Swim, dance, music, art and STEM programs across Putnam County, vetted for parents. Pick a program, send one quick inquiry, and hear back directly.
See every program in PutnamBrewster · Sports & Swim · Indoor · Hosts birthdays
Brewster Baseball Garage in Brewster offers strength and conditioning, hitting fundamentals, and advanced swing analysis for youth baseball players of all ages, with assessments to tailor training to individual goals.
Athletes get a baseline assessment before starting a program so coaches can tailor training to their specific strengths and improvement areas.
Beacon · Dance & Theater · Indoor
Ballet Arts Studio in Beacon offers classes in classical ballet, modern, jazz, tap, theater dance, contemporary, hip hop, and West African dance for children ages 3 and up, with an emphasis on technical training and artistic development in a conservatory-based setting.
Preparation for Ballet starts at age 3; younger children should be at least 3 years old on the first day of class.
Beacon · Music · Indoor
Beacon Music Factory in Beacon offers group classes, private lessons, workshops, and boot camps for musicians of all ages and skill levels, with an emphasis on songwriting, band formation, and creative community.
The studio offers both group classes and private lessons, so you can choose the format that works best for your child's learning style.
Garrison · Art & Maker Studios · Indoor
Garrison Art Center in Garrison offers year-round art classes for kids, teens, and adults across pottery, drawing, painting, printmaking, and filmmaking. Kids aged 7-12 can take pottery, painting, cartooning, and art-history-focused classes; teens 13-19 have pottery, filmmaking, and visual-development options; adults take multi-week sessions in pottery, printmaking, and other media.
Children's pottery and kids' drawing classes are 4-8 weeks long.
Cold Spring · Hiking & Nature · Outdoor
Stonecrop Gardens is a 15-acre botanical garden in Cold Spring featuring alpine rock gardens, woodland and water gardens, a conservatory, and display greenhouses filled with rare plant collections across multiple climate zones.
Well-supervised children welcome, but paths are uneven, rocky, and slippery; wear sturdy sneakers with good traction.
Fishkill · Games & Amusements · Indoor · Hosts birthdays
Fishkill Bowl is a 40-lane bowling center in Fishkill with automatic bumpers for kids, a full arcade, pool tables, darts, and air hockey, plus cosmic bowling on Friday and Saturday nights with glow-in-the-dark effects.
Lightweight bowling balls are available for children.
Free · Brewster · Libraries
Brewster Public Library in Brewster offers storytimes for babies and preschoolers, children's music and movement classes, STEAM programs, homework help for grades K-8, and a Book Cave reading space alongside adult programs and community events.
Baby Storytime and Build & Play programs are offered for ages 0-3; separate storytimes run for ages 3-5.
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Browse all programsBrewster · Sports & Swim · Indoor & outdoor
Brewster Ice Arena in Brewster operates three rinks and runs youth and adult hockey programs year-round, including travel teams from ages 5 and up, recreational skating lessons, and developmental clinics for players of all levels.
Two indoor rinks plus a seasonal outdoor rink mean multiple programs run simultaneously; use LiveBarn cameras to watch gameplay remotely.
Cold Spring · Dance & Theater · Indoor
Dualis Dance House in Cold Spring teaches Ballroom and Latin dance to youth ages 3-17 and adults, with classes ranging from foundational basics to competitive technique in a high-energy environment.
Youth classes emphasize fundamentals without requiring a dance partner, so kids can build confidence in rhythm and coordination from the start.
Fishkill · Music · Indoor
Fishkill Music Academy offers private music lessons in piano, guitar, voice, drums, and more for ages 4 and up in Fishkill. The school has 30 instructors trained at institutions like Yale and Juilliard, teaches all skill levels and music styles, and holds two free recitals annually.
Lesson times available 9am-8:30pm weekdays and 9am-5pm Saturdays, with month-to-month enrollment requiring no semester commitment.
Cold Spring · Art & Maker Studios · Indoor & outdoor
Our Community Studio in Cold Spring offers drop-in and registered workshops in drawing, watercolor, and mixed media for kids, teens, and adults. Still Life Sundays invites ages 10+ to sketch seasonal objects at the studio table, while Field Studies takes participants to local venues like cafes to paint en plein air.
Still Life Sundays (ages 10+) runs Sunday mornings; bring your own sketchbook and materials, though some supplies are provided.
Flexible weekly registration for day camp lets you pick individual weeks that work for your family's summer schedule.
Cold Spring · Hiking & Nature · Indoor & outdoor
Taconic Outdoor Education Center in Cold Spring offers year-round environmental education programs, team building activities, and overnight stays in rustic cabins at Highland Lodge. The center runs field trips, conservation camps, maple sugaring demonstrations, and scout programs for schools, youth groups, and families.
Maple Sunday in March is a popular family event where you can watch the sugaring operation and taste fresh syrup.
Mahopac · Games & Amusements · Indoor · Hosts birthdays
Golf on 6 in Mahopac operates five indoor golf simulators where families can play realistic rounds of golf year-round, regardless of weather; children under 16 are welcome with adult supervision.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times on the simulators.
Free · Mahopac · Libraries
Mahopac Library in Mahopac offers collections for all ages plus a Learning Lab with computers, tech help, and equipment for digitizing old media, along with children's and teen programming.
Sensory Playtime for Preschoolers runs Friday mornings with learning toys and open play for ages 18 months to 4 years; no registration needed.