r/518events

Dates & Times: Thursday, July 30 5PM - Sunday, August 2, 2026 5PM

Location: Hilton Garden Inn Troy

Ticket Price: $50 for the Tabletop Badge, $110 for the Complete Access Badge

Join us for Capital LAN 2026, the ultimate 72-hour gaming experience in the heart of upstate New York! Whether you're into competitive PC gaming, retro arcade classics, tabletop adventures, or just want to hang out with fellow gamers, Capital LAN has something for everyone.

Bring your own computer or console and compete in tournaments with amazing prizes or relax with friends in our tabletop gaming area. With four days of non-stop gaming, VR stations, retro arcade, and more, Capital LAN 2026 is an event you won't want to miss!

For more info, check out my referral link: https://www.capitallan.com/r/grifkuba

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Our SECOND A Big Gay Market of the year! We cannot wait to join together on Sunday, July 12th from 11AM - 4PM at Washington Park (Knox St Mall) in Albany 🧡

This market features 100+ queer, gender expansive, and allied vendors from across NYS & beyond! We have a robust Community Area, a carefully curated Wellness Section by Cheyenne of Womb2WombAdornments, cooling stations, social meet ups, and LIVE MUSIC! 💜

📅 Sunday, July 12th

⏰ 11AM - 4PM

📍Washington Park (Knox St Mall) in Albany

☔️ Rain Date: Sunday, July 19th

🌈A Big Gay Market - July Market Schedule

11AM - 4PM: Market Hours

11AM - 4PM: Crafts Table for All Ages Curated by Community Craft Closet

11AM - 4PM: Body Paint Station

11AM - 4PM: Tarot & Ancestral Readings w/ Nirvana

11AM - 4PM: DJ Lovely Candela DJ Sets

11AM - 4PM: 518 Basement Club Meet Up

11AM - 1PM: 518 Fatties Social Meet Up

11:30AM- 12PM: Ellis Piper Music

12PM - 3PM: Queer Film Club Meetup

12:30PM - 1PM: Colin McCarthy Music

1PM - 2PM: Gathering Stories: Lesbian Experience in the Capital Region w/ Lesbian SSC Hub

1:30PM - 2PM: Frost & Jewel Music

2:30PM - 3PM: Lily Lothrop Music

3PM - 3:30PM: Energy Work w/ Nirvana

3:30PM - 4PM: JJ’s Okay Music

Finally, thank you to our fearless sponsors Assemblymember Gabriella Romero, Councilmember Deirdre Brodie, RadioRadioX, and In Our Own Voices🧡

We cannot wait to gather in queer & gender expansive joy in JULY!🩵 SEE YOU SOON!

Support your local drag and burlesque performers at these amazing venues that are dedicated to providing space to marginalized BIPOC and queer folks 🖤

This will be the biggest dance party Alive at Five & the Capital Region has ever seen 🤯

This Thursday 6/25 in the Warehouse District (929 Broadway)