Foodies & craft beer lovers, this weekend is for you! Albany Craft Beer Week concludes this weekend and the Lark Street Business Improvement District's first ever Lark Street Restaurant Week begins. You can also celebrate the grand opening of Albany Distilling Company's new bar in the Warehouse District with a party on Friday!
There are also plenty of fun, family-friendly events such as a star show at the Henry Hudson Planetarium at the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center and the CANstruction Family Day at the New York State Museum.
Friday, April 6
Spring School Break at the Henry Hudson Planetarium
Location: Henry Hudson Planetarium at the Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Square, Corner of Broadway and Clinton Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: $3 all seats
Empire State Comic Con
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Price: Adults $25 at the door/Kids $7 at the door
ADCo Bar and Bottle Shop Grand Opening
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 4:00 PM to 12:00 PM
Happy Hour
Location: The Tavern
Address: 660 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: Free
1st Friday Albany
Recurring monthly on the 1st Friday
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free!
Live Music & Local Bands
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
LIC Beer Project Tap Takeover for ACBW
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:00 PM to 12:00 AM
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
Little Shop of Horrors
Presented By: Park Playhouse
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen Street, 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: Doors 7:00 PM/Show 8:00 PM
Price: $15 - $25
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Film screening: INCARCERATION NATION with discussion with Susan Burton, former inmate, author, and prison reform activist
Presented By: UAlbany School of Criminal Justice
Location: University at Albany Downtown Campus - Page Hall
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Price: Free
Albany Patroons VS Kentucky Thoroughbreds
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:05 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $10
Shake Rattle & Roll Pianos
Location: Lucky Strike Social
Address: One Crossgates Mall Rd., Albany, NY, 12203
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Strange Machines w/s/g Groovestick
Location: Parish Public House
Address: 388 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $7 in advance, $10 at the door
Driftwood
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:30 PM
Price: $12
Albany Craft Beer Week Official After Party!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Saturday, April 7
Empire State Comic Con
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Price: Adults $35 at the door/Kids $12 at the door
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
CANstruction Family Day
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Price: Free
Little Shop of Horrors
Presented By: Park Playhouse
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen Street, 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: Doors 1:00 PM/Show 2:00 PM
Price: $15 - $25
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
Little Shop of Horrors
Presented By: Park Playhouse
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen Street, 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: Doors 7:00 PM/Show 8:00 PM
Price: $15 - $25
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Theatresports!
Location: Mop & Bucket Improv Theater Co.
Address: 10 N Jay St, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: $6 - $15
Sunday, April 8
Lark Street Restaurant Week
Presented By: Lark Street BID
Location: Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210
Price: $20.18 or less
Empire State Comic Con
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Price: Adults $30 at the door/Kids $7 at the door
Sunday Jazz Brunch
Location: Wolf's 1-11
Address: 111 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Hangover Brunch w/ Spiked Seltzer for ACBW
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 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
Little Shop of Horrors
Presented By: Park Playhouse
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen Street, 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: Doors 1:00 PM/Show 2:00 PM
Price: $15 - $25
2nd Sunday of Each Month Ballroom Dance
Recurring monthly on the 2nd Sunday
Location: Ukrainian-American Citizens Club
Address: 1 Pulaski Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 6-7 PM
Price: $10 for Workshop, $10 for dance, buffet and group lesson
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – Midnight
Price: Free
Ongoing
Nature-themed photo exhibit at Albany Center Gallery
From: March 8, 2018 – April 6, 2018
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 488 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Price: Free
2018 Mohawk-Hudson Regional Invitational
From: March 2, 2018 – April 6, 2018
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 488 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Price: Free
8th Annual Capital Region CANstruction: Bon Voyage!
From: March 30, 2018 – April 11, 2018
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, 222 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12230
Price: FREE
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!
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
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
For these and other events, check out our event calendar here.
