July may have been the hottest month on record, but there's plenty to keep your summer blazing with fun in Albany! Check out all the great places to visit and things to do this weekend. And bring a friend -it's friendship week!
Thursday, August 18
(National Bad Poetry Day;National Pinot Noir Day; National Fajita Day; National Ice Cream Pie Day; National Mail Order Catalog Day; Serendipity Day)
It's Turtle Time
Times: Starting: 2:00 PM
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: FREE
Raiders of the Lost Ark | Deja View Free Outdoor Movie
Times: 7:45 PM
Location: Tricentennial Park
Address: Broadway & Columbia Street, Albany, NY 12207
Admission: Free
Science Lecture Series - Lessons from the Adirondacks: Studying Vernal Pool Amphibians in an Intact
Times: From: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: FREE
The Underground Showcase at The Comedy Works
Starting: March 19, 2015 (Recurring every 2 weeks Thursday)
Times: 7:30 pm every other Thursday
Location: The Comedy Works Comedy Club
Address: 500 Northern Blvd., Albany, NY 12204
Admission: $5.00 all of which is donated to Boston Children's Hospital
Sister Act At Mac-Haydn
From: August 11, 2016 - August 21, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm (Varies by day, see website or call box office for details)
Venue: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Admission: $31-34, group prices available
Evenings At The Institute
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admission: Free!
Capital District Farmers Market Association
Every Thursday
Times: 10 am to 2 pm
Address: 353 Broadway, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: Free
Open Mic Night
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Every Thursday
Hudson River Coffee House
227 Quail Street, Albany, NY 12203
Admision: Free
Friday, August 19
(National Aviation Day; Men's Grooming Day; National Soft Ice Cream Day; National Potato Day; World Humanitarian Day; Photography Day)
Family Wilderness Crafts
Times: 9:00 am-noon
Location: Van Dyke Preserve
Address: 246 Van Dyke Rd, Delmar, NY 12054
Admission: Free
The Buzz of the Pine Bush Bees
Times: From: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: Fee: $3.00/person, $5.00/family, Children under 5 free.
Ghosts of Albany Walking Tour
From: August 19, 2016 - November 13, 2016 (Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 7:30 - 9:00 and 9:30-11:00
Location: Hilton Albany
Address: 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY 12207
Admission: $20/person
The Chase Brock Experience
From: August 19, 2016 - August 20, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: Starting: 8:00 PM
Location:Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21)
Address: 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
Admission: $35 / $30 PS21 members / $18 students
Farmers' Market
Every Wednesday and Friday
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12205
Live Music At The Ginger Man!
Every Monday, Thursday &Friday
Times: 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Venue: The Ginger Man
Address: 234 Western Ave.
Admission: Free
The Comedy Works
Times: Every Friday, Saturday 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Location: The Comedy Works Comedy Club
Address: 500 Northern Blvd., Albany, NY 12204
Admission: $15 advance/$20 day-of (unless otherwise noted on website)
Live Harness Racing
From: March 11, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Fridays and Saturdays at 6:45pm and Sunday matinees starting at 12:45pm
Location: Saratoga Race Course
Address: 267 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Admission: $3
Saturday, August 20
(National Radio Day; National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day; World Honey Bee Day; International Homeless Animals Day)
Children's Star Sighting Show
From: January 16, 2016 - December 17, 2016 (Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday)
Times: 11:00 AM
Venue: Henry Hudson Planetarium
Address: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, Albany, NY 12207
Admission: $3.00 all seats
Hug a Tree
Times: From: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: FREE
Discover the Pine Bush following Hug a Tree
Times: From: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: FREE
Chase Brock Talks about Dance:"How did we get here?"
Times: Starting: 3:30 PM
Location: Chatham Public Library
Admission: Free
Volunteer Work Day at the Lisha Kill Natural Area
Times: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Lisha Kill Natural Area
The Altamont Fair
From: August 16, 2016 - August 21, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Location: Altamont Fairgrounds
Address: 129 Grand Street, Altamont, NY 12009
City Beer Hall's House Party
Every Saturday night starting at 11:00 PM
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Admission: No cover
Challenger Adventure
Every Saturday 2-3pm; 3:30-4:30pm
Museum of Innovation and Science
15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Admission: Children (3 -12) accompanied by an adult, admission + $5 Seniors (65+), admission + $8 Adults (13+), admission + $10
Hudson River Sightseeing Cruise Of Albany
Every Wednesday - Sunday
Times: Boards at 12:30, Cruise from: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Venue: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Broadway and Quay Sts.
Albany, NY 12202
Admission: $19.95
Sunday, August 21
(National Senior Citizens Day; National Spumoni Day; Poet's Day; SUMMER OLYMPICS IN RIO END)
Sprint For Soldiers Troy 5K & 10K
Times: Starting: 9:00 AM
Location: RPI Tech Park
Address: 100 Defreest Dr., Troy, NY 12180
Discover the Pine Bush
Times: From: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: FREE
Saratoga Race Course Summer Meet
From: July 22, 2016 - September 05, 2016
Location: Saratoga Race Course
Address: 267 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Every Sunday
Venue: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Times: 7:30 PM - Midnight
Admission: Free
Monday, August 22
(National Tooth Fairy Day; National Pecan Torte Day;National Eat A Peach Day; Be An Angel Day)
Return Of The Dinosaurs
Recurring daily until September 18, 2016 during museum hours: 9am-5pm
Museum of Innovation and Science
15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady NY 12308
Admission: Children (3-12) $7.50; Seniors (65+) $9; Adults $10.50
Abraham Lincoln: The Albany Connections
Recurring Daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission: Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Tuesday, August 23
(National Ride the Wind Day; National Sponge Cake Day; Cuban Sandwich Day; International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition)
Celtic Thunder returns to the Palace Theatre
Times: Starting: 8:00 PM
Location: Palace Performing Arts Center
Address: 19 Clinton Avenue, Albany, NY 12207
Admission: $45 - $80
The Little Mermaid
From: August 09, 2016 - August 27, 2016 (Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: Starting: 7:30 PM
Location: Park Playhouse
Address: The Lakehouse in Albany's Historic Washington Park, Albany, NY 12201
It's Turtle Time
Times: Starting: 2:00 PM
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: FREE
Future Perfect: Picturing The Anthropocene
From: July 12, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Museum Summer Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am - 4 pm Museum Hours (after August 27): Tuesday 10 am - 8 pm; Wednesday through Friday, 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday noon - 4 pm
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Venue: University at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Admission: FREE
Tuesday Delmar Farmers Market
Every Tuesday
Times: 2:30 to 6pm
Location: First United Methodist Church
Address: 428 Kenwood Ave, Albany, NY 12054
Admission: FREE
Wednesday, August 24
(National Hug Your Boss Day; National Peach Pie Day; National Waffle Day; Vesuvius Day; Pluto Demoted Day; International Strange Music Day)
COLOR and SIP
Times: From: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
Address: 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Admission: $25
Citizen Science: Drop-In Nighthawk Watch
Times: From: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: FREE
Capitol Park After Dark Movie Series "Gaslight"
Times: Starting: 8:00 PM
Location: Empire State Plaza - West Capitol Park
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Admission: FREE
Made In The Shade Of The Egg: Jon Stickley Trio
Times: Starting: 12:00 PM
Location: The Egg (Swyer Theater)
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Admission: FREE
Farmers Market
From: May 04, 2016 - October 28, 2016 (Every Wednesday, Friday)
Times: From: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Trivia Night At LAX
From: March 09, 2016 - December 28, 2016
Every Wednesday 7pm-9pm
Location: LAX On Lark
Address: 205 Lark St., Albany, NY 12210
Admission: Free to play!
Ongoing
Spotlight: Alexander Hamilton
Recurring daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
The Little Mermaid
From: August 09, 2016 - August 27, 2016 (Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: Starting: 7:30 PM
Location: Park Playhouse
Address: The Lakehouse in Albany's Historic Washington Park, Albany, NY 12201
Sister Act At Mac-Haydn
From: August 11, 2016 - August 21, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm (Varies by day, see website or call box office for details)
Venue: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Admission: $31-34, group prices available
The Altamont Fair
From: August 16, 2016 - August 21, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Location: Altamont Fairgrounds
Address: 129 Grand Street, Altamont, NY 12009
Ghosts of Albany Walking Tour
From: August 19, 2016 - November 13, 2016 (Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 7:30 - 9:00 and 9:30-11:00
Location: Hilton Albany
Address: 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY 12207
Admission: $20/person
Saratoga Race Course Summer Meet
From: July 22, 2016 - September 05, 2016
Location: Saratoga Race Course
Address: 267 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Return Of The Dinosaurs
Recurring daily until September 18, 2016 during museum hours: 9am-5pm
Museum of Innovation and Science
15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady NY 12308
Admission: Children (3-12) $7.50; Seniors (65+) $9; Adults $10.50
35 Years Of Iroquois Art: A Retrospective
April 30, 2016 to September 30, 2016
Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm; Sundays 12pm - 5pm
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Admission: Adults - $8 ($6.40 for Groups); Seniors - $6.50 ($5.20 for Groups); Students (12-17) - $6.50 ($5.20 for Groups); Children (5-12) - $5 ($4 for Groups of 7+); Children under 5 - No Fee
Future Perfect: Picturing The Anthropocene
From: July 12, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Museum Summer Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am - 4 pm Museum Hours (after August 27): Tuesday 10 am - 8 pm; Wednesday through Friday, 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday noon - 4 pm
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Venue: University at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Admission: FREE
When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home
May 12, 2016 - October 30, 2016
Offered Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays - reservation required (call (518) 434-0834)
Times: Starting: 2:00 PM
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Traders And Culture: Colonial Albany And The Formation Of American Identity
Recurring daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Best Of SUNY Student Art Exhibition
June 4- October 32, 2016; open museum hours: Tues-Sun 9:30am-5pm
Location: New York State Museum Cultural Education Center
Address: 222 Madison Avenue, Albany NY
Admission: Free
A Gather Of Glass: Selections From The Museum's Collection
Recurring Daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Masterworks: 225 Years Of Collecting
November 21, 2015 - September 04, 2016 (Every Sunday, Wednesday-Saturday)
Times: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Outdoor Installation, Camp Iris
May 28, 2016 to September 05, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: All day
Location: The Hyde Collection
Address: 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, NY 12801
Admission: free!
Abraham Lincoln: The Albany Connections
Recurring Daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission: Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Live Harness Racing
From: March 11, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Fridays and Saturdays at 6:45pm and Sunday matinees starting at 12:45pm
Location: Saratoga Race Course
Address: 267 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Admission: $3
Junior League
Times: Starting: 5:30 PM
Venue: K1 Speed
Address: 161 Washington Ave. Ext. #205, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: $40
Masterworks Paper
Recurring daily until October 16, 2016 during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM;Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
Ancient Egypt
Recurring daily during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
USS Slater Open To The Public
(Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: Broadway and Quay Sts., Albany, NY 12202
Admission: $8 adults, $6 for children
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer And His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles C
Recurring daily during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210 Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
Whole New Ballgame Exhibit
Summer Hours: (through Sept. 4)9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Regular Hours(Labor Day through Memorial Day Weekend )9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location:National Baseball Hall of Fame
Address: 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326Admission: Adults (13-64) $23.00; Seniors (65+) $15.00; Children (7-12) $12.00; Veterans $12.00; Active/ Career Retired Military Free; Children (6 and under)Free
For these and other events, check out our event calendar Here.
