Rochester. Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival. Handspinning, weaving, knitting, felting. Sat 10-5pm, Sun 10-4pm. Hemlock Fairgrounds, Rt. 15A. www.gvhg.org/fest.html

Albany. LarkFest 2006. Albany´s premier open-air festival is back and expected to be better than ever! Larkfest will celebrate its 24th year as one of the largest outdoor events in upstate New York. Visitors will find three stages of exciting musical entertainment, over ninety vendors offering a wide variety of arts, crafts, and great food, KIDSFEST, and much, much more. 245 Lark St . (518) 434-3861

Rochester. Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival. See Sept. 16 listing.