In the summer, there are many opportunities to enjoy music out of doors. In addition to outdoor concerts, there are festivals which often last for several days and may feature dozens of performers.

Outdoor Concerts

• Alive at Five: Thursdays in Albany
• Buhrmaster Barn: Wednesdays in Newtonville
• Canal Square Concerts: Fridays and Saturdays in Cohoes
• Collar City Live: Sundays in Troy
• Freedom Park in Scotia
• Guilderland Performing Arts Center: Thursdays in Guilderland
• Music Haven: Mondays in Schenectady
• SPAC: focus is on classical and ballet, but they have a contemporary music series which features some musicians of interest to folk fans

Festivals

(in chronological order)

• GottaGetGon
• Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival
• Old Songs
• SolarFest
• Grey Fox
• Green River Festival
• Falcon Ridge
• Champlain Valley Folk Festival
• CanalFest