Top o' the mornin' to ya! It's officially St. Patrick's Day weekend in Albany County! How are you celebrating? There is the Irish Sweat-er Run 5K, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, a special celebration at Fort Orange Brewing and more! Keep reading for a full list of free and frugal events in Albany County for March 15 -17.
Friday, March 15
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
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
Happy Hour
Location: MezzaNotte
Address: 2026 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
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!
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
New York Court Kings at Albany Patroons
Presented By: Albany Patroons
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: Adult $15; Child $5
Lunasa with Natalie Merchant
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Address: 30 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $34.50-$39.50
Saturday, March 16
Art for All 2018-2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Price: Free with museum admission & always free for museum members
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.
Saturday Star Shows 2019
Presented By: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Location: Henry Hudson Planetarium
Address: 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: $3 all seats
St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Fort Orange Brewing
Location: Fort Orange Brewing
Address: 450 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12204
Time: 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: Free
Irish Sweat-er 5k Run
Presented By: Downtown Albany
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Price: $25 early registration
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
New York Chancery Court Records: Breaking through Genealogical “Brick Walls” in Early New York
Location: New York State Library, 7th floor Librarians Room
Address: 222 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
St. Patrick's Parade
Location: Begins at Quail St. and Central Ave.
Dates: March 16, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM
Irish Hooley with The Screaming Orphans
Location: Proctors
Address: 432 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Price: Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 the week of the show.
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 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
Lewis Black: The Jokes On US Tour
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Address: 30 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $38.00
The Yardbirds
Location: The Egg
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $34.50
90s Night!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM
Price: No cover
Sunday, March 17 (Happy St. Patrick's Day!)
Empire Golf & Travel Expo
Presented By: Empire Golf & Travel Expo
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $10-$15 for adults. Free for kids 12 and under
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
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
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
Images of George Washington
From: February 4, 2019 - March 15, 2019
Presented By: Historical Society of the Town of Colonie
Location: Pruyn House
Address: 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, NY 12110
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: FREE
“Celebrating Italian Artists” Exhibit
From: February 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: During Museum Hours
Price: Free
University Art Museum Spring Exhibitions
From: : February 1, 2019 - April 6, 2019
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: Tuesday 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM pm; Wednesday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Saturday 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Price: Free
In Place of Now
From: February 23, 2019 – April 13, 2019
Location: Opalka Gallery Sage College of Albany
Address: 140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208
Time: Tuesdays - Fridays 12 - 7pm; Saturdays: 12 - 4pm
Price: Free
Butterflies & Blooms
From: February 26, 2019 - April 14, 2019
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM, on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Price: Museum admission $12 (13+); $10 (65+); $8 (3-12)
Unique Perspectives: Artists of the Capital Region
From: March 1, 2019 - April 28, 2019
Presented By: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: M-F: 9:00am-3:00pm (beginning in April, 9:00am-4:00pm); Sat: 10:00am-3:00pm; Sun: 11:00am-3:00pm
Price: Free admission
Art for All
From: October 20, 2018 – May 11, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM, every Sunday
Price: Free with museum admission and always free for museum members
Enterprising Waters: New York's Erie Canal
From: September 14, 2017 - May 12, 2019
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Daily
Price: Free
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
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
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
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
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
For these and other events, check out our event calendar here.
