Have a trolley good time during 1st Friday tonight! This month the Downtown Albany BID, Lark Street BID and CDTA have collaborated to expand February's 1st Friday to feature special deals from 40+ participating businesses, 20+ restaurant specials, art exhibits, and 5 live music venues. Plus, ride the Capital City Trolley for free as it brings you safely (and warmly) to all of the 1st Friday events. Keep reading for more free and frugal events in Albany this weekend!
Friday, February 1
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
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
1st Friday: Trolley Good Time
Presented By: Downtown Albany BID and Lark Street BID
Location: Various Locations Throughout Downtown and Lark Street
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Art Showcase- Red Maple- with Cathy Frank
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 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!
SOLD-OUT: Museum After Dark (MAD): Things that Bling
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Price: $10 members, $12 non-members
Celebrating the art-work of Mike Mirsky
Location: The University Club of Albany
Address: 141 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: Free
Genealogy Workshop
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Price: Free
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
Jamestown Jackals at Albany Patroons
Presented By: Albany Patroons
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: Adult $15; Child $5
Old Songs Community “Barn” Dance with Fennig’s All Stars
Location: Old Songs Community Art Center
Address: 37 South Main Street, Voorheesville, NY 12186
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $8
Rambling House with Comhaltas at the Museum
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Film screening: City of Life and Death
Presented By: New York State Writers Institute
Location: University at Albany Downtown Campus
Address: 435 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Red Maple
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $22
Trey McLaughlin and the Sounds of Zamar
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Address: 30 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $25.00-$35.00
Saturday, February 2
Learn to Skate Clinic presented by Blueshield of Northeastern New York
Location: Empire State Plaza
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: FREE
ESYO Playathon
Presented By: Empire State Youth Orchestra
Location: Crossgates
Address: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Price: Free
Winter Festival and Artisan Market and the Huyck Preserve
Location: Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station
Address: 284 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY 12147
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free!
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.
Kids Club
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: Free! Reservations 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 PM & 2:30 PM
Price: FREE
Art Lab
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
Red Maple
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM/8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $22
Jamestown Jackals at Albany Patroons
Presented By: Albany Patroons
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: Adult $15; Child $5
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
Zukerman Trio
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Address: 30 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $25.00-$35.00
Fort Orange Funnies
Location: Fort Orange Brewing
Address: 450 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12204
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $5 Advance/$7 At the Door
Regina Carter Simply Ella
Presented By: College of Saint Rose
Location: Massry Center for the Arts
Address: 432 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $35.00
90s Night!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM
Price: No cover
Sunday, February 3
Baby got Brunch at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
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
Red Maple
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $22
Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art
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
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
Joan Steiner's Look-Alikes
From: November 23, 2018 - February 17, 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
The Shakers in Albany: America's First Shaker Settlement
From: January 12, 2019 - February 22, 2019
Location: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm; Sat, 10am-3pm; Sun, 11am-3pm
Price: Free admission
Thomas Cole at the Airport
From: September 29, 2018 - February 25, 2019
Location: Albany International Airport (ALB)
Address: 737 Albany-Shaker Rd Administration Bldg. Room 200, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Price: Free
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
Empire Skate Plaza Ice Rink
From: December 1, 2018 - March 15, 2019
Location: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: FREE
“Celebrating Italian Artists” Exhibit
From: February 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: During Museum Hours
Price: Free
University Art Museum Spring Exhibitions
From: : February 1, 2019 - April 6, 2019
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: Tuesday 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM pm; Wednesday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Saturday 12:00 PM – 4:00 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
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
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
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.
