All Ages
Music on the Mountain Summer Concert Series
West Mountain 59 West Mountain Rd., Queensbury, NY, United StatesWest Mountain‘s Music on the Mountain Summer Concert Series features live music, chairlift rides, beer garden, cornhole, fireworks and more.
Strand Summer Slam
The Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park 17 West Brook Rd., Lake George, NY, United StatesThis two-day free music festival in Lake George is a Strand Theatre Hudson Falls fundraiser, with live bands, food, arts vendors, Inflatables and raffles.
moe.
Empire State Plaza 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, United StatesJam band icons moe. will headline a free show at Empire Plaza in Albany as part of the 2022 Summer at the Plaza Capital Concert Series.
Electric City Comic Con
Schenectady County Public Library 99 Clinton St., Schenectady, NY, United StatesIt's free admission and lots of fun for all ages at the sixth annual Electric City Comic Con, held at the Schenectady County Public Library.
GEM Fest 2022
The Shirt Factory 71 Lawrence Street / 21 Cooper Street, Glens Falls NY, NY, United StatesHead to the Shirt Factory in downtown Glens Falls for GEM Fest 2022, a full day of live music, arts and crafts vendors and food trucks.
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Empire State Plaza 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, United StatesPat Benatar & Neil Giraldo will be performing a free outdoor show at Empire State Plaza in Albany, as part of the Miller Lite Capital Concert Series.
Francisco, El Hombre
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesFrancisco, el Hombre is a fast-rising Mexican-Brazilian band that mixes folkloric Latin rhythms with a gypsy spirit. They play Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.
River Festival
RadioRadioX and Mirth Films Stage State and River Streets, Troy, NY, United StatesTroy River Festival is a curated celebration of art, music, crafts, and culture for all ages, with more than 100 vendors and shops to explore.
The Super 400 (w/ Blue Machine) – Rockin’ on the River at The Waterfront
River Street Market 433 River St., Troy, NY, United StatesThe Super 400 will headline Rockin' on the River at The Waterfront in Troy, a free outdoor concert series at River Street Market. With Blue Machine.
Inner Circle / The King Yellowman Show featuring K’reema & The Sagittarius Band
Empire State Plaza 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, United StatesIt's reggae night at Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY, with Jamaican imports Inner Circle and King Yellowman performing a free outdoor show.
Better Than Ezra – Schenectady County SummerNight 2022
Downtown Schenectady State Street, between Broadway and Barrett Street, Schenectady, NY, United StatesBetter Than Ezra -- one of the great underrated alt rock bands of the '90s -- will be headlining a free show at Schenectady County SummerNight 2022.
Seize Atlantis / E.R.I.E. / Big Sigh / The Spot
CM School of Fine Arts 17 Executive Park Drive, Clifton Park, NY, United StatesThe Chaos Collective presents its first ever show at CM Fine Arts in Clifton Park, with Seize Atlantis and a mix of local and touring bands.
NipperFest 2022
Agnes S. Macdonald Music Haven Stage 500 Iroquois Way, Schenectady, NY, United StatesNipperFest 2022 -- presented by Frog Alley Brewing Company on the Music Haven Stage in Schenectady's Central Park -- is one of the largest free local music festivals of the year in the Capital Region.
Mixed Roots Reggae’s Sunday Funday
Stable Gate Winery 10-12 Linda Way, Castleton-On-Hudson, NY, United StatesMixed Roots Reggae are the featured entertainment for a Caribbean themed brunch party at Stable Gate Winery in Castleton-on-Hudson.
Nefesh Mountain
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesNefesh Mountain are a boundary pushing Bluegrass/Americana band, imparting Jewish American culture, tradition and spirituality in the genre.
Melle Mel & Scorpio of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious5 / The Sugarhill Gang
Empire State Plaza 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, United StatesFREE old-school hip-hop at Empire State Plaza in Albany, with Melle Mel & Scorpio (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious5) and The Sugarhill Gang.
Rock the Block w/ Hammer of the Gods
Canal Square 72 Remsen St., Cohoes, NY, United StatesThe City of Cohoes invites all to enjoy the FREE concert series Rock the Block w/ Hammer of the Gods, “The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience."
Lake George Art and Craft Festival
The Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park 17 West Brook Rd., Lake George, NY, United StatesThe Lake George Art and Craft Festival features 125+ artists selling creations in Charles R. Wood Park, with live music, food and more.
Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesShamarr Allen and the Underdawgs are a group with an explosive sound that draws from the deep roots of New Orleans jazz. Catch them in 'Toga.
Lake George Art and Craft Festival
The Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park 17 West Brook Rd., Lake George, NY, United StatesThe Lake George Art and Craft Festival features 125+ artists selling creations in Charles R. Wood Park, with live music, food and more.
William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors
The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio 339 Central Ave., Albany, NY, United StatesThe Linda welcomes all to a FREE William Shakespeare Open House with The Will Kempe Players, presenting the whimsical A Comedy of Errors.
The Philadelphia Orchestra – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert
SPAC: Saratoga Performing Arts Center 108 Avenue of The Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will be screened at SPAC, alongside the The Philadelphia Orchestra performing, live to picture, every note.
Lindsey Webster
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesLindsey Webster is a gifted jazz vocalist and songwriter who performs a variety of styles. Catch her at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.
Lake George Art and Craft Festival
The Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park 17 West Brook Rd., Lake George, NY, United StatesThe Lake George Art and Craft Festival features 125+ artists selling creations in Charles R. Wood Park, with live music, food and more.
Titus Andronicus – William Shakespeare Open House
The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio 339 Central Ave., Albany, NY, United StatesThe Linda welcomes all to a FREE William Shakespeare Open House with The Will Kempe Players, presenting the brutal, bloody Titus Andronicus.
Lemon Bucket Orkestra (w/ Golfstrom)
Agnes S. Macdonald Music Haven Stage 500 Iroquois Way, Schenectady, NY, United StatesLemon Bucket Orkestra is a groundbreaking, genre-bending phenomenon brimming with charisma and Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Punk Party Band influences.
DakhaBrakha – A Tribute to Ukraine
Agnes S. Macdonald Music Haven Stage 500 Iroquois Way, Schenectady, NY, United StatesThe ethereal and entrancing vocal roots music of Eastern Europe is lifted into the 21st century by Ukrainian ethno-chaos quartet Dakhabrakha.
Rock the Block w/ BerkStar
Canal Square 72 Remsen St., Cohoes, NY, United StatesThe City of Cohoes invites all to enjoy the weekly FREE summer Thursday night outdoor concert series Rock the Block with blues/funk rockers BerkStar
The RT’s
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesThe RT’s (formerly The Rad Trads). have tempered their once raucous, beer-soaked trad jazz and blues with more recently acquired maturity.
Albany Twilight Market (August)
Albany Twilight Market 683 Broadway, Albany, NY, United StatesThe Albany Twilight Market by Osteal Blossoms is a rotating vendor market with an emphasis on strange, dark, alt, unique, and unusual.