Fourth of July Celebration Week

Guided Mountain Bike Ride
10:45am

Take a guided ride of the mountain on wheels! Ages 16 and up. Approximately 4-6 miles. All levels welcome. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time to get fitted for a bicycle.

Additional fee of $30 for this activity includes mountain bike and helmet.

Tomahawk Throwing
3:30pm

Please join one of our Mohonk staff for this fun and challenging survival skill. Up to 40 people. Ages 13 and up. Closed toed shoes required. All participants must go through a 15 minute safety protocol at the beginning of the session. This cannot be repeated if missed.

Live Entertainment: Walker Family Band
9pm

Live Music and Family Dance! — Join the Walker Family Band for a great night of traditional and family-friendly American contra, square and circle dances to a live fiddle band! No experience necessary, fun for all ages!

Evening Campfire
9pm – 10pm

Take a seat by the campfire and construct “s’more” of our favorite gooey treats and enjoy an old-fashioned sing-along!

Archery
8:30am

Join a Recreation Staff member out on the range for hands-on introduction to archery focusing on safety and basic target skills. Ages 13 and up. Limited to 25 people. All participants must go through a 15 minute safety protocol at the beginning of the session.

Guided Rock Scramble
10am

Rock Scramble through Cathedral Path and Arching Rocks. This is a strenuous hike over and under rocks. Approximately 2 miles. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Mohonk Geology Tour
10:15am

Join Naturalist Michael Ridolfo as we explore the structure and history of the local geology. 2 miles. Moderate pace.

Mindfulness in Minutes
12pm

Join Nina Smiley, Ph.D., co-author of The Three Minute Meditator to learn to bring meditation into your life! Ages 16+. Classes limited to 24 participants. Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to start of class.

Guided Afternoon Hike
2pm

Take a leisurely hike along Eagle Cliff Road with our Recreations team. Approximately 2 miles. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Live Entertainment: Bill’s Toupee
9pm

Come dance the night away with this fun-loving band of five professional musicians who truly love performing together. They play generations of great dance music and perform with a contagious enthusiasm! Join in the fun!

Blacksmith Demonstration
10:30am

Join our resident Barn Museum curator Jim Clark to discover the techniques and skills used in the art of blacksmithing.

Guided Afternoon Hike
2pm

Take a leisurely hike along Copes Lookout Road, Humpty Dumpty Road, Short Woodland Drive, and Lake Shore Road with our Recreations team. Approximately 2 miles. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Reptile Encounter with Mark Perpetua
8:30pm

Have you ever heard a rattlesnake rattle? Did you know alligators have three eyelids? Meet these animals and more tonight with naturalist Mark Perpetua during an exciting Reptile Encounter. Mark will even wrap up with a giant python as he explains what makes reptiles such incredible survivors.

Evening Campfire
9pm

Take a seat by the campfire and construct “s’more” of our favorite gooey treats and enjoy an old-fashioned sing-along!

Guided Mountain Bike Ride
10:45am

Take a guided ride of the mountain on wheels! Ages 16 and up. Approximately 4-6 miles. All levels welcome. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time to get fitted for a bicycle.

Additional fee of $30 for this activity includes mountain bike and helmet.

Craft Demonstration: Feltmaking with Carol Cypher
1pm

Learn the art of feltmaking from local professional fiber artist, Carol Cypher.

Tomahawk Throwing
3:30pm

Please join one of our Mohonk staff for this fun and challenging survival skill. Up to 40 people. Ages 13 and up. Closed-toe shoes required. All participants must go through a 15 minute safety protocol at the beginning of the session. This cannot be repeated if missed.

Nature Hike: The Gift of Trees
4:15pm

Join Naturalist Michael Ridolfo on this informative hike to learn about trees. As nature’s provider for everything from survival—shelter, water, fire, food, medicine, and more. Moderate pace.

Night Hike: Nocturnal Journal
8:30pm

Join naturalist Michael Ridolfo as we walk to Cope’s Lookout watching and listening for the sights and sounds of the night – owls, frogs, insects, coyotes, stars. No flashlights, cell phones or electronic devices please.

Live Entertainment: Howard Fishman Quartet
9pm

Direct from Brooklyn, NY, Howard Fishman Quartet performs an eclectic mix of New Orleans style-jazz, blues, standards, and Americana featuring Fishman’s vocals and guitar accompanied by violin, trumpet and upright bass. The New York Times writes “rather than studiously copying the sounds of the past, this band recombines familiar sounds to create its own brand of classicism [that] transcends time and idiom,” and The New Yorker dubbed the group “the freshest small-group swing in the city.”

Guided Meditation
9:15am

Experience the peace of guided meditation with easy-to-learn stress-reducing techniques to bring harmony and peace within. Ages 16+. Classes limited to 24 participants. Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to start of class. No late admittance.

Guided Rock Scramble
10am

Rock Scramble through Humpty Dumpty and Eagle Cliff Ascent. This is a strenuous hike over and under rocks. Approximately 2 miles. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Craft Demonstration: Basket Weaving with Elizabeth Murphy
1pm

Learn the art and ancient techniques of basket weaving with Elizabeth Murphy.

Anthony Salazar: Magical Illusions
8:30pm

A new Mohonk favorite, Anthony Salazar has come back with his exciting two-person show! Witness amazing illusions choreographed to high-energy music; a carefully blended combination of magic, comedy, dance, and audience participation that will leave you breathless!

Evening Campfire
9pm

Take a seat by the campfire and construct “s’more” of our favorite gooey treats and enjoy an old-fashioned sing-along!

Open House at the Fire House
9am – 11am

Stop by for fun and festivities including fire extinguisher training, fire sprinkler demonstration, thermal imager demonstration, and more! Goodie bags and door prizes for kids, too!

Touch a Truck
11am – 1pm

Family opportunity to explore an excavator, skid steer, fire truck, and many more vehicles!

Parade Formation Location
2pm

If you want to march in the parade, please join us as we form the parade order. Come dressed up in costume or your favorite red, white and blue attire! We step off promptly at 2:15pm.

4th of July Parade
2:15pm – 2:30pm

Don’t miss our annual 4th of July parade! Music by The Hudson Seven Riverboat Band.

4th of July Carnival
2:30pm – 4pm

Head up to the Pavilion and join in the fun! Games, popcorn, bounce castle, dunk tank, and lots of prizes. All ages welcome.

4th of July Water Show
4:30pm

Join us for this annual Mohonk tradition of family friendly water competitions such as porch diving and more! Ages 7 and up can participate with parental permission.

Registration is required to participate in the Water Show.
Parents must sign up their children between 9:30am – 3:30pm at the Information Summerhouse located across from the Boat Dock. Guests will receive a wristband after they have registered which must be worn to participate.

Concert on the Lake: The Hudson Seven Riverboat Band
8pm – 8:45pm

Begin the evening festivities listening to an energizing performance headed by local band leader Jason Clinton. Seating is available on the Lake Lounge and Parlor Porches.

Illumination of the Mountain
9:15pm – 9:45pm

As dusk settles, a peaceful reflection of brilliant color glows from rocky ledges to cliff-bound lake. The combination of voice, Catherine Thorpe and Robert Melikyan, trumpet by Roger Thorpe paired with a spectacular fireworks display by Legion Fireworks, is a unique way to celebrate July 4th. Readings by Tom Smiley and Eric Gullickson.

Guided Rock Scramble
10am

Rock Scramble through the Labyrinth. This is a strenuous hike over and under rocks, and up and down ladders. Approximately 1 mile. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Guided Afternoon Hike
2pm

Take a leisurely hike along Home Farm Loop with our Recreations team. Approximately 1 ¾ miles. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Total Body Conditioning
3pm

Circuit training that is a unique blend of calisthenics, strength and endurance, which can be accomplished with either body-weight or equipment. Ages 16+. Classes limited to 24 participants. Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to start of class.

Live Entertainment: The World Comes to Mohonk: The Inspiration of Rhythm
9pm

Across the world, poetry is the inspiration for a multiplicity of music and dance forms. In this program, Translucent Borders presents the hip-hop poetry of the Arab/Jewish band System Ali, and the joyful drumming, dance, and song of Ghanaian musician/dancers, Sulley Imoro and Meirigah Abubakari. Guest appearances by Andy Teirstein and David Lutken.

Barn Museum
9am

Stop by and peruse our unique treasures and antiquities in our historic Barn Museum, built in 1888.

Guided Morning Hike
10am

Take a brisk hike along Cope’s Lookout Path, Humpty Dumpty Road, Long Woodland Drive, and Lake Shore Road with our Recreations team. This hike is moderate to fast pace over relatively flat terrain with gradual uphill portions. Approximately 3 miles. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Tomahawk Throwing
3:30pm

Please join one of our Mohonk staff for this fun and challenging survival skill. Up to 40 people. Ages 13 and up. Closed-toe shoes required. All participants must go through a 15 minute safety protocol at the beginning of the session. This cannot be repeated if missed.

Live Entertainment: The World Comes to Mohonk: World Music Masters of Strings and Bows
9pm

What do Sweden, Italy, Israel, and America have in common? A thriving heritage of stringed folk instruments. This evening, Translucent Borders brings the Swedish nyckelharpa, the Middle Eastern oud, and the American banjo onstage together with master musicians Marcio Ambrosini and Yair Dalal. Featuring David Lutken, Andy Teirstein, and Ken Breard.

Evening Campfire
9pm

Take a seat by the campfire and construct “s’more” of our favorite gooey treats and enjoy an old-fashioned sing-along!

Archery
8:30am

Join an Activities Staff member out on the range for hands-on introduction to archery focusing on safety and basic target skills. Ages 13 and up. Limited to 25 people. All participants must go through a 15 minute safety protocol at the beginning of the session. This cannot be repeated if missed.

Guided Rock Scramble
10am

Rock Scramble through Cathedral Path and Arching Rocks. This is a strenuous hike over and under rocks. Approximately 2 miles. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Mindfulness in Minutes
12pm

Join Nina Smiley, Ph.D., co-author of The Three Minute Meditator to learn to bring meditation into your life! Ages 16+. Classes limited to 24 participants. Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to start of class.

Guided Afternoon Hike
2pm

Take a leisurely hike along Eagle Cliff Road with our Recreations team. Approximately 2 miles. Age 7 and up. Proper footwear is required: sneakers or hiking boots.

Live Entertainment: The Dylan Doyle Band
9pm

Southern born, Northern raised, Dylan Doyle has been steeped in everything from Bob Dylan, Wes Montgomery, and Bill Withers to John Prine, Jimi Hendrix, and The Band. From this comes a unique musical interpretation that lies somewhere within the delta of Roots, Rock, and Jazz, giving him a style that defies classification. All are welcome! Cash bar will be available.

Blacksmith Demonstration
10:30am

Join our resident Barn Museum curator Jim Clark to discover the techniques and skills used in the art of blacksmithing.

Pilates
2:30pm

A form of exercise which emphasizes the balanced development of the body through core strength, flexibility and awareness in order to support efficient, graceful movement. Ages 16+. Classes limited to 24 participants. Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to start of class.