Searching for free and frugal things to do this weekend? Look no further! From tours at the Schuyler Mansion, to the Times Union Home Expo, to a kid-friendly show at the Egg, there is something for everyone! Keep reading for free and frugal events for February 7 - 9, 2020.
Friday, February 7
Historic Postcards of New York Exhibition
Presented By: Empire State Plaza Visitor Center
Location: State Street Tunnel, Empire State Plaza
Address: 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 7:00 AM - 7:00 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 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Free Tours and Tastings at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
2019-2020 Empire State Plaza Ice Rink
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 12:00 PM to 8:00 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
Times Union Home Expo
Presented By: Times Union Home Expo
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Price: $5
Happy Hour at UNO!
Location: UNO Pizzeria & Grill
Address: Crossgates Mall, 120 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY 12203
Time: 3:00 PM -7:00 PM and 9:00 PM – Close
Price: Half-priced apps and drinks specials in the bar
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 Albany
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free!
Free Admission for 1st Friday Albany
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: Free admission
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!
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
Live Music for First Friday!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: Free
Classic Film Series: "The Seagull"
Presented By: New York State Writers Institute
Location: UAlbany Downtown Campus
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: Free
Your Best One
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $22
Fresh Squeeze Fridays
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Price: Free
Saturday, February 8
Times Union Home Expo
Presented By: Times Union Home Expo
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Price: $8
A Second Chance Thrift Shop
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Free Tours and Tastings at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 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.
Snowfest and Polar Plunge
Location: New York Power Authority Visitors Center
Address: 1378 State Rte 30, P.O. Box 898, N. Blenheim, NY 12131
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: FREE
Focus Tour: Women of Schuyler Mansion
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 11:00 AM
Price: $7/Adult, $6/Senior, $6/Student. Free/ Age 12 and under.
2019-2020 Empire State Plaza Ice Rink
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: FREE
Sugar on Snow
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
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
Mine Will be a Watery Grave: Mapping Great Lakes Shipwrecks
Location: New York State Library
Address: 222 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: $7/Adult, $6/Senior, $6/Student. Free for children 12 and under.
Left for Dead on Slaughter’s Field: The 177th New York Volunteer Infantry at Port Hudson
Presented By: Friends of the New York State Military Museum
Location: New York State Military Museum
Address: 61 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: FREE
Missing Piece Board Game Club
Location: Guilderland Public Library
Address: 2228 Western Ave, Guilderland, NY 12084
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 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
Black Stars & Black Diamonds
Presented By: Opalka Gallery / Sage College of Albany (JCA) and Black Diamond Group Performance Ensemble
Location: Opalka Gallery / Sage College of Albany (JCA)
Address: 140 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: $10 @ door
Your Best One
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM/8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $22
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 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
Performance of Irish Love Letters
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
90s House Party!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Price: Free
Sunday, February 9
Kids Valentine's Cookie Decorating Event at Bountiful Bread
Location: Bountiful Bread
Address: 1475 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: $5 per child
Times Union Home Expo
Presented By: Times Union Home Expo
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Price: $8
Maple Soft Serve Sundays at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $3
Free Tours and Tastings at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
All Day Happy Hour at UNO!
Location: UNO Pizzeria & Grill
Address: Crossgates Mall, 120 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY 12203
Time: All-day
Price: Half-priced apps and drinks specials in the bar
Gaelic Football Youth Clinics
Presented By: James Connolly Albany Rebels Gaelic Football Club
Location: The Armory at Sage
Address: 130 New Scotland Avenue, 12208, Albany, NY 1220
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Price: Free Admission for boys and girls ages 8-16
Baby got, Brunch - Sundays at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
CO-ED Gaelic Football Indoor Training Sessions
Location: James Connolly Albany Rebels Gaelic Football Club
Address: 20 Frisbie Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: Free Admission
2019-2020 Empire State Plaza Ice Rink
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: FREE
Sugar on Snow
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Terrific Turtles
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 1:00pm–2:00pm
Price: Free, registration required
Heavenly Echoes
Location: Guilderland Public Library
Address: 2228 Western Ave, Guilderland, NY 12084
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: Free
Your Best One
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $22
Sketch Club
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: $15 members, $20 non-members
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
The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites
Location: The Egg
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Time: 3:00 PM
Price: $22
Come to the Choral Evensong Concert!
Location: Cathedral of All Saints
Address: 62 S. Swan Street, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free!
2nd Sunday of Each Month Ballroom Dance
Location: Ukrainian-American Citizens Club
Address: 1 Pulaski Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Price: $10 for Workshop, $10 for dance, buffet and group lesson
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
Wikoff Student Gallery: "The Weight of This: Femininity and Sexual Assault on Campus"
From: September 7, 2019 - February 7, 2020
Presented By: Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Location: Wikoff Student Gallery, Nott Memorial Union College
Address: 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: Daily, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free!
Patterns of Engagement
From: November 20, 2019 - March 2, 2020
Presented By: Albany International Airport Art & Culture Program
Location: Albany International Airport Gallery
Address: Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12110
Price: Free
Translations
From: February 4, 2020 - March 6, 2020
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 488 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Price: Free
Model of Statue Honoring Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
From: February 5, 2020 - April 26, 2020
Location: New York State Museum
Address: 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
1969 Exhibition
From: May 9, 2019 – May 1, 2020
Presented By: New York State Office of General Services
Location: Vietnam Memorial Gallery, Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice, Empire State Plaza
Address: 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday
Price: FREE
A Small Fort, Which Our People Call Fort Orange
From: May 5, 2018 – May 5, 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
I Love Cars Exhibit
From: November 2, 2019 - May 31, 2020
Location: Saratoga Automobile Museum
Address: 110 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Time: 10AM-5PM: January - March: Wednesday - Sunday | April - December: Tuesday - Sunday
Price: Adults $8.50; Students (17+ with ID) $6; Senior Adults $6; Children 6 - 16 $4; Children under 6 Free
Recycled & Refashioned: The Art of Ruby Silvious
From: January 29, 2020 - June 7, 2020
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
Painting the American Southwest: The Work of Otto Plaug
From: January 23, 2020 - July 5, 2020
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
Equality Will Never Be Silent Exhibition
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12224
Time: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Price: 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
Ice Ages
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: Daily (except Mondays), 9:30AM-5:00PM
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.
