The third annual Fall Festival and 5K on the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail and at the adjacent Firefighters Memorial Park will be held Saturday, Oct. 5.

The 5K race will kick off at 11 a.m. in the Hilton Barn area in New Scotland, run its course down the length of the Albany County Rail Trail, and finish across the bridge at the Slingerlands trailhead.

For those not running in the race, the Fall Festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free and open to the public.

Fall Fest will feature a kids’ fun run; yoga sessions; food, drink, and other vendors; a rock-climbing wall; face-painting; a dungeons and Dragons quest; and musical performances.

Aside from local businesses being showcased at Fall Fest, Albany County’s various departments and agencies will also be tabling at the event to help residents learn about county government programs and services.

5K race

The county’s “Barn to Bridge Fall Fest 5K” is being managed by the Albany Running Exchange Event Productions.

Parking is available near the starting line at the Kensington Parking Lot at Fairfax Boulevard and Kensington Drive in New Scotland as well as near the finish line at Slingerlands Elementary School, at 25 Union Ave. in Delmar.

For those who need it, free transportation to the start of the race will be provided from 9 until 10:30 a.m. leaving from the Slingerlands Elementary school parking lot to the Hilton Road start line. Shuttles will be departing from the Slingerlands parking lot every 7 to 15 minutes.

Online registration for the 5K is at zippy-reg.com/online_reg/?e=2027.

This year, the cap on runners will be raised from 300 to 500 total participants. The price of the race for adults is $10, and it includes a commemorative T-shirt and one free meal ticket at participating food trucks at Fall Fest.

The kids’ fun run is free to enter.