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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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Featured Events

rocktoberfest
Rocktoberfest
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Welcome to Rocktoberfest! The Capital Region's Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show, October 10 & 11, 2026 at the Polish Community Center in Albany, NY.
Festivals & FairsStaff PicksShopping & Store Sales
Polish Community Center, 225 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, NY 12205
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
SCFM flyer
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
The Hilton Barn in Slingerlands
New-Comer Strummers
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This program is for amateur & beginner guitarists/vocalists to get together informally and jam or share songs.
Educational
Hilton Barn on the Albany Rail Trail, 14 Hilton Road Slingerlands, NY 12159
ZOMBIEZips
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
The Great Give Back: Local First Responder Thank You Cards
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Show your appreciation for our local first responders by creating a thank you card.
Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Rd Clifton Park, NY 12065
Image of a multicolored parrot with text in the forefront reading: Recent Dinosaur Extinctions and Near-extinctions
Gallery Talk: Recent Dinosaur Extinctions and Near-Extinctions
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!
Museums & Historic Sites
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Text reading: Inktober in a fancy font
Inktober at the New York State Museum
Get creative at the New York State Museum! Friday afternoons in October, stop by Discovery Place to participate in Inktober, a month-long drawing challenge inspired by a new weekly prompt.
Museums & Historic Sites
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany County, NY 12230
Amped Coffee House
Amped Happy Hour Featuring Mike Iwanos and newcomer Sam Gile
Join us for Happy Hour (4-7pm) on Friday, October 9 as we celebrate the first birthday of Amped Coffee House in Colonie. Musical guest Mike Iwanos and Sam Gile.
Bands, DJs & Musicians (Live Music)
Amped Coffee House, 652 Albany Shaker Road Albany, NY 12211
Pride Center Benefit and Celebration of Life for Anne Nelson
Pride Center Benefit and Celebration of Life for Anne Nelson
Pride Center Benefit and Celebration of Life for Anne Nelson at the Franklin Terrace Ballroom, a community-building, grassroots celebration that will support the Pride Center of the Capital Region
NightlifeStaff Picks
Franklin Terrace Ballroom, 126 Campbell Avenue Troy, NY 12180
The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys
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Neil Simons "The Sunshine Boys" by the Maude Adams Theater Hub
Theater
Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street Hunter, NY 12442
Promotional Artwork by Mark Perry
"Storm Still" by Gab Reisman at Bridge Street Theatre
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.
Theater
Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W. Bridge Street Catskill, NY 12414
Blue Ranger, Raybody, Jackie Weset at mt ida
Blue Ranger, Raybody, Jackie West
Raybody, Jackie West & Blue Ranger bring a night of indie rock, experimental folk, and singer-songwriter music to Mount Ida-moving from intimate and soulful to weird, soaring, and unpredictable.
Concerts (Live Music)
Mount Ida Preservation Hall, 548 Congress Street Troy, NY 12198
Shake, Rattle & Roll Dueling Pianos Live at Seven Bistro
Shake, Rattle, Roll - Dueling Pianos - at Seven Bistro Friday October 9th Doors Open at 7 Shows Starts at 8pm Dueling Pianos is a concert, comedy show, and cabaret all rolled into one!
Seven Bistro, 7 Northside Drive, Located inside of the Park Manor Hotel Clifton Park, NY 12065
Shake Rattle & Roll at Seven Bistro
Shake, Rattle & Roll Dueling Pianos Live at Seven Bistro
Shake, Rattle, Roll - Dueling Pianos - at Seven Bistro Friday October 9th Doors Open at 7 Shows Starts at 8pm Dueling Pianos is a concert, comedy show, and cabaret all rolled into one!
Seven Bistro, 7 Northside Drive Clifton Park, NY 12065
Navratri 2026 - Live Garba Night (Everyone Welcome!)
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Live Garba Night - Gujarat's joyful group dance with live music! Four nights, no experience needed - friendly dancers will show you the steps. Oct 9, 10, 16 & 17, 7 PM onwards. Everyone welcome!
Performing Arts
North Albany Middle School, 570 N Pearl St Menands, NY 12204
House of Heavy
House of Heavy
Come scream along, throw down with friends, and lose yourself in the heaviest night out your city has to offer
Concerts (Live Music)
Empire Underground, 93 N Pearl St Albany, NY 12207
Zombie Zips – Haunted Zipline & Terror Trail at NYzipline
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
Stephen Hannock's painting The Great Falls; for Xu Bing
American Stories Curator Talk: The Natural World
Spend a morning with our curators exploring Norman Rockwell Museum's expansive and thought-provoking exhibition commemorating 250 years of America.
Museums & Historic Sites
Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183 Stockbridge, NY 01262
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