New York State Food Festival

Presented by Coca-Cola | August 13, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Please Note

The evening program has been moved indoors due to the weather!

Vendor List

Guido's Italian Ice

Jus Kickback Rentals

LA Dawgz

Maharaja Restaurant

Sabor Caribeno

Simply Caribbean

Bag Policy

Featuring Classic Rock Legends

Blue Öyster Cult

The five-member band of Blue Oyster Cult.

with Aquanett and Super 400

August 13 | 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | FREE

Over 40 food trucks and vendors all day on the Plaza

Presented By

Concert Line Up

12:00 p.m.	Hallelujah Hat Trick	Outdoors, Lunchtime at the Plaza Stage
5:00 p.m.	DJ Mr. CEO	Indoors, Empire State Plaza Convention Center
5:30 p.m.	Super 400	Indoors, Empire State Plaza Convention Center
6:30 p.m.	Aquanett	Indoors, Empire State Plaza Convention Center
7:45 p.m.	Blue Öyster Cult	Indoors, Empire State Plaza Convention Center

The following bag policy is in effect:

CLEAR plastic, vinyl or PVC bags no larger than 12" x 6" x 12" will be allowed.
Small clutch bags no larger than 6" x 9" (approximately the size of a hand) will be allowed and do NOT need to be clear.
Larger and other types of bags will not be allowed in. There is no storage or check-in for prohibited bags.

For patrons with young children in attendance, diaper bags are allowed and subject to search.

Free parking is available in the East Parking Garage and Grand Street parking lot after 2:00 p.m. Paid parking is available in the visitor lot underneath the Plaza.

On Tour Forever

Blue Öyster Cult

Since 1972, Blue Öyster Cult has been traveling the world, bringing their unique take on rock music with them. The band was founded in the late 1960s with members Eric Bloom (vocals, stun guitar), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, vocals), Allen Lanier (keyboards, guitar), and rhythm section brothers Joe Bouchard (bass, vocals) and Albert Bouchard (drums, vocals).

With relentless touring, Blue Öyster Cult grew their fanbase and scored their biggest hits with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Burnin' For You," both quintessential rock songs that remain popular to this day. Now nearing into fifth decade, Blue Öyster Cult is still "On Tour Forever," playing shows to sold-out crowds in the United States and abroad.

Rock On With '80s Metal Tribute

Aquanett

While the Aquanett experience is anchored by the sound of '80s metal bands like Bon Jovi and Whitesnake, don't expect a run-of-the-mill club band that just stands in the corner. Quite the opposite. Aquanett is one of the most decadent and colorful tribute acts today. Imagine Hollywood when bands like Mötley Crüe and GnR ruled the world. This is the scene Aquanett creates night after night. With a complement of lights and special effects, the full production of an '80s rock concert comes to life on stage with the sound, the clothes, and of course, the hair!

Six individuals from the band AQUANETT stand together for a black and white photograph.

Troy's Fabled Rock Trio

Super 400

Known far and wide for telekinetic jams and big love

Kenny Hohman picked up the guitar as a boy after hearing Eddie Van Halen’s mind-bending tracks on the early Van Halen records. Joe Daley’s two older brothers were already established musicians, so when Joe was a teenager, he cut his teeth playing the drums with them at dingy clubs and blues joints in and around Troy. After high school, Joe and Kenny moved to New York City, then Woodstock, in the hopes of finding the right bass player and establishing a Rock and Roll band. Their travels left them unsatisfied, and Hohman and Daley returned home, where on a Monday night blues jam, they unexpectedly met bassist Lori Friday. Friday grew up in a one-stoplight town, subsisted on the heavy rock and soul sounds of her heroes and was searching for her musical match. The three made a date to jam in a Troy warehouse, and after 45 minutes, Super 400 was born. They didn’t need to speak of it – they were a band from the first note.