Albany and Central New York
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Albany and Central New York - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Some of the hottest jazz musicians stop at the Freihofer's Jazz Festival in June for two days of music to kick off summer. ...Read More
The Capital Repertory Theatre is an intimate space for musicals, comedies, and dramas. ...Read More
National and international groups perform at the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival, held at the Farmers' Museum throughout August. ...Read More
Though balanced on a platform that reaches six stories underground, the futuristic Empire State Performing Arts Center, known as the Egg, appears...Read More
Freedom Park comes alive from June through August with free outdoor concerts of jazz, blues, rock, and polka. Shows start at 7 pm on Wednesday. ...Read More
Area opera devotees staged a performance of La Bohème at the local high school in 1975. Twelve summers later the company they went on to form...Read More
Free pre-opera talks provide some background on the operas performed at the Lake George Opera Festival, which runs for two weeks at the start...Read More
During the daylong, early September street festival Larkfest, more than 100 crafts and food booths line the streets. A separate area for kids...Read More
Local, national, and internationally known musicians perform as part of the Central Park Concert Series. The outdoor concerts start at 7 pm...Read More
The New York State Theatre Institute, a family-oriented professional theater company, presents plays and musicals from September to May. ...Read More
The spectacular Palace Theatre, a restored movie-and-vaudeville house, hosts pop concerts and touring Broadway shows. It's the home of the ...Read More
Proctor's Theatre, a 1926 vaudeville theater with chandeliers, balconies, and 2,700 seats, is one of the crown jewels of the capital region...Read More
Local and touring bands play the popular The converted 18th-century warehouse hosts jazz, blues, and folk acts. ...Read More
The Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, a celebration of music written for ensemble groups, is offered for several days through the Saratoga Performing...Read More
Changing exhibits in this 2,000-square-foot art gallery and theater-performance space showcase works by local as well as nationally known artists...Read More
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center is the summer home of the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The open-air venue, with...Read More
At the 2,945-seat Stanley Center for the Arts you can see touring Broadway shows and enjoy performances by the Mohawk Valley Ballet and the...Read More
National music acts, the circus, and wrestling all make stops at the 16,000-seat Times Union Center. ...Read More
The beaux arts Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, considered one of the few acoustically perfect concert halls in the world, attracts top international...Read More
Hundreds of thousands of tulips are at their peak during the Tulip Festival, a three-day weekend festival in mid-May celebrating Albany's Dutch...Read More
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