Aquefest!

Join us!

After an 8-year hiatus and for the first time since the opening of the Keeper’s House in Dobbs Ferry, the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct are ecstatic to bring back their favorite community party, Aquefest! Come out to the Keeper’s House to celebrate the 100th anniversary of New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation with puppets, a petting farm, bluegrass music, art adventures and more! Full schedule below!

The Keeper's House is at 15 Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry. Free and for all ages! Bring a blanket and water bottle. Walnut Street will be Closed. Street Parking is Limited. We encourage walking, jogging, strolling, biking, dog walking...it’s all on the trail!

11:00 AM-4:00 PM | Location: Keeper’s House, Dobbs Ferry | Free | Ages: All Ages

AQUEFEST PROGRAM & HIGHLIGHTS!

11:00 Subomi, the African Storyteller, opens Aquefest with Water (Omi) is the Soul of LIFE
11:30 Indie Kids Music with Jess & Aaron!
12:00 Goat on a Boat Puppet Truck presents “The Doubtful Sprout.” Tunnel down with Worm and Sprout as they discover the mysterious life underground.
12-2 Barnyard Petting Farm! Visit with goats, sheep, bunnies and more.
1:00 Happy 100th Birthday New York State Parks! Singalong and cake.
1:30 The Rivertown Ramblers bluegrass hootananny!
3:00 Greetings from Anywhere, Dobbs Ferry’s own roots rock band.

All Day

Visit our OCA-Partners for updates on our waterways, trails, pollinator gardens, cycling, running, bricks, oysters and more!

Riverkeeper • Haverstraw Brick Museum • City Island Oyster Reef • Westchester Land Trust • Lenoir Preserve • Rivertown Runners • Rivertown Pollinator Pathways • Groundwork Hudson Valley • Westchester Trails Association • Yonkers Bike Club

• Make a puppet at the Goat On A Boat Puppet Truck
• Dig in the OCA Pollinator Garden with Rivertown Pollinator Pathways
• Dabble in Walnut Ink Painting with Scribble Art Workshop
• Build An Aqueduct with The Maker Hive of Hastings
• Know Your Bricks with the Haverstraw Brick Museum
• Discover the power of oysters with City Island Oyster Reef
• Follow the Aqueduct Story Walk along the trail
• Leave your mark on the NYS Parks 100th Birthday Banner
• Float a rubber duckie down the AqueDuck Water Flume
• Color a Giant Paint-by-Numbers Landscape with Jennifer Moore Smith
• Doggie Treats & Services at the Westchester Wags tent
• Build and crawl in the Kids Brick and Tunnel Zone
• Take a selfie by the big OCA on the barn!

Food Court

Bloomy Cheese & Provisions and more! Stay tuned!

Fun for All Ages! Bring a blanket and your water bottle.
Walnut Street will be Closed • Street Parking is Limited.
We encourage walking, jogging, strolling, biking, dog walking...it’s all on the trail!