Current status: waiting for the tulips to bloom! In the meantime, there are TONS of free and frugal events this weekend! From a variety of spring cleanups to choose from, to the Albany Empire home opener, to the Half Moon Market, there are tons of things happening in Albany County this weekend. Keep reading for a full list of free and frugal events for April 26 - 28.
Friday, April 26
Life's Work: Earl Dotter Photography Exhibit
Presented By: Northeast New York Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
Location: Legislative Office Building, Concourse Level
Address: 198 State St., Albany, NY 12210
Time: 8AM - 5PM
Weekday Tours of the New York State Capitol
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM
Price: Free
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/Free
Spring School Break Fun at the Henry Hudson Planetarium!
Presented By: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Location: Henry Hudson Planetarium
Address: 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM
Price: $3 all seats
Family Paint Workshop: Bedazzled Bugs
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: $20 member, $25 non-member
Happy Hour at Warehouse Grill & BBQ
Location: Warehouse Grill & BBQ
Address: 219 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Happy Hour at the Tavern
Location: The Tavern
Address: 660 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: Free
Happy Hour
Location: MezzaNotte
Address: 2026 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Friday Night Wine Tastings
Location: Capital Wine Albany
Address: 348 State Street, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free tasting!
Lenten Fish Fridays at the Hall
Location: Capital District Irish American Association
Address: 375 Ontario St., Albany, NY 12206
Time: 6:00 PM
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night at Emack & Bolio's!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
The Art of Songwriting: Taina Asili, Michael Eck, Greg Haymes and Bryan “Dr. Buggy Jive” Thomas
Presented By: New York State Writers Institute
Location: Page Hall Downtown Albany
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Shakespeare in Love
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $27
Avenue Q
Presented By: Playhouse Stage Company
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $17-27
Fourth Fridays with Nate Giroux
Location: Speakeasy 518
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 PM
Saturday, April 27
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
Celebrate Arbor Day 2019!
Presented By: Washington Park Conservancy
Location: Washington Park
Address: State and Willet Streets, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: Free, registration required
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/Free
Family Gallery Tours with the Junior Interpreters
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: Included with museum admission
3rd 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
The Half Moon Market Spring 2019
Presented By: The Half Moon Market
Location: Washington Park Lakehouse
Address: Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday Tours of the New York State Capitol
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Price: Free! Registration required.
Laurie Berkner, Solo
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Address: 30 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 11:00 AM
Price: Tickets starting at $28.00
Salsa Brunch at Ama Cocina
Location: Ama Cocina
Address: 4 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM
UAlbany Women's Lacrosse vs. University at Maryland - Baltimore County
Presented By: UAlbany Athletics
Location: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 12:00 PM
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 PM & 2:30 PM
Price: FREE
Garden Bros Circus
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:30PM, 4:30PM & 7:30PM
Price: Tickets less than $38
Avenue Q
Presented By: Playhouse Stage Company
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 2:00PM/8:00 PM
Price: $17-27
Nubian Gold: Ancient Jewelry from Sudan and Egypt
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: Included with museum admission
Shakespeare in Love
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00PM/8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $27
UAlbany Baseball vs. University at Maine Black Bears
Location: Varsity Field
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 3:00 PM
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
Brotherhood Winery Food & Wine Pairing Dinner
Location: Grapevine Farms
Address: 2373 State Route 7, Cobleskill, NY 12043
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: $40.00
Albany All Stars Roller Derby Season Opener
Presented By: Albany All Stars Roller Derby
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Adults $15; Kids $5
The Albany Empire VS Columbus
Presented By: The Albany Empire
Location: Times Union Center
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM (Block Party starts at 4:00 PM)
Price: Single Game Tickets starting at $13
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night at Emack & Bolio's!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Kilashandra at the Musuem
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $5 members, $7 non-members
Anne Hills in Concert
Location: Old Songs Community Art Center
Address: 37 South Main Street, Voorheesville, NY 12186
Time: 7:30 PM
90s Night!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM
Price: No cover
Sunday, April 28
Birding Hike
Location: Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station
Address: 284 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY 12147
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Price: Suggested Donation: $5 non-members; members and children under 12 free
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area's 2019 Kearney Cup Dodgeball Tournament
Presented By: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area, NY
Location: Marcelle Athletic Complex at Siena College
Address: 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Nine Pin Warehouse District Clean Up 2019
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Spring Neighborhood Cleanup
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/Free
The Half Moon Market Spring 2019
Presented By: The Half Moon Market
Location: Washington Park Lakehouse
Address: Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Baby got, Brunch - Sundays at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
UAlbany Baseball vs. University at Maine Black Bears
Location: Varsity Field
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 12:00 PM
Garden Bros Circus
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1PM, 4PM & 7PM
Price: Tickets less than $38
Sunny Sundays
Location: Dudley Observatory at miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: miSci admission ($12 adult, $10 ages 65+), FREE for miSci members
Home Game v Hartford GAA
Presented By: James Connolly Albany Rebels Gaelic Football Club
Location: ACPHS Athletics Field and Track
Address: 106 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 1:15 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: Free
Baby Boom & Mother-to-be-Expo
Location: Albany Marriott Hotel
Address: 189 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
In Death Lamented: Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: Included with museum admission
Shakespeare in Love
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00PM
Price: Tickets starting at $27
Avenue Q
Presented By: Playhouse Stage Company
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: $17-27
Paint n' Sip: Our Nest
Location: Grapevine Farms
Address: 2373 State Route 7, Cobleskill, NY 12043
Time: 4:30 PM
Price: $40.00
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – 12:00 AM
Price: Free
Ongoing
Unique Perspectives: Artists of the Capital Region
From: March 1, 2019 - April 28, 2019
Presented By: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: M-F: 9:00am-3:00pm (beginning in April, 9:00am-4:00pm); Sat: 10:00am-3:00pm; Sun: 11:00am-3:00pm
Price: Free admission
Colonie Art League Art Exhibit at Pruyn House
From: April 8, 2019 - May 1, 2019
Location: Pruyn House
Address: 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, NY 12110
Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:40 PM
Price: Free
Art for All
From: October 20, 2018 – May 11, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM, every Sunday
Price: Free with museum admission and always free for museum members
Enterprising Waters: New York's Erie Canal
From: September 14, 2017 - May 12, 2019
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Daily
Price: Free
Shape and Shadow: The Sculpture of Larry Kagan
From: January 2019 – June 9, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Adults: $10, Seniors: $8 Students: $8, Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
"A Decolonial Atlas: Strategies in Contemporary Art of the Americas"
From: January 19, 2019 - June 16, 2019
Location: Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Address: Union College, 807 Union St, Nott Memorial, 2nd Floor, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free and open to the public
Bejeweled and Bedazzled: Jewelry and Personal Adornment
From: January 26, 2019 - July 28, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Adults: $10, Seniors: $8 Students: $8, Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
Heavy Metal: Cast Iron Stoves of the Capital Region
From: December 15, 2018 - August 18, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Adults: $10, Seniors: $8 Students: $8, Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
People of New York Exhibition
From: March 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Price: FREE
A Small Fort, Which Our People Call Fort Orange
From: May 5, 2018 - January 1, 2020
Location: New York State Museum
Address: 222 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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
Hudson River School
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Members: Free, Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, Students: $8 (must present ID), Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: 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: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Members: Free, Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, Students: $8 (must present ID), Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
Ancient Egypt
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12210
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Members: Free, Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, Students: $8 (must present ID), Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
Ice Ages
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: Daily (except Mondays), 9:30AM-5:00PM
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12210
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Members: Free, Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, Students: $8 (must present ID), Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
Whole New Ballgame Exhibit
Location: National Baseball Hall of Fame
Address: 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Recurrence: Recurring daily
For these and other events, check out our event calendar here.
