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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
Boscovs
Knights of Columbus Boscov's Fundraiser
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Knights of Columbus Boscov's Fundraiser
St. Edward the Confessor RC, 569 Clifton Park Center Road Clifton Park, NY 12065
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
Catskills Comedy Festival
The Catskills Comedy Festival, 2026
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Downtown Catskill becomes one big comedy club during the third annual Catskills Comedy Festival, taking place October 16-18, 2026.
Comedy
Village of Catskill (various locations), Main Street and surrounding areas Catskill, NY 12414
first meeting house
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
Fall Harvest Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Show
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Explore a wide range of products from talented local artisans, businesses, and entrepreneurs. From handmade crafts to delicious treats, there's something for everyone.
Charities & FundraisersFree EventsShopping & Store SalesFestivals & Fairs
Colonie Center, 131 Colonie Ctr Albany, NY 12205
St Andrew's Banner
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Sunday Worship
St. Andrew's is an inclusive community, affirming God's grace, with an open and growing heart, mind, and spirit - called to serve ALL in Jesus' name.
Religious & Spiritual
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 10 N Main Ave Albany, NY 12203
Northway Gameday at The Clubhouse
Northway Gameday
It's Gameday at Northway Golf Center! We've got all the NFL action on our screens on Sundays, including YOUR favorite team! Plus, from 1-4PM, enjoy $5 draughts!
The Clubhouse Restaurant + Bar, 1519 Crescent Road Halfmoon, NY 12065
STEMFest flyer
STEMFest 2026
The SJCC is hosting STEMFest 2026, a free high-energy, hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics festival designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning in kids 3-11.
Festivals & FairsKids
Schenectady Jewish Community Center, 2565 Balltown Road Schenectady, NY 12309
Pancakes & Toast
Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch Buffet
$5 from each brunch goes towards National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Mixed Breed Brewing at Van Patten Golf Club, 924 Main Street Clifton Park, NY 12065
Making Strides Albany
We are a walk to fundraise money for breast cancer as a part of a large scale walk organized by the American Cancer Society.
Charities & Fundraisers
Washinton Park, 613 Madison Ave Albany, NY 12205
Be Good, Do Good Volunteer Fair
Be Good, Do Good: Volunteer Fair
Join the NYS Library as we welcome museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions! Learn about current work and unique volunteer opportunities.
Volunteer Activities
New York State Museum, Cultural Education Center, 222 Madison Avenue Albany, NY 12230
Jeff O'Connor; Torn Asunder the Schoharie Region as a Battlefield
Fall Speaker Series
The Schoharie Valley devolved into a brutal civil war.
Museums & Historic Sites
Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Rd Howes Cave, NY 12092
Text reading: Stefan Bielinski Memorial Lecture
Stefan Bielinski Memorial Lecture: Fire and Freedom The American Revolution in New York with Thomas S. Wermuth
Discover the hidden stories of New York's role in the American Revolution with historian Thomas S. Wermuth, author of Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York.
Museums & Historic Sites
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany/Capital Region, NY 12230
Lifted Lamp art
Albany Pro Musica - A Lifted Lamp
Journey across centuries, continents, and languages, through music of longing, resilience, and hope-toward the unfinished, ever-hopeful American promise of belonging: a beacon of light in a dark world
Concerts (Live Music)
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 2nd St Troy, NY 12180
spider
"Creepy" Critters of the Preserve
A fun family event dedicated to what some might call our spookiest wildlife! The event will include stories, crafts, treats, and even a chance to meet a couple of misunderstood critters yourself!
Halloween
Huyck Preserve's Eldridge Research Center, 284 Pond Hill Road Rensselaerville, NY 12147
Jennifer Koh, violin & Vijay Iyer, piano
Jennifer Koh, violin & Vijay Iyer, piano
Our fall season at Union College begins with a special collaboration by an American new music icon and the MacArthur-winning composer and jazz pianist.
Concerts (Live Music)Performing Arts
Union College, 807 Union Street Schenectady, NY 12308
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
Good Books, Good Neighbors Book Club
Join us for a fun book club focused on encouraging empathy and community mindedness. This month we'll read Cincinnati Lee: Curse Breaker by Heidi Heilig.
Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Rd Clifton Park, NY 12065
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