Just in time for Earth Day, this weekend's forecast includes warmer temperatures and maybe some sunshine! Get outdoors to celebrate at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, or roll up your sleeves and participate in a clean-up. It's also opening weekend for two popular outdoor attractions, Dutch Apple Cruises and Mountain Ridge Adventure! Keep reading for a full list of Free & Frugal events for April 20 - 22, 2018.
Friday, April 20
Downtown Albany Restaurant Week 2018
Presented by: Downtown Albany BID
Location: Downtown Albany
Price: $25
Earth Day Story Walk with the Bethlehem Library: For Preschoolers and Parents
Presented By: Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Location: Swift Preserve, Delmar, NY
Address: 425 Kenwood Avenue, Delmar, NY 12159
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: Free
Fresh Acts: A Festival of New Plays
Location: University at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Time: 3:00 PM
Price: $10-$15
Happy Hour
Location: The Tavern
Address: 660 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: Free
NINEfin Fridays: Seafood Pop-Up with fin - your fishmonger
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Music Makes Me High
Location: Parish Public House
Address: 388 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:00 PM
Upon the Ground, Below the Water Public Reception
Location: Albany International Airport (ALB)
Address: 737 Albany-Shaker Rd., Albany, NY 12211
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Free Wine Tasting
Location: Capital Wine and Spirits
Address: 348 State Street, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM
Price: Free
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Albany Maple Sugaring Shindig
Presented By: DanceFlurry Organization
Location: Albany First Congregational Church
Address: 405 Quail Street, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:30 AM
Price: $8 per dancer; $5 students/DanceFlurry Org members; $2 children under 12
Marc Guggenheim, screenwriter, TV producer, comic book writer, and novelist: Presentation
Presented By: NYS Writers Institute
Location: University at Albany Downtown Campus
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Page Hall, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Price: Free
ESYO Youth Jazz Orchestra with The College of Saint Rose Jazz Ensemble
Location: Massry Center for the Arts
Address: 1002 Madison Ave, 12208, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: Free
The Actors’ Ensemble presents “The Gun Show” – a play by E.M. Lewis
Location: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21)
Address: 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $25 general /$20 member /$10 student
Blithe Spirit
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $20
Lydia
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 21
Environmental Awareness 5K for Earth Day
Presented By: Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Location: Nathaniel Adams Blanchard Post 1040 of The American Legion
Address: 16 W. Poplar Drive, Delmar, NY 12159
Time: 8:00 AM
Price: $15 donation
Opening Weekend at Mountain Ridge Adventure
Location: Mountain Ridge Adventure
Address: 300 Weatherwax Rd., Schenectady, NY 12302
Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $25-49
Earth Day in the Pine Bush
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: Free! Registration required.
Family Fun: Nature Journals for Kids
Location: Five Rivers Environmental Education Center
Address: 56 Game Farm Rd, Delmar, NY 12054
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
2nd Annual Active Boomers & Seniors Expo
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Day on the Farm
Location: Mabee Farm Historic Site
Address: 1100 Main St, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Guided Tour of the New York State Capitol Building
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 11 AM and 1 PM
Price: Free! Registration required.
New York State Education Tours
Location: The Education Building of the State of New York
Address: Front Steps, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY
Time: 12:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Price: FREE
Brewery Tours at C.H. Evans Brewing Company
Location: C H Evans Brewing Co. at the Albany Pump Station
Address: 19 Quackenbush Sq, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 1:00 PM
Albany Sightseeing Cruise
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises, Inc.
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), Albany, NY 12202
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM/Boards at 12:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults/ $18.95 seniors/ $12.00 AAA rate
Garden Bros Circus
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30 PM
Price: Child General Admission $10.00/ Adult General Admission $28.00
Fresh Acts: A Festival of New Plays
Location: University at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Time: 2:00 PM/8:00 PM
Price: $10-$15
Blithe Spirit
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM/8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $20
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
The Actors’ Ensemble presents “The Gun Show” – a play by E.M. Lewis
Location: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21)
Address: 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $25 general /$20 member /$10 student
Dean Ford and The Beautiful Ones
Location: Lucky Strike Social
Address: One Crossgates Mall Rd., Albany, NY 12203
Time: 9:00 PM
Price” $20- $25
Sunday, April 22
Opening Weekend at Mountain Ridge Adventure
Location: Mountain Ridge Adventure
Address: 300 Weatherwax Rd., Schenectady, NY 12302
Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $25-49
Albany Capital Center Earth Day Community Cleanup
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
Sunday Jazz Brunch
Location: Wolf's 1-11
Address: 111 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Reel Seafood Sunday Brunch
Location: Reel Seafood Company
Address: 195 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Garden Bros Circus
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30 PM
Price: Child General Admission $10.00/ Adult General Admission $28.00
The Actors’ Ensemble presents “The Gun Show” – a play by E.M. Lewis
Location: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21)
Address: 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: $25 general /$20 member /$10 student
Fresh Acts: A Festival of New Plays
Location: University at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: $10-$15
Blithe Spirit
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $20
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – Midnight
Price: Free
Ongoing
Discover Butterflies
From: February 17, 2018 - April 22, 2018
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Price: Free with museum admission
Perspectives: By Capital Region Artists
From: March 2, 2018 - April 27, 2018
Presented By: Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq , Albany, NY 12207
Time: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM; Saturday 10:00 AM-3:00 PM; Sunday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Price: Free Admission!
Colonie Art League - Juried Art Show
From: April 9, 2018 - May 4, 2018
Presented By: Colonie Art League
Location: Pruyn House
Address: 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, NY 12110
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Price: Free
Inside Edison's House of Magic: 125 Years of Innovation at GE
From: February 1, 2018 - May 6, 2018
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Votes For Women: Celebrating New York's Suffrage Centennial
From: November 4, 2017 - May 13, 2018
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: Daily (except Mondays), 9:30AM - 5:30PM
Well-Dressed in Victorian Albany
From: October 7, 2017 - May 20, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Daily
Gifts from Our Grandfather
From: April 2, 2018 - May 31, 2018
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Price: Museum admission
Life on the Canal Then... by Artists Now
From: February 1, 2018 - May 31, 2018
Location: Mabee Farm Historic Site
Address: 1100 Main St, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150
USS SLATER Galley
From: April 4, 2018 - November 25, 2018
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Price: $9 for Adults, $8 for Seniors, and $7 for Children 6-14.
A Spirit of Sacrifice: New York State in The First World War
From: February 1, 2018 - June 3, 2018
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: Daily
Along the Eastern Road: Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido
From: March 14, 2018 - June 10, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Daily
Exhibition: "Probability & Uncertainty"
From: January 13, 2018 - June 17, 2018
Location: Union College- Mandeville Gallery
Address: 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: Daily, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free and Open to the Public
Paintings of Addy®: Dahl Taylor's Original Illustrations for American Girl
From: January 26, 2018 - June 17, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Regular Museum Hours
Upon the Ground, Below the Water
From: March 24, 2018 – September 3, 2018
Location: Albany International Airport (ALB)
Address: 737 Albany-Shaker Rd., Albany, NY 12211
In Harm's Way: Community responses to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee
From: February 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018
Location: Mabee Farm Historic Site
Address: 1100 Main St, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150
Thomas Cole's Paper Trail
From: January 19, 2018 - October 25, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Regular Museum Hours
Fellow Citizen: Aaron Burr
From: January 17, 2018 - December 31, 2018 (Daily)
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Regular Museum Hours
Hudson River School
From: January 17, 2018 - December 31, 2018 (Daily)
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Regular Museum Hours
The Glory Can Never Fade: The Legacy of the Harlem Hellfighters
From: April 6, 2018 - February 28, 2019
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Price: Free
Ice Ages
From: January 3, 2017 - February 28, 2019
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: Daily (except Mondays), 9:30AM-5:00PM
The Wedding of the Waters: Erie Canal and the Underground Railroad
Location: Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
Address: 194 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12210
Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: $10 adults/$8 seniors/$5 children 5-12, children under 5 are free
Traders and Culture: Colonial Albany and the Formation of American Identity
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12210
Time: Wednesday-Saturday, 10:00AM-5:00PM; Sunday, 12:00PM-5:00PM
Ancient Egypt
Recurring Daily
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12210
Time: Thursday, 10:00AM - 8:00PM; Friday – Sunday, 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Upcoming
Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Stops in Albany
Date: Saturday, May 5
Presented By: Kyle Petty Charity Ride, Inc.
Location: Albany Marriott Hotel
Address: 189 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
For these and other events, check out our event calendar here.
