ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The weekend is almost here! From the Adirondack Balloon Festival to the Red, White and Brew Festival at MVP Arena to the Capital District Reptile Expo, there are quite a few things happening on September 18, 19 and 20.
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Here are some of the events going on around the Capital Region this weekend.
Friday, September 18
- Adirondack Balloon Festival, Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, opens at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
- Sci:Fi Schenectady Film Fest, Proctors in Schenectady, 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Proctors website.
- Saratoga Motorcar Auction, Saratoga Casino Hotel in Saratoga Springs, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Robert Cray, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 8 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Troy Music Hall website.
- Autumn Glow Festival, Mabee Farms in Rotterdam Junction, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Fever website.
Saturday, September 19
- Adirondack Balloon Festival, Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, opens at 5 a.m. Admission is free.
- Lark Out Loud, Lark Street Tavern in Albany, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Double M’s Haunted Hayrides opening night in Malta. You can buy tickets through the Double M website.
- O.A.R., Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 6:30 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Ticketmaster website.
- Red, White and Brew Festival, MVP Arena in Albany, starts at 2 p.m. Free admission.
- Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Polish Community Center in Albany, noon to 10 p.m. Admission is $15 per person.
- Nature Fest, Moreau Lake State Park, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free admission.
- Sci:Fi Schenectady Film Fest, Proctors in Schenectady, noon, 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Proctors website.
- Saratoga Motorcar Auction, Saratoga Casino Hotel in Saratoga Springs, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Harvest Festival, Altamont Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Coxsackie Riverside Festival, Riverside Park, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Rett Fest, Speigletown Fire House in Troy, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sharon Springs Harvest Festival, Main Street in downtown Sharon Springs, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The Wooten Brothers, The Egg in Albany, 7 p.m. You can buy tickets through The Egg website.
Sunday, September 20
- Capital District Reptile Expo, Albany Capital Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Eventbrite website.
- JAPAN Fes, Lincoln Park in Albany, noon to 8 p.m.
- Adirondack Balloon Festival, Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, opens at 5 a.m. Gates close at 10 a.m. Admission is free.
- Sci:Fi Schenectady Film Fest, Proctors in Schenectady, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Proctors website.
- Harvest Festival, Altamont Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sharon Springs Harvest Festival, Main Street in downtown Sharon Springs, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Whitney Cummings, The Egg in Albany, 7 p.m. You can buy tickets through The Egg website.
- World Ballet Company: Swan Lake with LIVE Orchestra, Proctors in Schenectady, 6 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Proctors website.
- Autumn Glow Festival, Mabee Farms in Rotterdam Junction, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. You can buy tickets on the Fever website.
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