Things To Do In Beacon, NY 📅 04/03/2026

Big Goal for 2026 is to get this Things To Do In Beacon Newsletter to you by Friday afternoons. Bigger Goal is to learn to dance as good as this girl. Members of A Little Beacon's Blog Squad get deep discounts on Event Promotion, so consider starting your membership. ALBB has been hard at work designing our Media Kit, which will be dropping soon with new offerings and prices. Mountain Stream Budo 340 Main Street, Beacon NY KOBUDO CLASSES Mondays 6pm Wednesdays 5pm Saturdays 12pm Some of the female students pose with their weapons! Over the course of training, students will learn to use 12 different primary weapons and a number of secondary weapons, all of which are derived from authentic Okinawan farming and fishing tools. Come in and try a class any time! Learn More > Boat America: Learn From The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary: Part of Requirements of Certificate Day: Saturday, April 18th Time: 9am-5:30pm Location: Fishkill Police Department offices at 801 NY-52, Fishkill, NY 12524The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Verplanck Flotilla will host a "Boat America" Responsible Boating Course. This is the course that is necessary to obtain your State of New York Boating Safety Certificate. Starting in 2025, this Certificate is necessary for anybody to operate on the waterways of New York. Learn More > Mountain Stream Budo 340 Main Street, Beacon NY Li’l Dragons Karate class (ages 4-6) meets 3 times per week: Tuesdays and Fridays 5pm Thursdays 5:30pm. Email Noah at info@MountainStreamBudo for more info and to schedule your free trial class!  Learn More > Eggbert’s Free Range Farm Easter Hams from Eggbert's! Saturdays: Cold Spring Farmer's Market 10am-1pm Sundays: Beacon Farmer's Market 10am - 2pm Store: Shake and Grind SHOP ONLINE: Order Online  DELIVERY: 🚚 Free Website >    Instagram > Eggbert's Free Range Farm is a Sponsor! Features from our Sponsors. Is your business on the menu? CARTER'S RESTAURANT 424 Main Street, Beacon NY It's been a day. Enjoy the 🍸 Espresso Martini at Carter’s. Smooth. Bold. Perfectly crafted. Their signature Espresso Martini is made with rich, authentic Lavazza espresso, delivering the perfect balance of deep coffee flavor and silky cocktail smoothness. Catering and Private Parties available. Call: 845-743-6527 Instagram > Carter's is a Sponsor! HUDSON VALLEY FOOD HALL 288 Main Street, Beacon NY Did you know that Five Penny's makes over 140 flavors of ice cream? All made on premises at the Hudson Valley Food Hall, with love ❤🍨 Follow HV Food Hall's Chefs: Nami Yum Yum Roosevelt Bar Tara Fusion Cuisine Old Dhaka Coffee House Five Pennies Creamery Palmetto Burger Co. Chakra Bowl Hudson Valley Food Hall is a Sponsor! BAGEL-ISH 226 Main Street, Beacon NY Bagel-ish is open on Easter! Place pre-orders by Friday noon. Be a bunny and hop onto this task.  Instagram > Bagel-ish is a Sponsor!   FAREGROUND'S FREE COMMUNITY DINNER  50 Liberty Street, Beacon NY Take out only this week! Please bring your own containers, if you can! 🥘Every Friday, Fareground's Welcome Table offers a Free Community Dinner from 5:30-7pm. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend. Say the organizers: "Let’s come together to share food and community! Special thanks to Second Chance Foods for the ingredients!!" Want to help out?  ✅ Sign up to volunteer fareground.org/volunteer or link in bio. ✅ Donate at fareground.org/donate or link in bio. ✅ Donate ingredients! ✅ Bring a friend or neighbor. Instagram >   BOOK YOUR EVENT PROMOTION Single purchases of Event Promotions are available, starting at $60/listing. Membership for Deep Discounts on event listings are available. Lit Lit at the Howland Cultural Center Day: Every 1st Friday Time: 6:30pm Sign Up if want to read; 7pm event begins 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!” Sign Up To Read > Free Shopping: Pop-Up Prom Attire At Beacon’s Howland Public Library Day: April 4th, 11th and 12th. Time: 12-4pm Details: Nearly-New, Gently-Used Party Attire Location: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon, NY The Beacon Library confirms that this is for local students from schools in any area! Bring a friend. More Details > Discount Tree Sale Extended Through Weekend Day: Now The City of Beacon has extended their discount tree sale through the weekend. Only a few trees left!  Find Out More > Seasonal Kayak Lottery Open For Docking At Long Dock Park, Via Scenic Hudson Day: Now till April 19th Scenic Hudson has announced their annual lottery for keeping kayak’s at Long Dock Park has opened. Details in this article. Find Out More > SAVE THE DATES 75th Anniversary Olga Galloway Scholarship Luncheon from Les Soers Amiables Civic Club Inc. Day: Saturday, April 25th, 2026 Time: 12pm-4pm Price: $80 Deadline: April 20th for tickets to attend; April 11th for Advertising Location: Anthony’s Restaurant & Catering 799 NY-82 Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 HONOREES: Lastar Gorton: “Crowned In Courage Award” Lavonne McNair: “Beulah Jackson Education Award” Tara Simmons: “Legacy of Prayer and Purpose Award” Reverend Dr. Anesta Vannoy: Olga Galloway President’s Award KEYNOTE SPEAKER Jessica Turner MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Kenya Gadsen Tickets > Cash, Check, Money Order to PO Box 697, Beacon, NY 12508 or Zell. Call Maryilyn Cooper, Chairperson, 845-559-4424 City of Beacon’s Earth Day Cleanup and Earth Day Fair Day: Saturday, April 18th 2026 Time: 9am-12pm: A CITY-WIDE SWEEP OF BEACON From the organizers: “Team up with friends and neighbors to do some Beacon spring cleaning. Help us clean for 30 minutes or few hours. Many hands make light work. Work gloves, boots, long pants and sleeves recommended. Garbage bags and buckets will be provided. Time: 12:00pm - 3pm : Hudson Valley Brewery - Earth Day Fair Earth Day Fair: “Come to celebrate our city and connect with local organizations & neighbors. One free drink ticket will be provided to volunteers 21+. Non alcohol beverages also available.” Upon Registering, you will be able to select an area of Beacon to show up in. Registration > Breaking Bread: Cold Spring Farmer’s Market Annual Gala Day: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 Time: 5:30pm Check-in; 6pm Start; 10pm Ends Location: Garrison Institute In collaboration with the Garrison Institute, the Cold Spring Farmer’s Market is hosting their Community Dinner. Featuring some their amazing vendors products (like Eggbert’s Free Range Farms and All You Knead) and foods. Catered by Fresh Company, there also will be a couple of talks about local agriculture and grains! It will be a great event showcasing agricultural practices in the HV! Tickets > 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! Tickets > Beacon Litfest (Main Event) EARLY BIRD PASS available until April 1st. Day: June 12th-14th, 2026 (Friday - Sunday) Time: TBA Location: Multiple venues throughout Beacon, NY Big Literary Voices. Small Town Vibes (c) Enjoy major award-winning poets and writers, immersive performances, mixers, book signings, special VIP experience, and more! We are thrilled with this year's line-up! Find out more at beaconlitfest.org Tickets > BUSINESSES IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY ART > ANTIQUES Hudson Valley Auctioneers > AUTOMOTIVE > TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Luxury Taxi Service, AQ Services, Inc from Luther Lopez > BEAUTY The Luminous Bride >  Makeup By Jenny Magliano > BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES See them here > BRANDING  >  MARKETING & PR Tin Shingle Katie James, Inc. DENTAL Beacon Dental HEALTH AND WELLNESS > MASSAGE CareFull, MD (Urgent Care or Walk-In Doctor) Kristen Verge, LCSW River Therapeutic Massage  HOME IMPROVEMENT > HVAC SERVICES Shelter Air HISPANIC OWNED BUSINESS See them here > MUSIC Miss Vickie's Music REAL ESTATE Hudson Upstate Team at eXp Realty ADVERTISE IN ALBB'S BUSINESS DIRECTORY Free Breakfast Program Day: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Time: 6:30am-8:30am Location: 12 Hanna Lane, Beacon, NY 12508 They have a Wish List of food items! If you're in the mood to donate, find the list here. Information > FRIDAYS: Fareground's Free Community Dinner Day/Time: Fridays, 5:30pm-7:30pm Location: First Presbyterian, 50 Liberty Street, Beacon, NY 12508 Information > Volunteer > Donate >

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