This weekend is shaping up to be fun, free, frugal - and green! Saturday is St. Patrick's Day so the city will be bustling with festive fanfare and Irish celebrations. If you prefer maple syrup pancake breakfasts to corned beef and cabbage, you're in luck because the Helderberg Hilltowns will be enjoying NYS Maple Weekends. Check out our full list below of Free & Frugal events for March 16 - 18. 

 

Friday, March 16

Happy Hour
Location: The Tavern
Address: 660 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: Free

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

Albany Patroons VS Kansas City Tornados
Location: Washington Avenue Armory, 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:05 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $10

NINEfin Fridays: Seafood Pop-Up with fin - your fishmonger
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

 

Saturday, March 17

NYS Maple Weekends
Location: Mountain Winds Farm
Address: 12 Williamson Rd, Berne, NY 12023

7th Annual Sap Run 5K
Location: 2192 Berne-Altamont Rd. (NY 156), Knox, NY 12107
Time: 10:00 AM

St. Paddy's Day at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM

Empire Golf and Travel Expo
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $10- $15 for adults. Kids under 12 are free.

Star Sightings at the Henry Hudson Planetarium
Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday
Location: Henry Hudson Planetarium at the Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq, Corner of Broadway and Clinton Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: $3 all seats

St. Patrick's Day Family Fest
Presented By: Irish American Heritage Museum
Location: Academy Park, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

St. Patrick's Day Feast
Location: Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery
Address: 342 Altamont Road, Altamont, NY 12009
Time: 11:00 AM
Price: FREE

Irish Sweat-er Albany St. Patrick's Day 5k
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:00 PM

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

Lisa Kolosek, National Museum of Dance, Lecture on History of the National Museum of Dance with Book Signing
Presented By: Shaker Heritage Society
Location: Meeting House
Address: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: $5.00

St. Patrick's Parade
Location: Begins at Quail St. and Central Ave.
Time: 2:00 PM

Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM

St. Patrick's Day Dinner
Location: The Century House
Address: 997 New Loudon Rd, Rt 9, Latham, NY 12110
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM

Theatresports!
Location: Mop & Bucket Improv Theater Co.
Address: 10 N Jay St, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: $6 - $15

 

Sunday, March 18

NYS Maple Weekends
Location: Mountain Winds Farm
Address: 12 Williamson Rd, Berne, NY 12023

Sugaring Off Sundays
Location: The Farmers' Museum
Address: 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Time: Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; Activities: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Price: $10 (adults 13+); $9 (museum members); $6 (children 7-12); $5 (museum members 7-12); $3 (children 3-6); and free for children 2 and under.

Empire Golf and Travel Expo
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $10- $15 for adults. Kids under 12 are free.

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 at the Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM

Who Rescued Who! Avian Adoption Event
Presented By: Northeast Avian Rescue
Location: Fuccillo Nissan of Latham
Address: 976 New Loudon Rd, Latham, NY 12110
Time: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free

Pirates on the Erie
Presented By: Albany Symphony Orchestra
Location: 19 Clinton Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Price: Adult tickets are $20 and Kids Get In Free

Albany Patroons VS Kansas City Tornados
Location: Washington Avenue Armory, 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 3:05 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $10

Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – Midnight
Price: Free

 

Ongoing

New World Bistro's 9th Anniversary Month Long Celebration
From: March 1, 2018 - March 23, 2018
Location: New World Bistro Bar
Address: 300 Delaware Ave., Albany, NY 12209

Visions of Italy: Art Show and Sale
From: February 4, 2018 - March 31, 2018
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

Discover Butterflies
From: February 17, 2018 - April 22, 2018
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Price: Free with museum admission

Perspectives: By Capital Region Artists
From: March 2, 2018 - April 27, 2018
Presented By: Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq , Albany, NY 12207
Time: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM; Saturday 10:00 AM-3:00 PM; Sunday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Price: Free Admission!

Inside Edison's House of Magic: 125 Years of Innovation at GE
From: February 1, 2018 - May 6, 2018
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308

Votes For Women: Celebrating New York's Suffrage Centennial
From: November 4, 2017 - May 13, 2018
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230 
Time: Daily (except Mondays), 9:30AM - 5:30PM

Well-Dressed in Victorian Albany
From: October 7, 2017 - May 20, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Daily

Life on the Canal Then... by Artists Now
From: February 1, 2018 - May 31, 2018
Location: Mabee Farm Historic Site
Address: 1100 Main St, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150

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

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 

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 

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 

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

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