These 73 activities are worth leaving the house for.
Ask me what you're after.
Beacon • $
Step into a neon-lit time warp where NBA Jam battles and Ms. Pac-Man chases collide with craft cocktails named after Mario villains. The beer garden out back offers a breather between quarters, while the Salt-n-Pepa vending machine keeps the 90s energy dialed up to eleven.
Beacon
This 2023 taproom pours playful IPAs with names as refreshing as the brews themselves. Grab a Neapolitan-style pizza, challenge your crew to table games, or settle in for film trivia night while the fire pits crackle outside.
Poughkeepsie
Creative cocktails in a chic spot that transforms from afternoon chill to nighttime revelry. Detroit-style pizza next door makes for perfect late-night pairings.
Staatsburg
Hilltop farm brewery where you can sip IPAs and ales, visit goats and chickens, and toss Giant Jenga between rounds. The rustic barns overlook rolling Hudson Valley hills, and there's often live music echoing across the grounds.
Poughkeepsie
Old-world Germany lives on at this Poughkeepsie heritage club, where festivals bring oompah bands, folk dancing, and heaping plates of schnitzel and strudel. Bring the grandkids, grab a beer, and polka a little.
Millbrook
Clinton Vineyards has been bottling estate-grown Seyval Blanc since 1976, long before Hudson Valley wine was cool. Tour the historic barn, taste their award-winning sparklers, and picnic by the lake.
Browse Dutchess County neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
73 activities · Page 1 / 2
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Mahoney's Irish Pub & Steakhouse · Poughkeepsie
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 3:00 PM
Cooper's · Beacon
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Baja 328 Tequila Bar Southwest Grill · Beacon
$$
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
Beast · Fishkill
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Lyonshare Public House · Beacon
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Two Way Brewing Company · Beacon
Fri, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM
Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon
Fri, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM
Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
Hudson Valley Food Hall · Beacon
$$
Sun, Oct 25 · 3:00 PM
Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon
THE GOVERNESS bar & restaurant · Poughkeepsie
Juan Murphys · Arlington
Free
The Roosevelt Bar · Beacon
$$
The Vinyl Room · Beacon
$$
Nooch's Pub & Grill · Millbrook
$$
Poughkeepsie
Beacon
Lagrangeville
$
Wappingers Falls
$$
Rhinebeck
Poughkeepsie
Beacon
Rhinebeck
$$
Pine Plains
Fishkill
Wappingers Falls
$$
Union Street Historic District
$$
Fishkill
Beacon
$$
Poughkeepsie
$$
Poughkeepsie
Beacon
$$
Arlington
Free
Wappingers Falls
Beacon
$$
Fishkill
$$
Millbrook
$$
Poughkeepsie
Beacon
Hyde Park
Fishkill
$$
Rhinebeck Village
Verbank
$$
Hyde Park
$$
Wappingers Falls
Arlington
Hopewell Junction
$$
Beacon
$$
Beacon
$$
Beacon
$
Poughkeepsie
Pine Plains
Poughkeepsie
$$
I go through what's actually on nearby and keep only the ones worth the trip. Nobody pays to be on this list.
Finished events drop off the list. Check the listing for times and booking details before heading out.
Tell me when you’re free, where you’ll be, and what sounds appealing. “Live music near me, somewhere I can sit, under $30” gives me more to work with than “something fun.” You can keep narrowing it down with me.
You can browse these pages without an account. Sign in to save activities and help me learn your taste, so future suggestions have a better starting point.
Outgoing is free to use. Events have their own admission prices, including some that are free. Check the listing for prices and booking details before making plans.