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Weekend Fun: Playland Closing Day, Play2Learn Festival, Grange Fair

Squeeze in one last visit to Rye Playland before it closes for the season on Sunday! Photo by the author
Squeeze in one last visit to Rye Playland before it closes for the season on Sunday! Photo by the author
9/4/19 - By Susan Miele

This weekend offers tons of fun things to do with kids in Westchester and the Hudson Valley!

All ages will love the return of the Yorktown Grange Fair, featuring family performances, fun contests, and lots more. The Play2Learn Festival celebrates the importance of childhood play with more than 40 options for fun (all FREE!), while short films from around the world will be shown at the New York International Children’s Film Festival. American history hits home with a local perspective and assorted colonial fun at the Revolutionary War & Burning of Bedford Re-enactment. 

More of our top picks for weekend fun are below, and many more events are on our Event Calendar and Fall Fun Guide. If you haven't done so already, sign up for our newsletters!

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Enjoy kid-friendly fun at the Yorktown Grange Fair this weekend. Photo courtesy of the festival
Enjoy kid-friendly fun at the Yorktown Grange Fair this weekend. Photo courtesy of the festival

Things To Do All Weekend

Yorktown Grange Fair

Yorktown Heights
The 99th fair features rides, games, food, live bands, circus performers, livestock competitions, animal showmanship, and assorted fun contests (think bubble gum blowing, watermelon throwing, and rubber chicken toss).  READ MORE

New York International Children’s Film Festival: Westchester

Pelham
This fifth annual festival offers artfully chosen films for all ages, including full-length films, shorts, animations, documentaries, foreign films, and retro throwbacks. Film-making workshops are also planned.  READ MORE

Germania Oktoberfest

Poughkeepsie
Germania of Poughkeepsie presents this family-friendly event, featuring live German bands, Germania singers, German food, Bavarian dancers, vendors, and traditional beers for the adults. Children can enjoy games, contests, face painting, prizes, magic, and other activities. READ MORE
Watch the colonial militia in action at the Revolutionary War & Burning of Bedford Re-enactment . Photo courtesy of the Bedford Historical Societyy of the
Watch the colonial militia in action at the Revolutionary War & Burning of Bedford Re-enactment . Photo courtesy of the Bedford Historical Societyy of the

Things To Do on Saturday, September 7

Revolutionary War & Burning of Bedford Re-enactment

Bedford – FREE
Patriot and British cavalry demos, an encampment, games, dances, tours of the 1787 Court House and the oldest jail cell in Westchester, lessons with the school marm in the 1829 schoolhouse, a libation ceremony, constitutional photos, and a Burning of Bedford re-enactment. READ MORE

Play2Learn Festival

Harrison – FREE
Celebrate the importance of play with over 40 hands-on activities grouped into "zones" like Technology, Construction, Make-Believe, Sensory, and Music & Dance. Enjoy large vehicles, a teddy-bear clinic, the Bubble Bus, STEAM, community art, yoga, and more.  READ MORE

Community Family Campout

Katonah
Bedford Parks & Recreation is hosting a community campout from Saturday, September 7, through Sunday, September 8. Bring your own dinner (charcoal grills available for use), but breakfast is provided. Games, a campfire, and ice cream round out the fun. READ MORE
See some cute faces at the New York Metro Reptile Expo. Photo courtesy of the expo
See some cute faces at the New York Metro Reptile Expo. Photo courtesy of the expo

Things To Do on Sunday, September 8

New York Metro Reptile Expo

White Plains
Westchester County Center is filled with live reptiles on display and for sale at over 100 tables at the New York Metro Reptile Expo. Books, supplies, and cages are also available.  READ MORE

Rye Playland Closing Day

Rye
Bid farewell to the 2021 season at Playland! READ MORE
Check out the Mid-Autumn Moon Family Festival for mooncake tasting, arts and crafts, storytime, and more family fun at MOCA. Photo courtesy of the museum
Check out the Mid-Autumn Moon Family Festival for mooncake tasting, arts and crafts, storytime, and more family fun at MOCA. Photo courtesy of the museum

Things To Do Beyond Westchester

Hercules

Manhattan
Public Works presents the glorious story of Hercules, brought to vibrant life by professional actors and community groups from across the city. READ MORE

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