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Albany.com Events

• The Schoharie County Farmers Market
  
  Today until Sunday, Oct 11, 2026
  The Schoharie County Farmers Market runs every Sunday 10am-1pm from May to October on the Cobleskill Fairgrounds in Schoharie County!
• New-Comer Strummers
  
  Today until Friday, Oct 9, 2026
  This program is for amateur & beginner guitarists/vocalists to get together informally and jam or share songs.
• Zombie Zips - Haunted Zipline & Terror Trail
  
  Today until Saturday, Oct 10, 2026
  Zombie Zips at NYzipline: brave a haunted terror trail, then zip through the forest in complete darkness. Fri-Sat in October. Ages 14+.
• 2026 Golf Tournament for Epilepsy
  
  Monday, Oct 5, 2026 until Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026
  Join us for a beautiful day of golf to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York!
• Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Meeting
  
  Today
  Are You Having Trouble Controlling the Way You Eat? Are you underweight? Overweight? Obsessed with food, weight, or dieting? You are not alone. Today, there is a solution--FA.
• The American Experiment: A Documentary Screening Series
  
  Today
  Join the New York State Museum for a screening of The American Experiment, a five-part historical documentary series exploring the people, ideas, conflicts, and events that shaped the founding!
• Banned Books Readout
  
  Today
  Join community members, authors, actors, musicians, poets, educators, and advocates for an inspiring evening celebrating the freedom to read and the power of ideas.
• History & Hops: Battleground New York
  
  Thursday, Oct 8, 2026
  Join New York State Museum Senior Historian Aaron Noble to explore Battleground New York!
• "Storm Still" by Gab Reisman at Bridge Street Theatre
  
  Thursday, Oct 8, 2026
  Three sisters turn a family reckoning into a funny, fierce reimagining of Shakespeare's "King Lear" in Bridge Street Theatre's "Storm Still," running October 1-11.
• Gallery Talk: Recent Dinosaur Extinctions and Near-Extinctions
  
  Friday, Oct 9, 2026
  Meet NYSM Ornithologist and Curator Dr. Jeremy Kirchman in the Gone Forever section of our Birds of New York exhibition to learn about the bird species we lost to extinction!