What are you in the mood for this weekend? If live music is your jam, check out shows at Lost & Found, McGeary's Irish Pub, or the ESYO Concertino Strings Ensemble at Massry Center for the Arts. Winter activities are in full swing, and it could be a great weekend to go ice skating at the Empire State Plaza. Or, if you would rather pretend it is July in January then drop by New World Bistro Bar and indulge in tropical bites and fruity beverages! No matter what you are interested in, Albany County has an event for you!
Friday, January 19
NINEfin Fridays: Seafood Pop-Up with fin - your fishmonger
Recurring monthly on the 3rd Friday: January 19, 2018 – April 20, 2018
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
McKenzie Tasting
Location: Renaissance Albany Hotel
Address: 144 State Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 6:00 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
Friday Night Improv: What Could Go Wrong?
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
Jasper Smitty LIVE at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Price: $10
July in January Weekend
Location: New World Bistro Bar
Address: 300 Delaware Ave., Albany, NY 12209
Saturday, January 20
Albany Gun Show
Location: Empire State Plaza Convention Center
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Price: General: $7.00; Children 12 & under: Free with Parent; Seniors: $5.00
Star Sightings at the Henry Hudson Planetarium
Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday: January 20, 2018 - December 15, 2018
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
“Love, B.: The Letters of Lieutenant Basil Beebe Elmer” – Dramatic Reading
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 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
Yogapalooza with Bari Koral
Location: The Egg
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Time: 3:00 PM
Price: $15, Adult in free when accompanied by a child
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
July in January Weekend
Location: New World Bistro Bar
Address: 300 Delaware Ave., Albany, NY 12209
Sunday, January 21
Albany Gun Show
Location: Empire State Plaza Convention Center
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: Sunday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Price: General: $7.00; Children 12 & under: Free with Parent; Seniors: $5.00
Lecture: Under the Dress
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
ESYO Concertino Strings Ensemble
Location: Massry Center for the Arts
Address: The College of Saint Rose, 1002 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 4:00 PM
Price: Free
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – Midnight
Price: Free
July in January Weekend
Location: New World Bistro Bar
Address: 300 Delaware Ave., Albany, NY 12209
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
Votes For Women: Celebrating New York's Suffrage Centennial
From: November 4, 2017 - May 13, 2018
Location: Empire State Plaza
Time: Daily (except Mondays), 9:30AM - 5:30PM
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
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
A Gather of Glass: Selections from the Museum's Collection
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12210
Time: Regular Museum Hours
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.
