Balloon Festival, National Museum Day, Cats, Buckmoths, and More This Weekend

Phew! I just biked home from Back to School Night in pouring rain. Let’s hope the weather improves. Here’s what I’ve found–if you have suggestions, please add them to the comments.

All Weekend:

• It’s the final weekend of the Hudson River Valley Ramble.
• It’s the Adirondack Balloon Festival.
• Cats is playing at Cohoes Music Hall. Tickets range from $25 to $35.
• On Friday and Saturday, it’s SouvlakiFest at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany.
• On Saturday and Sunday, it’s Touch a Tractor Day at Ellms Family Farm. Farm admission is $9.50, kids under 2 free.
• The New York State Museum is closed on both Saturday & Sunday–they’re doing electrical maintenance on Saturday.

Saturday, September 24th:

• It’s National Museum Day! Get two free tickets to a museum today. Tons of local museums are participating.
• Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company is doing this Undercover Playground thing. Check link for updated details.
• From 9:30-10:30 am, it’s My Parent and Me Preschool Science Class at the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology. This is part of a 5-week session for 2- to 5-year-olds.
• At 10 am, Pottery Barn Kids is hosting National Geographic Little Explorers for kids 3 and up.
• From 10 am to 4 pm, it’s the Colors of Fall Arts and Crafts Festival in Crandall Park in Glens Falls.
• At 11 am, learn about Brilliant and Bristly Buckmoths at Albany Pine Bush. It’s $3/person or $5/family.
• From noon until late, it’s PearlPalooza in Albany. Mostly bands, but with a kids zone and carnival games, too.
• Learn about Animal Tracks, Homes, and Bones at 1 pm at the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology. For ages 4 and up, $2/non-member.
• For anyone who was hoping to watch or participate in Schenectady County’s Pedal-Paddle-Run today, it’s been canceled due to Irene damage.

Sunday, September 25th:

• At 11 am, learn about Brilliant and Bristly Buckmoths at Albany Pine Bush. It’s $3/person or $5/family.
• From 11 am until 4 pm, there’s a Henry Street Harvest Festival in Saratoga Springs to benefit Gateway House of Peace hospice.
• There’s a Peace Fair from noon to 4 pm at Saratoga Springs.
• Take a Nature Hike at Grafton Lakes from 2 to 3:30 pm. It’s $2/person.