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Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will open two new special exhibitions and host several exciting public events coinciding with the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival from June 3-7.

On Wednesday, June 3, the Museum’s latest exhibits, Capturing and Preserving Greatness: A Life’s Passion (The Photography and Historic Collections of Barbara D. Livingston, presented by Daily Racing Form) and A Discerning Eye: The Art of Sir Alfred Munnings (Selections from a Private Collection), open to the public.

With Live Music, Workshops, Food Trucks, and Family Activities

Two-day Upstate New York lavender summer festival, a perfect day-trip for families or a girlfriends’ get-away during peak bloom season

Cazenovia, New York (May 19, 2026) -- Farmstead 1868 will host its annual Cazenovia Lavender Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4690 Shephards Rd. in Cazenovia, New York. The two-day festival turns the Central New York family farm into a weekend destination with lavender fields, live music, artisan vendors, wellness workshops, food trucks, and family-friendly activities during peak bloom season.

Leveraging decades of global business relationships to strengthen sponsorship opportunities, philanthropic support, and SPAC’s vision for the future

Saratoga Springs, NY (May 20, 2026) – Saratoga Performing Arts Center announces that it has appointed Michael Arpey as a new member of its Board of Directors, effective following the vote at SPAC’s Annual Meeting held on Thursday, May 14. A third-generation Saratogian and longtime arts advocate, Arpey brings to SPAC decades of international business leadership, deep philanthropic engagement, and a lifelong personal connection to the organization.

Transformation of Long-Vacant Site To Support Great Lakes Cruises Will Grow Travel and Leisure Sector in Western New York

Builds on Governor’s Commitment to Buffalo Waterfront Renewal and Reinvestment

Renderings of the Buffalo Outer Harbor Cruise Ship Terminal Are Available Here

Governor Kathy Hochul today unveiled renderings for a transformative cruise ship terminal on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor, marking a new chapter for the city’s waterfront. Located at the Slip 2 parcel on Fuhrmann Boulevard, the former site of the Pier Restaurant that was demolished in 2007, construction is slated to begin in July 2026 with a grand opening scheduled for the 2028 summer season. While the permanent facility for multiple ships takes shape, Buffalo will officially re-enter the cruise industry next week as it welcomes the first cruise ship to visit the city in decades at a temporary docking site near the Erie Basin Marina.

Student-curated exhibition examines science, chance, artistry of ceramic glazes

May 30–September 12, 2026

Saratoga Springs, NY (May 20, 2026) — The Tang Museum at Skidmore College presents Pursuing Possibilities: Explorations in Glaze, a student-curated exhibition featuring works from the Tang collection that explore the expressive possibilities of ceramic glaze. The exhibition will be on view May 30 through September 12 in the Tang’s Winter Gallery.

New York, N.Y. - As Belongó — the NYC-based nonprofit cultural organization founded by pianist, composer, 6-time GRAMMY-winner and 2-time Latin GRAMMY-winner Arturo O’Farrill — begins building Casa Belongó, an unprecedented cultural and education center in East Harlem that recently broke ground, the organization continues to produce and host a remarkable slate of programming.

Lewiston, NY –Artpark announces Analog Rewind, a special reunion concert of 5 local iconic bands of the 80’s and 90’s, to benefit Artpark’s Memory Cafe, at Artpark’s Mainstage Theater Terrace in Lewiston, NY, on August 22 at 5:00PM.

Cannon carriages and other relics from the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island to be conserved and displayed at Fort Ticonderoga in honor of the 250th Anniversary

Ticonderoga, NY — In honor of National Preservation Month, Fort Ticonderoga is proud to announce the conservation of seven artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Royal Savage, Benedict Arnold’s flagship over the summer and fall of 1776. The project will help preserve and bring these rare objects back to public view for the first time in decades, in time for the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Valcour Island this October.

Kickoff Event on May 30 Marks 250th Anniversary of American Revolution

Two New Permanent Exhibits Opened

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Kingston, NY – The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic (OPRHP) announced the reopening of the Senate State House Historic Site in Kingston after a $2.5 million restoration and the installation of two new permanent exhibits.