Albany Fall Festivals – Fall 2023 NY Events
NYS Sheep & Wool Festival - Rhinebeck, NY - Oct 19 to Oct 20, 2024
Held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds this event features fleece show and sale, demonstrations, livestock displays, kids activities, competitions, and workshops.
Woodstock Film Festival - Woodstock, NY - Oct 15 to Oct 20, 2024
Innovative film and music festival with great concerts, workshops, variety of films, celebrity led panels, an awards ceremony and fantastic parties. Often sells out so get your tickets early.
Glenville Oktoberfest - Glenville, NY - Sep 28 to Sep 28, 2024
Multiple biergartens and Oktoberfest bands, plus kids zone, dunk tank, car show and more
Wolff’s Biergarten Oktoberfest - Albany, NY - Sep 28 to Sep 28, 2024
5k, Dachsund races, music, food and fun
Hudson Valley Garlic Festival - Saugerties, NY - Sep 28 to Sep 29, 2024
A wide variety of music performances partners with this harvest-type event featuring chefs and lecturers, food vendors, craft area, children’s area, marketplace and workshops.
Sharon Springs Harvest Festival - Sharon Springs, NY - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
The annual Sharon Springs Harvest Festival is one of the biggest draws in Upstate New York. Thousands of visitors come to Sharon Springs, spurred on by fond memories of past festivals as well as a loving loyalty to this quaint village. Tons of vendors and crafters will be on display throughout the Village featuring all types of locally sourced products that ranged from alpaca wool to maple syrup to homemade soap and to hand-crafted jewelry. It also features displays and demonstrations, entertainment, free horse-drawn carriage rides through the Village, a children’s play area, pony rides, lots of food, and more! The Harvest Festival hours on Saturday, September 18th are from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, September 19th from 10 AM to 4 PM. The Sharon Springs Harvest Festival is sponsored by the Sharon Springs Chamber of Commerce.
Adirondack Wool & Arts Festival - Greenwich, NY - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
Over 120 vendors bring festival foods, demonstrations, workshops, fleece, yam, roving, sheep herding demonstrations, patterns and kits, photo contests, and various other animals for viewing. Additional types of artisans are now involved, including pottery, jewelry, culinary arts, leather, paper crafts, photography and more.
Adirondack Balloon Fest - Queensbury, NY - Sep 19 to Sep 22, 2024
Craft fair, balloons and rides, and more
Harvest Festival at Farmer’s Museum - Cooperstown, NY - Sep 14 to Sep 15, 2024
Live entertainment, music, family activities, and more celebrating the bounty of the harvest at the Farmers’ Museum, and admission to the festival is included in museum admission (and free for members).
Mohawk Valley Garlic & Herb Festival - Little Falls, NY - Sep 14 to Sep 14, 2024
Enjoy main stage performers, nature walks, a queens pageant, kids zone, food demonstrations, and plenty of fun, food, and excitement, with many items featuring locally grown garlic and herbs.
Albacon - Albany, NY - Sep 13 to Sep 15, 2024
Albacon is a gathering of fans and creators of science fiction, fantasy, games, anime, web comics and pretty much anything geek related. They are not limited to literature but include movies, games, costumes, and almost anything else you can think of. Come for one day or all weekend. There will be panel discussions, art exhibits, dealers, interviews, films, games, readings, autographs! Plus lots of just hanging out with other people who share your interests and individual discussions. Hed at the Ramada Plaza in Albany.
Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival - East Durham, NY - Sep 10 to Sep 15, 2024
All bike brands are welcome along with spectators. Enjoy live entertainment, a pub crawl, huge vendor expo, stunt shows, seminars, and headliners on two stages. Plenty of great food choices. Held at Catskill Mountain Thunder-Blackthore Resort.
Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest - Rhinebeck, NY - Sep 7 to Sep 8, 2024
Held at Dutchess County Fairgrounds this event is a celebration of the bounty of New York and features plenty of food vendors, cooking demonstrations, wine tastings with hundreds of wines from Hudson Valley wineries and beyond, NY distilled spirits, and did I mention craft beers?
Germania Oktoberfest - Poughkeepsie, NY - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
Always the weekend after Labor Day. Held at the Germania Festival Grounds. Delicious German foods, Munich beers, baked goods, children’s activities, dancers and singers.
Tugboat Roundup - Waterford, NY - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
A free event for the whole family with lots of tugboat demonstrations and rides, plus face painting, puppet show, food, crafts, pony rides, and Saturday night fireworks.
Garlic Festival at the Farmer’s Market-Warrensburg - Warrensburg, NY - Oct 6 to Oct 6, 2023
Celebrate garlic with samplings, cooking lessons, recipes, and live music.
SRA Tail of the Fish Regatta - Saratoga Springs, NY - Sep 30 to Sep 30, 2023
A regatta on Saratoga State Lake Boat Launch
Capital Region Apples & Wine Festival - Altamont, NY - Sep 16 to Sep 17, 2023
Held at Altamont Fairgrounds, this festival has a competitive arts and craft show, food court, car show, wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, haunted house, face painting, clowns, pony rides and fun for adults and kids.
Troy on Tap Beer Festival - Troy, NY - Sep 10 to Sep 10, 2022
Come enjoy over 120 beers from some of America’s best craft breweries, plus live music, fun activities, local vendors, and food
JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes – Saratoga Springs - Saratoga Springs, NY - Sep 8 to Sep 11, 2022
Ride one of multiple routes from 32 to 100 miles through scenic rodes as the fall foliage begins to turn, while raising money for Juvenile Diabetes research.
Amsterdam Oktoberfest - Amsterdam, NY - Oct 9 to Oct 9, 2021
Huge German themed block party on Bridge St. featuring Games, contests, German food, entertainment, vendors, live music & Biergarten beer specials!
Saratoga Wine & Food Festival - Saratoga Springs, NY - Oct 2 to Oct 3, 2020
Gourmet events showcasing fine international wines, innovative chef-prepared menus, cooking demonstrations and wine seminars, expansive tastings, live entertainment, brunch, and the American Bugatti Club’s International Rally