Pin down your weekend plans now! Cheer on high school wrestlers during the NYSPHAA Wrestling Championships. Explore the wonders of gems, minerals and fossils at the 25th Annual James Campell Memorial Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show and Sale at the New York State Museum. Warm up from the inside out during a brewery tour at C.H. Evans Brewing Company. Check out our full list of free & frugal events in Albany County for February 23 - 25 below!
Friday, February 23
NYSPHAA Wrestling Championships
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:30 AM (Session #1)
Price: Varies, $12 individual session general admission
Happy Hour
Location: The Tavern
Address: 660 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 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
Price: Free
Pizza & Movie Night
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 6:30 PM
Price: $5
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Film Screening: MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN
Presented By: NYS Writers Institute
Address: University of Albany Downtown Campus, 135 Western Avenue, Page Hall, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: Free
Deer Tick
Location: Lucky Strike Social
Address: One Crossgates Mall Rd., Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $25/$30
Maestro: Improv Comedy Showdown
Recurring monthly on the 4th Friday
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
After moe. Party with Floodwood
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM
Price: $12
Saturday, February 24
NYSPHAA Wrestling Championships
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:30 AM (Session #2), 6:00 PM (Session#3 Finals)
25th Annual James Campell Memorial Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show and Sale
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 10 AM to 5 PM
Price: $5 admission (Children 12 and under free)
Animal Track & Sign with Ondatra Adventures
Presented By: Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Location: Bozen Kill Preserve, Altamont , NY 12009
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: Free
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
Bronte Ronte Roman Jazz & Pop Trio
Location: Provence
Address: Stuyvesant Plaza 1475 Western Ave, Western Ave & Fuller Rd, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Declan McKenna
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM
Price: $15
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
After moe. Party with Electric Beethoven
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM
Price: $15
Sunday, February 25
25th Annual James Campell Memorial Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show and Sale
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 10 AM to 5 PM
Price: $5 admission (Children 12 and under 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
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – Midnight
Price: Free
Ongoing
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.
