Street Fair Sponsors
Cafe Sponsor
Kids Zone Sponsor
Signature Sponsors
Neighborhood Booster
Small Business Buddy
Media Sponsor
The Upper Madison Group brings community, creativity, and collaboration together to showcase City Living at its Best. We work to beautify, promote, and celebrate Albany’s vibrant Upper Madison neighborhood through projects and events that bring people together. Explore some of our exciting past and present initiatives below!
The Upper Madison Group is powered by local businesses, institutions, and passionate volunteers, working hand-in-hand with the City of Albany. We’re always looking for fresh ideas and new energy - connect with us at info@uppermadison.org to get involved!
Want to support our mission? Donations are always welcome, and right now, a limited number of bench naming opportunities are available along the new Madison Promenade to honor your contribution in a lasting way.
Ongoing Projects
Upper Madison Street Fair
Each fall, for one special day, Upper Madison comes alive with Albany’s premier street festival. This one-block celebration...
Pine Hills Film Series
Join us at 7pm on the second Sunday of each month for a unique film experience! Hosted by Pine Hills volunteers, our...
Monday Night Music
Enjoy live music on the Elks Lodge #49 lawn at 25 Yates Street on summer Mondays! These intimate, family-friendly concerts...
History Stories & Walking Tours
Albany, NY is the oldest continuously chartered city in the United States. The Upper Madison Group celebrates that rich...
Businesses and Services Directory
Discover everything Upper Madison has to offer with our comprehensive and regularly updated directory. From essential...
Seasonal Plantings
When paid parking was added to Upper Madison in the blocks between W. Lawrence and S. Main, ParkAlbany (then the Albany...
Past Successes
Madison Promenade
The City of Albany’s upgrading of the two blocks of Upper Madison between South Allen Street and South Main Avenue provided...
Neighborhood Kiosk
In 2024 we added a newly designed kiosk that mimics elements of the Madison Promenade. It features a map of Upper Madison...
Historic Lighting on Center Station
In 20xx UMG recognized that the exterior light fixtures on Center Station were detracting from the beauty of Upper Madison....
Street Banners
Attractive banners with the Upper Madison logo signal to the public that this is a special commercial and historic area....
DeWitt Clinton Park Redesign
In 20xx UMG worked with a landscape architect to plan and implement a new pocket park at the point where Western and...
Mural Restoration
Originally painted in 1977 as part of a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) project, the mural was designed by...
WWI Monument Restoration
As part of the Dewitt Clinton Park Redesign, UMG restored the granite monument honoring 13th Ward Albanians who served in...
Marker Restoration
In 2020 UMG was awarded a grant by the Pomeroy Foundation to replace the original 1940 historic marker with a new, more...
Madison Avenue Road Diet
In 2005 Madison Avenue had four lanes of quick-moving traffic, making it dangerous to cross and a barrier to our...
Boucher Report
Many of our projects began as ideas in a visioning study completed in 2011, when what's now the Upper Madison Group was...
Funding for the Upper Madison Group
Key funding for the work of the Upper Madison Group comes from individual donations and from proceeds from the Upper Madison Street Fair.
Please support our work with a donation or by volunteering your time.
The Upper Madison Group has also secured grants to support our work from many sources, including Price Chopper, City of Albany, Albany County, Pomeroy Foundation, ParkAlbany, and Capitalize Albany, along with city, county, state, and federal elected officials, private foundations, etc.
The Pine Hills Neighborhood Association is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and is the fiscal coordinator for the Upper Madison Group.
Steamer No.10 Theatre is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation located in the Upper Madison area, and is the fiscal coordinator for the Upper Madison Street Fair.
