June is starting off with a bang! This weekend there are plenty of fun, free & frugal activities to keep you busy. On Saturday, cheer on the ladies participating in the 40th Annual Freihofer's Run for Women in downtown Albany or explore the magic of Spring at the Albany Pine Bush's 14th Annual Lupine Fest! Head to the Times Union Center for an Albany Empire Game, or catch the Next Act! New Play Summit at theREP. What do you have planned for this weekend?
Friday, June 1
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
Farmers Market
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
Feature Friday: Harlem Hellfighters
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Capitol State Street Lobby Info Desk, State St., Albany, NY 12242
Time: 1:15 AM to 1:45 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
1st Friday Albany
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free!
Live Music & Local Bands
Presented By: Whole Foods Market
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 6:00 PM
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
Alt Prom
Presented By: Pride Center of the Capital Region
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Price: $20
Hartley’s Encore with Nautilus!
Location: Parish Public House
Address: 388 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
The Sea The Sea : Album Release Show
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Damn Yankees
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 8:00PM
Price: $15/$36.50
Saturday, June 2
40th Annual Freihofer's Run for Women
Location: Empire State Plaza
Time: 9:00 AM
National Trails Day at Thacher Park
Location: Thacher State Park
Address: 830 Thacher Park Rd,, Voorheesville, NY 12186
Time: 9:00 AM
14th Annual Lupine Fest
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205-4605
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
Cheese Basket making workshop
Presented By: Shaker Heritage Society
Location: Meeting House
Address: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Touch-A-Truck
Presented By: Junior League of Albany
Location: SUNY Albany State Gold Parking Lot
Address: State Gold Parking Lot, Albany, NY 12206
Time: 10:00 AM
Price: $2 for adults, $8 for kids
Riunione dei Giovani (Youth Gathering): Celebrating Italian Heritage
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:30 AM to 2:30 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.
Next Act! New Play Summit
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12PM-2PM & 3PM-5PM
Price: $10 day pass
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 Sts., (next to USS Slater), 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
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
Damn Yankees
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 4:00 PM/8:00PM
Price: $15/$36.50
Albany Dutchmen vs. Oneonta Outlaws
Location: Siena College
Address: 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: $5 adult general admission
miSci AFTER DARK: Brains & Games
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 6:00 – 9:30 PM
Price: $12.00 admission ($15 at the door); $5.00 planetarium shows
Hooley at the Hall
Location: AOH
Address: 375 Ontario St, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Price: $20
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Albany Empire VS Baltimore Brigade
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $15
Places Please
Location: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21)
Address: 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $35/$30
Sunday, June 3
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
Location: Wolf's 1-11 Restaurant, Bar & Banquets
Address: 111 Wolf Rd., Colonie, NY 12205
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Baby got Brunch at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Albany Sightseeing Cruise
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises, Inc.
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), 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
Damn Yankees
Location: Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc.
Address: 1925 New York Rt. 203, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 2:00 PM/7:00PM
Price: $15/$36.50
Vegetable Gardens with Doug Pratt
Location: Honest Weight Food Co-op
Address: 100 Watervliet Ave, Albany, 12206
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Albany Dutchmen vs. Oneonta Outlaws
Location: Siena College
Address: 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: $5 adult general admission
Next Act! New Play Summit
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5PM-7PM
Price: $10 day pass
The River Sings
Presented By: Albany Symphony
Location: Riverfront Park
Address: River St, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 6:00 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
Places Please
Location: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21)
Address: 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
Time: 9:00 PM
Tickets: $35/$30
Ongoing
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
One Woman Art Exhibit at UnCommon Grounds, Albany
From: May 4, 2018 - June 3, 2018
Location: UnCommon Grounds
Address: 1235 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: Daily
Price: FREE
Along the Eastern Road: Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido
From: March 14, 2018 - June 10, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
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
Biocoenosis: Nature Art in Watercolor and Ink
From: April 30, 2018 - June 29, 2018
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free admission
The Irish and The Erie Canal
From: April 30, 2018 - June 29, 2018
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free admission
Guided Tours
From: May 2, 2018 - June 30, 2018
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
Wonderland
From: June 1, 2018 - July 13, 2018
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 488 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Price: Free
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
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
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.
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
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
The Glory Can Never Fade: The Legacy of the Harlem Hellfighters
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
Art of the Erie Canal
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, 222 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12230
Time: Daily
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
For these and other events, check out our event calendar here.
