Group Events
Group events provide opportunities for international students and visiting scholars to go off campus and explore some of the wonderful resources in the Albany area, meet students from other universities, and interact with Americans. These events include recreational activities, concerts, trips, classes, and dinners that are fun and educational. Americans and internationals from all of our schools participate in these events.
Each event is advertised through email. Detailed information for each event is sent out one to two weeks in advance of the event. If you are on our email list, please check your email for registration information. If you are not on the list and wold like to be, please contact us (see below). There is no commitment involved in being on the e-mail list.
Join our email list! Email Mark Harkness at mark@internationalcrossroads.org
Winter ~ Spring 2026
All outdoor events are weather dependent
Ice Skating
Saturday, January 10 (afternoon)
Albany, NY
($4/person for entrance and $3/person for stake rentals)
Snow Tubing
Saturday, February 21 (8:30 a.m. - noon)
West Mountain Ski Center
($40/person)
Cross Country Skiing
Saturday, February 28 (8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
Lapland Lake Ski Center
($14/person for admission only;
$32/person including rental)
Albany Symphony Orchestra Concert
Sunday, March 15 (3-5 p.m.)
Troy Music Hall
($15/person)
Game and Movie Night
Saturday, March 21 (3-9 p.m.)
Third Presbyterian Church, Troy
($5/person)
Trip to Howe Caverns
Saturday, April 11 (9 a.m. -3:30 p.m.)
(Cost is TBD)
HowToLife Event
Saturday, April 18 (Time TBD)
Redeemer Church, Albany
(Free event)
Spring Dinner
Saturday, May 2 (6-9 p.m.)
Location is TBD
(Free event)
Please stay tuned for updates
Welcome Events for the capital region universities will be held at the beginning each spring/fall semester. Please check our Welcome Events page for more details.
ICAlbany also partners with several organizations to offer opportunities to participate in FREE smaller group activities. Please check out these mid-week conversation groups.