Enjoy the weekend with free and frugal events! This weekend is Art on Lark, the Lark Street BID's annual street fair showcasing local artisans and small businesses. Celebrate Pride on Sunday with the Pride Center of the Capital Region's Pride Parade and Festival! Keep reading for more free and frugal events for June 7 - 9.
Friday, June 7
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 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Weekday Ten Broeck Mansion Tours
Location: Albany County Historical Association-Ten Broeck Mansion
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: General: $5 Students & Seniors: $4 Children 12 & under: $3 Member admission: free
Farmers Market
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: FREE
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/Free
Albany Sightseeing Cruise 1p-230p
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tour
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), Albany, NY 12202
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults, $18.95 seniors, $12.00 kids 3-10yr, kids 2yr & under FREE
Happy Hour at Warehouse Grill & BBQ
Location: Warehouse Grill & BBQ
Address: 219 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Happy Hour at the Tavern
Location: The Tavern
Address: 660 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: Free
Sing Out! New York | Free Outdoor Concert
Presented By: Albany Symphony Orchestra
Location: Albany Corning Preserve - Jennings Landing
Address: 1 Quay Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Happy Hour
Location: MezzaNotte
Address: 2026 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
1st Friday Albany
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free!
Red, White & Brew Festival
Location: Proctors
Address: 432 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $35 advance, $40 at door, $15 Designated Driver
Friday Night Wine Tastings
Location: Capital Wine Albany
Address: 348 State Street, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free tasting!
Spirited: Prohibition in Albany
Presented By: Albany County Historical Association-Ten Broeck Mansion
Location: King's Place Gallery
Address: 27 N. Swan St, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
NEXT ACT!New Play Summit
Presented By: theREP
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: $10
Music@Shambhala! Andrew Mirabile & Alana Morrison
Presented By: Shambhala Meditation Center of Albany
Location: Shambhala Meditation Center of Albany
Address: 747 Madison Avenue, Suite 202, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 7:00 PM
Price: $10 suggested
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
Live Music for First Friday!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: Free
American Music Festival
Presented By: Albany Symphony
Location: EMPAC
Address: 8th Street, RPI - EMPAC Building, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $19-$99
George Muscatello Trio Every First Friday
Location: Speakeasy 518
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 PM
Fresh Squeeze Fridays
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Price: Free
Saturday, June 8
Pride 5K Rainbow Run
Presented By: Pride Center of the Capital Region
Location: Jennings Landing
Address: 1 Quay Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: $40.00
Colonie Farmers' Market
Presented By: Town of Colonie
Location: The Crossings of Colonie
Address: 580 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville, NY 12211
Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/Free
Water Wars: Who will "rain" supreme?
Location: FASNY Museum of Firefighting
Address: 117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson, NY 12534
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: FREE
Albany Sightseeing Cruise 10:30a - 12p
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: $19.95 adults, $18.95 seniors, $12.00 kids 3-10yr, kids 2yr & under FREE
Art on Lark
Location: Lark Street BID
Address: Lark Street from Madison Ave to State St. , Albany, NY 12210
Time: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
Albany Architecture
Location: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.),
Time: 11:00 AM
Price: $3
Walking in the Wicks’ Footsteps
Location: Shaker Heritage Society
Address: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 11:00 AM
Price: $5
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
Presented By: theREP
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $10
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 PM & 2:30 PM
Price: FREE
Albany Sightseeing Cruise 1p-230p
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), Albany, NY 12202
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults, $18.95 seniors, $12.00 kids 3-10yr, kids 2yr & under FREE
When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 2:30 PM
Price: $7/Adult, $6/Senior, $6/Student. Free for children 12 and under.
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
The Albany Empire VS Baltimore Brigade
Presented By: The Albany Empire
Location: Times Union Center
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:30 PM Block Party; 7:30 PM Game
Albany Sunset Cruise 7p - 8:30p
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), Albany, NY 12202
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults, $18.95 seniors, $12.00 kids 3-10yr, kids 2yr & under FREE
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
American Music Festival
Presented By: Albany Symphon
Location: EMPAC
Address: 8th Street, RPI - EMPAC Building, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $19-$99
Joe Barna Live
Location: Speakeasy 518
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 PM
90s House Party!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Price: Free
Sunday, June 9
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/Free
Beer Yoga June Session
Location: Fort Orange Brewing
Address: 450 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12204
Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Price: $13.00
NY Capital District Renaissance Festival
Presented By: NY Capital District Renaissance Festival
Location: Indian Ladder Farms
Address: 342 Altamont Rd, Altamont, NY 12009
Time: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $15.00 Adults, $5.00 Children (2 and under free)
Baby got, Brunch - Sundays at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Capital Pride Parade
Presented By: Pride Center of the Capital Region
Location: Washington Park
Address: btwn Washington Ave (N) & Madison Ave (S) btwn So Lake Ave (W) & Willet St (E), Albany, NY 12203
Time: 12:00 PM
Capital Pride Festival
Presented By: Pride Center of the Capital Region
Location: Washington Park
Address: btwn Washington Ave (N) & Madison Ave (S) btwn So Lake Ave (W) & Willet St (E), Albany, NY 12203
Time: 12:00 PM (immediately following the parade)
Sunny Sundays
Location: Dudley Observatory at miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: miSci admission ($12 adult, $10 ages 65+), FREE for miSci members
Weekend Ten Broeck Mansion Tours
Location: Albany County Historical Association-Ten Broeck Mansion
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: General: $5 Students & Seniors: $4 Children 12 & under: $3 Member admission: free
NEXT ACT!New Play Summit
Presented By: theREP
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Price: $10
Paint n' Sip: Love Grows Here
Location: Grapevine Farms
Address: 2373 State Route 7, Cobleskill, NY 12043
Time: 4:30 PM
Price: $40.00
2nd Sunday of Each Month Ballroom Dance
Location: Ukrainian-American Citizens Club
Address: 1 Pulaski Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Price: $10 for Workshop, $10 for dance, buffet and group lesson
American Music Festival
Presented By: Albany Symphony
Location: EMPAC
Address: 8th Street, RPI - EMPAC Building, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $19-$99
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – 12:00 AM
Price: Free
Ongoing
Shape and Shadow: The Sculpture of Larry Kagan
From: January 2019 – June 9, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Adults: $10, Seniors: $8 Students: $8, Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
"A Decolonial Atlas: Strategies in Contemporary Art of the Americas"
From: January 19, 2019 - June 16, 2019
Location: Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Address: Union College, 807 Union St, Nott Memorial, 2nd Floor, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free and open to the public
Interact: /ˌɪn·tərˈækt/
From: May 23, 2019 - June 22, 2019
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 488 Broadway, Suite 107, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday to Saturday
Price: Free Event
Bejeweled and Bedazzled: Jewelry and Personal Adornment
From: January 26, 2019 - July 28, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Adults: $10, Seniors: $8 Students: $8, Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
Tucked Away: Paintings and Photography by Sandra Dwileski
From: May 6, 2019 - June 28, 2019
Location: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
Heavy Metal: Cast Iron Stoves of the Capital Region
From: December 15, 2018 - August 18, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Adults: $10, Seniors: $8 Students: $8, Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
A Place For Nature In Victorian Waterford
From: May 4, 2019 - October 27, 2019
Location: Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 2 Museum Lane, Waterford, NY 12188
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Price: $6 Adults $5 Children/Seniors (65+) Free for members, children under 6 & those with Military ID
People of New York Exhibition
From: March 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Price: FREE
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
1969 Exhibition
From: May 9, 2019 - January 3, 2020
Presented By: New York State Office of General Services
Location: Vietnam Memorial Gallery, Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice, Empire State Plaza
Address: 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday
Price: FREE
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
Hudson River School
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Members: Free, Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, Students: $8 (must present ID), Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: 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: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Members: Free, Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, Students: $8 (must present ID), Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
Ancient Egypt
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12210
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Members: Free, Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, Students: $8 (must present ID), Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
Ice Ages
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: Daily (except Mondays), 9:30AM-5:00PM
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12210
Time: Sunday, Noon - 5PM; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10AM - 5PM; Thursday, 10AM - 8PM
Price: Members: Free, Adults: $10, Seniors: $8, Students: $8 (must present ID), Children 6–12: $6, Children under 6: Free
Whole New Ballgame Exhibit
Location: National Baseball Hall of Fame
Address: 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Recurrence: Recurring daily
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