2025 Calendar List

Manitoga's Calendar of Programs and Events

2025 Calendar

Explore all that Manitoga has to offer through immersive, curated Public Programs.

APRIL

13 – Sunday, 10am - 3pm, Landscape Workday, Making Space, Capturing Light
Celebrate the arrival of spring! We’ll make space for new growth by cutting back spent perennials, raking, defining paths and tidying up in Mary’s Meadow—one of the first major landscape features that visitors experience at Manitoga. Then tap into the artforms of the landscape by creating your own Sunprint cyanotypes using plant material from the site– delve into the shapes, textures, and unique characteristics of some of Manitoga’s iconic plants. Volunteers of all skill levels are welcomed. To register for this event, email ephillips@visitmanitoga.org or call 845-228-8350.
PLEASE NOTE - The House & Studio will not be included in the Landscape Workday

27 – Sunday, 2 – 5pm, Secret Sounds of Lost Pond, $50
Manitoga is delighted to host a special live concert featuring environmental musician and philosopher David Rothenberg and friends, performing alongside the underwater creatures of Lost Pond. PLEASE NOTE - This event includes a required 45 minute hike to and from the performance location. Spaces are limited, advance reservations are required.
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MAY

4 – Sunday, 10 - 12pm, In the Landscape: Mosses & Wildflowers, $30
Taro Ietaka, naturalist and mycologist, brings his lens to the forest to offer an intimate experience of the richness of the Hudson Highlands flora. Become familiar with the mosses and wildflowers abundant along the paths at Manitoga as Taro shares his knowledge of these woodland treasures. Space is limited, reservations required. Children (including infants) must be at least 12 years old to attend.
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15 – Thursday, EXPLORE MANITOGA: Design • Art • Nature, $30
Guided tours begin, through November 16. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and select Mondays / Holidays, hourly from 11am to 2pm, (90 minutes).
Visit Dragon Rock, Wright’s modernist House and Studio, the surrounding woodland gardens, and the award-winning Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery. Advance online ticket purchase required for all tours. Space is limited. Children (including infants) must be 10 years of age.
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15 – Thursday, Season open date for the Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery at Manitoga, featuring over 200 objects from the Wrights’ ground-breaking designs for the American home with lead support from the Henry Luce Foundation. Visit by guided tour and special program only. General admission starts at $30.
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17 – Saturday, 10am & 3pm, The Garden Conservancy: Digging Deeper, The Power of Place at Manitoga, $40
Join Manitoga’s Landscape Collection and Conservation staff and James Brayton Hall, CEO and President of the Garden Conservancy for an exclusive, site-specific program.
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24 – Saturday, 10am, Celebrate Community: Design • Art • Nature, Free to residents of designated areas
Manitoga is delighted to celebrate neighboring communities with a free tour of the Woodland Garden, House, Studio and the Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery for residents of Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester Counties. Valid photo ID / proof of residence is required. Space is limited, advance reservations required.
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26 – Monday, 11am/12pm/1pm/2pm, EXPLORE MANITOGA: Design • Art • Nature, $30
Special Monday offering this Memorial Day - Visit Dragon Rock, Wright’s modernist House and Studio, the surrounding woodland gardens, and the award-winning Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery.
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31 – Saturday, 3-5:30pm, MANITOGA – In Focus: Spring Blossoms & Bubbly, $75
Enjoy an extended, in-depth tour of the House, Studio and Woodland Garden with special focus on Manitoga’s choreographed foot trails, designed by Russel Wright to celebrate the seasons. Sparkling wine and strawberry mochi will be served, surrounded by blooming mountain laurel.
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JUNE

EXPLORE MANITOGA: Design • Art • Nature
Through November 16, 2025
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and select Mondays / holidays, hourly from 11am to 2pm, (90 minutes)
Plus Extended / Special tours on select mornings & afternoons
Advance online ticket purchase required for all tours.
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7 – Saturday, No public tours due to Manitoga’s Art + Design Residency Opening Celebration

14 – Saturday, 10am, Celebrate Community: Design • Art • Nature, Free to residents of designated areas
Manitoga is delighted to celebrate neighboring communities with a free tour of the Woodland Garden, House, Studio and the Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery for residents of Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester Counties. Valid photo ID / proof of residence is required.
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15 – Sunday, 10am-12pm, In the Landscape: Quarry to Quarry, Free
Explore Manitoga’s landscape as a personal expression of designer Russel Wright during NY State Path Through History weekend. Join Manitoga's Landscape Staff on a guided 1-1/2 hr. / 1.5 mile moderate hike from the highly designed Quarry Pool at Dragon Rock to the wilderness of Lost Pond Quarry. Space is limited, reservations required.
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28 – Saturday, 5-7pm, Sunset at Dragon Rock, $100
Explore the House, Studio and Woodland Garden in the enchanting hours of late afternoon. Then soak up the majestic sunset on the terraces of Dragon Rock with a glass of wine, charcuterie, and conversation among other design enthusiasts.
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JULY

12 – Saturday, 3-5pm, MANITOGA – In Focus: The Design Collection, $50
Enjoy a late afternoon tour of the House, Studio and Woodland Garden with special focus on the relationship between the Wright’s professional life-style and product designs and the architecture and landscape of their home at Manitoga. Tour includes an in-depth visit of the Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery and an inside look at recent donations of rare early work from the collection of Gary & Laura Maurer.
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19 – Saturday, 3 – 5:30pm, MANITOGA – In Focus: All Four Seasons, Summer Quarry Picnic, $75
Visitors follow the upper Quarry Path, featuring stunning views of the House and Studio, exquisite moss rooms and the majestic waterfall in the height of summer blooms. Enjoy a relaxed bento box picnic provided by Hibino during an exploratory hike amongst the wilderness to the various Quarry sites at Manitoga.
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26 – Saturday, 5-7pm, Sunset at Dragon Rock, $100
Explore the House, Studio and Woodland Garden in the enchanting hours of late afternoon. Then soak up the majestic sunset on the terraces of Dragon Rock with a glass of wine, charcuterie, and conversation among other design enthusiasts.
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AUGUST

16 – Saturday, 3-5pm, MANITOGA – In Focus: The Design Collection, $50
Enjoy a late afternoon tour of the House, Studio and Woodland Garden with special focus on the relationship between the Wright’s professional life-style and product designs and the architecture and landscape of their home at Manitoga. Tour includes an in-depth visit of the Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery and an inside look at recent donations of rare early work from the collection of Gary & Laura Maurer.
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SEPTEMBER

Annual Performance dates & details forthcoming

OCTOBER

4 – Saturday, 3-5pm, MANITOGA – In Focus: The Design Collection, $50
Enjoy a late afternoon tour of the House, Studio and Woodland Garden with special focus on the relationship between the Wright’s professional life-style and product designs and the architecture and landscape of their home at Manitoga. Tour includes an in-depth visit of the Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery and an inside look at recent donations of rare early work from the collection of Gary & Laura Maurer.
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11 – Saturday, 4 - 6pm, Sunset at Dragon Rock, $100
Explore the House, Studio and Woodland Garden in the enchanting hours of late afternoon. Then soak up the majestic sunset on the terraces of Dragon Rock with a glass of wine, charcuterie, and conversation among other design enthusiasts.
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12 – Sunday, 10am-12pm, Landscape: Osios - Sculpted Views of the Hudson River Valley, $20
Take a 1-1/2 hr. / 1.5 mile moderate hike of Manitoga's woodland trails, featuring four osio ("beautiful view" in native Algonquin) designed by Russel Wright to frame the Hudson River.
Space is limited, reservations required.
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25 – Saturday, 3 - 5:30pm, MANITOGA – In Focus: Autumn Walk & Sunset Toast at Boulder Osio, $75
Enjoy a late afternoon in-depth tour of the House, Studio, Woodland Garden and choreographed foot trails during peak foliage season. Then soak up the majestic late day sun with a glass of wine at the Boulder Osio before descending the Autumn Path. A charcuterie spread and conversation with other design enthusiasts awaits in the Historic Kitchen at Dragon Rock.
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NOVEMBER

1 – Saturday, 10am - 3pm, Landscape Workday
Roll up your sleeves and meet other arborists, horticulturists, garden designers and landscape enthusiasts. Volunteers of all skill levels are welcomed. To register for this event, email ephillips@visitmanitoga.org or call 845-228-8350.

15 – Saturday, 12 - 4pm, A Collectors Afternoon with Ann Wright, $75
Enjoy a buffet lunch prepared by Ann Wright & Mark Rumbolo and spirited camaraderie with fellow collectors. Special presentation at 2pm, details forthcoming. Space is limited, advance reservations required.
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16 – Sunday, Last Day of EXPLORE MANITOGA: Design • Art • Nature Tours

DECEMBER

5 – Saturday, Last Day of Private Tours

6 – Saturday, 10am - 12:30pm, Welcome Winter! Forest Walk & Pine Tea, $75
Enjoy an extended, in-depth experience of the House, Studio, Woodland Garden and Russel Wright choreographed foot trails. Jane Dobson, Mindful Outdoor Nature Guide, will provide a Forest Bathing walk, complete with freshly foraged pine tea and light snacks.
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YEAR ROUND

Self-Guided Hikes. Daily, during daylight hours. Manitoga offers two miles of trails designed by Russel Wright. His “garden of woodland paths” has links to the Appalachian Trail. Dogs are not permitted. Trail maps available at the Visitor/Guide House kiosk, 584 Route 9D public entrance. Suggested donation of $5 helps support trail maintenance. For more information, visit Hike Manitoga.