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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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Sign Up Trick or Trot Pumpkin Run
2026 Albany's Trick or Trot Pumpkin Run 5K
Join us at Washington Park on Saturday, October 24, 2026, for the Trick or Trot Pumpkin Run 5K.
Staff Picks5Ks, Walks & RacesHalloween
Washington Park Albany, NY 12203
Holiday Market
2026 Shaker Holiday Market
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Join us for our annual Holiday Market, featuring over 90 artisans and crafters. October 13 - December 18.
Museums & Historic Sites
Shaker Heritage Society, 25 Meeting House Rd. Albany, NY 12211
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Manifestations: A Shaker Ghost Tour
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Join us for this one-of-a-kind historical ghost tour!
Halloween
Shaker Heritage Society, 25 Meeting House Rd. Albany, NY 12211
Zombie Zips
Zombie Zips - Haunted Zipline & Terror Trail
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Zombie Zips at NYzipline: brave a haunted terror trail, then zip through the forest in complete darkness. Fri-Sat in October. Ages 14+.
Halloween
NY Zipline, 300 Weatherwax Rd. Schenectady, NY 12302
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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Museum Storytime Adventures
Join the New York State Library for a fun and interactive storytime adventure at the New York State Museum! Enjoy engaging stories, interactive readings, and a chance to spark your child's love for bo
Kids
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Wednesday Night Trivia
Wednesday Night Trivia at The Clubhouse
It's Trivia Night at The Clubhouse Restaurant + Bar! Bring your quizzical crew and compete for the $50 gift card grand prize!
The Clubhouse Restaurant + Bar, 1519 Crescent Road Halfmoon, NY 12065
Open Mic Night at Seven Bistro
Open Mic Night with Alex Riddell Every Wednesday at Seven Bistro
Every Wednesday from 7-10pm Alex Riddell will be hosting Open Mic Night at Seven Bistro!
Seven Bistro, 7 Northside Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065
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Sounds of Liberty - A Semiquincentennial Celebration
Memorial Concert Band of Colonie presents an All-American musical salute.
Concerts (Live Music)
Colonie Central High School, 1 Raider Blvd Colonie, NY 12205
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Archive Adventures: Discover New York's Hidden Stories
Join us every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. for "Ask an Archivist" at the New York Museum!
Museums & Historic Sites
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Happy Hour
It's Happy Hour at The Clubhouse! From 5-7PM on Thursdays, save $2 on all Cans and Draughts!
The Clubhouse Restaurant + Bar, 1519 Crescent Road Halfmoon, NY 12065
Henny Jenny
Seven Dining & Catering is featuring: Live Karaoke with Henny Jenny & the Rooster
What day is it? THURSDAY What are we? THIRSTY Where should we go? SEVEN DINING & CATERING What should we do? SING, SING, SING!!!
Seven Dining & Catering, 7 Northside Drive CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065
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God's Soup Kitchen
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New jerusalem home of the saved, 160 sheridan ave Albany, NY 12212
Silent Book Club (At MochaLisa's Caffe & Books, Clifton Park)
Want to join a book club, but pick your own book? Then this book club is for you!
Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Rd Clifton Park, NY 12065
VanderFest 2026 - with a casino twist!
Join us for a night of games, giving, and good fortune!
Fundraising and Community Food & Drink Events
Duo at the Dunes, 257 Washington Ave Exrension Albany, NY 12205
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Fossil ID with the State Paleontologist
Have a fossil you've always wondered about? Bring it to the New York State Museum for a special Fossil ID session with Dr. Lisa Amati, New York State Paleontologist and Curator of Paleontology!
Museums & Historic Sites
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
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Friends of the Bennington Battlefield Members' Reception
Join the Friends of the Bennington Battlefield for a private tour of the archaeological laboratory on Peebles Island and then a reception and lecture at the Waterford Historical Museum.
Museums & Historic Sites
Peebles Island State Park Visitor Center, 1 Delaware Ave Cohoes, NY 12047
Fall Resource Fair
Resource Fair Trick or Treating
Come Trick or Treat While You Shop Resources
Halloween
Former St. Rose Campus, 420 Western Ave Albany, NY 12203
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Ballston Spa Witch Walk
The Ballston Spa Witch Walk 2026 is a Halloween bar crawl on Friday, October 23, where bracelet-wearing "witches" get drink and food specials at 11 downtown establishments.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Knickerbocker Mansion, photo credit to Robin Allen
Knickerbocker Mansion's Knick-at-Night Souper Supper & Entertainments
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Come to Knickerbocker Mansion by Candlelight, See our Colonial Dutch & Indian Ghostly Visitors and Enjoy our Steaming Soups and Goodies for an Autumn Night!
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Knickerbocker Mansion, 132 Knickerbocker Road Schaghticoke, NY 12184
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