Have you ever wondered what the inside of the New York State Education Building looks like? You can find out on a tour offered on the second Saturday of every month! Make a day out of it, and afterwards ice skate at the Empire State Plaza or take a tour of the NYS Capitol Building! Beyond the Empire State Plaza, there are many fun, free & frugal events this weekend including theater performances, live music or Sunday brunch!
Friday, February 9
Times Union Home Expo
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Price: $5 Adults, Kids Ages 14 and Under Free
Bits of Baldwin
Presented By: NYS Writers Institute
Location: University at Albany SUNY - Uptown Campus
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, Albany, NY 12222
Time: 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM
Price: Free
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
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Film Screening: I Am Not Your Negro (with commentary by Darryl Pinckney)
Location: University of Albany Downtown Campus
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Page Hall, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 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
Storytime Time with Ethan Ullman
Location: Mop & Bucket Improv Theater Co.
Address: 10 N Jay St, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: $6 - $10
Cousin Earth
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:30 PM
Price: $12
Saturday, February 10
Times Union Home Expo
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Price: $10 Adults at the door, Kids Ages 14 and Under Free
Guided Tour of the New York State Capitol Building
Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 11 AM and 1 PM
Price: Free! Registration required.
New York State Education Tours
Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
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
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
Glen David Andrews LIVE at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 PM
Price: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Sunday, February 11
5K Dion Snowshoe Race by Capital Region Nordic Alliance (CRNA)
Location: Capital Hills at Albany
Address: 65 O'Neil Road, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 10:00 AM, Registration opens 8:30AM
Price: $20/Adult, $15/Youth
Valentine's Day Cookie Decorating Class
Location: Bountiful Bread
Address: 1475 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: $5 per child
Times Union Home Expo
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $10 Adults at the door, Kids Ages 14 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
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
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical
Location: Palace Performing Arts Center
Address: 19 Clinton Avenue, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: $20 Adults, FREE Kids 12 and Under
“Paris Time: World Premiere”
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: Starting at $20
Up-Stitch BIG Attic Sale
Location: Albany Art Room
Address: 350 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Price: $10
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)
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 – Midnight
Price: Free
The Werks
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $15
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
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
The Fashionable Portrait
From: July 15, 2017 - March 31, 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
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
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.
