As NAMIWalks celebrates its 15th anniversary, we invite you to take part in NAMI’s largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event in the country.
When you walk with NAMI, you join the movement to raise awareness of mental illness and raise funds for our mission to help individuals and families right here in our region.
Register today and join us as we improve lives and our communities one step at a time.
NAMI-NYS is the state organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the country.
NAMI-NYS provides support to family and friends of individuals with mental illness and persons living with mental illnesses through more than 50 affiliates statewide.
22nd annual with over 200 garlic vendors! Everything from garlic ice cream to garlic jelly, pickled garlic, roasted garlic, garlic braids and, of course, plain garlic bulbs of every variety will be available for sampling and purchase, along with planting and braiding and cooking demonstrations.
10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday. FREE parking.
For aspiring gardeners, garlic growers, garlic-lovers or those simply looking for a fun way to spend a Vermont end-of-summer day, the event promises something for everyone.
For the kids there will be face painting, inflatable fun jumps and other great children’s activities. Take time to wander around the spacious lawns sampling garlic delicacies and enjoy the festivities. Relax at the Beer and Wine Garden under the tent listening to live music both days.
Bites Camera Action offers six evenings of great eats and entertainment outdoors in downtown Albany. Enjoy a wide variety of food vendors, live music and games for all ages from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, with movies starting at 8:30, in Tricentennial Park (Broadway & Columbia Street).
Monday, August 28th it’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with live music from The Useless Cans
This year, Saratoga rUNDEAD, hosted by Special Olympics New York, is putting together a competitive treasure hunt/ geocache event sponsored by Death Wish Coffee to see who can cure the zombie infection or see if the zombie infection will consume the planet!
This year the event will be on October 15, 2017 at the Orenda Pavilion. Registration opens at 12:30pm and the race begins at 2:30pm, with awards at 3:45pm.
Register now with code GUTS for 10% off registration fee.
You will have one hour to locate three geocaching containers in the park, following a treasure map, to be entered to win the grand prizes.
Instead of humans seeing if they can outrun the zombie infestation. This year we will see if humans can preserve the planet for the human race by curing the zombie infection outbreak, or will zombies take over? Only you can decide by participating in The Saratoga Rundead.
Register as a part of “Team Human” and you will be given a treasure map to find the components for the zombie virus outbreak.
Register as a part of “Team Zombie” and you will be given a treasure map to find the components to make the outbreak spread across the planet.
The Orenda Pavilion is easily accessible from the parking lot on the east side of Route 50 near SPAC. There will be a short trail into the woods to the pavilion area inside the park.
In the past, humans have tried to out run zombies, now we will see what happens when humans and zombies go head to head!
Troy Restaurant & Craft Beer week is back this September offering a wide selection of events, programs, discounts, course meals, dinner pairings, and more. Spend some time in Troy and taste something new!
Check back for more info on the week’s program here and the Downtown Troy BID’s site HERE
Join EQX and Saratoga Brewing Co. at Gaffney’s on Wednesday 8/9 as they raise money for Saratoga WarHorse. There will be games to be played and prizes to be won! Including a pair of tickets to see Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals at The Egg.
The Churney Curney is a fundraising event to support Camp Under the Woods which is in it’s 10th year and is a summer camp for children on the autism spectrum.
If you want in on the race, there’s still time to register now and there’s a ton of categories for various ages and skill levels, sign up HERE
This year it’s a 2 day festival with a 5 mile trail running race, the mountain bike race, demo rides, food, beer from Common Roots and much more! This event is family friendly, come out and enjoy the park! Gurney Lane offers:
Swimming pool with day passes available. (Racers given free admission)
Playground
Fishing pond
Hiking and walking trails
Large picnic area
Food Vendor and Common Roots Beer
Saturday August 5, 2017
7-8:30 AM – Registration for Churney Gurney 5 Mile Trail Running race
9:00 AM – Race Start
10:30 AM – Race Results and Awards for all age groups
12:00 – 4:00 PM – Demo Rides
12:00 – 4:00 PM – Scheduled Group Rides to showcase all that Gurney Lane has to offer
12:00 – 4:00 PM – Games and contests for the entire family
Sunday August 6, 2017
7-8:30 AM – Registration for Churney Gurney Mountain Bike Race
9:00 AM – Race Start for Cat 2 and Cat 1 – 2 minutes between age groups
11:00 AM – Race Start for Cat 1 and Open/Pro Divisions
1:00 PM – Kids Races and awards to immediately follow
The Birds of a Feather Music & Nature Festival is a daylong event, featuring bands, nature workshops, guided trail hikes, craft vendors, food trucks and so much more! Bands will play throughout the day and include national acts such as Sean Rowe, The Rustic Overtones, and Sam James.
The mission of this event:
In partnership with Grafton Lakes State Park and WEQX 102.7, we will bring like-minded individuals together who support the arts, nature and environmental conservation.
100% of the proceeds go to support the nearby Berkshire Bird Paradise, a bird sanctuary for disabled and injured birds. They strive to give them a safe haven to live thrive and rehabilitate as best they can. They are dedicated to educating people to recognize the beauty of Nature’s world, which surrounds our busy lives. We are all part of the web of life and all life is precious.
Restore Rensselaer County’s music festival tradition dating back to the days of the Fox Hollow Folk Festival (1966-1980). The intention is to make this an annual event that supports the local summer tourism economy.
For more information, please email info@birdsofafeatherfestival.com.
Bites Camera Action offers six evenings of great eats and entertainment outdoors in downtown Albany. Enjoy a wide variety of food vendors, live music and games for all ages from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, with movies starting at 8:30, in Tricentennial Park (Broadway & Columbia Street).
RESCHEDULED FROM JULY 17th TO AUGUST 21st!!!
It’s Jurassic Park with live music from Kimono Dragons.
Bites Camera Action offers six evenings of great eats and entertainment outdoors in downtown Albany. Enjoy a wide variety of food vendors, live music and games for all ages from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, with movies starting at 8:30, in Tricentennial Park (Broadway & Columbia Street).
Monday, August 14th it’s Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens with live music from the Victory Soul Orchestra.
*PLEASE NOTE, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS IT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED*
Bites Camera Action offers six evenings of great eats and entertainment outdoors in downtown Albany. Enjoy a wide variety of food vendors, live music and games for all ages from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, with movies starting at 8:30, in Tricentennial Park (Broadway & Columbia Street).
Monday, August 7th it’s The Goonies with live music from DJ Mercy.
Bites Camera Action offers six evenings of great eats and entertainment outdoors in downtown Albany. Enjoy a wide variety of food vendors, live music and games for all ages from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, with movies starting at 8:30, in Tricentennial Park (Broadway & Columbia Street).
Monday, July 31st it’s La La Land with live music from Bryan Brundige & Crick Diefendorf.
Bites Camera Action offers six evenings of great eats and entertainment outdoors in downtown Albany. Enjoy a wide variety of food vendors, live music and games for all ages from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, with movies starting at 8:30, in Tricentennial Park (Broadway & Columbia Street).
Monday, July 24th it’s Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone with music from The Useless Cans.
THIS FRIDAY, 6/30, you can come check out the new location for Albany Distilling Co.! The inside is still under construction, but the patio area is ready to host some guests. From 4-10pm enjoy cocktails made with Albany Distilling spirits, plus a selection of locally made beer, wine and cider! DJ Trumaster will provide the soundtrack for the evening while you check out the space. Seriously, this is one of the most unique, interesting buildings in Albany where you can grab a drink and it has a ton of great history too. Must be 21+ to attend.
For the rest of summer the patio area will be open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays before their grand opening scheduled for this fall.
On Saturday, July 15th come out for a day of great local beer, live music, food and games at Saratoga Brewing Co…. with all proceeds to benefit Saratoga WarHorse! It’s a nonprofit organization assisting veterans who are suffering from invisible, psychological wounds by providing a confidential, peer-to-peer, action based, equine-assisted experience that initiates immediate and empowering changes, more info HERE.
Albany Distilling Co. will be there offering samples, and the new Death Wish Coffee Nitro Cold Brew will be available!
With music from: Floodwood, and The Saratoga Strings Band!
21+, $10 at the door.
The June Arts Festival is one of the premier summer events in the Southern Adirondack Region! Drawing crowds of 20,000. The festival features about 200 exhibitors offering shoppers a variety of products such as jewelry, home items, food items, fine art, textiles, garden decorations, etc. The event takes place rain or shine! Located in beautiful downtown Glens Falls’ City Park. The festival also includes not for profit booths, arts demonstrations, children’s activities, food, and local live music!
Join MTBVT at Killington Bike Park for a weekend of organized mountain biking for all skill levels, Vermont’s first ever downhill critical mass ride, on-site camping, vendor garden, bike swap, craft beer garden, whip-off competition, pond cross skinny bridge challenge, kids race and live music from Mountain Biking’s house band, The CopOuts.
102.7 WEQX presents the Death Wish Coffee celebration party…the World’s Strongest celebration party! The show is free, however, you can donate at the door to raise money for the LLS.
Angels on the Fourth will be playing as well as the Rechorduroys. The event will be hosted by Portland Maine’s hip-hop extraordinaire, Myles Bullen!
Olde Saratoga Brewery will be teaming up with Albany Distilling to celebrate the one year anniversary of Death Wish Vodka. Lot’s of prizes and fun times to be had!
New York Capital District Renaissance Festival returns to Indian Ladder Farms! Prepare for a weekend of knights, ladies, minstrels, and more amongst the apple trees of the farm in Altamont, NY.
The festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11, 2017, featuring performances throughout the day with plenty of time to browse the thirty-plus marketplace vendors. There will be knights jousting in full armor, hawk demonstrations, the Queen’s menagerie and so much more for all ages! If you want to tour Indian Ladder Farms Brewery and Cidery while trying some drinks – hop on the pub crawl! Two times each day at 2 and 4pm, tickets for the crawl are limited! Each stop will have a different drink, and participation includes a complimentary handmade mug that is perfect for toasting!
Sunday June 4th from noon-7pm at the Parting Glass Pub in Saratoga it’s the 10th annual WILDWOODstock! A benefit for Wildwood Programs
Featuring a silent auction, and live music from Erin Harkes, Sirsy, and more!
$5 Presale/$10 Door (Ages 12 and under FREE)
Tickets available at: Parkway Music, The Parting Glass Pub, & BrownPaperTickets.com
A little about Wildwood Programs…
Wildwood Programs is a private, not-for-profit day program for students between the ages of 3 to 21 with neurological impairments, complex learning disabilities, autism and other neurologically-based developmental disorders. Wildwood services well over 1,000 people and families from 54 school districts in 13 counties throughout the Capital Region.
