Celebrate the long weekend by adding a few Albany County free & frugal events to your plans! Perk up your winter blues by discovering brilliantly-colored butterflies at miSci’s indoor butterfly house opening this Saturday. Indulge in Albany's culinary scene with many free wine tastings, happy hours and brewery tours to choose from. Or, explore the The Fashionable Portrait exhibit at the Albany Institute of History & Art or the Schoharie County Quilt Barn Trail Photography Exhibit at the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center - this weekend is your last chance to see both of these exhibits! How are you taking advantage of the extra day off?
Friday, February 16
Happy Hour
Location: The Tavern
Address: 660 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: Free
NINEfin Fridays: Seafood Pop-Up with fin - your fishmonger
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Film Screening: ENTRE NOS (with commentary by co-directors)
Presented By: NYS Writers Institute
Location: University of Albany Downtown Campus
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Page Hall, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Hedda Gabler
Location: Albany Civic Theatre
Address: 235 Second Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $18 regular admission $10 student admission (with valid id)
Private Fears in Public Places
Presented By: Confetti Stage
Location: Albany Masonic Hall, 67 Corning Place, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $15, $10 students
“Paris Time: World Premiere”
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: Starting at $20
Lespecial
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 PM
Price: $12
Saturday, February 17
Rock and Fossil Fun Fair
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: Free
Star Sightings at the Henry Hudson Planetarium
Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday
Location: Henry Hudson Planetarium at the Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq, Corner of Broadway and Clinton Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: $3 all seats
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
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
“Paris Time: World Premiere”
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM, 8:00 PM
Price: Starting at $20
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Hedda Gabler
Location: Albany Civic Theatre
Address: 235 Second Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $18 regular admission $10 student admission (with valid id)
Private Fears in Public Places
Presented By: Confetti Stage
Location: Albany Masonic Hall, 67 Corning Place, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $15, $10 students
Theatresports!
From: January 6, 2018 - March 10, 2018
Location: Mop & Bucket Improv Theater Co.
Address: 10 N Jay St, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: Saturday, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: $6 - $15
Sunday, February 18
Rock and Fossil Fun Fair
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: Free
Reel Seafood Sunday Brunch
Location: Reel Seafood Company
Address: 195 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sunday Brunch at the Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM
2018 Lunar New Year Celebration
Location: The Egg
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Time: 1:00 PM
Price: $10
Siena Saints Basketball
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $12
Private Fears in Public Places
Presented By: Confetti Stage
Location: Albany Masonic Hall, 67 Corning Place, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: $15, $10 students
“Paris Time: World Premiere”
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: Starting at $20
Hedda Gabler
Location: Albany Civic Theatre
Address: 235 Second Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 3:00 PM
Price: $18 regular admission $10 student admission (with valid id)
Yankee Holler at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 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 Academic
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 PM
Price: $10.27
Monday, February 19
Star Sightings 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
Ongoing
The Fashionable Portrait
From: July 15, 2017 – February 19, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Wednesday-Saturday, 10:00AM-5:00PM; Sunday, 12:00PM-5:00PM
Schoharie County Quilt Barn Trail Photography Exhibit
From: January 8, 2018 - February 23, 2018
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq, Corner of Broadway and Clinton Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: Monday-Friday, 9AM-3PM; Saturday 10AM-3PM; Sunday 11AM-3PM
Price: Free admission!
Ice-skate at Empire State Plaza Ice Rink
From: December 4, 2017 to March 4, 2018
Location: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00AM
Visions of Italy: Art Show and Sale
From: February 4, 2018 - March 31, 2018
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
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
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
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
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
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
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
Challenger Adventure
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: Children (3 -12) accompanied by an adult, admission + $5 Seniors (65+), admission + $8 Adults (13+), admission + $10
Spotlight: Albany and Anti-Suffrage
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12210
Time: Wednesday and Sunday, 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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.
