What's on in Poughkeepsie for free?
10 upcoming events
We've rounded up 10 upcoming events in Poughkeepsie for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Poughkeepsie for free
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Friday 2 October
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Sat 3 · 10 AMFree
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Champion Card Collector BFS GT PREP, Again
Champion's Card Collector
Sat 3 · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
Horseman Rising Signing with Regina Bergen
Barnes & Noble
Sat 3 · 2 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Opening Celebration for Photo-Design with Artist Sarah Elawad
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Later
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
Winslow Gate, Rt. 9 (ShopRite shopping center) — Poughkeepsie, NY
Winslow Gate, Rt. 9 (ShopRite shopping center)
Sat 17 · 1 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early [Canvass City of Poughkeepsie, NY]
302A Mill st
Sat 17 · 7 PM$0
Consumer fair
Bridal Show at Poughkeepsie Galleria
Poughkeepsie Galleria
Wed 21 · 6:30 PM$0
🧾Drop-in services
NAMI Mid-Hudson 2026 Annual Meeting & Volunteer Recognition Event
230 North Rd, Door #1
Mon 26 · 8 AMFree
Career Workshop Session 1: Interviews & Contracts – Vassar Brothers
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Sat 14 Nov · 7:30 PM$0–39.19
🎷Swing🎊Village dance
Salute and Swing at Locust Grove
2683 South Rd
See also in Poughkeepsie for free
Fri 2$25–47.505.0(47)
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Candlelight: 90s Unplugged
Living Water Church, Poughkeepsie
Fri 2 · 7 PM
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night - Every Friday Night!
King's Court Brewing Company, Poughkeepsie
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter✨Pop
Stayin' Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees
The Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Poughkeepsie
Tue 6 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Darby O'Gills
Darby O'Gills, Hyde Park
Fri 2
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
CP2 Mini Festival
Falls Theatre, Wappingers Falls
Fri 2 · 8:15 PM$22.50–424.9(33)
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings
Living Water Church, Poughkeepsie
TomorrowFree
🖼️Exhibition
Amy Baglione Art Exhibit
Grinnell Public Library District, Wappingers Falls
Sat 3 · 2 PM$0
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Stones & Bones Living History Tour at Wappingers Rural Cemetery
Wappingers Falls Rural Cemetery
At 9:30 AMFree
🥾Hiking🌳Outdoors
MFL Walking Club
Marlboro Free Library
Tomorrow · 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Farmland Protection and Agricultural Viability
Dutchess County Farm & Home Center, Millbrook
Wed 21 · 7 PM$0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
The Hudson River and the American Revolution - a multimedia presentation
Wappinger Town Hall, Wappingers Falls
At 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
"Environ" by Keith McMenamy Final Day
Elting Memorial Library, New Paltz
Fri 16 · 9 AM$0
🗣️Talk
Weekend with the Prophets
Residence Inn by Marriott Fishkill
Fri 16 · 7 PM$0
🗣️Talk🔬Science
When Giants Die: The Ecological Afterlife of Elephants | in-person
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook
Sat 17 · 7 PM$10
🗣️Talk
Jacobo Larcher and Babzi Zangerl Slide Show
Rock and Snow Annex, New Paltz, NY, USA
Fri 23 · 8 AMFree
🧺Market🪡Crafts
The New Paltz Valley Arts Harvest & Craft Fair
Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz
Sun 4 · 12 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Brewer Brawl @ Vassar #9
Arlington
Sun 4 · 2 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
NPSC Fall 2026 Weekly #4
1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz
Tue 6
♙Chess
Chess Club
Cross Room
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at McGillicuddy's
McGillicuddy's, New Paltz
At 4 PMFree
🎲Games
Check Mates
Grinnell Public Library District, Wappingers Falls
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🎯Board games
Brain Games
Grinnell Public Library District, Wappingers Falls
Sat 3$14–20
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Guided Lilymoore Alpaca Farm Tour
21 Moore Rd, D12 A5X0, New York
At 3 PM$0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Hudson River Valley Ramble - Forest Ecology Walk
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Cary East), Millbrook
Sun 11 · 4 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Dark Side of Marlboro Historical Walking Tour- 4pm Tour
Marlboro Free Library
Sun 11 · 4 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Dark Side of Marlboro Historical Walking Tour- 6:30pm Tour
Marlboro Free Library
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Venues in Poughkeepsie for free
302A Mill st
1 event
The Bardavon 1869 Opera House
6 events
Living Water Church
7 events
MJN Convention Center - Mid Hudson Civic Center
3 events
VBI Theatre @ Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center
2 events
2683 South Rd
1 event
230 North Rd, Door #1
1 event
Dutchess Community College
1 event
Barnes & Noble
1 event
55 Overlook Rd
1 event
Crew Restaurant & Bar
1 event
Champion's Card Collector
1 event
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