Weekend Fun for Kids in Westchester: St. Patrick's Day Parades, Music, Dance and More, March 15 & 16

3/13/14 - By Jill Muller

It’s all things green this weekend as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. You'll find parades in Peekskill, Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown, Buchanan and Eastchester. If parades aren't your thing, head to Westchester Community College for Tomaseen Foley’s Irish Times where folk entertainers charm audiences with laughter, music and dance. A Celtic Concert by the Westchester Harp Ensemble is also being held at the New Rochelle Public Library.

Other St. Patty's Day themed fun includes a Family Hobbit Hike: Looking for Leprechauns--part art outing, part scavenger hunt. Or head to Trailside Nature Museum's In Search of the Color Green

Read on for our top picks for fun this weekend in Westchester. If you see something that piques your interest, click through to the event listing to view full details. Looking for more options? Check out our March Go List which has additional picks for this weekend. Also, be sure to check our Event Calendar for more even more fun happening this weekend and beyond. 

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SATURDAY

Family Hobbit Hike: Looking for Leprechauns – Peekskill
Enjoy an art outing for the whole family. Includes a short guided tour of a kid friendly trail, scavenger hunting and a memorable take-away at The Orange Splot. $30 per child, $50 for two children.

In Search of the Color Green – Cross River
In a tribute to St. Patrick’s Day, take a hike around the park to look for signs of the upcoming spring at The Trailside Nature Museum. FREE.

Annual Peekskill St. Patrick’s Day Parade Peekskill
Celebrate the 25th Annual parade in Peekskill starting on First Street and ending on Brown Street. FREE.

St. Patrick’s Day T-Shirt Printing Workshop – Croton-on-Hudson
Students will design their shirt graphics, then individually hand-screen print from a large selection of Irish and St. Patty’s motifs, then they can use vinyl and studs to further embellish their shirts at Groovy on Grand. $30.

Irish Dance Spectacular - Peekskill
Rhythm in the Night is an epic journey derived from a tale of good versus evil where deception reigns and temptation rivals the strongest of wills. $38-$70.

SUNDAY

Annual Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown St. Patrick’s Day Parade – The Tarrytowns
18th Annual parade starts on Main Street in Tarrytown and heads north on Broadway towards Sleepy Hollow and down Beekman Avenue. FREE.

Buchanan St. Patrick’s Day Parade Buchanan
Parade line up starts at 2pm on Burke Court. FREE.

Celtic Concert New Rochelle
The Westchester Harp Ensemble performs a lively selection of Celtic music. FREE.

Tomaseen Foley’s Irish Times – Valhalla
Foley and his folk entertainers charm audiences with the laughter of stories, the joy of music with fiddle, bodhran, tin whistle, uillean pipes, plus fancy foot-steppin’ dances such as jigs, reels and hornpipes. $16-$22.

Annual Eastchester St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Eastchester
10th Annual parade runs from Immaculate Conception Church in Tuckahoe marching north on Route 22 to the Lake Isle Country Club in Eastchester. FREE.

BEYOND WESTCHESTER

On Saturday, learn what it takes to be a marine biologist at Mystic Aquarium. Or head to NYC for the New York International Children's Film Festival, going on all weekend.

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