Fall Festival 2022. We’ll have pumpkins, doughnuts, crafts, hiking, fishing, live musical performance, and much more. It’s being hosted by the Albany County Department of Parks & Recreation and the Albany County Department for Children. from 11 to 4 p.m. at Lawson Lake County Park Feura Bush, 12067

Fall Fun Fest. The “enchanted” event will showcase a cast of children’s favorite animated stars and offer shoppers promotions from select merchants. 12 to 3 p.m. at Stuyvesant Plaza 1475 Western Ave, Albany, 12203, 

Sports Event. Three courses will be offered for different skill levels,  and instruction will also be available for novices. Registration and starts are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crandall Park, 600 Glen St., Glens Falls, 12801

Family Memories of Mariaville. Leonard M. Van Buren will present Family Memories of Mariaville. All are welcome and refreshments will be served. 7 p.m. at Bishop Scully Hall, Delanson.

Lucy Sante, A Creative Life conversation with WAMC’s Joe Donahue. 7 p.m. at Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center University at Albany 1400 Washington Avenue Albany 12222

Virtual Book Club. The book is The Genius of Birds by Jenifer Ackerman. Reservation is required through MeetUp.  www.meetup.com/Albany-Pine-Bush-Preserve. 7 p.m. via online.

Native Plants Zoom. Wild Ones nonprofit presents Jennifer Michelle from Greentown consulting as she presents strategies for involving municipalities and HOAs in using native landscaping. Registration is required at  https://tinyurl.com/native-landscaping 6:30 p.m. via zoom.

America’s First Shaker Settlement. A talk by Lorraine Weiss, Education Coordinator, Shaker Heritage Society. 7:30 p.m. at Mynderse-Frederick House, 451 Route 146, Guilderland Center.

The Oracle of Maracoor. Gregory Maguire: author of Wicked and the new spinoff series, 7:30 p.m. at Page Hall 135 Western Avenue Downtown UAlbany Campus, Albany 12203

Indian Ladder Trail. Learn about the geological processes that shaped the rocky Helderberg Escarpment, and the ways that these rocks in turn shaped local history. The trail includes stairs, uneven surfaces, and low rock overhangs that require crouching to pass. 1 p.m. at Thacher State Park Visitor Center.