2024 Events
Callicoon Country Fair
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
10:00am – 5:00pm
This Callicoon Country Fair celebrates its 40th anniversary and the hamlet will be alive with music, shopping, food and games!
We’re thrilled to return to a hamlet-wide event this year. Lower Main Street, Callicoon Depot, and Callicoon Creek Park will be filled with over 60 vendors! Local farms, artisans and craftspeople from throughout the region will display and sell their wares alongside outdoor pop-ups from our member businesses and local not-for-profit organizations.
Entertainment kicks off at the Callicoon Depot Main Stage at 10am with a full day of LIVE musical performances fromtalented local musicians and bands, featuring Catbird (Keith Newman & Lynn Reno), Faith Kelly’ & Caswyn Moon, Dr. Six String (Nick Brodyn) & Friends; James G. Barry Band, Lucas Maehara Rotman, Poison Love Band, The Bard of the Hills’ (Rich Northup) and closing up the festivities, Holiday Farm Line Dancing lessons with Joy at 5pm which will be sure to want to make you break out your cowboy boots!
Callicoon Creek Park will feature a series of children’s activities throughout the afternoon. Bring the kids to enjoy FREE pony rides from 11am to 3pm, as well as face painting, farm animals, a dunk tank, bouncy house, lawn games and more!
There will be historic presentations at the Callicoon Depot with Depot Historian, Randy Bushart at 11am and 1pmDepot Tours until 4pm courtesy of Callicoon Depot Inc.
Come sample delicious food from local restaurants like The Creek House Grill, Black Walnut and The Western Inn and snacks and sweets from Honey Brie & Berries, Catskill Mountain Corn, Baked by the Lake and B-Line Ice Cream. Refreshments will be available all day at our amazing local restaurants and at the Callicoon Depot from Seminary Hill Cidery, Shrewd Fox Brewery and Sway & Papi’s.
Shop local crafts and products like hand-made charcuterie boards, tie-dye clothing, screen printing, hand-dyed fabrics, beauty products, candles, wreaths, fresh produce, arts & crafts and leather goods. There will be fashions available from sunglasses and jewelry to clothing both new and vintage. And it’s not Callicoon without loads of antiques, art and furniture.
Please join us for a day of celebration! We hope to see you at the fair Saturday, July 27th!
Wander along the historic streets, view the architecture and admire the beautiful Delaware River.
Please visit our Facebook event page for updates.
• • •
The CBA is a 100% volunteer-run, 501(c)6 not-for profit organization dedicated to the enhancement, economic development and promotion of the Hamlet of Callicoon on the Delaware and its surrounding region. We rise funds annually in order to produce our beloved annual events and we could not do this without the generous support of our local Sponsors. All funds raised goes directly to event production & marketing! Please consider becoming an event sponsor and help us continue to provide these wonderful community events in Callicoon.
• • •
Callicoon Artwalk 2024
Sunday, October 13th, 2024
12:00pm – 8:00pm
The CALLICOON ARTWALK – showcases the growing art and music scene in the picturesque hamlet of Callicoon on the Delaware. The event will highlight the arts in unconventional spaces throughout the hamlet including storefronts and public spaces.
Join us for casual meet & greets with featured artists, live music, performances and activities. Artists’ work will remain on display throughout the weekend, and Artwalk will culminate in a full day of activities on Sunday, Oct 13th, including theatre performances, screenings, LIVE music & workshops.Please stay tuned for a full line up of the festivities as the event draws near!
Annual Event Sponsorship: Considering sponsoring CBA hamlet events? Email our Events Committee today at events.callicoon@gmail.com!
The CBA is a 100% volunteer-run, 501(c)6 not-for profit organization dedicated to the enhancement, economic development and promotion of the Hamlet of Callicoon on the Delaware and its surrounding region. We rise funds annually in order to produce our beloved annual events and we could not do this without the generous support of our local Sponsors. All funds raised goes directly to event production & marketing! Please consider becoming an event sponsor and help us continue to provide these wonderful community events in Callicoon.
2024 Callicoon Events Sponsorship Opportunities Packet
• • •
Designer Purse Bingo
Saturday, November 16th, 2024 (TENTATIVE DATE)
Delaware Youth Center, 8 Creamery Road, Callicoon, NY
** Please Note: Ticket Sales will open on or about September 15th, 2024 ••
For more information, or if you would like to be placed on a email list to receive updates about future BINGO events, please email: events.callicoon@gmail.com.
Please help support the Callicoon Business Association while enjoying your favorite beverage, snacks or glass of wine and playing America’s favorite game: BINGO! 🅱️8️⃣
You could walk away with a designer handbag with a value over $650!! 
Here’s how it works: You’re entrance fee gets you 14 bingo cards, (3 games on each sheet) and entry into the Door Prize and Pizza. We play BINGO and the winner of each round receives one of fourteen designer handbags! Brands include Kate Spade, Coach, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Dooney & Bourke and more!
We also have a mystery purse round where you can enter to win our top valued purse! We’ll also have a 50/50 and raffles for loads of wonderful baskets gift certificates and prizes! 🎟 🏆 🧺
All proceeds help us beautify our sweet hamlet, produce our beloved events, market our community and more!
Purchasing tickets is super easy! Make sure to RSVP! ✍️ ⬆️
To Order Tickets:
• Email events.callicoon@gmail.com OR Text Nicole at (917) 969-3485.
• Please include the number of tickets + the names for each person in your party.
• Payment can be made using Venmo/@visitcallicoon (QR Code to the left) or by sending a check to: Callicoon Business Association, PO Box 303, Callicoon, NY 12723. (please add BINGO to the memo)
Tickets can also be purchased in person (cash or check) at Callicoon Real Estate during normal business hours, or by contacting us via the phone number or email listed above. 👆
👜 Round up your friends and join us for this fun filled event to help raise funds for a great cause! 👜
We hope to see you there!
For more information, or if you would like to be placed on a email list to receive updates about future BINGO events, please email: events.callicoon@gmail.com.
Ninth Annual Callicoon Holiday Tree Lighting
Saturday, November 30th, 2024 | 5:00pm
Callicoon’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting is our official start the holiday season, that we celebrate together as a community. – starting at 5:00pm at the Callicoon Train Depot. 
Join us for a Bonfire with FREE S’mores for the kiddos, a Hot Chocolate Bar, Performances and a Visit from Santa!
More information will be posted as the event approaches! To volunteer or be a part of the celebration please email events.callicoon@gmail.com.
Dickens on the Delaware
Saturday, December 14th, 2024
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
A VICTORIAN HOLIDAY WONDERLAND
Dickens on the Delaware showcases the retail community in the picturesque hamlet of Callicoon on the Delaware just in time for your Holiday shopping!!
Retailers, galleries and restaurants will highlight their Holiday goods and dazzle town visitors with their Holiday Spirit. Shopkeepers will be dressed in Victorian garb, with stores, restaurants and the surrounding environs decorated to create the days of yore.
Holiday Markets of Local Artisans & Seasonal Treats, Holiday Photo Studio, Caroling, live Music, Activities for Children, Free Horse & Buggy Rides, Free Theater & Dance Performances, Hot Chocolate & Eggnog & Spiced Wine, and much much more!
Vendors: We will begin taking Vendor Applications, starting October 1st, 2024. If you are interested in being placed on our vendor email list, please email, events.callicoon@gmail.com
For more info please contact events.callicoon@gmail.com
Visit our Facebook Dickens on the Delaware Event page for details!
Annual Event Sponsorship: Considering sponsoring CBA hamlet events? Email our Events Committee today at events.callicoon@gmail.com!
The CBA is a 100% volunteer-run, 501(c)6 not-for profit organization dedicated to the enhancement, economic development and promotion of the Hamlet of Callicoon on the Delaware and its surrounding region. We rise funds annually in order to produce our beloved annual events and we could not do this without the generous support of our local Sponsors. All funds raised goes directly to event production & marketing! Please consider becoming an event sponsor and help us continue to provide these wonderful community events in Callicoon.
2024 Callicoon Events Sponsorship Opportunities Packet
• • •
2025 Events
Mother’s Day Designer Purse Bingo
TENTATIVE DATE: Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 – 1:00pm to 5:00pm (doors open at noon • play begins at 1:00 pm)
Delaware Youth Center • 8 Creamery Road, Callicoon, NY
** Please Note: Ticket Sales will open on or about March 15th, 2025 ••
For more information, or if you would like to be placed on a email list to receive updates about future BINGO events, please email: events.callicoon@gmail.com.
Our favorite fundraiser is back by popular demand!
Tickets are $40 in advance | $50 at the Door
[BINGO Cards, Door Prize Entry & Pizza + Bottled Water included]
We’re celebrating the mother figures in our lives by raising funds to beautify our sweet hamlet for the upcoming season! Help us make Callicoon bloom & have a lot of fun doing it! All proceeds benefit Callicoon Beatification!
Help support the CBA’s Beautification efforts while enjoying your favorite beverage, snacks or glass of wine and playing America’s favorite game: BINGO! 🅱️8️⃣ You could walk away with a designer handbag for Mom with a value over $600! 👜
Here’s how it works: Your entrance fee gets you 14 bingo cards, (3 chances to win on each sheet) a Door Prize Entry and Pizza. We play BINGO and the winner receives one of fourteen designer handbags! Brands include Kate Spade, Coach, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren and more!
We will also have a bonus Mystery Purse round where you can enter to win our top valued purse!
Plus 50/50s and Raffle Baskets donated by our hamlet’s amazing businesses with lots of fantastic prizes available! 🎟 🏆 🧺
Purchasing tickets is super easy! Make sure to RSVP! ✍️ ⬆️
To Order Tickets:
• Email events.callicoon@gmail.com OR Text Nicole at (917) 969-3485.
• Please include the number of tickets + the names for each person in your party.
• Payment can be made using Venmo/@visitcallicoon (QR Code to the left) or by sending a check to: Callicoon Business Association, PO Box 303, Callicoon, NY 12723. (please add BINGO to the memo)
Tickets can also be purchased in person (cash or check) at Callicoon Real Estate during normal business hours, or by contacting us via the phone number or email listed above. 👆
👜 Round up your friends and join us for this fun filled event to help raise funds for a great cause! 👜
We hope to see you there!
For more information, or if you would like to be placed on a email list to receive updates about future BINGO events, please email: events.callicoon@gmail.com.
30th Annual Callicoon Tractor Parade
Sunday, June, 8th, 2025 (TENTATIVE)
12:00pm – 3:00pm
The parade takes place on the second Sunday of June and kicks off at noon sharp on Lower Main Street in Callicoon!
Come enjoy the fun and make sure to stop down at the Delaware Youth Center for a yummy barbeque and snacks after the parade. Don’t miss getting a collector, Tractor Parade T-Shirt before they run out. You’ll find them on sale in town and at the Center. You’ll also find our River Run Raffle tickets for sale. Lots of great prizes, so get your tickets soon!
Note to Tractors – registration opens at 7 a.m. at the DYC. There is no fee to enter the parade, but the DYC appreciates any donation big or small that you can make to help offset the cost of putting this wonderful event on. Couple important notes:
- No parking at AGWAY please.
- You should arrive at the DYC early to drop off your tractor and register.
- Trailers and other vehicles will be directed elsewhere in town to park.
- If you are only bringing your tractor, you can enter the line up at the DYC and just drive the tractor in the parade when it starts.
- Volunteers will be on hand along the route to assist. We appreciate your full cooperation in abiding by their directions.
- Please, NO children on laps or fenders. This is just too dangerous.
- NO alcohol, and absolutely no drinking and driving. Police will be on hand to patrol, so be smart and be careful!
- NO pulling tractors – you will be asked to prove the tractor can run and that the brakes work.
- NO political signs or advertisements. The parade is for fun and not for political or commercial gain.
- And most importantly, HAVE FUN!
For additional information or to volunteer email tractor@delawareyouthcenter.org | www.delawareyouthcenter.org
27th Annual Delaware Youth Center 5K River Run
Sunday, July 20th, 2025 (TENTATIVE)
Start Times: Walkers Race, 8:15am. 5K/10K Runners, 8:30am
The DYC River Run is one of the largest and most vital fundraisers for The Delaware Youth Center. This funding allows them to operate the facility and keep the Youth Center open for another generation of Callicoon-area kids.
Click here for all your race information. If you need more information, email 5K@delawareyouthcenter.org or call (845) 887-5155.
The DYC thanks all their sponsors and participants and extends a very special thank you to the entire Winglovitz team and family for their huge outpouring of support in memory of Gary Winglovitz. The community greatly appreciates all you have done to honor Gary’s memory and to support the DYC!
All proceeds will benefit the Delaware Youth Center in Callicoon, NY.
Race Details:
- Date: TENTATIVE
- Distances: 5K Run/Walk; 10K Run; and Virtual Run/Walk
- Time: Walker start time 8:15; Run start time 8:30
- Location: Delaware Youth Center, 8 Creamery Road, Callicoon, NY
- T-shirts guaranteed for the first 400 registrants
- Award ceremony and raffle drawing at 10:00am on race day
- Awards for top three Female/Male runners and by age group
- Awards for top three Female/Male walkers
- Packet pickup on Saturday, July 20th 1:00pm – 4:00pm at the Delaware Youth Center
- Same day registration 7:00am – 8:00am
- Bagels and fruit after the race
- Strollers are allowed; Dogs are not allowed
Gary Winglovitz Virtual Race
The Gary A. Winglovitz Virtual Race began in 2019, named for one of our own: Gary Winglovitz, a kid who grew up in Cochecton and spent his childhood at the Delaware Youth Center. Gary died in 2014 at 41, and his family and friends have come out in force ever since to run the River Race in his memory. The Youth Center and community would like to thank the Stewart/Winglovitz family for their support and generosity.
- Choose your distance and choose your course
- Run or walk anytime between July 20 and August 3
- Share photos of your virtual run, and tag the Delaware Youth Center on social media
- Support the Delaware Youth Center from anywhere in the world!
- Packet pick up July 20th; 1:00pm – 4:00pm
- Want your packet mailed? Please add $5 donation to your registration to cover the cost.
- Want to record your time? You’ll receive an email about a week before the race with instructions, and a link to the results page to see how you placed. Don’t want to upload your time? That’s fine too!
Please review the website, https://delawareyouthcenter.org/the-river-race for all your race information. If you require additional information email 5k@delawareyouthcenter.org.
For more information and to register, please click HERE.