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Free alligator education at Brazos Bend State Park. Photo by Sarah Banks.
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Houston Fall festivals that are fun for the whole family. Photo by Jessica Stautberg
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The Mini classes at Goldfish Swim School are a great bonding experience for parent and child. Photo courtesy of the school
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Ready Go Amusement Arcade photo by author Elizabeth R.
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See aquatic life without a fee at Sea Center Texas. Photo courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife
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These Houston ice cream shops have the best treats for kids. Photo by Kelly Patino, courtesy of Mommy Poppins.
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Pick your own flowers at one of these Houston farms. Photo courtesy Summer Skye Gardens
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Go for a nature walk in on of Houston's huge parks. Photo by Anthony Rathbun, courtesy of the Houston Arboretum.
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Discovery Green hosts free events like Arte en el Parque, where kids learn Spanish while making art. Photo courtesy of Discovery Green
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Levy Park in Houston has one of our favorite playgrounds. Photo courtesy of OJB Landscape Architecture
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NASA's Space Center is one of Houston's best science museums for kids. Photo by Pierce Ingram, courtesy of Travel Texas
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Firetruck Park in West University. Photo by Jessica Stautberg
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See animals up close at some of these farms near Houston. Photo courtesy of Dewberry Farm
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Children's Museum Houston is free every Thursday evening. Photo courtesy of the Children's Museum Houston
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City Park Skate Park near Houston. Photo courtesy of the Sugarland Texas Govt.
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Pleasure Pier in Galveston is a top attraction near Houston. Photo courtesy of Visit Galveston
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John P. McGovern's state-of-the art playground is perfect for both younger and older children. Photo courtesy of Discovery Green.
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Stop at Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo for some cool photos on your roadtrip to the Texas Panhandle.
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Baywatch Dolphin Tours are a fun, kid-friendly tour near Houston. Photo courtesy of Visit Galveston
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Make dining out with kids more fun at one of Houston's themed restaurants. Photo courtesy of Rock N Roll Sushi
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Houston's Walking Stick Brewing Company has plenty of outdoor space. Photo courtesy of the Walking Stick Brewing Company
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Urban Air has quite a few trampoline parks near Houston. Photo courtesy of Urban Air Adventure Park
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Batting cage photo courtesy of the Bellaire Bats
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Houston has many kid-friendly museums, and not all are children's museums. Photo courtesy of the Children's Museum of Houston
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New to fishing? Try a Galveston fishing boat tour.
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One of our favorite petting zoos near Houston. Photo courtesy of Dewberry Farm
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Make it an unforgettable family getaway from Houston by hiking Enchanted Rock. Photo courtesy Passport to Texas.
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Your little learner will love the variety of toddler classes in Houston. Photo courtesy of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
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Climb with your kids at one of these indoor rock climbing gyms in Houston. Photo courtesy of Texas Rock Gym
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Bowling is a fun indoor activity to add to your list this summer. Photo courtesy of Palace Social
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Round up the girls and head out for a kid-free night in Houston. Photo courtesy of Thirsty Bee Meadery
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Check out one of these breakfasts in Houston for a casual meal when the kids get up early. Photo courtesy of Snooze
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24 Best Things To Do in Westchester and the Hudson Valley with Kids June 2025

Celebrate Juneteenth at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. Photo courtesy of the event
Celebrate Juneteenth at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. Photo courtesy of the event
5/30/25 - By Katherine Dhurandhar

June in Westchester and the Hudson Valley brings festivals for Juneteenth, Father's Day, Pride Month, and ripe strawberries. 

June is jam-packed with family-friendly events and activities, including Westchester's Annual Strawberry Festival and kid-friendly outdoor music festivals like the Hudson River Music Festival, held on Father's Day weekend. The music festival features performances by the Rock and Roll Playhouse, Arm-of-the-Sea puppet shows, and art workshops. 

Families can also celebrate Juneteenth and Pride Month at multiple family-friendly festivals, including the TLPC Juneteenth Celebration in New Rochelle's Glen Island Park and the STEM-based Pride Weekend at the Westchester Children's Museum.

These are just a few of our favorite things to do in Westchester and the Hudson Valley this May—we're adding more events to the Westchester Events Calendar every day. 

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White Plains Outdoor Arts Festival in Tibbits Park

White Plains – FREE
Saturday May 31-Sunday, June 1, 2025
The White Plains Outdoor Arts Festival in Tibbits Park began in 1962 as a small art show featuring local painters and has grown into a show of juried artists and craftspeople who come from near and far to show and sell their art. The event also features food vendors and free children's art workshops. READ MORE

Laurie Berkner: The Greatest Hits Solo Tour at Paramount Hudson Valley

Peekskill
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Give your child an unforgettable experience that will inspire a lifelong love of music and create lasting memories with the whole F-A-M-I-L-Y! Laurie Berkner Solo concerts are a special way to give your child a chance to experience music they love, performed live. READ MORE

Tarrytown Craft, Food, and Street Fair

Tarrytown – FREE
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Stroll Tarrytown's Main Street and discover more than 100 arts and crafts vendors, local shops and restaurants, live music, tasty food, face painting, a cartoonist, performances by Witches Along the Hudson, and more! Bring the whole crew—even your furry friends are welcome! READ MORE

Armonk Fol-de-Rol Country Fair

Armonk
Thursday, June 5-Sunday, June 8, 2025
Excited happy faces, great music, terrific food, beautiful crafts, exciting rides, and games are all part of the Armonk Lions Club’s 49th Annual Fol de Rol Fair and Market in the Park. The Fol de Rol is Armonk’s treasured pre-summer ritual, providing fun for people of all ages. READ MORE

Westchester Annual Strawberry Festival

Chappaqua – FREE
Saturday, June 7, 2025
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin Chappaqua's 88th Annual Strawberry Festival features games, live music, a bounce castle, a petting zoo, a slime bar,  strawberry shortcake, vendors, and more.  READ MORE

UFO Fair in Downtown Pine Bush

Pine Bush – FREE
Saturday, June 7, 2025
At this annual extraterrestrial extravaganza, the village celebrates its history of reported UFO sightings with roaming characters, an alien game show, an alien beauty pageant, cosplay, music, food, vendors, and more in downtown Pine Bush.  READ MORE

Sleepy Hollow Music Festival at Kingsland Point Park

Sleepy Hollow
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Sleepy Hollow Music Festival is held in Kingsland Point Park, with its breathtaking views of the Hudson River. Enjoy a full day of world-class live music, award-winning food and drinks, interactive art highlighting the Hudson Valley, and kids' activities including inflatables, a junior jam tent, and soft play for little ones! READ MORE

Orange County Mineral Show at Museum Village

Monroe – FREE
Saturday & Sunday, June 7-8, 2025
Some 65 vendors are expected at this annual geologic exhibition, where fans of geodes, rocks, fossils, and more can browse and learn (and pan for gold). Meet a blacksmith and watch a glass-blowing demonstration. Meet "Harry," the most complete mastodon found in Harriman, NY.  READ MORE

Pride Weekend at the Westchester Children's Museum

Rye
Saturday & Sunday, June 7-8, 2025
Celebrate Pride Weekend with colorful science and learning at the Westchester Children's Museum. Enjoy a rainbow of activities, including Prism Power, Spectrum Squishy Circuits, Soap Bubble Shapes, Rainbow Weaving, Painting Number Bond Rainbows, and Progress Pride Flag Puzzles! READ MORE

Beacon Strawberry Festival at Pete and Toshi Seeger and Riverfront Park

Beacon – FREE
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Enjoy an old-fashioned strawberry festival to celebrate the arrival of spring, with live music on two stages, strawberry shortcake, arts and crafts vendors, children's activities, and more fun in Pete and Toshi Seeger and Riverfront Park on the Hudson River.  READ MORE

Rose Day at Lyndhurst

Tarrytown
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Explore the blooming gardens and enjoy the day outside in the Lyndhurst landscape. In the Rose Garden, a harpist will be playing music from 12pm to 2pm and a horticulturist will be available to answer all of your gardening questions. Plein air painters will be scattered throughout the landscape and the Rose Cottage will be open for a rare peek into the children’s playhouse built in the early 20th century.  READ MORE

Rockland Pride Sunday Festival in Downtown Nyack

Nyack – FREE
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Rockland Pride Sunday is back for a day filled with music, dancing, and pride. This free family-friendly event in downtown Nyack features live music, drag queens, outdoor dining, shopping, vendors, and more. Free children's activities include bounce houses, face painting, and an arts and crafts tent. READ MORE

Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival

Yonkers – FREE
Friday-Sunday, June 13-15, 2025
Sponsored by the Ukrainian American Youth Association, this annual tradition brings Ukrainian food, culture, music, dancing, crafts, and traditions to Yonkers, along with carnival rides and games, plus assorted vendors.  READ MORE

Hudson River Music Festival

Croton-on-Hudson
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Families, children, and music lovers are invited to celebrate Father’s Day weekend with an unforgettable day of fun and inspiration at the Hudson River Music Festival at Croton Point Park. Family offerings include performances by the Rock and Roll Playhouse, Arm-of-the-Sea puppet shows, stories, songs, art workshops, and more.  READ MORE

White Plains Juneteenth Parade & Festival

White Plains – FREE
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It is a day for African Americans to celebrate their culture, freedom, and most importantly, their achievements. This event will include a parade, food, and entertainment for the entire family!   READ MORE

Father's Day Antique Tractor Pull at the Orange County Farmers Museum

Montgomery – FREE
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Spend the day with dad at the Orange County Farmers Museum’s annual Father’s Day Antique Tractor Pull. Watch the pullers drag the weighted sled down the track in a friendly competition of who can go the farthest or make the 300-foot full pull. READ MORE

Big Equipment Day at Muscoot Farm

Katonah – FREE
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Muscoot Farm invites visitors to get up close and learn about all the machines that run the farm, including tractors, mowers, and more.  READ MORE

TLPC Juneteenth Celebration in Glen Island Park

New Rochelle – FREE
Thursday, June 19, 2025
TLPC’s Juneteenth Celebration in Glen Island Park includes an African marketplace, performances, a kids' fun zone, food trucks, and more! READ MORE

Town of Eastchester Summer Kickoff & Fireworks

Eastchester – FREE
Friday, June 20, 2025
Kick off the summer at Eastchester's Lake Isle Country Club, featuring a DJ dance party, food trucks, and fireworks. READ MORE

Big Truck Day at the FASNY Museum of Firefighting

Hudson – FREE
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Learn all about big trucks and even sit in the truck cabs! Fire trucks, a garbage truck, a street cleaner, a school bus, and many more vehicles will be visiting the museum for the day, so come check out all the big truck action. When you complete your BIG truck tour, try your hand at the prize punch game and meet Otto, the incredible, talking robot car who has a lot to say about safety! READ MORE

Hudson Valley Food Truck Festival at Barton Orchards

Poughquag – FREE
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Sample a range of dishes from diverse food trucks and vendors with live music and a farm market at Barton Orchards in Poughquag. Activities for kids include a petting zoo, gem stone mining, a dog park, and playgrounds. The tap room and restaurant are also open.  READ MORE

Puerto Rican Festival and Carnival

White Plains – FREE
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Celebrate Puerto Rican culture with live bomba drumming and dance with Grupo Cimarrones, performances by the Carlos Jimenez Mambo Orchestra, arts & craft vendors, as well as a procession led by the beloved and colorful vejigante, a folkloric character associated with Puerto Rican carnival. READ MORE

African-American Heritage Celebration at Kensico Dam

White Plains – FREE
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Celebrate African-American culture at Kensico Dam Plaza. Enjoy live music, food, dance, drama, poetry, and a wide array of vendors. Bring a blanket or folding chairs and enjoy performances on the lawn.  READ MORE

American Roots Music Festival at Caramoor

Katonah
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Caramoor’s annual American Roots Music Festival fills the stunning grounds with the sounds of blues, Americana, folk, bluegrass, and more! Wander from stage to stage and discover your next favorite artist as an incredible lineup of bands brings the music to life in the picturesque venues.  READ MORE

Peekskill Pride in Pugsley Park

Peekskill – FREE
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Join Peekskill Pride for its annual Family Pride in Pugsley Park, with live bands, drag shows, and family-friendly activities including arts & crafts and drag queen storytime.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Pete and Toshi Seegar and Riverfront Park
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts

About the Author

Katherine Dhurandhar
Katherine Dhurandhar is a Community Publisher for Mommy Poppins, representing the Westchester and Hudson Valley region of New York, and a freelance copyeditor for Westchester Publishing Company. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, camping, and traveling with her husband and son.
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