Editing Albany, New York (section)

===Festivals===
[[File:Artist at Albany Tulip Fest.JPG|thumb|An artist paints tulips during the [[Tulip Festival (Albany, New York)|Tulip Fest]] at [[Washington Park Historic District (Albany, New York)|Washington Park]].|alt=A woman in a large hat is doing a watercolor painting of pink tulips in front of her.]]
''Alive at 5'' is a free, weekly concert series held downtown during the summer on Thursdays;<ref>{{cite web |title=Events: Alive at 5 |publisher=City of Albany Office of Special Events & Volunteer Services |url=http://www.albanyevents.org/events/event_detail.cfm?ID=3 |access-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref> with 10 concerts in 2010, total attendance was roughly 100,000.<ref name="Attendance" /> The [[Tulip Festival (Albany, New York)|Tulip Festival]] is set in Washington Park and celebrates the city's Dutch heritage, which began with [[Pinkster|Pinkster Festival]], an African-Dutch Celebration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2017 |title=Pinksterfest: Albany's Dutch-African Spring Festival – New York Almanack |url=https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2017/04/pinksterfest-albanys-dutch-african-spring-festival/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> This traditional Albany event marks the beginning of spring as thousands of tulips bloom in the park in early May;<ref>{{cite web |title=Events: Tulip Festival |publisher=City of Albany Office of Special Events & Volunteer Services |url=http://www.albanyevents.org/events/event_detail.cfm?ID=2 |access-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref> attendance to the Tulip Festival in 2010 was approximately 80,000.<ref name="Attendance">{{cite web|url=http://www.albanyny.org/_files/dgs2.pdf|page=2|title=Department of General Services 2010 Yearly Message|author=Department of General Services|publisher=City of Albany, New York|access-date=May 19, 2011|archive-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720071443/http://www.albanyny.org/_files/dgs2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another large festival in Albany is the Capital Pride Parade and Festival, a major [[gay pride]] event held each June, attended by an estimated 30,000 spectators annually from across Upstate New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/albany-gay-pride-1417732|title=Capital Gay Pride Festival in Albany, NY|author=Andrew Collins|publisher=tripsavvy|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Capital Gay Pride parade in Albany New York 2009.jpg|thumb|left|The Capital [[Gay Pride]] [[pride parade|Parade]] and Festival is the largest celebration of [[LGBTQ culture]] in [[Upstate New York]].]]
The [[Price Chopper (New York)|Price Chopper]] Fabulous Fourth and Fireworks Festival at the Empire State Plaza celebrates [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] with musical performances and the region's largest fireworks display.<ref name="OGS">{{cite press release |title=OGS Announces at the Plaza Summer Concert and Festival Dates |publisher=New York State Office of General Services |date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/PIO/AtThePlaza.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5qvVNY7py?url=http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/PIO/AtThePlaza.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 2, 2010  }}</ref> [[Freihofer's Run for Women]] is a [[Road running|5-kilometer run]] through the city that draws more than 4,000 participants from across the country; it is an annual event that began in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's 5K Run |publisher=USATF Adirondack Association, Inc |access-date=July 18, 2010 |url=http://www.freihofersrun.com/womens_5k.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328044403/http://www.freihofersrun.com/womens_5k.htm |archive-date=March 28, 2010 }}</ref>[http://www.albanywinefest.com The Albany Chefs' Food & Wine Festival: Wine & Dine for the Arts] is an annual Festival that hosts more than 3500 people over 3 days. The Festival showcases more than 70 Regional Chefs & Restaurants, 250 Global Wines & Spirits, a NYS Craft Beer Pavilion, 4 competitions (The Signature Chef Invitational, Rising Star Chef, Barista Albany and Battle of the Bartenders) and one Grand Gala Reception, Dinner & Auction featuring 10 f Albany's Iconic Chefs. The Albany Chefs' Food & Wine Festival donates all net proceeds to deserving Albany Arts Organizations and is held the Thursday-Saturday preceding Martin Luther King Weekend. Smaller events include the African American Family Day Arts Festival each August at the Empire State Plaza;<ref name="OGS" /> the Latin Fest, held each August at the Corning Preserve;<ref>{{cite news |title=This Fest Did Not Rest |author=O'Brien, Tim |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |work=Times Union (Albany) |date=August 30, 2009 |page=C1 |url=http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8590614 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430030213/http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=8590614 }}</ref> the Albany Jazz Festival, an annual end-of-summer event held at the Corning Preserve;<ref>{{cite web |title=Events: Jazz Festival |publisher=City of Albany Office of Special Events & Volunteer Services |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://www.albanyevents.org/events/event_detail.cfm?ID=5}}</ref> and Lark Fest, a music and art festival held each fall.<ref>{{cite web |title=LarkFEST 2010 |publisher=Mannix Marketing, Inc |date= |access-date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://www.albany.com/news/larkfest.cfm}}</ref>