This weekend’s free & fugal events are filled with fun and exciting activities for the entire family to enjoy. Saturday is the first Family Saturday of the summer at the Ten Broeck Mansion. Bring the little ones to enjoy an interactive scavenger hunt in the historic home. Also, this Saturday is Kids Day the Empire State Plaza. Sing songs with Thomas the Train, and a bunch of fun activities the kids would love.
Friday, July 13
Identifying Plants in Summer: A Hike for New York State Invasive Species Week
Location: Fox Preserve, Colonie, NY
Time: 9:00 AM
Price: Free
Farmers Market
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 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 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Price: Free
The Real Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 10:30 AM
Price: $10/$12
Guided Tours
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
The 10th Pin Annual Release Party
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 4:00 PM to 11:00 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
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
Damn Yankees at Park Playhouse
Location: Park Playhouse: Washington Park Lakehouse, Albany, NY 12201
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: FREE Lawn Seating, reserved seats up to $25
Mama Mia
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Dates: July 5, 2018 - July 22, 2018
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Price: $15/$36.50
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Dates: July 6, 2018 - August 12, 2018
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Saturday, July 14
South End Healthy Market Saturdays
Location: Capital South Campus Center
Address: 20 Warren St, Albany, NY 12202, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
The Real Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 10:30 AM
Price: $10/$12
Wild Tails of Albany Animals
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq , Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: $3 adults; children FREE
Family Saturday at the Ten Broeck Mansion!
Location: Albany County Historical Association-Ten Broeck Mansion
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 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.
Fort Orange General Store 1st Anniversary Celebration
Location: Fort Orange General Store
Address: 412 Broadway, Unit 102, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Guided Tours
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Kids Day presented by MVP Health Care
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 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 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 Sightseeing Cruise
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises, Inc.
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay St. Albany, NY 12202
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM/Boards at 12:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults/ $18.95 seniors/ $12.00 AAA rate
Weekend Gallery Talks
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1 p.m.
Price: Free with museum admission
Guided Tours of Historic Cherry Hill
Location: Historic Cherry Hill
Address: 523 1/2 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Saturday
Time: 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
Schuyler Sisters Book Slam
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Price: Suggested donation of $3.00
The 10th Pin Annual Release Party
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Price: Free
Albany Dutchmen vs. Amsterdam Mohawks
Location: Siena College
Address: 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: http://www.dutchmenbaseball.com/tickets/single/
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
Permutations at the Octagon Barn
Location: Octagon Barn
Address: 588 Middle Road, Knox, NY 12053
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $12
Damn Yankees at Park Playhouse
Location: Park Playhouse: Washington Park Lakehouse, Albany, NY 12201
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: FREE Lawn Seating, reserved seats up to $25
Back to The Eighties Show with Jessie’s Girl
Location: The Egg
Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $25, $30, $35
Albany All Stars Roller Derby Game
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Mama Mia
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Dates: July 5, 2018 - July 22, 2018
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Price: $15/$36.50
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Dates: July 6, 2018 - August 12, 2018
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Sunday, July 15
Sunday Morning Yoga
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Price: Free
Reel Seafood Sunday Brunch
Location: Reel Seafood Company
Address: 195 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Baby got Brunch at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday
Weekend Gallery Talks
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1 p.m.
Price: Free with museum admission
Albany Sightseeing Cruise
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises, Inc.
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay St. Albany, NY 12202
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM/Boards at 12:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults/ $18.95 seniors/ $12.00 AAA rate
Glen David Andrews live at Lost and Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Price: $15
Albany Dutchmen vs Glens Falls Dragons
Location: Siena College
Address: 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: http://www.dutchmenbaseball.com/tickets/single/
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – Midnight
Price: Free
Mama Mia
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Dates: July 5, 2018 - July 22, 2018
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Price: $15/$36.50
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Dates: July 6, 2018 - August 12, 2018
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Ongoing
The Art of Childhood. Selected Works from the RCHS Portrait Collection
From: February 23, 2018 – August 21, 2018
Location: Rensselaer County Historical Society
Address: 57 Second St, Troy, NY 12180
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Time: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Food for Thought - Imagery Inspired by Food
From: July 7, 2018 - August 29, 2018
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Price: Free admission
'Tute for Tots
From: July 13, 2018 - August 31, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Friday
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Price: $12 non-members; $10 members per class
Upon the Ground, Below the Water
From: March 24, 2018 – September 3, 2018
Location: Albany International Airport (ALB)
Address: 737 Albany-Shaker Rd., Albany, NY 12211
Exhibit on the Brain
From: May 19, 2018 - September 3, 2018
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Three Summer Exhibitions to open at University at Albany Art Museum
From: June 29, 2018 - September 15, 2018
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Price: Free
"Wherever the Mushrooms Grow: Natalya Brill"
From: June 26, 2018 - September 16, 2018
Presented By: Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Location: Wikoff Student Gallery at Union College
Address: Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free and Open to the Public
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
Art of the Erie Canal
From: April 28, 2018 – October 5, 2018
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Recurrence: Recurring daily
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
Tour of USS SLATER
From: April 25, 2018 - November 25, 2018
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Price: $9 for Adults, $8 for Seniors, and $7 for Children 6-14.
USS SLATER Galley
From: April 4, 2018 - November 25, 2018
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Price: $9 for Adults, $8 for Seniors, and $7 for Children 6-14.
Children’s Museum Exhibit: Handmade Native Dolls from Across the Nation
From: May 11, 2018 – November 30, 2018
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Time: All Day
2018 Featured Exhibition: Tonto, Teepees & Totem Poles: Considering Native American Stereotypes in the 21st Century
From: May 11, 2018 - November 30, 2018
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Children’s Museum Exhibit: Handmade Native Dolls from Across the Nation
From: May 11, 2018 - November 30, 2018
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
An Albany Menagerie
From: July 14, 2018 – December 30, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Works by William Schade
From: July 14, 2018 – December 30, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Recurrence: Recurring daily
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
Their Glory Can Never Fade: The Legacy of the Harlem Hell fighters
From: April 6, 2018 - February 28, 2019
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Price: Free
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
A Small Fort, Which Our People Call Fort Orange
From: May 5, 2018 - January 1, 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
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
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
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer and His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles C
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
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.
