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The Town and Village of Saugerties NY is one of them most beautiful upstate New York locations. When you think Hudson Valley you can imagine Saugerties. The summer season is filled with several events that would make your summer in Saugerties-The Place To Be...
You already may know how great a tourist location Saugerties is, so this site will concentrate on the many and varied recreational activites and events that would make your summer memorable.
The Place to Be
SUMMERTIME EVENTSCANTINE FIELD EVENTSStallions Team-Local BaseballLittle League-World Class TournamentsFood Trucks Festivals-Taste of SaugertiesAmerican Youth Soccer-National Ulster Phillies-SoftballRebel TournamentBaseball Tournaments- A League of Their OwnBeer Blast-Be MerryGun ShowGarlic Festival-World Famous EventBark For LifeVILLAGE & TOWN EVENTS
Sawyer Motors Classic Car Show-World ClassJuly 4th Parade & Fireworks
Seasoned Delicious Caribbean Carnival at Cantine
SAUGERTIES ANNUAL CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL
The warmth and festive culture of the Caribbean has been delivered to Saugerties. This annual event is a smashing succes and was visited by thousands of local and Statewide attendees. There is food and al sorts of related items you can purchase. There is a dance performance and costume contest and many live musical performances. The event is provided by SEASONED DELICIOUS FOODS, a local food manufacturing and distribution company. Check their website www.seasoneddeliciousfoods.com
for the 2023 date and you will be very glad you came to be part of this festive day.
SAUGERTIES FABULOUS PARKS
Glasco Mini Park Malden Park Tina Chorvas Park Seamon park Bristol Beach Saugerties Beach Saugerties Skate PArk
GLASCO MINI PARK
Located in the southerly portion of Saugerties, directly on the Hudson River, in the hamlet of Glasco. The river-front park features a large boat launch with concrete ramp and dock, which is able to accommodate two boats / vehicles simultaneously.
A second smaller launch accommodates kayaks and “carry-ons”. Overnight launching is allowed provided you fill out and submit a boat launching permit- Download on the
FORMS DOWNLOADS page.
Other amenities include a small pavilion with picnic tables and cooking grills, a children’s playground, a fishing pier, park benches and spectacular views of the Hudson River.
Further information may be obtained by calling the Parks, Recreation and Buildings Department at 845-246-5890 x 310.
MALDEN PARK
Located in the northern portion of Saugerties, directly on the Hudson River, in the hamlet of Malden-on-Hudson. The river-front park features a boat launch with concrete ramp and dock.
Overnight launching is allowed provided you obtain a permit from the Town Clark’s Office at 4 High Street, Saugerties.
Other amenities include picnic tables, cooking grills, park benches and spectacular views of the Hudson River.
TINA CHORVAS MEMORIAL PARK
Located along the Esopus Creek and within view of the Creek's entry into the historic Hudson River, Tina Chorvas Memorial Park is a great setting for a relaxing stroll, catch & release fishing, launching a kayak, or for the many events that are held there each year, including the Annual Esopus Creek Festival, featuring Arm-of-the-Sea Theater giant puppets.
SEAMON PARK & GARDENS
A beautiful, hilly park in the Northeast corner of the Village of Saugerties . . . Seamon Park is beautifully landscaped throughout the year. It really shines in early October when the Mum Festival features an incredible variety and number of chrysanthemums. You can also enjoy interesting art displays, musical entertainment, and food booths. In December, the Park is lit up with a dazzling array of Christmas lights.
Come see why Seamon Park is the place of choice in Saugerties for wedding pictures, taking the kids for a swing or a slide. Whether taking in the flower beds, shrubs and trees, or taking in the great views of the Catskills from the high points in the park, you'll commune with nature no matter which way you turn.
BRISTOL BEACH PARK
In 1967, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation transferred Bristol Beach to PIPC. This former brickyard in the town of Saugerties, 12 miles north of Kingston, became a 53-acre park.
In the 1990s, Bristol Beach and the adjacent parcels became highly valued for their commercial location: between US Route 9W and the west bank of the Hudson River. To keep this beautiful stretch of Hudson River waterfront pristine, PIPC expanded the park in the face of strong development pressure. With the cooperation of the former owner of the original parcel, Bristol Beach more than tripled in size to 165 acres. Plans are underway to completely develop this area into a multi-use recreational area.
SAUGERTIES BEACH AREA
The beach offers a sand beach swimming area with a swimming dock out in the Esopus Creek, a playground area, a fishing area, a kayak/boat launch and restroom facilities.
Hours: July 1st to late August for swimming at the beach. Lifeguard hours are 10 AM to 6 PM (7 days/week).
SAUGERTIES SKATE PARK-Best of Show!!!
Located at Cantine Veterans Memorial Field, this state of the art skate park is open to the public and is available for those who want to experience the fun and thrill of skateboarding. Parking is available and the park is open all summer and fall.
Click on this link below to see the park in action
Skate Park Face Book Page
ANNUAL JULY 4TH
PARADE & FIREWORKS
Every year the Village of Saugerties features its annual July 4th parade. Starting at 11am the parade is a non-stop display of fire trucks, military vehicles, veterans organizations and many other local groups. The entire path is open to the public where you can set up your easy chair and enjoy the festivities. There is a formal reviewing stand on Main street and a hilarious "informal" reviewing stand in the front of the Decelle home. You will not want to miss this wonderful event. Following the parade there is food and other events at Cantine Veterans Memorial Field and then at 9pm the famous FIREWORKS display.
JULY 4th
Cantine Field
(use 207 Market Street, for GPS devices)
Saugerties , NY 12477
SAWYER MOTORS CLASSIC CAR SHOW-A CLASS ACT
Every summer in July one of the greatest East Coast classic cars shows happens right in the heart of Saugerties. A true "street show" and free to the public, the Sawyer Car Show has become one of the must see cars shows in the country. You can see over 350 of the finest classics and hot rods that ever set tires to the road. It is an all day event and you will put it on your calendar each year.
HITS EQUESTRIAN CENTER
A world class summer long equestrian sports center that is at home right in Saugerties
SAUGERTIES STALLIONS BASEBALL
Come out and enjoy Saugerties own Baseball team. The Stallions are our very own hometown sports heroes and they provide quality baseball all summer long. With a newly constructed field located at Cantine Veterans Memorial Sports Complex, there is ample seating, great food and good company.
Click on the link below for complete information and schedules.
HUDSON VALLEY GARLIC FESTIVAL
One of the Most Anticipated Saugerties Fall Events
Everything Garlic & More
Click Link For Website: http://hvgf.org/
In 1989, Pat Reppert of Shale Hill Farm and Herb Gardens organized the first Garlic Festival held in the Hudson Valley – and perhaps on the East Coast. It was started as a promotional event for Reppert’s fledgling herb business and for New York State grown garlic. With no paid publicity except through her newsletter, ”Notes from Shale Hill Farm,” an article in the local Kingston Freeman newspaper and word of mouth, the attendance at the first festival far exceeded estimations.
In 1990, over 425 ”garlic lovers” attended the event in Reppert’s herb gardens-quadrupling the previous year’s attendance and stretching the facilities at the farm to its limits. In 1991, tickets were pre-sold to control the crowds and Reppert had over 1500 phone calls from people who were scrambling to gain admission. At this point, she knew she had something much bigger than she could handle, so she approached the Kiwanis Club of Saugerties about adopting the festival.
In 1992, the Kiwanis Club of Saugerties held their first Garlic Festival at Cantine Field in Saugerties, New York. The pre-festival crowd estimates were 2,500 if the weather held. To everyone’s surprise, despite considerable rain, 5,000 people attended and had a great time. Again in 1993 it rained, only in the morning, and attendance more than doubled to an estimated crowd of 13,000. On the last Sunday of September 1994, the weather finally cooperated and attendance took off to over 30,000.
The festival reached its attendance peak in 1995, when the turnout was estimated at 40-45,000 garlic enthusiasts. Some logistics problems resulted, including a Thruway traffic jam and Route 9W being blocked for 11 miles or so. To control the crowds and in order to grow in a more controlled fashion, a decision was made to expand the festival to two days and to begin charging an entrance fee. As a result the first two-day event was held in 1996. 1997′s attendance was estimated at 23,000. Good weather in both 1998 and 1999 saw attendance grow to 32,500 and 34,000 respectively. The threat of rain for Saturday and Sunday caused the 2000 Festival’s attendance to drop to 19,800. Excellent weather in 2001 and 2002 resulted in huge, enthusiastic crowds of 39,500 and 46,500 respectively.
2003′s festival was a rainy affair, with an amazingly large crowd showing up on the drier of the two days, Saturday, and a good number of brave souls showed up on Sunday, despite considerable rains and a muddy Garlic Marketplace. The traffic that resulted on Saturday taught us some lessons about traffic flow. In any event, 30,000 people showed up during the weekend, to enjoy the festivities and to stock up on their favorite herb.
There may be no such thing as a perfect festival, but we all felt the 2004 festival came close. Great weather, great crowds (50,000 for the combined Saturday and Sunday), and with the combined efforts of the Kiwanis Club of Saugerties, Saugerties Town Police, Saugerties Village Police, Greg Chorvas and his Cantine Field team, and especially the New York State Police, traffic and parking went amazingly smoothly. Good music, good food, good weather, and of course all enhanced by garlic . . . you can’t beat that!
The weather was cooperative in 2005, with a little rain early on Sunday putting a glisten on what was otherwise a great weekend. There were 5 stages of entertainment for the first time, the garlic lectures moved out from their usual home in the Main Pavilion, to a tent in the West Garlic Marketplace, and people commented that they liked the change, as they could hear the lecturers better. And there were more booths than ever, with a grand total of 250 booths. The official crowd for 2005 was 46,000. The official attendance numbers for the 2006 Hudson Valley Garlic Festival were 19,000 for Saturday and 17,000 for Sunday, for a grand total of 36,000 garlic lovers. And that was with a little sprinkle of rain on both days!
For those of you who were there for the perfect weather of 2007′s festival, you were either a part of the 25,000 garlic lovers who showed up on Saturday or the 28,000 more who come through the gates on Sunday. As a result, 2007 was the largest party Pat Reppert and the Kiwanis Club have ever thrown in celebration of the garlic harvest – a whopping 53,000 attendees!
In the tradition in which it was born, the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival™ continues to be a fun celebration of the harvest of what garlic aficionados lovingly refer to as the ”stinking rose”.