Albany County is filling this summer with a schedule of free concerts running from June through August. These events are a perfect way to spend time with communities at parks and small amphitheatres this summer. Albany County free summer concerts feature a variety of genres from classical and jazz to rock and punk.
Alive at Five
Alive at Five at Tricentennial Park in Albany is a free concert series taking place from 5-8 p.m. Thursday nights. For more information, click here.
June 5 – Classic Rock Night featuring Queensryche w/ Gozer
June 12 – Funk & Pride Night featuring Neal Francis w/ TV Doctors
June 19 – Hip-Hop & Juneteenth featuring Lupe Fiasco w/ DJ TGIF & Rhakim Ali
June 26 – Emo Night featuring Boys Like Girls w/ The Story Boys
July 10 – Reggae Night featuring Mellow Mood w/ Dis-N-Dat Band
July 17 – Classic Rock Night featuring Middle Aged Dad Jam Band w/ Wild Adriatic
Coeymans
Coeymans 2025 Evening on the Green summer concert series. Performances begin at 6 p.m. at Joralemon Park for the first nine shows and at Coeymans Landing for the last nine shows. The lineup for Evening on the Green includes:
Joralemon Park
June 11 — Dusk Till Dawn
June 18 — Playin’ with Fire
June 25 — Don & Company
July 2 — Allman Brothers Tribute
July 9 — The Rockin’ Johnsons
July 16 — Mr. E Band
July 23 — Vinyl Analysis
Coeymans Landing
July 30 — Off the Record Trio
Aug. 6 — Northern Comfort
Aug. 13 — Joseph Ishikawa
Aug. 20 — Dusk Till Dawn
Aug. 27 — Peaceful Country Band
Sept. 3 — Nancy Donnelly Quartet
Sept. 10 — The Hawthornes
Sept. 17 — East Berne Band
Sept. 24 — Nite Train!
Cohoes: Rock the Block
Rock the Block is a free concert series held Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Canal Square (72 Remsen Street) in Cohoes. The schedule is as follows:
June 12 — The Refrigerators
June 19 — Against the Grayne
June 26 — Skeeter Creek
July 10 — Back In Black (AC/DC tribute)
July 17 — Hair Of The Dog
July 24 — Pump (Aerosmith tribute)
July 31 — Total Mass Retain (YES tribute)
August 7 — Completely Unchained (VanHalen tribute)
Colonie
The Village of Colonie will host Tuesday Nights in the Park summer concert series at the Frank A. Leak Amphitheater in Colonie’s Cook Park. Performances will be held at 6:30 p.m. The 12 week summer lineup includes:
June 10 — The Lustre Kings (rockabilly)
June 17 — Joe’s Boys (60’s, 70’s, 80’s tunes)
June 24 — The Hammerhead Horns (ragtime blues)
July 1 — Lucid Street (rock and pop)
July 8 — TS Ensemble (Sinatra to today)
July 15 — Triskele (Celtic)
July 22 — The New Harmony Rocks (rock)
July 29 — Electric City Horns (dance, pop, swing)
August 5 — The Accents (greatest hits)
August 12 — Hair of the Dog (Celtic, Americana)
August 19 — Skeeter Creek (country)
August 26 — New York Players (jazz, funk, disco)
Guilderland
Guilderland Performing Arts Center (GPAC) at Tawasentha Park in Guilderland will host free concerts this summer with tiered bench seating in front of the stage and a level patio for lawn chairs, wheelchairs and dancing. Most events will have food trucks available to the public. For more information, click here.
June 26 — 7:30 p.m. — Guilderland Town Band
June 17 — 7:30 p.m. — Guilderland Town Band
July 3 — 7:30 p.m. — Tame The Rooster (modern country)
July 10 — 7:30 p.m. — Black Mountain Symphony (Irish folk-rock)
July 24 — 7:30 p.m. — Annie and the Hedonists (vintage blues, jazz, Americana)
July 31-Aug. 2 — 7:30 p.m. — Oklahoma! by Playhouse Stage Company (matinée Aug. 2 at 3 p.m.)
Aug. 5 — 6 p.m. — National Night Out Featuring the Refrigerators
Aug. 7 — 7:30 p.m. — Guilderland Town Band
Aug. 14 — 7:30 p.m. — Hey Jude (Beatles tribute)
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