Events

Upcoming Events

If you need food and are not able to make it to one of our events, please request an appointment to pick up groceries by texting ‭(845) 901-6687‬.



Volunteer Opportunities

If you are interested in volunteering at one of the events listed below, please sign up here.

All Upcoming Events

Fareground Welcome Table
Jun
13

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend. This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

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Beacon Family Pride
Jun
15

Beacon Family Pride

Fareground will be tabling at Beacon Family Pride. Come join us at this FREE, kid friendly & sober event. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Bring everybody. Free Food. Games and Activities all day!

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Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution
Jun
18

Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution

  • Robert Cahill Drive Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mutual Aid Beacon runs a drive thru free food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at Memorial Park in Beacon. First Wednesday is for seniors age 60+ (or with a senior in the household), third Wednesday is open to all. Enter the park near Ron’s Ice Cream.

Please note: This is NOT a Fareground event. We are helping to spread the word about Mutual Aid Beacon’s event.

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Free Farm Stand Beacon
Jun
20

Free Farm Stand Beacon

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

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Fareground Welcome Table
Jun
20

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend. This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

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Free Farm Stand Wappingers
Jun
27

Free Farm Stand Wappingers

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

We will be in the back parking lot.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

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Fareground Welcome Table
Jun
27

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution
Jul
2

Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution

  • Robert Cahill Drive Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mutual Aid Beacon runs a drive thru free food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at Memorial Park in Beacon. First Wednesday is for seniors age 60+ (or with a senior in the household), third Wednesday is open to all. Enter the park near Ron’s Ice Cream.

Please note: This is NOT a Fareground event. We are helping to spread the word about Mutual Aid Beacon’s event.

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We Care Wednesdays
Jul
2

We Care Wednesdays

Support Fareground at the Renegades Game!

Come out to the ballpark on July 2nd, as Fareground and the Renegades team up for We Care Wednesday. Created to highlight community organizations at each of  the Renegades’ Wednesday home games, it is an opportunity to celebrate Fareground, enjoy the game, and help raise funds and awareness. Join Fareground at the Renegades vs. Brooklyn game to help strike out hunger. When you use our link to purchase tickets, Fareground gets a portion of the proceeds!

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Fareground Welcome Table
Jul
4

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Fareground Welcome Table
Jul
11

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution
Jul
16

Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution

  • Robert Cahill Drive Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mutual Aid Beacon runs a drive thru free food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at Memorial Park in Beacon. First Wednesday is for seniors age 60+ (or with a senior in the household), third Wednesday is open to all. Enter the park near Ron’s Ice Cream.

Please note: This is NOT a Fareground event. We are helping to spread the word about Mutual Aid Beacon’s event.

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Free Farm Stand Wappingers
Jul
18

Free Farm Stand Wappingers

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

We will be in the back parking lot.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

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Fareground Welcome Table
Jul
18

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Free Farm Stand Beacon
Jul
25

Free Farm Stand Beacon

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

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Fareground Welcome Table
Jul
25

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Filling Empty Bowls Luncheon
Nov
15

Filling Empty Bowls Luncheon

Save the Date! Got bowls to donate? Contact us.
We’re currently looking for ceramic bowls donations by Oct 29th

Join us for a delightful gathering this fall! Enjoy a simple communal lunch cooked by local restaurants, and take home a bowl made by area potters as a reminder of those in our community who experience food insecurity. First annual community fundraiser to support food justice and anti-hunger in our community. All proceeds support Fareground’s vital food access work.

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Newburgh Community Fridge Meeting
Jun
12

Newburgh Community Fridge Meeting

Meet on Zoom to dream, plan, and organize around food access in our city. Make your voice heard.
When: June 12 @ 12:30-1:30
Where: Online on Zoom
Register to get the link: https://us05web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xs0b0CB5QKqD3nXHZAVdUQ#/registration

A community fridge is a mutual aid effort that provides free food for anyone who needs it, stocked and maintained by neighbors. Let’s make it happen in Newburgh.

Come share your voice, ideas, and energy at the community meeting.
All are welcome, no prior experience needed.

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Volunteer Potluck
Jun
9

Volunteer Potluck

  • 37 Lamplight Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

All volunteers (new, old, prospective) are invited to Fareground’s Spring volunteer potluck. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect, share stories, and enjoy great food together. We’d love for you to bring a friend who might be interested in volunteering with us!

Use the front door between the trees. Please bring a dish to share with a label listing the ingredients. Please also bring a reusable plate, bowl, cup, and utensil so we can avoid using disposables.

We’ll also need help with setting up and cleaning up, if you have time, please sign-up!  

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Strawberry Festival
Jun
8

Strawberry Festival

Look for the Fareground booth at the Beacon Strawberry Festival! We will be selling pints of locally-grown strawberries, strawberry lemonade, seltzer, and water. All funds raised will support our mission.

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Fareground Welcome Table
Jun
6

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend. This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

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Free Marketplace at 119 South Street, Newburgh
Jun
6

Free Marketplace at 119 South Street, Newburgh

  • 119 South Street Newburgh, NY, 12550 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

At Fareground Free Marketplaces, we offer vegetables, fruits, proteins, pantry staples, and toiletries. Please share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Please bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

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Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution
Jun
4

Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution

  • Robert Cahill Drive Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mutual Aid Beacon runs a drive thru free food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at Memorial Park in Beacon. First Wednesday is for seniors age 60+ (or with a senior in the household), third Wednesday is open to all. Enter the park near Ron’s Ice Cream.

Please note: This is NOT a Fareground event. We are helping to spread the word about Mutual Aid Beacon’s event.

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Queer Joy: A Community Celebration
Jun
1

Queer Joy: A Community Celebration

  • 413 Main Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at the VFW as we take part in Queer Joy: A Community Celebration with Beacon's LGBTQ network! We'll be sharing kombucha, chips, raisins, and other small treats to event attendees. Stop by to learn more about Fareground, find out how to get food, and sign up to be a volunteer.

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Fareground Welcome Table
May
30

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend. This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

View Event →
Free Farm Stand Beacon
May
30

Free Farm Stand Beacon

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

View Event →
Fareground Welcome Table
May
23

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Free Farm Stand Wappingers
May
23

Free Farm Stand Wappingers

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

We will be in the back parking lot.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

View Event →
Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution
May
21

Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution

  • Robert Cahill Drive Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mutual Aid Beacon runs a drive thru free food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at Memorial Park in Beacon. First Wednesday is for seniors age 60+ (or with a senior in the household), third Wednesday is open to all. Enter the park near Ron’s Ice Cream.

Please note: This is NOT a Fareground event. We are helping to spread the word about Mutual Aid Beacon’s event.

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Fareground Welcome Table
May
16

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Free Marketplace at 119 South Street, Newburgh
May
16

Free Marketplace at 119 South Street, Newburgh

  • 119 South Street Newburgh, NY, 12550 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

At Fareground Free Marketplaces, we offer vegetables, fruits, proteins, pantry staples, and toiletries. Please share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Please bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

View Event →
Fareground Welcome Table
May
9

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution
May
7

Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution

  • Robert Cahill Drive Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mutual Aid Beacon runs a drive thru free food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at Memorial Park in Beacon. First Wednesday is for seniors age 60+ (or with a senior in the household), third Wednesday is open to all. Enter the park near Ron’s Ice Cream.

Please note: This is NOT a Fareground event. We are helping to spread the word about Mutual Aid Beacon’s event.

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Food Drive @ ACME Hopewell
May
3

Food Drive @ ACME Hopewell

We’re taking donation items for a Food Drive on Saturday at ACME in Hopewell.
Volunteers are needed - we’d love to see you!
https://www.fareground.org/volunteer

Saturday May 3rd @ from 10am to 4pm.
ACME Hopewell
829 NY-82, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533

FOOD DRIVE LIST: **starred items are top priority
Dry beans/lentils/chickpeas
Canned chicken**
Canned tuna/salmon
Quinoa/brown rice/white rice**
Oatmeal**
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Dry herbs and spices
Precooked pasta
Precooked rice
Canned beans
Canned tomatoes/tomato sauce
Shelf stable milk**
Evaporated milk
Nuts
Canned soup
Packaged soup mixes
Low sugar cereal**
Coffee
Tea
Granola
Muffin mix
Pancake mix
Instant/add hot water meals
Protein bars
Peanut butter/Sunbutter
Healthy lunchbox snacks
Tampons/pads**
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Diapers (size 4, 5, 6, 7)**
Wipes**

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Fareground Welcome Table
May
2

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Plant Sale Fundraiser at Earth Day Fest
Apr
26

Plant Sale Fundraiser at Earth Day Fest

Get your garden plants while supporting your favorite local nonprofit! All plants will be available by donation including culinary and tea herbs, native plants, vegetable seedlings, and more.

Jamie has been propagating plants especially for this sale: FIGS, PAWPAWS, ELDERBERRIES! Please come check out what we have an be as generous as you are able.

Do you have plants (or seeds) you would like to donate for the sale? Please email Jamie at jamie@fareground.org

Just want to donate? fareground.org/donate

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Fareground Welcome Table
Apr
25

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Free Farm Stand Beacon
Apr
25

Free Farm Stand Beacon

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

View Event →
Fareground Welcome Table
Apr
18

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

View Event →
Free Farm Stand Wappingers
Apr
18

Free Farm Stand Wappingers

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

We will be in the back parking lot.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

View Event →
Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution
Apr
16

Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution

  • Robert Cahill Drive Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mutual Aid Beacon runs a drive thru free food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at Memorial Park in Beacon. First Wednesday is for seniors age 60+ (or with a senior in the household), third Wednesday is open to all. Enter the park near Ron’s Ice Cream.

Please note: This is NOT a Fareground event. We are helping to spread the word about Mutual Aid Beacon’s event.

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Fareground Welcome Table
Apr
11

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Fareground Welcome Table
Apr
4

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

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Free Marketplace at 119 South Street, Newburgh
Apr
4

Free Marketplace at 119 South Street, Newburgh

  • 119 South Street Newburgh, NY, 12550 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

At Fareground Free Marketplaces, we offer vegetables, fruits, proteins, pantry staples, and toiletries. Please share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Please bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

View Event →
Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution
Apr
2

Mutual Aid Beacon Drive Thru Free Food Distribution

  • Robert Cahill Drive Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mutual Aid Beacon runs a drive thru free food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at Memorial Park in Beacon. First Wednesday is for seniors age 60+ (or with a senior in the household), third Wednesday is open to all. Enter the park near Ron’s Ice Cream.

Please note: This is NOT a Fareground event. We are helping to spread the word about Mutual Aid Beacon’s event.

View Event →
Fareground Welcome Table
Mar
28

Fareground Welcome Table

  • 50 Liberty Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Please Join Us for FREE Community Dinners every Friday! Let’s come together to share food and community. All are welcome. Please share with anyone who might like to attend.

This initiative is a collaboration between Fareground, First Presbyterian Church of Beacon, and Songbird.

**Menu subject to change**

View Event →
Free Farm Stand Beacon
Mar
28

Free Farm Stand Beacon

This Free Farm Stand is in collaboration with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. We offer vegetables, fruits, dairy, and other items. Share this info with anyone who might benefit from this offering. Bring your own bags. Please carpool and park legally and safely.

Please do not save spots on line or cut the line.

Check our social media for weather-related changes. Facebook, Instagram

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