Let’s not even think about back to school yet. Enjoy these free and frugal weekends of the summer like there's no tomorrow. Friday evening, enjoy 1st Friday in downtown Albany with arts and culture events scattered throughout the city. On Saturday the Black Art & Culture Festival featuring Artist Faith Evans is at the Empire State Plaza. On Sunday, head over to the Ten Broeck Mansion to see the production of “Cyrano” in the gardens.
Friday, Aug 3
'Tute for Tots
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Price: $12 non-members; $10 members per class
Farmers Market
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
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 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Price: Free
Wendy's Shadow
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 10:30 AM
Price: $10/$12
Guided Tours
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Albany Sightseeing Cruise 1p to 2:30p (boards 12:30p)
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises, Inc.
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts.,
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults, $18.95 seniors/AAA rate $12.00, Children 3yr-10yr FREE children 2yr & under
1st Friday Albany
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free!
Free Wine Tasting
Location: Capital Wine and Spirits
Address: 348 State Street, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM
Annual Theater In the Gardens
Location: Ten Broeck Mansion
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:00 pm
Tri-City ValleyCats (Minor-League Baseball)
Location: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Avenue, P.O. Box 694, Troy, NY 12181, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:00 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
Confetti Stage presents Cyrano
Location: Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, New York 12210, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $15 general, $8 students, Thursday and Sunday performances are free
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Location: Park Playhouse
Address: The Lakehouse in Albany's Historic Washington Park, Albany, NY 12201
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: Lawn seating is free
Blue's Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Parsons Dance
Location: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21)
Address: 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $40 general / $35 members / $10 students
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: Tickets start at $27
Tap Takeover
Location: Warehouse Grill & BBQ
Address: 219 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Price: Free
Live Music
Location: Warehouse Grill & BBQ
Address: 219 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 8:30 PM -11:30 PM
Price: Free
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Price: $15/$36.50
Saturday, Aug 4
Fox Creek 5K
Location: Berne Town Park
Address: Helderberg Trail, PO Box 59, Berne, NY 12023
Time: 9:00 AM
South End Healthy Market Saturdays
Location: Capital South Campus Center
Address: 20 Warren St, Albany, NY 12202, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Day of Inspiration at Shaker Heritage Society
Location: Meeting House
Address: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Wendy's Shadow
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 10:30 AM
Price: $10/$12
Sausage-making Workshop
Location: Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon
Address: 202 Shaker Rd, The Forge, New Lebanon, NY 12125
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Price: Members $20/Non-members $30
#CapitalWalls Mural Tour
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 488 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: $25
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.
Guided Tours
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
A Song, A Dance, and A Story to Be Told: Iroquois Singing Society – Newtown Women Singers
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Time: 11:30 AM
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
Albany Sightseeing Cruise 1p to 2:30p (boards 12:30p)
Presented By: Dutch Apple Cruises, Inc.
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts.
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults$18.95 seniors/aaa rate$12.00 children 3yr-10yrFREE children 2yr & under
Weekend Gallery Talks
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1 p.m.
Price: Free with museum admissions
Mushrooms of the Northeast with Ondatra Adventures
Location: Fox Preserve
Address: Colonie, NY
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
Guided Tours of Historic Cherry Hill
Location: Historic Cherry Hill
Address: 523 1/2 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Saturday
Time: 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00
Black Arts & Cultural Festival featuring Faith Evans
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Price: FREE
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM/8:00 PM
Price: Tickets start at $27
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
Live Music & Local Bands
Presented By: Whole Foods Market
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 6:00 PM
Annual Theater In the Gardens
Location: Ten Broeck Mansion
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:00 pm
Tri-City ValleyCats (Minor-League Baseball)
Location: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Avenue, P.O. Box 694, Troy, NY 12181, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:00 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
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Location: Park Playhouse
Address: The Lakehouse in Albany's Historic Washington Park, Albany, NY 12201
Time: 7:30 PM
Confetti Stage presents Cyrano
Location: Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, New York 12210, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $15 general, $8 students, Thursday and Sunday performances are free
Parsons Dance
Location: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21)
Address: 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $40 general / $35 members / $10 students
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Price: $15/$36.50
Sunday, Aug 5
Wendy's Shadow
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 10:30 AM
Price: $10/$12
Reel Seafood Sunday Brunch
Location: Reel Seafood Company
Address: 195 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Baby got Brunch at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday
Weekend Gallery Talks
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1 p.m.
Price: Free with museum admissions
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: Tickets start at $27
Annual Theater In the Gardens
Location: Ten Broeck Mansion
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Time: 7:00 pm
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Location: Park Playhouse
Address: The Lakehouse in Albany's Historic Washington Park, Albany, NY 12201
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Time: 7:30 PM
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – Midnight
Price: Free
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Price: $15/$36.50
Ongoing
The Art of Childhood. Selected Works from the RCHS Portrait Collection
From: February 23, 2018 – August 21, 2018
Location: Rensselaer County Historical Society
Address: 57 Second St, Troy, NY 12180
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Time: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Food for Thought - Imagery Inspired by Food
From: July 7, 2018 - August 29, 2018
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Price: Free admission
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
Exhibit on the Brain
From: May 19, 2018 - September 3, 2018
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Three Summer Exhibitions to open at University at Albany Art Museum
From: June 29, 2018 - September 15, 2018
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Price: Free
"Wherever the Mushrooms Grow: Natalya Brill"
From: June 26, 2018 - September 16, 2018
Presented By: Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Location: Wikoff Student Gallery at Union College
Address: Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free and Open to the Public
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
Art of the Erie Canal
From: April 28, 2018 – October 5, 2018
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Tour of USS SLATER
From: April 25, 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.
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.
Children’s Museum Exhibit: Handmade Native Dolls from Across the Nation
From: May 11, 2018 – November 30, 2018
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Time: All Day
2018 Featured Exhibition: Tonto, Teepees & Totem Poles: Considering Native American Stereotypes in the 21st Century
From: May 11, 2018 - November 30, 2018
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Children’s Museum Exhibit: Handmade Native Dolls from Across the Nation
From: May 11, 2018 - November 30, 2018
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
A Menagerie of Whimsey: The Art of William B. Schade
From: July 14, 2018 - December 30, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Time: Regular museum hours
Birds and Beasts: The Scary, Magical and Adorable Animals of the Albany Institute
From: July 14, 2018 – December 30, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Adddress: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Recurrence: Recurring daily
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
Thomas Cole's Paper Trail
From: June 16, 2018 – December 31, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Their Glory Can Never Fade: The Legacy of the Harlem Hell fighters
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
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
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
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer and His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles C
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
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.
