It was a great evening in our own backyard for the penultimate TrailBlaze performance!

TrailBlaze at Albany

Jennings Landing

Music and nature, right in the city! Join us for a day on on-the-trail health and wellness activities followed by a performance, food trucks and fireworks at Jennings Landing, right on the bank of the Hudson—and just over the pedestrian bridge from downtown!

outdoor activities - see full schedule below

5:00pm - Music, food, and family fun

6:30pm - Opening Act: Barbara Howard

7:30pm - Albany Symphony performance

9:30pm - Fireworks

Albany Symphony Performance Program

Andre Myers: The New Colossus
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Viet Cuong: Re(new)al for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra
with popular favorites by John Williams, John Philip Sousa, and a folk song sing-a-long!

Barbara Howard

Barbara N. Howard was born and raised in Albany, New York. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Brockport and her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Grand Canyon University. These achievements helped lead her to become an elementary school teacher, gospel recording artist, actor, and storyteller.

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Daytime Events & Activities Partners

• All Day - Explore Corning Preserve on foot or by bike, just steps away from our performance stage at Jennings Landing!

• 10:30am-2:00pm - Group bike ride led by Albany Bicycle Coalition

• 4:30pm - Jordan Taylor Hill drumming and dance demonstration

• 5:00pm - Healing and wellness on the trail with Root3d Healing, with stations based on the seven chakras

• 5:00pm - Food and drinks available from local vendors

• 5:00pm - FunZone activities for families, coloring, face painting, crafts, obstacle course, and lawn games, including a drum-making demonstration by spiritual healer Zelda Hotaling, and interactive visual arts activities led by Albany Barn

• 6:30pm - Opening Act: Barbara Howard

• 7:30pm - Albany Symphony Performance

• 9:30pm - Fireworks

Thank you to our food & drink vendors

Burger 21

La'Taunya's Icees

Nine Pin

Muddaddy Flats

Wizard Burger

Just a stone’s throw from Downtown Albany, the Empire State Trail runs directly through Jennings Landing.

Root3d Healing offers holistic health and wellness and promotes mindfulness through activities like yoga and meditation.

A free outdoor concert featuring Aaron Copland, Viet Cuong, and more will kick off at 7:30pm.

The event is made possible in part with support from the Michele L. Vennard Hospitality Grant Program of the Albany County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, a fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region.

This event is funded in part through the generous support of the NYS Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.