Celebrate Stephentown 2018 , a three-day grassroots festival celebrating the vibrant, rural Rensselaer County community of Stephentown, New York, will be held Friday, August 17 through Sunday, August 19.
Visitors are invited to join us as we showcase the work of local artisans, artists, businesses, farmers, musicians, and service organizations with a program of nearly 40 family-friendly events at 20 different locations all over Stephentown.
This year’s events range from talks to games to hikes to meals to open houses to sales to tastings, and will include an opening night reception featuring artwork, music, food and other products that are #madeinstephentown.
The complete festival program schedule is included below.
Thank you to our current list of sponsors, including Consolidated Communications, Fractaltribe, XC Associates, Zwack, Inc., Pizza Plus, The Berry Patch, Fat Body Customs, Four Fat Fowl, Screen-It LTD., Wyomanock Center and The Eastwick Press
Sponsorship and program advertising opportunities are still available and more information about #celebratestephentown can be found at https://celebratestephentown.com <https://celebratestephentown.com/>
Tentative schedule of events. Further details are forthcoming and all events are subject to change.
Friday, August 17
Down in Denver Books – Book Sale
8 am to 8 pm
Gardner’s Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe – Free Mini Golf
4 to 8 pm
Stephentown Fire Hall – “Made in Stephentown” Opening Reception
7 to 9 pm
Saturday, August 18
Down in Denver Books – Book Sale
8am to 8 pm
Pizza Plus – Flea Market with kid-friendly playground & pet-friendly grounds
9 am to 4 pm
Stephentown Heritage Center – Children’s Games & Open House
10 am to 12 pm
Ingalls Preserve – Rensselaer Plateau Alliance / Rensselaer Land Trust Hike
10 am to 12 pm
Wyomanock Center – Native American History: Connections to Land, Food, and Community
10 am to 12 pm
Stephentown Fire Hall Muster Field – Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Car Show
10 am to 2 pm
Stephentown Memorial Library – Book Festival
10 am to 3 pm
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church – Open House
10 am to 3 pm
Veterans Park – Living History of the Civil War narrated by Mr. Jared Austin
10:30 to 11:30 am
Kinderhook Creek Farm – Corn Boil & Farm Equipment Open House
12 to 3 pm
Stephentown Town Hall – Stephentown Seniors Celebrating 50 Years
11 am to 4 pm
Stephentown Elementary School – Four Fat Fowl & Beer Diviner Cheese & Beer Tastings with Live Music
12 to 5 pm
Wyomanock Center – Basket Weaving Craft for Families & Farm to Pizza for Families
12 to 2 pm
West Stephentown Baptist Church – Open House
12 to 3 pm
Pizza Plus – Pizza Sampling with beer & wine Specials
1 to 3 pm
The Berry Patch – Tomato Tasting
2 to 4 pm
Berkshire Blueberry Lodge – Open House featuring nature walks, para planes, and local artisans and musicians
2 to 5 pm
Gardner’s Ice Crream and Coffee Shop – Free Mini Golf
4 to 8 pm
Wyomanock Center – Cookout at Farmstand
5 to 7:30 pm
Berkshire Blueberry Lodge – Sit-down catered dinner
5:30 to 8 pm
Dave’s Market -Live music
8 to 9:30 pm
Sunday, August 19
Down in Denver Books – Book Sale
8 am to 8 pm
Wyomanock Center – Foraging Walk
9 am to 12 pm
Pizza Plus – Flea Market with kid-friendly playground & pet-friendly grounds
9 am to 4 pm
Albert Community Forest – Rensselaer Plateau Alliance / Rensselaer Land Trust Hike: Wilderness Ways for Families & Children
10 am to 12 pm
Crokscrew Rail Trail – 5K Trail Run & Walk
10 am to 12 pm
Stephentown Memorial Library – Book Festival
10 am to 1 pm
Wyomanock Center – Walk & Trail Opening
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Berkshire Mountain House – Ice Cream Social
12:30 to 2:30 pm
The Berry Patch – Beating the Bad Bugs: How The Berry Patch has become the national leader in pesticide-free berry production
1 to 3 pm
Pizza Plus – Pizza Sampling with beer & wine Special
1 to 3 pm
Stephentown Town Hall – Stories of Stephentown
2 to 5 pm
Zema’s Nursery – Art Show, Gardening Talk & Open House
3 to 5 pm
Gardner’s Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe – Free Mini Golf
4 to 8 pm
Stephentown Fire Hall – Bake-off & Closing Reception
5 to 7 pm