Anyone up for some stargazing? It's the 47th anniversary of the USA putting a man on the moon this Saturday! Check out some of the awesome things you can do do view the stars, along with plenty of other cool things to do for the more down-to-earth.
Thursday, July 14
La Serre Restaurant Bastille Day
Times: From: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: La Serre Restaurant
Address: 14 Green St (Off State St.), Albany, NY 12207
Evenings At The Institute
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admission: Free!
Capital District Farmers Market Association
Every Thursday
Times: 10 am to 2 pm
Address: 353 Broadway, Albany, NY 12205
Admission: Free
Albany: A Walking Tour
From: May 12, 2016 - October 13, 2016 (Recurring monthly on the 2nd Thursday)
Times: 11am
Venue: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Admission: Free admission
Open Mic Night
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Every Thursday
Hudson River Coffee House
227 Quail Street, Albany, NY 12203
Free
CAYP's 9th Birthday!
Times: From: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: City Line Bar and Grill
Address: 1200 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Admission: $10-$15
Alive at Five Presents: Enter the Haggis
Times: Starting: 5:00 PM
Location: Tricentennial Park
Address: Broadway at Tricentennial Park, Broadway and Columbia Street in Downtown Albany
Admission: FREE
Free Film Screening
Times: 7 pm
Location: Madison Theater
Address: 1036 Madion Ave, Albany, NY
Admission: FREE
EAT, DRINK, UNWIND AT M&D FARM!
Times: From 6.30pm
Location: M&D Farm, Westerlo NY
Address: 364 STATE ROUTE 143, WESTERLO, NY 12193
Admission: $125 per person (tax included / gratuity not included)
Friday, July 15
Compound Fragments Artists' Reception
Times: 5pm-8pm
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 39 Columbia Street, Albany, NY 12207
BusyBrain Book Bonanza at the Bach Branch of the Albany Public Library
From: July 15, 2016 - July 16, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: 1 PM - 5PM
Location: John J. Bach Branch of Albany Public Library
Address: 455 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
Admission: Free
Farmers' Market
Every Wednesday and Friday
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12205
Live Music At The Ginger Man!
Every Monday, Thursday &Friday
Times: 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Venue: The Ginger Man
Address: 234 Western Ave.
Admission: Free
Saturday, July 16
Canal Fest
Times: From: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Mabee Farm Historic Site
Address: 1080 Main St, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150
Admission: FREE
Art on Lark
Time: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Location: Lark Steet, Albany, NY
Historic Horse Drawn Trolley Rides
Starting: June 25, 2016
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Times: Rides take place at 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM.
Admission: $25
Capital District Humane Association's Cruising for Canines Country Style
Times: From: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Address: Broadway and Quay Sts., Albany, NY 12202
Admission: $45.00
Hudson River Ecology Discovery Day
Times: From: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Crailo State Historic Site
Address: 9 1/2 Riverside Ave, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Admission: $3.00 adults/ 12 and under free
Children's Star Sighting Show
From: January 16, 2016 - December 17, 2016 (Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday)
Times: 11:00 AM
Venue: Henry Hudson Planetarium
Address: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, Albany, NY 12207
Admission: $3.00 all seats
Create and Taste
Times: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: College Suites at Washington Square
Address: 117 Washington Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12305
Admission: Individual workshop rate - $75 per adult, $40 per child. Subscription rate available.
The Comedy Works
Every Friday, Saturday
Times: 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Location: The Comedy Works Comedy Club
Address: 500 Northern Blvd., Albany, NY 12204
Admission: $15 advance/$20 day-of (unless otherwise noted on website)
City Beer Hall's House Party
Every Saturday night starting at 11:00 PM
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Admission: No cover
Challenger Adventure
Every Saturday 2-3pm; 3:30-4:30pm
Museum of Innovation and Science
15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Admission: Children (3 -12) accompanied by an adult, admission + $5 Seniors (65+), admission + $8 Adults (13+), admission + $10
Hudson River Sightseeing Cruise Of Albany
Every Wednesday - Sunday
Times: Boards at 12:30, Cruise from: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Venue: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Broadway and Quay Sts.
Albany, NY 12202
Admission: $19.95
Sunday, July 17
Join Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy in Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Indian Ladder Farms
Times: Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Indian Ladder Farms
Address: 342 Altamont Road, Rte 156, Altamont, NY 12009
Admission: FREE
Sprint For Soldiers Niskayuna 5K & 10K
Times: Race Begins at 9:00 AM
Location: Lions Park
Address: 3439 Rosendale Road, Niskayuna, NY 12309
Admission: Race registration to participate in the sprint
Summer Carillon Concert Series
From: July 03, 2016 - July 31, 2016 (Every Sunday)
July 17 - Amy Heebner (New Scotland, NY)
Times: 1pm-2pm
Venue: Albany City Hall
Address: 24 Eagle St, Albany, NY 12207
Admission: Free
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Every Sunday
Venue: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Times: 7:30 PM - Midnight
Admission: Free
Monday, July 18
Space Command Day Camp
From: July 18, 2016 - July 22, 2016 (Recurring every week day)
Times: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Redeemer Church
Address: 183 Schoolhouse Rd., Albany, NY 12203
Admission: $10
Tuesday, July 19
Italian Cooking Class
Times: 6:00PM
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Venue: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Myers Summer Dance Intensive
From: July 05, 2016 - July 26, 2016 (Recurring every 2 weeks Tuesday)
Times: 9 AM - 4 PM daily
Location: Myers Ballet School
Address: 418 Liberty St., Schenectady, NY 12305
Admission: 2 Weeks - $1225.00, 3 Weeks - $1850.00, 4 Weeks - $2450.00
Future Perfect: Picturing The Anthropocene
From: July 12, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Museum Summer Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am - 4 pm Museum Hours (after August 27): Tuesday 10 am - 8 pm; Wednesday through Friday, 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday noon - 4 pm
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Venue: University at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Admission: FREE
Tuesday Delmar Farmers Market
Every Tuesday
Times: 2:30 to 6pm
Location: First United Methodist Church
Address: 428 Kenwood Ave, Albany, NY 12054
Admission: FREE
Wednesday , July 20
Capital Concert Series: Rhythm & Blues Night
July 20, 2016 - July 20, 2016
Times: From: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Admission: FREE
Made in the Shade of The Egg: Dylan Perrillo Orchestra
Times: Starting: 12:00 PM
Location: The Egg (Swyer Theater)
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Admission: FREE
Farmers Market
From: May 04, 2016 - October 28, 2016 (Every Wednesday, Friday)
Times: From: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Trivia Night At LAX
From: March 09, 2016 - December 28, 2016
Every Wednesday 7pm-9pm
Location: LAX On Lark
Address: 205 Lark St., Albany, NY 12210
Admission: Free to play!
Pruyn House Concerts in the Barn
From: July 13, 2016 - August 10, 2016 (Every Wednesday)
Times: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Pruyn House
Address: 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, NY 12110
Admission: $5 per adult, children under 12 free
NYC Ballet performs A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
From: July 20, 2016 - July 23, 2016 (Every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday)
Location: Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC)
Address: 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Times: Starting: 8:00 PM
Ongoing
Spotlight: Alexander Hamilton
Recurring daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Return Of The Dinosaurs
Recurring daily until September 18, 2016 during museum hours: 9am-5pm
Museum of Innovation and Science
15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady NY 12308
Admission: Children (3-12) $7.50; Seniors (65+) $9; Adults $10.50
Future Perfect: Picturing The Anthropocene
From: July 12, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Museum Summer Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am - 4 pm Museum Hours (after August 27): Tuesday 10 am - 8 pm; Wednesday through Friday, 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday noon - 4 pm
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Venue: University at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Admission: FREE
Art Exhibit: "In Shadow & Light"
From: June 27, 2016 - July 27, 2016 (Recurring daily during museum hours: Times: Mon.-Fri.: 10AM-6PM; Sat.: 10AM-4PM)
Location: The Clement Art Gallery
Address: 201 Broadway, Troy, NY 12180
Admission: Free/Public
'Chicago' To "Razzle And Dazzle" The Mac-Haydn Stage
From: July 07, 2016 - July 24, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: 2:00PM, 4:00PM, 7:00PM, 8:00PM (Various by day/show)
Venue: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Admission: $31-34 (Child and Group Rates Available)
Compound Fragments
From: July 08, 2016 - August 12, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: Tues-Sat noon-5pm
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 39 Columbia Street, Albany, NY 12207
When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home
May 12, 2016 - October 30, 2016
Offered Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays - reservation required (call (518) 434-0834)
Times: Starting: 2:00 PM
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Traders And Culture: Colonial Albany And The Formation Of American Identity
Recurring daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
CHICAGO
From: July 01, 2016 - July 30, 2016 (Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: Starting: 8:00 PM
Location: Park Playhouse
Address: The Lakehouse in Albany's Historic Washington Park, Albany, NY 12201
Admission: Ranges from free seating on the lawn to up to $24 a ticket
35 Years Of Iroquois Art: A Retrospective
April 30, 2016 to September 30, 2016
Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm; Sundays 12pm - 5pm
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Admission: Adults - $8 ($6.40 for Groups); Seniors - $6.50 ($5.20 for Groups); Students (12-17) - $6.50 ($5.20 for Groups); Children (5-12) - $5 ($4 for Groups of 7+); Children under 5 - No Fee
A Night With Janis Joplin
From: July 08, 2016 - August 07, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: Tues., Weds., Thurs., at 7:30 pm; Fri. and Sat. at 8 pm; Sat. at 3:00 pm, Sun. at 2:00pm, Weds., 7/20 and 8/3 at 2:00 pm
Venue: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Admission: $20-$65, students w/ID $16
Best Of SUNY Student Art Exhibition
June 4- October 32, 2016; open museum hours: Tues-Sun 9:30am-5pm
Location: New York State Museum Cultural Education Center
Address: 222 Madison Avenue, Albany NY
Admission: Free
A Gather Of Glass: Selections From The Museum's Collection
Recurring Daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Masterworks: 225 Years Of Collecting
November 21, 2015 - September 04, 2016 (Every Sunday, Wednesday-Saturday)
Times: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission:Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Outdoor Installation, Camp Iris
May 28, 2016 to September 05, 2016 (Recurring daily)
Times: All day
Location: The Hyde Collection
Address: 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, NY 12801
Admission: free!
Abraham Lincoln: The Albany Connections
Recurring Daily during museum hours Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Museum admission: Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $8 (must present ID); Children (6-12) $6; Children under 6 Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays in 2016!
Live Harness Racing
From: March 11, 2016 - December 10, 2016
Fridays and Saturdays at 6:45pm and Sunday matinees starting at 12:45pm
Location: Saratoga Race Course
Address: 267 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Admission: $3
Junior League
Times: Starting: 5:30 PM
Venue: K1 Speed
Admission: $40
161 Washington Ave. Ext. #205
Albany, NY 12205
Masterworks Paper
Recurring daily until October 16, 2016 during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM;Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
Ancient Egypt
Recurring daily during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
USS Slater Open To The Public
(Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
USS Slater DE766
Broadway and Quay Sts., Albany, NY 12202
Admission: $8 adults, $6 for children
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer And His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles C
Recurring daily during museum hours: Wednesday: 10AM-5PM; Thursday: 10AM-8PM; Friday: 10AM-5PM; Saturday: 10AM-5PM; Sunday: Noon-5PM
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210 Admissions: Adults: $10; Seniors: $8; Students: $8 (must present ID);Children 6-12: $6; Children under 6: Free; $2.25 Admission on Saturdays
Whole New Ballgame Exhibit
Summer Hours: (through Sept. 4)9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Regular Hours(Labor Day through Memorial Day Weekend )9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location:National Baseball Hall of Fame
Address: 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326Admission: Adults (13-64) $23.00; Seniors (65+) $15.00; Children (7-12) $12.00; Veterans $12.00; Active/ Career Retired Military Free; Children (6 and under)Free
For these and other events, check out our event calendar Here.
