Join us for the 7th annual Hudson Valley Gospel Festival!

Join us for the Hudson Valley Gospel Festival! In its 7th year, the Hudson Valley Gospel Festival is a powerful live celebration of gospel music, praise dance, and community energy in the heart of Poughkeepsie. The Hudson Valley Gospel Festival brings together regional gospel musicians, vocal ensembles, and praise dancers from across Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange Counties for an unforgettable afternoon of live performance rooted in tradition, culture, and joy.

Experience the Hudson Valley Gospel Festival Choir, led by Dinesa Hansen Johnson, the Hudson Lily of the Valley Praise Dancers, led by Linda Molina, and invited regional gospel artists as they take the stage with dynamic vocals, uplifting movement, and high-energy performances.

Support the Festival

The Hudson Valley Gospel Festival’s mission is to celebrate, preserve, and sustain gospel music as a living cultural tradition in the Hudson Valley. It brings artists and audiences together through live performance and shared cultural experience, strengthening access to the arts and supporting regional creative expression.

Your support makes this possible. It sustains the artists, production, and community access that keep the festival running and growing each year. By sponsoring the festival, partners help sustain a regional cultural event that keeps gospel music thriving in the Hudson Valley.