GUILDERLAND — Stuyvesant Plaza merchants will bring their goods outdoors during the plaza’s first sidewalk sale of the season on Saturday, June 23. Then, on Wednesday, June 27, the plaza will host players from the Albany Empire arena football team.

From 3 to 4 p.m., players and the team mascot will sign autographs and meet and take photos with fans. The event is free and open to the public.

The Albany franchise is one of four teams in the Arena Football League and has professional athletes from all over the country. The team is currently fighting for the number-one seed in the playoffs with the hopes of hosting the ArenaBowl at the end of July.

On June 23, Stuyvesant Plaza will open at 9:30 a.m. to accommodate sidewalk shoppers and will remain open until 6 p.m.

For more than 40 years, Stuyvesant Plaza, located at the intersection of Route 20 and Fuller Road in Guilderland, has celebrated summer with two sidewalk sales, a tradition that remains a defining feature of the plaza. The second sidewalk sale will take place in mid-August.

Almost all of the retailers within the plaza take part in the sidewalk sale and will feature inventory that has been significantly reduced in price.