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Ulster County

Saugerties

A Saturday market on Main through this weekend, a chapel turned music room on John Street, and a one-man quarry sculpture in the hills.

Perfect fall day in Saugerties

  1. 01 · This Saturday

    The farmers' market at 115 Main Street is open 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and October 24 is closing day for 2026. After that, wait until next season.

  2. 02 · Lunch

    Miss Lucy's is closed Monday and Tuesday. On Saturday they print lunch 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and dinner 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The hours page says 90 Partition Street. Dinner is reservation-only.

  3. 03 · Afternoon

    Opus 40 is open Saturday and Sunday until 5:00 pm, last entry at 4:00. Give it more than an hour if you want the sculpture, the museum, and a walk.

  4. 04 · Evening

    The Local is at 16 John Street, behind the Reformed Church. Buy ahead if you can. At the door, the ticket is $5 more, and a ticket from anywhere but their DICE link will not get you in.

In town

  • Eat

    Miss Lucy's Kitchen

    Lunch and dinner on Partition Street, and they take dinner reservations only.

    The hours page and the site footer print 90 Partition Street. One line on the homepage says 88 Partition Street, so call (845) 246-9240 if the door number matters. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday 12–3 and 5–9. Friday 12–3 and 5–10. Saturday 11–3 and 5–10. Sunday 11–3 and 5–9. Dinner reservations are on Resy or by phone, and they cancel a table 15 minutes late if you do not call.

    Miss Lucy's hours
  • Market

    Saugerties Farmers Market

    Saturday on Main Street, and this Saturday is the last day of the 2026 season.

    115 Main Street, in the Cahill School parking lot. Saturdays, May 23 through October 24, 2026, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, except September 28. The town page calls 2026 their 25th season and lists Halloween Tricks and Treats as closing day, October 24. They print weekly live music. [email protected], (845) 419-1555.

    Town of Saugerties farmers market
  • Church

    Reformed Church of Saugerties

    The church across from the movie theater, with a later Sunday than the summer clock.

    173 Main Street. From Labor Day through the end of June, Sunday worship is at 10:30 am. In July and August it moves to 10:00 am. Fellowship follows in the parish hall. (845) 246-2867. Their homepage says The Local, a music room, is in the Dutch Arms Chapel on John Street, behind the church.

    Reformed Church of Saugerties
  • Music

    The Local

    Live music in a restored 1870s chapel, one street behind the church.

    16 John Street. The Local opened in 2023 in a former Dutch chapel built in the 1870s. Door tickets cost $5 more than the advance price, and only tickets bought through their DICE link are valid. Kids under 6 are free on a lap; under 12 pay by donation; ages 12–18 and full-time students with ID pay half, with some exceptions. Phone 845-247-5078. We are not listing a specific show we did not read on their own calendar.

    The Local
  • Also worth it

    Opus 40

    Harvey Fite's quarry sculpture, open weekends while the 2026 season lasts.

    356 George Sickle Road. Their site calls these the final weeks of the 2026 season. Open Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, last entry at 4:00 pm. The earthwork covers 6.5 acres inside a 63-acre park. Phone (845) 246-3400. They host concerts in season. We are not printing an admission price we did not see on the visit lines we read.

    Opus 40

Getting here

Metro-North’s Hudson Line is the calmer arrival for Beacon and Cold Spring. Hyde Park is a taxi from Poughkeepsie. New Paltz and Phoenicia want a car. Times on the day-trip pages are a guide, not a promise.

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