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Daylight 9 h 04 in Dec, dark by 15:22 · 15 h 18 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 24 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 34 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 53 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 22 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 37 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 18 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 01 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 56 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 31 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 06 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 46 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 04 of daylight
Tourist office · 220 m Empire State Plaza Visitor Center & Gift Shop

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. The Albany Chefs' Food & Wine Festival

    April

    Regional chefs, restaurants, wines and beers

    Official site

  2. Tulip Festival

    May

    Showcases the beauty of American tulips, and not to mention the feast on food and art

    Official site

  3. Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival

    September

    Official site

  4. Capital District Scottish Games

    September

    Official site

4 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Albany); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Empire State Plaza Farmers Market

    Opening hours

    Jul-Sep We 10:00-14:00

    230 m from the centre
  • Albany County Farmers Market

    Opening hours

    Jul-Oct Su 12:00-16:00

    500 m from the centre
  • First Friday Makers Market

    Opening hours

    Fr[1] 18:00-21:00

    850 m from the centre
  • Washington Park Farmers Market

    Opening hours

    Jul-Sep Sa 10:00-14:00

    1.0 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.