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Albany's best events calendar! Find events, festivals, and free things to do in Albany, NY and across the Capital Region, including Troy, Schenectady, Clifton Park, Cohoes, Latham, Scotia, and Glenville. New listings are added to the Albany.com Events Calendar regularly, so check back often for the latest happenings across the area.

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Tri-City ValleyCats: 2026 Season
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See the Tri-City ValleyCats compete at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY, during their 2026 season!
Spectator SportsStaff Picks
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, 80 Vandenburgh Ave Troy, NY 12180
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Arts in the City
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Arts in the City is a free, family-friendly summer program happening every Wednesday from July-September that brings music, dance, wellness, poetry, and visual arts to unique locations across Albany.
Staff PicksConcerts (Live Music)Performing ArtsFine Arts & GalleriesBands, DJs & Musicians (Live Music)
Albany, NY 12207
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The Schoharie County Farmers Market
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The Schoharie County Farmers Market runs every Sunday 10am-1pm from May to October on the Cobleskill Fairgrounds in Schoharie County!
Staff PicksKidsFree EventsShopping & Store SalesFarmers Markets
The Cobleskill Fairgrounds, 113 Sunshine Drive Cobleskill, NY 12043
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2026 Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival
For 24 years, the City of Albany Jazz Festival has featured a wealth of jazz greats, critically acclaimed up-and-coming artists and local favorites at the area's most spectacular venues.
FireworksStaff PicksFestivals & FairsBands, DJs & Musicians (Live Music)
Jennings Landing, 1 Quay Street Albany, NY 12207
Seven Bistro Happy Hour weekly
Seven Bistro Happy Hour
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Join us Week Days for HAPPY HOUR 2-7pm! Amazing cocktail creations, beer specials, small plate specials!
Seven Bistro, 7 Northside Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065
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Morning Dance Classes at Jacob's Pillow
Come dance at Jacob's Pillow! On Wednesdays - Fridays, join us for a variety of dance and movement classes open to participants of all experience levels, including beginners, ages 16+
Dance Classes
Jacob's Pillow, 358 George Carter Rd Becket, MA 01223
Geology, Landscape, and the Haudenosaunee Homeland text with map in background.
Geology, Landscape, and the Haudenosaunee Homeland
Discover how hundreds of millions of years of geologic change shaped the landscapes that became the homeland of the Haudenosaunee!
Museums & Historic Sites
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
a juried community art exhibit for the greater capital region set a scene places, spaces, without faces
Set a Scene: Places, Spaces, Without Faces Opens at Context Collective
Context Collective presents a juried exhibition exploring how landscapes, architecture, interiors, and imagined spaces tell stories without human figures. Opens Aug. 28 in Downtown Troy.
Fine Arts & Galleries
Context Collective, 95 4th Street Troy, NY 1
Wilson football
Albany Great Danes Football vs. New Hampshire Wildcats Football
Albany Great Danes Football vs. New Hampshire Wildcats Football - Friday, August 28, 2026.
Staff PicksSpectator Sports
Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, 1400 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12222
8/28/26 7pm Lost Radio Rounders (Tom Lindsay, Michael Eck, Paul Jossman) @ Valley Falls Free Library, Valley Falls, NY
Lost Radio Rounders at Valley Falls Free Library
Friday, August 28, 2026, 7:00 pm, Lost Radio Rounders (Tom Lindsay, Michael Eck, Paul Jossman), Valley Falls Free Library, 42 State Street, Valley Falls, New York - FREE
Bands, DJs & Musicians (Live Music)
Valley Falls Free Library, 42 State Stree Valley Falls, NY 12185
Shaker boxes
Shaker Box Workshop
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Chuck Thorne of the NWA teaches a 2-day woodworking class resulting in your very own stack of oval Shaker boxes.
Arts, Crafts & DIY Classes
Shaker Heritage Society, 25 Meeting House Rd. Albany, NY 12211
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Dinosaur Discoveries: Dig, Identify, Explore!
Become a paleontologist for the day as you uncover your very own dinosaur in a hands-on mini excavation!
Museums & Historic Sites
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
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August Pop-Up Market
Join the ARTIQUE CO-OP for their next Pop-Up Market!
ARTIQUE CO-OP, 1536 Crescent Rd Clifton Park, NY 12065
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Sunflower Festival at Liberty Ridge Farm
One ticket. Thousands of blooming sunflowers. Colorful zinnias. Fresh-picked sweet corn. Over 50 farm attractions. Festival food. Live music.
Liberty Ridge Farm, 29 Bevis Rd Schaghticoke, NY 12154
pickles
Picklepalooza at Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery
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Join us for TWO full days of all things pickles. Visit with our various NYS pickle vendors, enjoy our pickle beer and cider, live music, artisan vendors and so much more. FREE admission.
Festivals & FairsFood & Drink Festivals
Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery, 342 Altamont Rd Altamont, NY 12209
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2026 DraftKings Travers Day
The 157th Travers Stakes headlines DraftKings Travers Day at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 29, 2026, featuring six stakes races, five of them Grade 1, plus on-track entertainment.
Saratoga Race Course, 267 Union Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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The Clubhouse Restaurant + Bar Grand Opening
At long last, we are so excited to announce the Grand Opening of The Clubhouse Restaurant + Bar alongside the rest of the upgraded Northway Golf Center campus!
Northway Golf Center, 1519 Crescent Rd Clifton Park, NY 12065
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