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Thursday July 31, 2025

5 – 5:45 pm

All Summer: Battle of the Books Team Training

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Duck Derby WPF

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Westchester Parks Foundation to Host 2nd Annual Duck Derby at Tibbetts Brook

Ages: All
Family
Fundraisers

Tibbetts Brook ParkYonkers

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Sew Simple: Runway Challenge

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Beauty
Family

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

WPF Duck Derby

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Westchester Parks Foundation to host 2nd Annual Duck Derby at Tibbetts Brook

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family

Tibbetts Brook ParkYonkers

Zumbini

6 – 6:45 pm

Zumbini with Miss Tina

Ages: 4 and under
Family

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

6:30 – 8 pm

Sunset Jazz Concerts 2025

Ages: All
Family
Music

LyndhurstTarrytown

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Amazing Dancing Dogs

Ages: 3 – 12
Animals
Caribbean
Family

White Plains Public LibraryWhite Plains

Friday Aug. 1

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Various

Cross County Center Summer Fest

Ages: All
Family
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

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All day

Ulster County Fair

Ulster County FairgroundsNew Paltz

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10 am – 5 pm

Christmas in July

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

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10 am – 9:30 pm

Back to School at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Family

Cross County CenterYonkers

10:30 am – 3 pm

Live Butterfly Tours

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

Dino Dig

10:30 am – 3 pm

Dino Dig

Ages: 3 – 8
Family

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

Westchester Park & Read with Rosie on the Boardwalk

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Park & Read with Rosie on the Boardwalk

Westchester Children’s MuseumRye

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Noon – 5 pm

Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

Westchester The Miracle Bean And The Chocolate Machine – Show Photo

2 – 6 pm

The Miracle Bean And The Chocolate Machine: An Immersive Experience

Ages: All
Family
Theater

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

Jenga

4 – 5 pm

Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

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5 – 7 pm

Free First Fridays: Yoga & Art

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

Saturday Aug. 2

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Various

Cross County Center Summer Fest

Ages: All
Family
Free

Cross County CenterYonkers

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All day

Ulster County Fair

Ulster County FairgroundsNew Paltz

Westchester The Miracle Bean And The Chocolate Machine – Show Photo

10 am – 6 pm

The Miracle Bean And The Chocolate Machine: An Immersive Experience

Ages: All
Family
Theater

Harvest Moon Farm & OrchardNorth Salem

10:30 am – 3 pm

Live Butterfly Tours

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

Dino Dig

10:30 am – 3 pm

Dino Dig

Ages: 3 – 8
Family

The Nature Center at GreenburghScarsdale

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11 am – 7 pm

Back to School at Cross County Center

Ages: All
Family

Cross County CenterYonkers

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11:30 am – 4 pm

“Hike the Hudson” Backpacks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Little Skywatchers: A Cosmic Adventure (Planetarium Show)

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Film

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 5 pm

Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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Noon – 2 pm

2025 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Yonkers RacewayYonkers

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Noon – 2 pm

Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts, City of Yonkers & Family of Pat Quinn Host the 2025 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Ages: All
Family
Free
Fundraisers

Yonkers RacewayYonkers

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Noon – 4:30 pm

Nanuet Summer Arts Fest

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Nanuet Town CentreNanuet

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Noon – 4 pm

Family Science Workshop: Summer Thunder

Ages: 5 – 8
Environment
Family

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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