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
Summer 2026
All outdoor events are weather dependent
ICA Open House Party
Saturday, May 23 (2-7 p.m.)
Troy, NY
(Free)
ICA Hike
Saturday, June 13 (8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Mountain TBD
(Free)
250th Independent Day Celebration
— Fireworks @ Empire Plaza
Saturday, July 4 (6 - 10 p.m.)
(Free)
Summer Picnic
Saturday, July 18 (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Grafton Lakes State Park
($5/person; not including park entrance fee per vehicle)
Lake George Cruise
Saturday, August 1 (Time TBD)
($25/person)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Friday, August 14 (5 - 11 p.m.)
($23/adult; half price for college students with ID)
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.