Mohawk Valley Featured Weekend Events in Upstate NY: May 23-26, 2025.
Plenty of activities to enjoy this holiday weekend. We encourage residents and visitors to attend one of the many Memorial Day events happening across the Mohawk Valley. Thanks to Cooperstown, Fort Hunter, Howes Cave, Little Falls, Gloversville, Old Forge, and more, for sharing your events with us! Fresh produce can be found this week at area farmers markets and farm stores!
Books and Wildflower programs at Schoharie Crossing
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will hold their inaugural “Bookganza” and Wildflower Walk at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24th at the Visitor Center on 129 Schoharie Street in Fort Hunter. This program will be followed by a 1pm Wildflower Walk at Yankee Hill Lock. For questions and more information please contact Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site at (518) 829-7516.
Learn Your Home’s Story with Otsego 2000
Otsego 2000 will offer a free drop-in program, “Learn Your Home’s Story,” on at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24 from 10 am to noon at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market located at 101 Main Street, in Cooperstown. Dr. Cindy Falk, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies at SUNY Oneonta and Professor of Material Culture at the University’s Cooperstown Graduate Program, will answer questions about a home’s age, style and context and offer resources to find out more about a home’s history. for questions and more information contact Otsego 2000 at (607) 547-8881.
Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot Featured in Summer Exhibition at Fenimore Art Museum
The Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York, presents Mary Cassatt / Berthe Morisot: Allies in Impressionism, on view beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24 – September 1, 2025, at the Fenimore Museum located at 5798 State Route 80, Cooperstown. The exhibition highlights the influence these two artists had on one another and their overarching impact on the Impressionist movement. For questions or more information please contact the Fenimore Art Museum at 607-547-1400.
Social Dancers: The Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers
Patriots Day at the Herkimer Home State Historic Site
The Little Falls Historical Society will be celebrating Patriots Day with an event on May 24, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., at the Herkimer Home State Historic Site located at 200 State Route 169 in Little Falls. Patriots Day is celebrated each year in most of New England to commemorate the April 15, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord which marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War. For questions or more information please contact the Little Falls Historical Society at (315) 823-0398. For more information about the Herkimer Home State Historic Site please call (315) 823-0398.
Gloversville Events
On May 23, at 7:00 p.m., The Glove Theatre, 42 N. Main St., will host “M80’s – The World’s Largest 80s Party.” Table seating is sold out. General seating tickets can be purchased at ticketstripe.com/M80s80sMTVTribute. On May 23, at 5:00 p.m., and May 24 at 11:00 a.m., and at 44 Lakes Customized Gifts & Décor, 15 N. Main St., will host a “Slate Painting Class”. Fee is $20 each. RSVP with the store. Also on May 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Dorn Space, 99 N. Main St., will host Marc Delgado in concert. Admission is $10 (cash/door only). Tickets may be reserved by emailing dornspace@gmail.com Doors open at 6:15 pm. And on May 24, at 7:00 p.m., Karpeles Museum, 66 Kingsboro Ave., will host Chuck Ver Straeten, Michael Bisio, and Ben Chadabe in concert. There is a $20 suggested donation.
Memorial Day events in the Mohawk Valley
A look ahead at upcoming Farmers’ Markets
Get fresh produce, flowers, jams, honey and more at Mohawk Valley Farmers’ Markets. Know of a Farmers’ Market that we might have missed? Let us know!
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June 16, 2025 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Whitesboro Farmers Market
Whitesboro Village Green, Whitesboro NY |
 Chestnut Street Farmers Market, Image by Chestnut Street Farmers Market
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June 18, 2025 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Chestnut Street Farmers Market
Chestnut Street Farmers Market, Rome New York |
 Image by New Hartford Farmers Market
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June 18, 2025 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
New Hartford Farmers Market
New Hartford Village Green, New Hartford NY |
 Image by Clinton Farmers Market
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June 19, 2025 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Clinton Farmers Market
Clinton Village Green, Clinton New York |
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June 19, 2025 12:00 pm - 5:00 am |
Boonville Area Farmers Market
Erwin Park, Boonville New York |
 image by the Oriskany Farmers Market
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June 19, 2025 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Oriskany Farmers Market
Trinkaus Park, Oriskany New York |
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June 21, 2025 8:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Little Falls Farmers Market
Little Falls Farmers Market, Little Falls New York |
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Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park, Photo by Mohawk Valley Today