The Water Music NY Festival returns to Rome with a free Albany Symphony concert, food trucks, family activities, art, and a spectacular drone light show at Bellamy Harbor Park.

Oneida County Restaurant Week returns with more than 70 local restaurants, breweries and cafés offering special menus, exclusive dishes, prizes and a finale celebration in Utica.

Ever wonder how fireworks get their colors? Discover the minerals that create the reds, blues, and greens in your favorite July 4th displays, plus how they're used beyond the big boom.

Keep kids reading all summer with New York's free 2026 Summer Reading Program. Children who participate can earn an official certificate.

New York has chosen two items to represent the Empire State in America's 250-year time capsule. See what made the cut.

A dangerous heat wave is expected across NY this week with heat index values over 100 degrees.

Got a running buddy but no bibs? We've got you covered! Enter to Win for your chance to win two Boilermaker race bibs and hit the starting line together on July 12. Good luck!

5 Places in Utica Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Could Get Married.

Fire in the Sky Palooza returns to Herkimer with free fireworks, live music, food trucks, family activities, shuttle service and the Syracuse Symphony.

New York ranked No. 4 in the U.S. for summer road trips.

Turning Stone is offering $3,000 sign-on bonuses for qualified sous chefs and line cooks as it prepares to open its new Salt restaurant this summer.

Looking for things to do with the kids this summer? The NARM program gives families access to hundreds of museums and science centers, including several in Central New York.