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Ulster County

Kingston

Savona's is at 11 Broadway, on the Rondout. The Saturday market is in the courthouse lot on Wall Street. UPAC is at 601 Broadway. Big Towel runs a wood-fired sauna at Kingston Point Beach through May 2027.

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A fall day in Kingston

  1. 01 · If it's Saturday

    Kingston Farmers Market, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, in the courthouse lot at 285 Wall Street. After the outdoor season, the winter market moves indoors to the Old Dutch Church on the dates they list.

  2. 02 · Lunch

    Savona's at 11 Broadway, on the waterfront. They print lunch and dinner every day, with a later close on Friday and Saturday.

  3. 03 · Afternoon

    If you want heat, Big Towel is at Kingston Point Beach through May 2027. Saturday public hours on their about page stop at noon. They do not print a price there.

  4. 04 · Evening

    UPAC is at 601 Broadway. The next show we checked on the Bardavon page is Orleans, Saturday, November 7, at 7:30 pm.

In town

  • Eat

    Savona's

    The original room, on the Rondout, when you want a table by the water.

    11 Broadway. Their locations page prints Monday to Thursday 11:30 am to 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday 11:30 am to 10:00 pm, and Sunday 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Phone (845) 339-6800. They also list a garden and a private room next door.

    Savona's locations

  • Market

    Kingston Farmers Market

    Saturday morning at the courthouse lot, a block from the old church.

    Outdoor market: Saturdays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, in the County Courthouse parking lot at 285 Wall Street. The winter market is every other Saturday, December through April, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, in Bethany Hall at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street. The 2026–27 dates they list start December 5.

    Kingston Farmers Market

  • Church

    Fair Street Reformed Church

    Sunday worship at 10:00 am. 209 Fair Street.

    209 Fair Street. Worship is Sundays at 10:00 am, in person and on Zoom. Office phone (845) 338-7722. We did not find a founding year on the pages we read, so we are not guessing one.

    Fair Street Reformed worship

  • Music

    Ulster Performing Arts Center

    601 Broadway. Box office Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

    601 Broadway. Box office Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, (845) 339-6088. Bardavon lists Orleans there on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 7:30 pm, at $79, $49, and $39, with a member discount at the box office.

    Orleans at UPAC

  • Also worth it

    Big Towel

    A wood-fired sauna at the beach, if you book the session they actually post.

    Founded in 2022 by Kelly Crimmins. Their about page lists a residency at Kingston Point Beach until May 2027, and another at Palatine Park in Germantown until the same month. Public hours printed there: Friday 8:00 am–2:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8:00 am–12:00 pm, Monday and Tuesday 8:00 am–8:00 pm. No price is on that page.

    Big Towel about page

Dates

  • Orleans: Final Tour

    Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway · $79, $49, and $39. A member discount is at the box office.

  • Festive Baroque

    Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · See each date · Premium reserved $72, open seating $58, senior 60+ $42, student (K–12 and college) $12, child 5 and under free, accompanying adult with a student $42. Fees included.

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Getting here

Beacon and Cold Spring are on Metro-North's Hudson Line. Hyde Park is a taxi from Poughkeepsie. New Paltz and Phoenicia need a car. Drive times on the day-trip pages are a guide.

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