FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
Day time activities, food vendors, live music, and more!
Daytime activities begin at 2:30pm, with an Albany Symphony concert at 8:00pm. The event concludes with a Festival Drone Show after the Albany Symphony concert.
2:30pm -> 5:45pm - Daytime Activities
5:45pm - Opening Acts
8:00pm - Albany Symphony Concert
Immediately following the concert - Festival Drone Show
Daytime ACTIVITIES:
12pm: Upstate Kayaks - Kayaks available for rent
2pm: Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center - Historical Display
2:30pm: Waterford Public Library - Activities
2:30pm: Peebles Island & Friends of Peebles Island - Nature activities
2:30pm: Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor - Display
2:30pm: Collar Works - Art Display
2:30pm: NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation - Display and Talk
3:00pm: Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy - Nature Crafts and Activities
3:00pm- 5:30pm: Albany Symphony - Open Rehearsal
5:45pm-7:15pm: Opening Acts - To Be Announced
8:00pm-9:30pm: Albany Symphony Concert
9:30pm-9:40pm: Drone Show
Food Vendors
2:30pm-9:45pm:
Freddy's Rockin Lemonade : Fresh squeezed lemon and limeade in a variety of all natural, home made flavors
WarriorCorn: Popcorn/Kettlecorn
Waterford Fordians Summer Baseball League: Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, French Fries, Fried Dough, Lemonade
Munchville: popcorn, cotton candy, Deep fried Oreos, Quesadillas, fried dough, burgers, dogs, fresh cut fries
Mike's Hot Dogs & Mike's on a Roll: Hot Dogs Angus Burgers Quesadilla Gyros Chicken Tenders and Fries Fried Dough Oreos and Twinkie Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
Accessibility Information
Drop Off Area
Attendees may be dropped off at the corner of Broad St. and Short 5th St (Erie Canal Lock 2 trail).
We are currently working to designate specific Accessible Parking at the nearby 5th Street.
Access to Activities on Lawn:
An access mat will be utilized to create a firm surface to aid access to food trucks and vendors set up on the lawn.
Access to Event Seating Area:
There will be designated specific spots in the seating area which are flatter/ have a sturdier surface.
Bathrooms:
Portable restrooms will be available at the site near the entrance bridge including ADA Accessible or better.
Sound:
The concert will be lightly amplified so that everyone on the lawn can hear, but not as loud as traditional outdoor concerts.
ASL Interpretation:
There will be ASL interpretation of the concert so that everyone can come to feel the beat and enjoy the concert. Albany Symphony will be performing a number of works with lyrics or spoken text - the text will also be available online.
For questions regarding accessibility, please contact Tori Connor: Toric@albanysymphony.com
Parking and Additional Information
Parking
Parking is available within proximity to the event. In addition to nearby street parking, these lots will be available during the event:
J. Ormond Grady Municipal Parking Lot at the intersection of Broad St. and Tugboat Alley
37 Division Street Parking Lot
8th St. Playground Parking Lot
Waterford Park Point area, South Street
Fane Ct Parking Lot
4th Street and Division Street
On street parking (3rd and 4th Street)
Animals
Service animals shall be allowed on site. Other animals shall be allowed onsite on a leash no more than 6 feet long and under direct supervision of owner at all times unless specifically prohibited by site owner. Owner is expected to clean up after their pets at all times. Animals and handlers shall comply with all host venue site requirements and precautions.
An Erie Canal Bicentennial Event
Composer Celka Ojakangas will transform the lock site into a vibrant performance environment that unites music, nature, art, and community. Her work will focus on an exploration of local natural habit and population restoration to reintroduce eagles to the region. She will work with local schools and community groups to write haikus on this theme to be featured in the new work. The concert will conclude with a drone show.
DID YOU KNOW?
“The Waterford Flight” is a set of 5 locks that raises boats from the Hudson River (elevation 15.2 feet) at Lock 2 to the Mohawk River (elevation 184 feet) west of Lock 6 and above the Cohoes Falls. The locks range in lift from 33 to 34.5 feet. It raises boats a total elevation of 169 feet in ~1.5 miles. When opened, the flights were the highest elevation in the shortest distance in the country for canal locks. It is speculated that they remain the highest elevation over the shortest distance for a canal in the world in the world: for comparison, the Panama Canal is an elevation change of 85 ft. and the Welland Canal in Canada rises 326 ft. over 27 miles.