Clearwater's Folk Picnic Returns For 2nd Year As Free Music and Food Event

Clearwater announced their second annual Folk Picnic in Beacon at the Theatre at the University Settlement Camp (USC) Park from 12-6pm on Saturday, September 6, 2025 (gates at 11am).

Clearwater's Folk Picnic is a return to their musical roots as advocates for the cleanup and environmental protection of the Hudson River. "In the 1960s when Pete and Toshi Seeger and their co-founders set out to build Clearwater, they organized community folk picnic fundraisers using music as a tool to unite people behind a shared goal of restoring and protecting the Hudson River," said Clearwater in a press release. "Nearly 60 years later, Clearwater is carrying our musical heritage forward with a free, community-centered day of music, celebration, family activities, and Hudson River advocacy."

Participants are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket, a full-reusable water bottle, and an instrument to play along if desired. Children's activities will be available, and food for purchase.

View the musical line up here, which includes:

Beyond the Ridge, Jacob Bernz, Reggie Harris, Linda Richards, The Wild Swan Band, and the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus.

The event is held on Camp Loop Road, which is off of Wolcott Avenue (9D). It is located one driveway south of the Clearwater office on the same property as the City of Beacon Disc Golf Course and Swimming Pool. The driveway for the theatre has a sign that says Disc Golf. Turn into that driveway and continue up the hill.

Parking is limited. Participants are encouraged to take the train to Beacon and take the free Beacon Loop bus from the train station to the intersection of Howland Avenue and East Main Street (Mount Beacon) and walk half a mile to the threatre. Though walking is tight on 9D. Consider writing to the Beacon's City Administrator and Mayor to encourage them to push for the Beacon Loop Bus to stop directly at the Settlement Camp.