Events in Albany August




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Fri Aug 14 10:30am
Tanglewood Learning Institute: Art and the Rule of Law
Studio E at Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Fri Aug 14 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Fri Aug 14 7:00pm
Gabriel Rutledge
Funny Bone Comedy Club  •  Albany, NY
Fri Aug 14 7:00pm
The Legend of Georgia McBride
Colonial Theatre  •  Pittsfield, MA
Fri Aug 14 7:30pm
Painted Pony Rodeo
Painted Pony Arena  •  Lake Luzerne, NY
Fri Aug 14 7:30pm
Josh Groban
Albany Med Health System at SPAC  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Fri Aug 14 8:00pm
Boston Symphony Orchestra: Anna Handler - Copland Appalachian Spring, Beethoven Symphony No. 7 & Copeland
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Fri Aug 14 8:00pm
North Mississippi Allstars
Bearsville Theater  •  Woodstock, NY
Fri Aug 14 8:00pm
Guster
Hart Theatre At The Egg  •  Albany, NY
Fri Aug 14 8:00pm
Styles P
Empire Live  •  Albany, NY
Sat Aug 15 10:30am
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra: Marin Alsop & Ray Chen - Open Rehearsal: Bruch & Mahler Symphony No. 5
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Sat Aug 15 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 15 2:00pm
Tanglewood Learning Institute Spotlight Series: Laurie Anderson
Studio E at Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Sat Aug 15 2:00pm
The Legend of Georgia McBride
Colonial Theatre  •  Pittsfield, MA
Sat Aug 15 5:00pm
Joan Osborne
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 15 6:30pm
Gabriel Rutledge
Funny Bone Comedy Club  •  Albany, NY
Sat Aug 15 7:00pm
The Legend of Georgia McBride
Colonial Theatre  •  Pittsfield, MA
Sat Aug 15 7:30pm
Painted Pony Rodeo
Painted Pony Arena  •  Lake Luzerne, NY
Sat Aug 15 7:30pm
G. Love & Special Sauce
Universal Preservation Hall  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 15 7:30pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Beethoven's Ninth with Yannick Daniele Rustioni
Saratoga Performing Arts Center  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 15 8:00pm
Boston Pops: Keith Lockhart - Maestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Sat Aug 15 8:00pm
Joan Osborne
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 15 9:15pm
Gabriel Rutledge
Funny Bone Comedy Club  •  Albany, NY
Sun Aug 16 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sun Aug 16 12:00pm
Tanglewood Learning Institute: Lou Reed Drone
Studio E at Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Sun Aug 16 2:00pm
The Legend of Georgia McBride
Colonial Theatre  •  Pittsfield, MA
Sun Aug 16 2:30pm
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra: Marin Alsop & Ray Chen - Bruch & Mahler Symphony No. 5
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Sun Aug 16 8:00pm
Matteo Mancuso
Bearsville Theater  •  Woodstock, NY
Mon Aug 17 3:30am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Mon Aug 17 7:00pm
Philip Lindsay
Funny Bone Comedy Club  •  Albany, NY
Tue Aug 18 3:30am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Tue Aug 18 7:00pm
Brandi Carlile
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Tue Aug 18 7:00pm
Kesha
Albany Med Health System at SPAC  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Wed Aug 19 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Wed Aug 19 1:30pm
Tanglewood Learning Institute Open Workshop: A Far Cry & Simone Dinnerstein
Studio E at Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Wed Aug 19 7:30pm
Painted Pony Rodeo
Painted Pony Arena  •  Lake Luzerne, NY
Wed Aug 19 7:30pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: David Kim - Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Albany Med Health System at SPAC  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Wed Aug 19 8:00pm
Tanglewood Recital Series: Yuja Wang
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Thu Aug 20 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Thu Aug 20 2:00pm
Painted Pony Rodeo
Painted Pony Arena  •  Lake Luzerne, NY
Thu Aug 20 7:00pm
Henhouse Prowlers
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Thu Aug 20 7:30pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra: Gemma New & Michelle Cann - Gershwin's An American In Paris
Albany Med Health System at SPAC  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Thu Aug 20 8:00pm
Tanglewood Recital Series: Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual, Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Thu Aug 20 8:00pm
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Infinity Hall  •  Norfolk, CT
Thu Aug 20 8:00pm
Joyce Manor
Bearsville Theater  •  Woodstock, NY
Fri Aug 21 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Fri Aug 21 1:00pm
Tanglewood Learning Institute: The Goldberg Variations Reimagined ft. Simone Dinnerstein and A Far Cry
Studio E at Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Fri Aug 21 7:00pm
Jeff Dye
Funny Bone Comedy Club  •  Albany, NY
Fri Aug 21 7:00pm
Greyhaven
Empire Underground  •  Albany, NY
Fri Aug 21 7:00pm
Improvement Movement
Colony  •  Woodstock, NY
Fri Aug 21 7:30pm
Painted Pony Rodeo
Painted Pony Arena  •  Lake Luzerne, NY
Fri Aug 21 7:30pm
Josh Turner
Palace Theatre Albany  •  Albany, NY
Fri Aug 21 8:00pm
Cynthia Erivo
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Fri Aug 21 8:00pm
Changes in Latitudes - Jimmy Buffet Tribute
Infinity Hall  •  Norfolk, CT
Fri Aug 21 8:00pm
The Band Memo
Bearsville Theater  •  Woodstock, NY
Fri Aug 21 8:00pm
Carolyn Wonderland
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 22 10:30am
Tanglewood Festival Chorus: Gustavo Gimeno - Open Rehearsal: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 & Ode to Joy
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Sat Aug 22 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 22 1:00pm
Berkshire Opera Festival: Lucia di Lammermoor
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center  •  Great Barrington, MA
Sat Aug 22 5:00pm
Martin Sexton
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 22 6:30pm
Jeff Dye
Funny Bone Comedy Club  •  Albany, NY
Sat Aug 22 7:00pm
Killers of Kill Tony: David Lucas, Hans Kim, Martin Phillips & Dedrick Flynn
Palace Theatre Albany  •  Albany, NY
Sat Aug 22 7:00pm
Russell Dickerson & Niko Moon
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium  •  Troy, NY
Sat Aug 22 7:00pm
156/Silence
Empire Underground  •  Albany, NY
Sat Aug 22 7:00pm
Please Don't Destroy
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall  •  Troy, NY
Sat Aug 22 7:30pm
Painted Pony Rodeo
Painted Pony Arena  •  Lake Luzerne, NY
Sat Aug 22 7:30pm
Gregory Alan Isakov & The Philadelphia Orchestra
Albany Med Health System at SPAC  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 22 7:30pm
Hittin' The Note - Allman Brothers Tribute
Adams Theater  •  Adams, MA
Sat Aug 22 8:00pm
Boston Symphony Orchestra: Thomas Wilkins - Dvorak Symphony No. 8 & Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Sat Aug 22 8:00pm
Jake Shimabukuro
Levon Helm's Studios  •  Woodstock, NY
Sat Aug 22 8:00pm
Martin Sexton
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat Aug 22 9:15pm
Jeff Dye
Funny Bone Comedy Club  •  Albany, NY
Sun Aug 23 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sun Aug 23 2:30pm
Tanglwood Festival Chorus: Gustavo Gimeno - Beethoven Symphony No. 9 & Ode to Joy
Tanglewood  •  Lenox, MA
Sun Aug 23 4:00pm
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sun Aug 23 6:30pm
Lynyrd Skynyrd & Foreigner
Albany Med Health System at SPAC  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sun Aug 23 7:00pm
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Sun Aug 23 8:00pm
A Thousand Horses
Empire Underground  •  Albany, NY
Mon Aug 24 3:30am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Tue Aug 25 3:30am
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Down East Bird Dawgs
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium  •  Troy, NY
Tue Aug 25 3:30am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Tue Aug 25 6:30pm
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Down East Bird Dawgs
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium  •  Troy, NY
Tue Aug 25 6:30pm
Mad Caddies
Empire Underground  •  Albany, NY
Tue Aug 25 7:00pm
Pinkshift
No Fun  •  Troy, NY
Tue Aug 25 7:30pm
Berkshire Opera Festival: Lucia di Lammermoor
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center  •  Great Barrington, MA
Tue Aug 25 7:30pm
Black Label Society
Palace Theatre Albany  •  Albany, NY
Wed Aug 26 3:30am
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Down East Bird Dawgs
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium  •  Troy, NY
Wed Aug 26 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Wed Aug 26 6:30pm
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Down East Bird Dawgs
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium  •  Troy, NY
Wed Aug 26 7:30pm
Painted Pony Rodeo
Painted Pony Arena  •  Lake Luzerne, NY
Wed Aug 26 8:00pm
The Calling
Bearsville Theater  •  Woodstock, NY
Wed Aug 26 8:00pm
Morgan Wade
Empire Live  •  Albany, NY
Wed Aug 26 8:00pm
Jake Shimabukuro
Infinity Hall  •  Norfolk, CT
Thu Aug 27 3:30am
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Down East Bird Dawgs
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium  •  Troy, NY
Thu Aug 27 11:00am
Saratoga Horse Racing
Saratoga Race Course  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Thu Aug 27 2:00pm
Painted Pony Rodeo
Painted Pony Arena  •  Lake Luzerne, NY
Thu Aug 27 6:30pm
Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Down East Bird Dawgs
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium  •  Troy, NY
Thu Aug 27 6:30pm
The Murder Junkies
Empire Underground  •  Albany, NY
Thu Aug 27 7:00pm
Glen David Andrews
Caffe Lena  •  Saratoga Springs, NY
Thu Aug 27 7:30pm
TLC, Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue
Albany Med Health System at SPAC  •  Saratoga Springs, NY


Events in Albany August 2026 schedule

August in Albany promises an exciting lineup of events catering to diverse tastes. Music enthusiasts can look forward to performances by notable artists such as Josh Turner at the Palace Theatre on August 21, and Black Label Society performing there on August 25. Fans of rock and alternative music will enjoy shows from Mammoth Band on August 6 at Empire Live, and the legendary Toadies & Local H on August 13. The Empire Underground hosts an array of punk and metal acts, including D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) on August 28, and the Empire Live venue features dynamic performances from bands like Guster on August 14 and Franz Ferdinand on August 4. For comedy lovers, the Funny Bone Comedy Club offers a lineup including Suzanne Lambert on August 12, Gabriel Rutledge on August 14 and 15, Ian Bagg on August 7 and 8, and Big Jay Oakerson with multiple shows from August 28 to 29. Sports fans can catch the UAlbany Great Danes football game against New Hampshire Wildcats on August 28 at Bob Ford Field. Additionally, there are vibrant special events such as The Emo Night Tour and Empire Live’s 5 Year Anniversary Show. Top venues like the Palace Theatre, Empire Live, Empire Underground, and Funny Bone Comedy Club host these lively performances, making August an unforgettable month in Albany for music, comedy, sports, and more.