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2025 Albany Tulip Festival
The Tulip Festival is Albany's signature spring event! Enjoy this Mother's Day weekend tradition featuring vendors, music, beautiful tulips, and more in Washington Park.
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Washington Park, 1 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208
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St. Sophia's 53rd Greek Festival
Join us as Albany Goes Greek for 3 days during the St. Sophia 2025 Greek Festival! This year's event is scheduled to run from May 16 - 18, 2025.
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St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, 440 Whitehall Road Albany, NY 12208
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Energy Portraits with Leiah Bowden
Energy Portraits with Leiah Bowden
Samsara Energy and Wellness Center, 2200 Rosa Road Schenectady, NY 12309
Ultimate Citizens
Documentary screening/discussion: "Ultimate Citizens"
Join us for a screening/discussion of this doc about Jamshid Khajavi, an Iranian American immigrant, school counselor, and Ultimate Frisbee coach tirelessly devoted to building community
Film Screenings
Page Hall - University at Albany Downtown Campus, 135 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203
Diamonds Are A Kitten's Best Friend Kitten Angels
Diamonds Are A Kitten's Best Friend
A fundraising event to benefit Kitten Angels! Join us for a fabulous evening filled with raffles, silent auction, cash bar, and fellow animal lovers sharing stories of their fosters and furbabies.
Charities & Fundraisers
Glennpeter Jewelers, 1544 Central Ave Albany, NY 12205
Nick Carbuto
Immersive Sound Meditation with Nick Carbuto
Immersive Sound Meditation with Nick Carbuto
Samsara Energy and Wellness Center, 2200 Rosa Road Schenectady, NY 12309
Learn about Three with Heather Wise
Learn about Three with Heather Wise
Samsara Energy and Wellness Center, 2200 Rosa Road Schenectady, NY 12309
The Cello Experience
"The Cello Experience" with Sound Practitioner, Demetria Koninis- Hosted within the Energy Enhancement System
"The Cello Experience" with Sound Practitioner, Demetria Koninis- Hosted within the Energy Enhancement System
Samsara Energy and Wellness Center, 2200 Rosa Road Schenectady, NY 12309
McKownville Methodist Church, Albany, NY5/1/25 7pm Lost Radio Rounders "FAMILY PROMISE" at McKownville United Church, Albany
5/1/25 7pm Lost Radio Rounders "FAMILY PROMISE BENEFIT" at Mckownville United Methodist Church, Albany
Lost Radio Rounders offer a special gospel concert to benefit Family Promise of the Capital Region 7:00 pm Thursday, May 1, 2025 Old Chapel, McKownville United Methodist Church 1565 Western Avenue ...
Charities & Fundraisers
McKownville United Methodist Church, 1565 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203
Invasive Day
Thursday Stewardship Days
Join Stewardship Garrett Chisholm every Thursday to help tackle the invasive species that threaten the health of the Preserve.
Educational
Huyck Preserve Lake Myosotis Boat Launch, Pond Hill Road Rensselaerville, NY 12147
Water
The Water is FINE! Participatory & Interactive Improv Show
The Water's FINE! gives everyone in the audience the chance to be as actively involved as they want: they can simply sit back and enjoy the show, or jump in as a performer in multiple games.
Theater
The MopCo Improv Theater, 10 N Jay St Schenectady, NY 12305
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Opening reception for BFA exhibition
Opening reception for BFA exhibition
Fine Arts & Galleries
Opalka Gallery, 140 New Scotland Ave Albany, NY 12208
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First Friday
Albany Institute of History & Art holds extended hours for the city of Albany's popular First Friday program! Enjoy free gallery admission to visit our current exhibitions!
Museums & Historic SitesStaff Picks
Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12210
Two musicians play a keyboard, surrounded by colorful, light-up rock shapes that illuminate the scene.
Rama Gottfried & Yarn/Wire: ONTOPOIESIS
All are invited! Experimental music theater work ONTOPOIESIS asks, What connects us to our world and shapes our experience of it? How do we in turn shape the world?
Concerts (Live Music)
EMPAC in Troy, 50 8th Street Troy, NY 12180
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Butterfly Effect: A FairyFly Expo and Pole Competition
This pole dance competition is slated to bring awareness to gender-based violence. Sponsors include local studio Dance Hub in Troy and national pole fitness organizations X-Pole and X-Pert Fitness.
Tournaments & Competitions
The Ladies Playground, 181 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12206
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Clue
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they'll never forget!
Theater
Proctors, 432 State Street Schenectady, NY 12305
people dressed as superheroes at comic con
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2025 Saratoga Comic Con
The largest pop culture event in Upstate NY!
Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Real Life Improv
Real Life, The Improv
Reality TV, sure. Reality…Improv? Selected audience volunteers do a talk-show style interview to fuel the improv.
Theater
The MopCo Improv Theater, 10 N. Jay St. Schenectady, NY 12305
Big Bethlehem Yard Sale 2025
After the resounding success of last year's Big Bethlehem Yard Sale, we are back & bigger than ever in 2025! On Saturday, May 3, 2025 get ready for the Big Bethlehem Yard Sale from 8am-12pm.
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The Town of Bethlehem, 900 Delaware Ave Delmar, NY 12054
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2025 Center Square & Hudson/Park NA Spring Cleanup and Picnic
Meet at Hudson-Jay Park at 9 a.m. to sign up and start cleaning the neighborhood (or start picking up trash, etc. on your block). There will be tools, gloves and bags at the park, thanks to DGS.
Volunteer Activities
Hudson-Jay Park Albany, NY 12210
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