November 2026Albany · The Capital Region

November in Albany with little kids.

8 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Albany in November 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

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Last checked · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

2 listings

Sunday, Nov 1

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Nov 16 to Nov 22

3 listings

Nov 23 to Nov 29

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1 listing

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

Nov28to 30

Santa at Christmas Land

Christmas Land · 3068 Furbeck Road, Altamont, NY 12009

Santa
When
Nov 28 to Dec 20
Time
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm
Price
Kids need a Christmas Land Passport (sold in the webstore); adults 18+ pay admission
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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Guides

More November guides for Albany

Santa visits in AlbanyBreakfasts, photos and Santa trainsChristmas lights in AlbanyDrive-thru and walk-through displays

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Good questions

November in Albany: the FAQ

8 dated listings so far, including Albany Institute of History & Art (Nov 1), Weekend planetarium shows at miSci (Nov 1), 57th Schenectady County Holiday Parade (Nov 21) and Schenectady County Holiday Parade (Nov 21). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

57th Schenectady County Holiday Parade (Nov 21) and Schenectady County Holiday Parade (Nov 21). For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in Albany.

The Thanksgiving weekend page lists the parades and turkey trots, plus what’s open on Thursday and Friday.

One starts this November: Santa at Christmas Land (Nov 28 to Dec 20).

Yes, at the same address. After Nov 30, 2026 it switches to November 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Albany that weekend.

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