Billion-Year-Old Rocks; Massive Food & Wine Tasting; More: 13 Weekend Events at Westchester Parks

Here's the list of events scheduled for this weekend in Westchester parks.

Friday, June 9
Playland Park, Playland Parkway, Rye – (914) 813-7010
$15 Friday Nights – 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
All rides $15 from 5 p.m. to closing. Parking fee applies. Also 6/16.

Saturday, June 10
Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers – (914) 864-7282
Hike around the Farm – 10 a.m. - noon
Ever want to see more of Muscoot? Join this intermediate hike through the farm’s outback. Meet at the reception center.

Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla – (914) 231-4033
Grand Tasting Village – Noon – 5 p.m.
Tastings from 50+ local restaurants and more than 200 wines and spirits. Tickets at thewpf.org.

Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Routes 35 and 121 South,
Cross River – (914) 864-7322
Blue Bird Bonanza – 1 p.m.
Learn more about these birds and their nesting boxes, as well as how you can help.

Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Playland Parkway, Rye – (914) 967-8720
The Nature of Birds – 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Learn what special traits, adaptations and survival strategies they employ for survival.

Lenoir Preserve, Dudley Street, Yonkers – (914) 968-5851
Walking Stick Adventure – 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Decorate your own walking stick, and then try it out during a hike through the preserve. Registration required by 6/3.

Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1 (Boston Post Road), Rye – (914) 835-4466
Volunteer Work Project: Tending the Parking Lot – 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Bring work gloves; hand tools provided. Great for any type of service credit hours.


Saturday and Sunday, June 10 & 11
Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers – (914) 864-7282
Art Show – Noon – 4 p.m.
Works by local artist Hope Friedland on view in the Main House Gallery on weekends through June 25.


Sunday, June 11
Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers – (914) 864-7282
Farmers Market – 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
More than 20 vendors offer fresh produce and local food products every Sunday through October. Vendors at muscootfarm.org.
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Dairy Day – 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Join Muscoot’s 4-H group to learn about dairy animals, dairy products and play dairy games.

Bronx River Parkway, White Plains to Yonkers – (914) 995-4050
Bicycle Sundays – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Weather permitting)
Parkway closes to vehicular traffic for the exclusive use of cyclists, walkers, joggers and those with strollers, from the Westchester County Center to Scarsdale Road, a 13.5-mile loop. Parking at the County Center. Also 6/18 and 25.

Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Route 35, Somers – (914) 864-7268
Tour of the Lasdon Memorial Garden – 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Join the horticulturist for a tour of a fragrance and formal garden with a synoptic border. Free; registration required at (914) 964-7264.

Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1 (Boston Post Road), Rye – (914) 835-4466
Geology: a Closer Look – 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Observe formations that may be more than a billion years old.


More info at parks.westchestergov.com.

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