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Annual SPECIAL EVENTS in New York State
These events, selected from throughout New York State and running from spring 2017 to
spring 2018, celebrate history, the arts, food and wine, sports, music, holidays and more—
all within 15 miles of an Amtrak stop. Each one is a can’t-miss experience!
SMORGASBURG
May 21–October 22, selected weekends
Hutton Brickyards, Kingston
Brooklyn’s food/flea market phenomenon
reopens upstate with none other than Bob
Dylan. Upstate.smorgasburg.com
From RHINECLIFF-KINGSTON Station
TASTE OF BUFFALO
July 8–9 Downtown Buffalo
The largest two-day food festival in the U.S.,
presenting over 55 restaurants and six wineries.
Tasteofbuffalo.com
From BUFFALO-EXCHANGE STREET Station
THE CHIP FESTIVAL
July 15 Saratoga Springs City Center
The potato chip’s birthplace celebrates
this beloved snack food.
Thechipfestival.com
From SARATOGA SPRINGS Station
ANNUAL UTICA ZOO BREWFEST
August 5 Utica Zoo, Utica
Live music, food and more than 100 beer
samples. Uticazoo.org
From UTICA Station
PLATTSBURGH BREWFEST
August 5 Plattsburgh City Beach
Live music and samplings of local beers, wines
and spirits. Plattsbur ghbrewfest.com
From PLATTSBURGH Station
HUDSON VALLEY
WINE & FOOD FEST
September 9–10 Dutchess County
Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck
Features hundreds of New York
State wines, craft beers and
specialty foods.
Hudsonvalleywinefest.com
Hudson
Valley
Wine &
Food
Fest
From RHINECLIFF-KINGSTON Station
SARATOGA WINE &
FOOD FESTIVAL AND
CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
September 9–11
Saratoga Automobile Museum
Fine wine and spirits, dishes from world-famous
chefs, and classic cars.
Saratogawineandfood.com
From SARATOGA SPRINGS Station
ROSENDALE INTERNATIONAL
PICKLE FESTIVAL November 20
Rosendale Community Center
For its 19th year, the place to go to find all
things brined, soused and preserved.
Rosendalechamber.org/pickle-festival
From POUGHKEEPSIE or RHINECLIFF Stations
CAPITAL REGION APPLE &
WINE FEST
September 16–17 Altamont Fairgrounds
Wine and food tastings, car show, live
performers. Appleandwinefestival.com
From SCHENECTADY and ALBANY-RENSSELAER Stations
HUDSON VALLEY GARLIC
FESTIVAL September 30–October 1
Cantine’s Field, Saugerties
Garlic-inspired food and drink, vendors, kids’
activities, crafts and more. Hvgf.com
From RHINECLIFF-KINGSTON Station
NATIONAL BUFFALO
WING FESTIVAL
September 2–3 Coca-Cola Field, Buffalo
This festival has served 4.2 million wings to
crowds of over 70,000 for 15 years.
Buffalowing.com NEW YORK CITY WINE &
FOOD FESTIVAL
October 12–15 Various locations in NYC
NYC’s largest food and wine festival
presents over 100 tastings of traditional
American fare.
NYCwineandfoodfestival.com
From BUFFALO-EXCHANGE STREET Station From NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA Station
Plattsburgh
Brewfest
MUSIC EVENTS
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
May 31–June 4 EMPAC, Troy
Innovative concerts cross-genre artistic
happenings and new works by living
American composers.
Albanysymphony.com/americanmusicfestival
From ALBANY-RENSSELAER Station
LAKE GEORGE ELVIS FESTIVAL
May 31–June 4 Lake George Forum
A festival honoring Elvis Presley’s music and life.
Lakegeorgeelvisfest.com
From FORT EDWARDS-GLENS FALLS Station
THE GOVERNOR'S BALL
June 2–4 Randall’s Island Park, NYC
The country’s biggest artists in a wide variety of
genres kick off summer in the city.
Governorsballmusicfestival.com
From NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA Station
ALIVE AT 5 June 8, 15, 22, 29; July 13,
20, 27; August 3 Jennings Landing, Albany
Every music taste can be satisfied over the
course of this summer’s free concerts.
Albanyevents.org/events/Alive-at-Five-_3_
event_main.htm
From ALBANY-RENSSELAER Station
SYR ACUSE JAZZ FESTIVAL
June 8–10
Onondaga Community College Campus
The Northeast’s largest free jazz festival, for 35
years, headlines with Todd Rundgren.
Syracusejazzfest.com
From SYRACUSE Station
88 | New York By Rail
Amtrak.com
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