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FREE Activities
in Rockland
EVENTS
CALENDAR: This link will give you a current glance at 'What's
Happening' right here in Rockland County. Please Note; This calendar
contains all events,
whether FREE or for a small fee!
Free Activities:
- Rockland County Fire Services Museum
Fireman’s Drive, Pomona NY (845) 364-8800 Antique apparatus and a photo history of
Rockland’s Fire services. Open M-F 9-5.
- Rockland Center for Holocaust Studies
17 South Madison Ave. Spring Valley NY (845) 356-2700 Permanent exhibit combines graphics,
montages, artifacts, & audio visual displays to detail every phase of the Holocaust.
Sun- Thurs.12-4
- Suffern Village Museum
61 Washington Ave. Suffern, NY (845) 357-2600 Exhibits relating to the history of Ramapo
& Suffern from the earliest settlement through the 20th century. Open Sundays 2 –
4 September – June.
- Ice Skating
 Residents and friends may ice skate in Congers Lake Park, Twin Ponds
Park and Kings Park. Green flag flown if conditions are safe. Call (845) 639-6200
- Law Enforcement Museum
55 New Hempstead Road, New City NY (845) 638-5400 Museum includes exhibits of Law &
Order in the Old West, Police Uniforms & Hats, Police Equipment & Memorabilia,
& Firearms. Open weekdays & by appointment.
- Rockland Lake State Park
Rt. 9W between Congers & Valley Cottage (845) 268-3020 3.2 mile paved path around the
lake. Walk, jog, bike, roller blade or stroll around at your leisure. Fish, boat, golf or
cross country ski. Take your pick! Open daily.
- Nyack Beach State Park
End of N. Broadway Upper Nyack, NY (845) 268-3020 61 acres of park! Pack your lunch and
enjoy the Hudson River views.
- Krum's Chocolatiers
4 Dexter Plaza, Pearl River NY (845) 735-5100 Candy & chocolate manufacturing,
wholesale and retail with an old-fashioned candy shop on premised. FREE samples. Tours by
appointment M-F
- Hopper House
82 N Broadway Nyack, Music in the Garden series of free jazz concerts. Thursday nights in
the summer. For concert schedule, call (845) 358-4005
- Halloween Parade
Join the ghoulies and ghosties. Scary fun for all. Last Saturday evening in October.
Gather at 4:30pm on Main Street in Nyack.
Festivals and Fairs
- Traveling far? It's a good idea to call ahead
to confirm these dates.
- Spring Fest
Springtime festival of crafts, food, music, family fun, face painting, street
entertainment and more. Information: contact Chamber of Commerce of the
Nyacks, at (845)
353-2221. April - call for exact date.
- September Fest
Autumn festival of crafts, craft demonstrations, food, strolling musicians, clowns. Fun
for the whole family. Information: contact Chamber of Commerce of the
Nyacks, at
(845) 353-2221. September - call for exact date.
- Famous Street Fairs
Browse through miles of antiques, collectibles and crafts at Nyack's renowned
Street Fairs. Rain or shine. Information: contact Bill Clampet, Street Fair Chairman, Art,
Craft and Antiques Dealers Association of the Nyacks, at (845) 358-3456. May, July,
October - call for exact dates.
- Clarkstown's Family Music Festivals
Featuring a wide variety of artists and groups. Held Wednesday eves at the Germonds Pool
Complex. Germonds Rd. W. Nyack. Rain location – Felix Festa Middle School auditorium.
Call for dates & performers (845) 639-6200
Art Galleries
- Hopper House Art Center
82 N. Broadway; (845) 358-0774. This birthplace and boyhood home
of the eminent realist painter Edward Hopper was built in 1858. Hopper was born here in
1882, graduated from Nyack High School, died in 1967, and is buried in Nyack's Oak Hill
cemetery. The house, restored by the Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation, is a
NYS Historic Site. One room is devoted to materials about Hopper's work and life in Nyack.
Three other rooms provide space for monthly exhibits by local artists. The garden,
restored with the help of the Nyack Rotary and the Village of Nyack, is the setting for
jazz concerts on summer evenings and is handicapped accessible. Offers garden
consultations, biennial garden walks, national juried art shows. Hopper House is open
Thursday through Sunday, noon til 5:00pm, and Friday til 7:00pm. Free, but a $1 donation
is suggested.
- America House Gallery
466 Piermont Ave., Piermont. (845) 359-0106. American crafts in ceramics, glass and metal,
as well as furniture and artist- made clothing. Is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30am
til 5:30pm, and Sunday 12:30pm til 5:30pm; May to late fall, extended Saturday hours to
9:00pm.
- Main Street Art Center
94 Main St., Nyack. (845) 358-7701. Permanent Nat Fein collection plus changing exhibits.
Art school and theater space. Summer outdoor exhibit. Saturday and Sunday, noon till
6:00pm and by appointment. Call for theater performance schedule.
- Piermont Fine Arts Gallery
218 Ash St., Piermont. (845) 398-1907. Shows by members. Thursday and Sunday, 1:00pm til
6:00pm, Friday and Saturday, 1:00pm til 9:00pm.
- Piermont Flywheel Gallery
Piermont Landing, 223 Ash St., Piermont. (845) 365-6411. Shows by members. Thursday and
Sunday, 1:00pm til 6:00pm, Friday and Saturday, 1:00pm till 9:00pm. and by appointment.
Explore Rockland's
Harvest - Pick Your Own Fruit
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Dr. Davies Rd. Box 146, Congers, NY. Was founded in 1881 by Lucy Meriweather
Davies, M.D., a general practitioner who in her time, delivered a significant part of
Rockland's population: 7,000 babies! She was also a farmer, with acreage in Congers. Her
descendants operate the farm today and invite the public into the family orchards to pick
apples 7 days a week; 10 am to 5pm. Starting Labor Day and ending the first week of
November, you can pick your own Mclntosh, Cortland, Red Delicious, Winesap and
Romes.
Picnicking is encouraged. There are two Dr. Davies Farm produce markets; one at the
orchard and the other on Dr. Davies Rd. (1/4 mile north of Lake Rd. & Rte. 9W). The
orchard is located in Congers at 306 Rte. 304 (1,000 ft. West of the intersection at 304
& Rte. 9W). 
