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NOTE: Opening events is currently not working properly on some phones. We are hoping to have it fixed soon! In the meantime, check it out on a computer for full access or email aimee.e.holmes@gmail.com for information about a listed event.
We have a new calendar! We’re experimenting with including free cultural and educational events at other local and regional libraries, museums, and non-profits. We hope a compilation of these great events will be a valuable resource for our community. Click on the categories above the calendar to limit the results by drive time from the Bolton Free Library. Be sure to check the hosting organization’s website for schedule changes and cancellations. Note that some of the events at and within 10 minutes of our library are not free; these are denoted with a “($)” and costs are included in those descriptions.
Check back often for updates and let us know what you think!
Events in October 2025
 Fall Foliage Hike Up Goodnow Mountain
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September 28, 2025  
 Adirondack Experience Museum
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September 28, 2025  
 Fungi in the Barrens: A Mushroom Walk with the New York State Museum at Albany Pine Bush
  
September 28, 2025  
 Once Upon a Time Yoga Adventures: Little Yogis (3-4 years old)
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September 29, 2025  
 Once Upon a Time Yoga Adventures: Yogi Explorers (5-12 years old)
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September 29, 2025  
 Trail Walk: Walking with History on Cider Day
  
September 30, 2025  
 Special Screening: Equal Protection: The Supreme Court’s Battle with Affirmative Action
  
September 30, 2025  
 Trivia Night ($)
  
September 30, 2025  
 Fall Foliage Hike Up Goodnow Mountain
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October 1, 2025  
 Volunteer Work Day: Trail Marking at Amy's
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October 1, 2025  
 Genealogy Help
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October 2, 2025  
 Online Author Talk: Smithsonian Nuestra America
  
October 2, 2025  
 Virtual: Nuestra América: Stories of 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States with Smithsonian Educators
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October 2, 2025  
 Fiber Arts Group
  
October 2, 2025  
 Storytime and Sing-A-Long
  
October 3, 2025  
 Inside the CRSP Lab: Preserving New York’s Past
  
October 3, 2025  
 Molds, Mushrooms, & More
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October 3, 2025  
 Discovery Series: Leave No Trace Seven Principles
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October 4, 2025  
 Cancelled: History Caravan
  
October 4, 2025  
 Tech Support Saturday
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October 4, 2025  
 Caffè Lena @ SPAC
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October 4, 2025  
 Paint With Patrice: Chipmunk ($)
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October 4, 2025  
 It’s in Our Nature: Artists’ Reception
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October 4, 2025  
 4-H Hiking Challenge Guided Hike
  
October 5, 2025  
 Mid-Autumn Festival: Celebrating Family, Friends, and the Harvest
  
October 5, 2025  
 Calico Rebellion: The Anti-Rent War and the Second American Revolution
  
October 5, 2025  
 MLB & NYC: A Love Story: An evening with Major League Baseball Historian, John Thorn
  
October 6, 2025  
 Twilight on the Trails
  
October 6, 2025  
 Coffee Chat
  
October 7, 2025  
 LARAC Grant Seminar (General Information Session)
  
October 7, 2025  
 Special Screening: Folklore & Frost
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October 7, 2025  
 Battle of Bemus Heights Walking Tour
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October 7, 2025  
 Become a Citizen Scientist!
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October 8, 2025  
 Author Talk with Mary Roach Livestream Event
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October 8, 2025  
 4-H Hiking Challenge Pop-up Wildlife Habitat Walk
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October 8, 2025  
 TRL Book Club
  
October 9, 2025  
 A Study in Birds: A Paint with Patrice Series
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October 9, 2025  
 "Let's Play" Scrabble!
  
October 9, 2025  
 Behind the Scenes: Corditaipe Site Collections Tour
  
October 10, 2025  
 Children's Craft at Garlic Festival
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October 10, 2025  
 Discovery Series: Fall Bird Migration
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October 11, 2025  
 Homefront at the Schuyler Estate
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October 11, 2025  
 Soldier Encampment at the Battlefield
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October 11, 2025  
 History Mysteries
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October 11, 2025  
 Ladies' Basic Self Defense
  
October 11, 2025  
 Film Screening & Community Conversation: Tales of Gay Albany
  
October 11, 2025  
 Adirondack Experience Museum
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October 12, 2025  
 Soldier Encampment at the Battlefield
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October 12, 2025  
 Brickett's Brigade
  
October 12, 2025  
 Truth Tellers Documentary
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October 12, 2025  
 Siege of Saratoga Walking Tour
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October 14, 2025  
 Trail Walk: Walking with History - End of Season Celebration
  
October 14, 2025  
 OATS: Cloud Storage
  
October 14, 2025  
 Paint with Patrice: Whimsical Pumpkin
  
October 14, 2025  
 Dance Masterclass with Flamenco Vivo
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October 14, 2025  
 Story Time & Activity
  
October 15, 2025  
 Candlelight Tours
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October 15, 2025  
 Book Club: The Last Devil to Die
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October 15, 2025  
 Homeschool: Forest Food Webs – Lesson 2 ($)
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October 16, 2025  
 Genealogy Help
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October 16, 2025  
 Sewing with Sarah
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October 16, 2025  
 A Study in Birds: Winter Bird Visitors of Northern New York
  
October 16, 2025  
 Sound Journey Meditation ($)
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October 16, 2025  
 Saratoga Surrender Day
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October 17, 2025  
 Meet the Historian: Aaron Noble
  
October 17, 2025  
 Discovery Series: Changing Trees
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October 18, 2025  
 Fort William Henry Museum
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October 18, 2025  –  October 19, 2025
 Bon Appetit Story Hour!
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October 18, 2025  
 Celebrating the Harvest: Contra Dancing in the Barn
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October 18, 2025  
 Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion, featuring Ringdown: “Who Turns Out the Light”
  
October 18, 2025  
 National Chemistry Week: The Hidden Life of Spices
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October 19, 2025  
 Seed Collection from the Pollinator Gardens
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October 19, 2025  
 Mushroom Meanders
  
October 19, 2025  
 Breaking Convention: How a Fussy Detail about British Uniforms Doomed Burgoyne's Army to Captivity
  
October 19, 2025  
 Tech Tuesday: Intro to Managing Your Privacy
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October 21, 2025  
 Library Book Club
  
October 21, 2025  
 Down Memory Lane: The Road to Lake George Part 2
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October 22, 2025  
 Library Board Meeting
  
October 22, 2025  
 OATS: How to Choose a New Computer
  
October 23, 2025  
 A Study in Birds: A Paint with Patrice Series
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October 23, 2025  
 Artist Reception: Ottavia Huang
  
October 23, 2025  
 “… A Very Sudden & Rapid Attack of the Enemy”: Exploring the Battle of Saratoga through Conflict Archaeology
  
October 23, 2025  
 Tour of the New York State Museum Entomology Collection
  
October 24, 2025  
 Halloween Spooktacular
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October 25, 2025  
 Trunk or Treat
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October 25, 2025  
 Jack O'Lantern Trail Walk
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October 25, 2025  
 The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal
  
October 26, 2025  
 Musical Postcards from Irish Albany & Troy: Erie Canal Bicentennial Concert
  
October 26, 2025  
 Halloween Block Party
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October 26, 2025  
 Needle Felting Ghosts with Michele Niedermeyer
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October 28, 2025  
 Acrylics & More with Morgan: Jack O'Lantern
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October 29, 2025  
 Paint with Patrice
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October 30, 2025  
 "Constantly at Hand": Getting into the Weeds of Skilled Enslaved Labor in Saratoga and Washington Counties
  
October 30, 2025  
 Dan Berggren Folk Concert
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October 30, 2025  
 Five Hotels of the Narrows: A Talk by Historian Ted Caldwell
  
October 30, 2025  
 Journey Through Time: Cohoes Mastodon Gallery Tour
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October 31, 2025  
 Saratoga Sunrise Photography Event
  
November 1, 2025  
 Night Sky ($)
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November 1, 2025  
 Day of the Dead Story & Craft Hour
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November 1, 2025  
 Stories From the People of the Longhouse with Perry Ground
  
November 1, 2025  
 Rethinking Thanksgiving
  
November 1, 2025  
 The Dancing Witches are Coming! ($)
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November 1, 2025