How to merge albums in OS X Photos app

I imported my iPhoto library to the new Photos app. I see all my events (now called "albums") from iPhoto, but I'm no longer able to drag and drop one album into another. Is this no longer possible?
I understand I can create folders and drop multiple albums into there, but with how I organize my library, I'd prefer to just combine albums. It's how I did it in iPhoto and with how many photos I have stored in my library, It would take me weeks to reorganize them all.

Although you cannot "merge" albums like you used to be able to in iPhoto, you can Add Photos to another album. Just select the photos you would like moved to another folder and than choose the plus sign in the top right corner > album > change 'New Album' to 'The Events' and locate your previous album name that you would like the photos to be moved too > OK.
Now this will duplicate the album, so make sure to delete the original folder that is now out of place.

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