Dan Walczewski, Recreation Superintendent

Allie Cirrincione, Recreation Supervisor

Samantha Arone, Recreation Leader

(914) 631-8347

recreation@tarrytowngov.com

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A Message from Rec Staff

Upcoming Events:

1.Halloween Parade Fundraiser:

Thursday, September 25th,

5:30 p.m. start

Set Back Inn

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2.Scarecrow Making:

Saturday October 4th,

Session 1: 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Session 2: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

Parking Lot D

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3. Halloween Window Painting:

Tuesday, October 14th,

3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Broadway & Main Streets

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4. Trunk or Treat & Movie night:

Friday, October 17th,

4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Movie to follow around 6:45 p.m.

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5. 23rd Annual Halloween Parade:

Saturday, October 25th,

5:00 p.m. start

Broadway & Main Streets

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6. Trudy Dunbar Memorial Run 5K Turkey Trot & 1 Mile Gobbler Trot:

Sunday, November 23rd,

Gobbler Trot: 9:30 a.m. start

Turkey Trot: 10:00 a.m. start

Pierson Park

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Thank you to all who participated in our annual Dogs on Parade & Pup Pool Social! With over 50 fluffy registrants, pups proudly strutted their model best walks on the stage, performed clever tricks & ended with a refreshing splash! An extra special THANK YOU to Laura, from Bark & Meow for coordinating this wonderful event again.

Keep reading our biweekly newsletter for our up to date listings on programs/events.

The Fall Events Issue

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Scarecrow Making

You bring the old, adult sized clothes & markers/scissors, we'll provide the "T's," hay & twine. Make your scarecrows as creative & festive as you like, just as long as they are family friendly.

Halloween Window Painting

We'll assign the windows and provide the window paint markers, you channel your inner artist & paint the windows in the spirit of Halloween! Make them spooky, cute, classic etc.!

Movie Night Poll

Vote on which movie you would like to see after Trunk or Treat. Most votes wins, and will be revealed closer to the event.

1.How to Train Your Dragon live action (2025)

2.Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

3.The Addams Family (1991)

A special thank you to Tarrytown Honda & Jag Physical Therapy in Sleepy Hollow for sponsoring!!

Trunk or Treat

Register to decorate your trunk & distribute candy, while spreading the cheer of Halloween! Best trunk will receive a small prize. For those not decorating their trunks, come dressed in costume & admire the spectacle (just don't register.)

Trudy Dunbar Memorial Run

Lace up your comfy sneakers, throw on warm clothes and run on down to Pierson Park. Adults participate in a 5K Turkey Trot run. Children participate in a 1 mile Gobbler run. Division winners receive a prize turkey and bragging rights!

Keep reading newsletter for more info on Halloween Parade.

Program Spotlight

NEW: Spark Business Academy

Tuesdays, October 7th-November 18th

Business of Entertainment: Grades 6th-8th

Resume & Career Success: Grades 9th-12th

Thursdays, October 9th-November 13th

My First Craft Fair: Grades K-2nd

Budding Entrepreneurs: Grades 3rd-5th

Conference Room of the Recreation Building

A masterful blend of amusement, scintillation & practicality. Sparks Business Academy offers innovative after-school programs that empower students in financial literacy.

• For grades 9-12, learn to write an impactful resume or enhance the one that you have. Grab your future by the reins!
• For grades 6-8, get behind the scenes and learn about some of the entertainment industry's leading producers, such as Meta & Spotify. Be both the entertained and the entertainer!
• For grades 3-5, put on your boss caps & make it your business to evolve into a young entrepreneur. Dream today, tangible tomorrow!
• For grades K-2, learn the ins and outs of craft fairs by creating a product, marketing it, & then selling it. No business is too small!

And the SPARKS are flying....

Fall Youth Programs

Get back in shape!

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Tarrytown Halloween Parade

36 Days until the Halloween Parade

Saturday, October 25th

Parade Kicks off at 5:00 p.m. from Patriots Park and ends on Main Street in front of the Fire House

Block party on Main Street to follow after parade concludes

Halloween craze has officially begun!

Throw on your favorite Halloween costume and enjoy our spectacular 23rd annual Tarrytown Halloween Parade. From the most creative of floats to the most festive of marchers, it's quite the Halloween spectacle. Once the parade finishes, stay for the party on Main Street and be entertained by a DJ, live band, food trucks & MORE!

There is still time to register yourself, group or float to march in the parade, see below button.

It is strongly encouraged that you take the Train into Tarrytown. Heavy traffic is to be expected.

Westchester Soccer Club

YWCA Civic Leadership Program!

Sunset on the Riverwalk

"No sun outlasts its sunset,

but will rise again and bring the dawn."

– Maya Angelou 

Friends of Tarrytown Parks & Recreation

After a 4 year process, the 501 3(c) nonprofit "Friends of Tarrytown Parks & Recreation," was established on January 1, 2025. "Friends" will work closely with Parks and Recreation departments to aid and assist with providing quality programs, services, and parks modifications that are beyond routine expenses as projected by the annual budget. It serves to enhance the lives of residents by supporting Parks and Recreation.

Interested in supporting Parks & Recreation in Tarrytown?

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