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Weekend Fun for Westchester Kids: Festivals, Art, Food and More, June 7-8
There's no shortage of festivals, art and food in Westchester this weekend. In fact, three of our top picks for June are taking place, including the Fol de Rol County Fair and Festa Italiana.
The 17th Annual Peekskill Open Studios runs all weekend, offering studio tours, gallery visits, meet-the-artist opportunities and special features that kids will enjoy. If you go on Saturday, you can also check out the Light Painting Photography family art workshop, also in Peekskill.
Looking to enjoy fresh air, get some exercise and support a good cause? Sign up to raise funds for SunriseWALKS, a walk-a-thon whose mission is to continue providing free camp for kids with cancer (and even their siblings!).
Read on for details about the above, as well as other enticing options (many of which are FREE). For more options, peruse our Events Calendar. And if you haven't done so already, sign up for our weekly newsletter--it's FREE!
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17th Annual Peekskill Open Studios - Peekskill
Meet the artists and visit studios and galleries at this vast art-hopping event, which includes tattoo art, artistic motorcycle helmets and Wizard of Oz costumed characters. FREE
Fol de Rol County Fair - Armonk
This event has been an annual tradition for 40 years! In keeping with tradition, games, pony rides, carnival rides, food, and music are all part of the lineup; new this year are a pet parade, square dancing, performing dogs and even more. Admission is FREE; activities and food available for purchase.
Festa Italiana - West Harrison
From Friday through Sunday is this annual tradition of celebrate all things Italian. Feast on Italian food and enjoy children's activities, games and more. Plus enter their raffle for a chance to win $10,000! Admission is FREE; games, food, activities for purchase.
SATURDAY
Children's Derby Fishing - New Rochelle
Cast a line (BYO required) at this fishing event for a chance to win prizes for your big catch! FREE
Light Painting Photography - Peekskill
Get hands-on in this intriguing workshop for all ages, in which students work with long-exposure photography to make a "light painting." $5 materials fee, $2 for family level members.
Ice Cream Social - Larchmont
I scream, you scream…everything’s coming up ice cream at this ice cream party that includes eating, ice-cream stories and a themed craft. FREE
Bronxville Spring Sidewalk Sale & Street Fair - Bronxville
Mom gets to shop for bargains while kids are entertained and well-fed at this sidewalk sale (Friday and Saturday) and street fair (Saturday only). FREE
SUNDAY
SunriseWALKS - Pearl River
Help Sunrise Day Camp provide free summer camp for children afflicted with cancer and their siblings. Join either a 1k or 5k walk, then partake in a post-walk celebratory shindig! FREE
Mother-Daughter Fashion-Sketching Workshop - Bronxville
Enjoy some mother-daughter bonding time over tea and a fashion-design workshop. $25 per mother/daughter team
BEYOND WESTCHESTER
Feast on two celebratory culinary events in Manhattan this weekend: Big Apple BBQ Block Party celebrates the good ol’ American barbecue, with food samples available for purchase from top pitmasters (Saturday and Sunday). Then on Sunday, ya gotta love the 14th Annual Egg Rolls And Egg Creams Festival--if for no other reason than the sheer ridiculousness of the theme. Though the name suggests only a culinary agenda, other features include Chinese opera and acrobatics, klezmer music, Yiddish and Chinese language lessons, mah jongg, scribal arts and more.
Don't forget--there are more ideas for fun family outings in our Events Calendar.
Photo: Bronxville Sidewalk Sale & Street Fair 2013, courtesy of The Bronxville Chamber of Commerce
