Looking for some fun ways to kick off your 4th of July weekend? There are plenty of options to enjoy live music all weekend, whether it be at Alive at 5, the Ginger Man, or the Water Music NY Community Festival. Take the kids down to the Iroquois Indian Museum for some family-friendly activities, or catch an exciting firework show at the Waterford Harbor Steamboat Meet.
Chance of rain? Don't worry: There are a number of ongoing exhibits at museums around the Capital Region too.
Thursday, June 29
Alive at 5: The Outlaws
Location: Jennings Landing
Rain Locations: Corning Preserve Boat Launch, Colonie & Water Streets
Time: 5PM-8PM
Evenings at the Institute
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 5PM-8PM
Improv Jam!
Location: The Mopco Improv Theatre
Address: 10 North Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: Thursdays 7PM-9PM
Open Mic Night
Location: Hudson River Coffee House
Address: 227 Quail Street, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8PM-12AM
Friday, June 30
Fringe Friday
Location: The Mopco Improv Theatre
Address: 10 North Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 8PM-10PM
Live Music At The Ginger Man!
Location: The Ginger Man
Address: 234 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: Every Friday 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Saturday, July 1
City Beer Hall's House Party
Location: City Beer Hall
42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11PM-Late
Oneida Men's Singing Group
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Time: All Day
Steamboat Meet & Fireworks
Location: Waterford Harbor Visitors Center
Address: 1 Tugboat Alley, Waterford, NY 12188
Time: 10AM-8PM
Sunday, July 2
Hardhat Design Workshop
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Time: 1PM-3PM
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30PM-Midnight
Water Music NY Community Festival
Location: Albany Corning Preserve - Jennings Landing
Time: 6PM-8PM
Ongoing
Farmer's Market
From: May 3, 2017 - October 27, 2017
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY, 12242
Time: Every Wednesday and Friday 10AM-2PM
From Albany to the Adirondacks (Brad Wenskoski Photography Exhibit)
From May 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Time: Monday-Friday, 9AM-4PM; Saturday 10AM-3PM; Sunday 11AM-3PM
Open Mic Night
Location: Hudson River Coffee House
Address: 227 Quail Street, Albany, NY 12203
Time: Thursdays 8PM-12AM
Casting Her Ballot: Emily Rankin and the Suffrage Question
From: May 17, 2017 to December 23, 2017 (Every Wednesday, Saturday)
Location: Historic Cherry Hill
Address: 523 1/2 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202
Times: 1PM, 2PM, 3PM
Children's Star Sighting Show (Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday)
Location: Henry Hudson Planetarium
Address: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11AM
Albany Star Sighting
From: January 21, 2017 - December 16, 2017 (Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday)
Location: Henry Hudson Planetarium
Address: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 1PM
Always Know Your Pal
From: May 2, 2017 to October 28, 2017 (Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Location: Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center
Address: 2 Museum Lane, Waterford, NY 12188
Time: 10AM-3PM (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday); 12;30PM-3PM Sunday
The Irish and the Erie Canal
From: April 19, 2017 - October 29, 2017
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Times: Regular Museum Hours
Challenger Adventure (Every Saturday)
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 2PM-3PM; 3;30PM-4:30PM at miSci (Musueum of Innovation and Science)
OVERLOOK: Teresita Fernández confronts Frederic Church at Olana
From: May 14, 2017 - November 05, 2017
Location: Olana State Historic Site
Address: 5720 Rte 9G, Hudson, NY 12534
Times: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Spotlight: Erie Canal
From: March 25, 2017 - August 20, 2017
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Times: Wednesday, Friday-Saturday: 10AM-5PM, Thursday: 10AM-5PM (FREE admission from 5PM-8PM); Sunday: Noon-5PM
Ellsworth Kelly: Slow Curve and Fruits & Flowers
From: June 25, 2017 to September 24, 2017
Location: The Hyde Collection
Address: 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, NY 12801
Times: 10 AM-5PM Tuesday-Saturday; noon-5PM Sunday
Ice Ages
From: January 03, 2017 to February 28, 2019 (Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Venue: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Times: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Local Artists Paint Italy (Exhibit)
From: June 1, 2017 to July 31, 2017
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Hudson Valley Ruins
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Times: Tuesday-Sunday 9:30AM-5PM
A Gather Of Glass: Selections From The Museum's Collection
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer And His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles C
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
To Distribute and Multiply: The Feibes & Schmitt Gift
From: June 10, 2017 to October 31, 2017
Location: The Hyde Collection
Address: 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, NY 12801
Times: 10 AM-5PM Tuesday-Saturday; noon-5PM Sunday
Weekend Gallery Talks (Every Saturday and Sunday)
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1PM
Ancient Egypt
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Traders and Culture: Colonial Albany and the Formation of American Identity
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Women of New Netherlands (Every Saturday except August 12 and September 16)
Location: Crailo State Historic Site
Address: 9 1/2 Riverside Ave, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Time: Noon
For these and other events, check out our event calendar here.
