All events are FREE and open to the public - some events do require pre-registration

The 2026 Burning of Kingston events take place October 15th through the 18th.

Please return later for a full schedule of 2026 Burning of Kingston Events

Thursday, October 15

5-5:45pm - PINTS PAST

Rough Draft Bar and Books, 82 John Street Revolutionary happy hour as local historians host table-talk of how the British Army voted Kingston the "Hottest Upstate Community" in October of 1777. A freewheeling discussion on everything you wanted to know about Ulster County in the age of Revolution.

6-9pm - HAMILTON: THE MOVIE – A Film Screening Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street

Burning of Kingston weekend welcome and introduction. Opening remarks, followed by a screening of the original Broadway production of the award-winning musical.

Friday, October 16

10-5pm - SENATE HOUSE MUSEUM & TOURS Senate House, 296 Fair Street

Explore new galleries, including “Revolution Comes to Kingston” featuring new research on Kingston’s role in the American Revolution and the Senate House’s story.

Take a guided tour of the Senate House, learn about the Van Gaasbeek family who lived there, and about the first meeting of the first New York State Senate that happened here.

* $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, and children ages 12 and under are free. Admission includes both a guided tour and museum access.

6-8:30pm - BLACK PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street

Film Screening – Black Patriots: Heroes of the American Revolution

7pm – Zoe Poller, solo cello. Jazz Vespers – Songs, Storytelling, Poetry, Spoken Word Jazz Improv featuring: Kitt Potter - Vocals, Eric Persen – Sax and Flute, John Esposito – Piano, Steve Rust –Bass, Tani Tabbal – Drums, Antonya Barnes –spoken word artist, LotuZ – spoken word artist, Evelyn Clarke – storyteller.

Saturday, October 17

10am-5pm - COLONIAL CAMP RE-ENACTMENTS

Visit the British encampment at Senate House located at 296 Fair St.

Visit the Colonial Militia encampment at the DAR House located at 106 Green Street.

Visit civilian demonstrations at Old Dutch Church grounds located at 272 Wall St.

10am-3pm - TOURS OF THE DAR HOUSE

106 Green Street

Explore one of the oldest stone houses in the city, built before 1695, filled with history and treasures.

10am-5pm - SENATE HOUSE MUSEUM & TOURS

Senate House, 296 Fair Street. Standard admis-sion applies

10am-4pm - BURNING OF KINGSTON INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY

Senate House, 296 Fair Street

Put yourself in the role of various people who lived through the Burning of Kingston, learn about their story, and place them on period maps to trace where they might have traveled in its aftermath. Fun activity for children and parents.

10:15-10:45am - MILITARY SKIRMISH AT FROG ALLEY

Intersection of Frog Alley and North Front Street

Ulster Militia encounters an Advanced Guard of the British forces at the historic ruins at Frog Alley, seeking to delay their advance into Kingston – a tactical reenactment.

11am - PRESENTATION OF THE SUFFERER’S LIST TO THE ULSTER COUNTY ARCHIVES

DAR House, 106 Green Street

The Sufferer's list, the only surviving municipal documentation of the immediate repercussions of the Burning of Kingston naming property owners who were impacted by the destruction of the village of Kingston to be officially presented to the Ulster County Archives by the DAR - the custodian of this record for at least a century.

12pm - PRESENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION ON LENAPE NATIVE HISTORY IN KINGSTON

Senate House grounds, 296 Fair Street

Presented by Harv Hilowitz – the Esopus-Lenape and their ancestors lived and thrived along the Mahicannituck (Hudson River). Then in 1609, everything changed. This talk is about their lifeways before contact and how they persevere today.

1pm - WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE BURNING?

Senate House grounds, 296 Fair Street

A presentation by NYS Senate House Site Manager Aaron Robinson. Get the ‘big picture’ of what really happened during the Burning of Kingston.

2-2:30pm - THE NIGHT BEFORE THE BURNING

Senate House grounds, 296 Fair Street

A dramatic historic reenactment of the meeting of Kingston’s town government the night before the Burning, where citizens receive frightening news the British invasion, debate whether to stay, fight or flee, share their fears, and make final plans at this critical time!

3-3:30pm - STREET BATTLE RE-ENACTMENTS BETWEEN BRITISH AND COLONIAL MILITIA

(Kingston’s Uptown Stockade District - refer to map for locations) Reenactors demonstrate battles throughout the streets. The British capture the Mayor, and he is tried. The outcome is unsure!Please note, event has loud sounds of gunfire and cannon

4-4:30pm - THE FLIGHT, THE BURNING, THE AFTERMATH

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street

Multimedia presentation with projections of the fleeing masses and British Burning of Kingston – produced by B.A. Maile; David Gonzalez – Narrator; Script by Aaron Robinson

5-6:30pm - A REVOLUTION OF HER OWN™ DEBORAH SAMPSON - History At Play™, LLC

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street

Living History Presentation by Judith Kalaora followed by

Q and A’s

Deborah Sampson, the first woman to enlist, fight, and be honorably discharged from the American Military, captivates audiences in an hour-long production chronicling her life.

7-11pm - THE COLONIAL GRAND BALL & RECEPTION

Old Dutch Church, Bethany Hall, 272 Wall Street

Come as yourself, dressed up, or in colonial gear and dance to the real oldies with 18th century music and reenactors. Dance instructions start at 7pm, dance begins at 7:30. Featuring Tiddly-Pom English Country Dance Music Group and Caller.

Sunday, October 18

9-11:30am - CAPITAL TO CAPITAL 5K RUN/WALK

https://www.kingstonnyrotary.org/page/captocap

Kingston Rotary Capital to Capital 5K Run/Walk honors the spirit of resilience and renewal of Kingston by tracing the route of refugees fleeing Kingston to Hurley in 1777. Kick-off at the Senate House and ending at the Hurley Heritage Society Museum. Pre-registration required to participate in timed run.

10:30 - 11:30am OLD DUTCH CHURCH SERVICE

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street

Lessons and Chorales of the Revolutionary War Period Kairos Consort of Singers

1-3pm - HISTORIC HURLEY WALKING TOURS & MUSEUM

Hurley Heritage Society Museum, 52 Main Street, Hurley Walking tour of historic Main Street’s colonial stone houses. Tours at 1, 2 and 3pm - pre-registration required (shuttle-bus

from Uptown Kingston to Hurley available). Visit museum (free) with new Revolutionary War and colonial era exhibits.

1-5pm - SENATE HOUSE MUSEUM & TOURS

Senate House, 296 Fair Street, Standard admission applies

3pm - SONGS OF AMERICA and USA250 FINALE

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street

Selections from Leonard Bernstein’s Songfest and Other American Songs presented by the Bard Conservatory Vocal Arts Program, Stephanie Blythe Artistic Director; Kayo Iwama Associate Director