS:
Beacon’s Backyard Free Breakfast: 6:30am-10:30pm
Hot, freshly made breakfast for anyone in need. Come as you are. Eat what you like. Take some home if you need to.
FRIDAYS:
Fareground’s Welcome Table Community Dinner: 5:30pm-6:30pm 50 Liberty Street, Beacon
Hot meal prepared with fresh ingredients from Second Chance and other donations. Available to anyone in need. Dine in or get it to go! For anyone in your household or a friend.
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Hudson Valley Food Hall/Roosevelt Bar: 9pm
Drag Show Hosted By Andrameda Bring your single dollars.
SUNDAYS:
Beacon Farmers Market: 10am-2pm. DMV Parking Lot.
Beacon Flee Market: Ended for the season. Opens again in April 2026
Howland Chamber Music Circle’s Classics for Kids presents "Silent Films with Live Accompaniment: Buster Keaton"
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 5:30pm (1 hour event)
Price: Children Free/Adults $15
Location: 477 Main Street, Beacon, NY, Howland Cultural Center
Buster Keaton’s Silent Films: Day Dreams & Electric House
with live music by Jesse Stacken, piano
Back by popular demand! Classics for Kids presents a special screening of two beloved Buster Keaton classics—Day Dreams and Electric House—presented by the Howland Chamber Music Circle and the Howland Cultural Center. Enjoy Keaton’s hilarious antics on the big screen with live piano accompaniment by Jesse Stacken, recreating the authentic movie-house experience of a century ago.
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Coffee with Comrades, from Mid Hudson Valley DSA (Democratic Socialists of America)
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 10am
Location: 15 South Ave., Beacon, NY, St. Andrew/St. Luke Episcopal Church
From the organizers: "Looking to connect with your community in a fun and casual setting? Our Culture & Political Education Working Group is hosting a new series, starting this Saturday (1/10) in Newburgh and Poughkeepsie: Coffee with Comrades & Cocktails with Comrades. In times like these it’s important for us to solidify bonds with our neighbors and foster solidarity."
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Lit Lit at the Howland Cultural Center
Day: Every 1st Friday
Time: 7pm
Location: 477 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508
A monthly literary open mic series. Hosted by Donna Minkowitz. Donna says: “Folks are welcome to read their own writing of any genre, of up to five minutes in length. If you’d like to read, please arrive by 6:30 to sign up at the Howland Cultural Center. Or just, and listen :-) The Howland asks that everyone donate $5 to help keep the lights on, more if you can, less if you can’t. Soft drinks, beer and wine, and snacks are also available. Come hang out and be with your Lit Lit family!”
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World on a String: A Live Band Burlesque Valentine Show
By Ame Productions
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026
Time: 8:00-10:00PM (Doors at 7 PM)
Taproom open before the show
Price: $20 advance / $25 day of
Age: 21+
Location: Industrial Arts Brewing Company, 511 Fishkill Ave, Beacon, NY 12508
”World on a String” is a Valentine’s Day spectacle where music, magic, drag, and burlesque entwine; an evening devoted to the truth that none of us are separate, and love is the thread that binds us. Bring your lover. Bring your spouse. Bring your bestie. Bring your neighbor. This is love chosen again and again. Join Ame & The Witches (pronounced “Aim”) at Industrial Arts Brewing in Beacon for a date night all about connection. World on a String is a five-piece band ritual of rock and roll catharsis that treats love not as possession, but as expansion.
Fronted by Poughkeepsie-based artist Amanda Spinella (Ame), a magnetic storyteller whose haunting vocals and emotional ferocity shimmer through every song, the band is supported by extraordinary musicians:
Mark Garthwait – guitar
Sean Morrison – keys
Canyon Ecco – bass
Lisa Pellegrino – drums
The band will be joined by special guest Tuna Melt (Season 1 of King of Drag, NY, and Father of Haus of Melt), bringing powerhouse drag energy to the evening!! We are so stoked to have them. The music is interwoven with mesmerizing burlesque and performance art by:
Diana Dysentery
Melina Mauve
Champagne Vixen
D FOGO
Kate Beyond
Many of these artists are based in the Hudson Valley, and this show is deeply rooted in celebrating queer, femme, and locally-driven performance. Together, the night blurs the line between concert, ceremony, and ecstatic release, where bodies speak, stories ripple outward, and desire becomes devotion to one another. This is the second iteration of this event, previously called "Ame & The Witches of Rock" which we successfully toured last year.
Produced and Directed by Ame Productions. Produced by Pansy Productions
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Beacon’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade of Green
Day: Sunday March 14th, 2026
Time: Noon
Location: Main Street, beginning at
For sponsorship opportunity and participation information, email: beaconnyparadeofgreen@gmail.com
Beacon Litfest (side event)
Day: Sunday March 18th, 2026
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: TBA
A reprise of our wildly popular true-crime writing intensive with expert instructor Cynthia Weiner of The Writers Studio, NYC and author of A Gorgeous Excitement. Ms Weiner will share how she crafted her NYT bestselling novel around the infamous Central Park ‘preppy murder’ and guide participants in creating their own pieces using select true crime cases. You'll want to get your tickets soon, we sold out quickly last time!
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Beacon Litfest (side event)
Day: Friday, April 24th, 2026
Time: 7-9:30pm
Location: Denning's Point Distillery 10 N Chestnut, Beacon
For those of you who had a blast at last year's amazing 90s Dance Party, we've got more excitement coming in 2026. Felix Hernandez, radio personality and executive producer of live music series for NPR (you've heard him for years on WBGO) AND the legendary Rhythm Revue dance parties at Roseland Ballroom, NYC, will be our DJ for the night!
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ANNUAL EVENTS
Dates are TBD for the next year, but the following events usually happen during this month:
Stony Kill’s Plant Sale (usually near Mother’s Day)
Beacon Litfest (Main Event)
Day: June 12th-14th, 2026 (Friday - Sunday)
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
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ANNUAL EVENTS
Dates are TBD for the next year, but the following events usually happen during this month:
Stoneykill Farm’s Butterfly Festival (usually beginning of August)
I Am Beacon’s Back 2 School Block Party (usually end of August)
ANNUAL EVENTS
Dates are TBD for the next year, but the following events usually happen during this month:
Spirit of Beacon Day (always the last Sunday of September)
I Am Beacon’s 5K Run (always the morning of Spirit of Beacon Day)
Catoberfest (even though it sounds like “October,” it is actually in September.
Beacon’s Holiday Tree Lighting (usually the weekend after Thanksgiving)
