The MAAC Championships are in town so this weekend is jam packed with exciting events! Even if you aren't a basketball fan, there is plenty of fun to keep you busy including the Hannaford MAAC-n-Cheese Fest, 1st Friday Albany, and the Hannaford Kids Expo. Check out our full list of free & frugal events in Albany County for March 2 -4 below.
Friday, March 2
Identifying Plants in Winter: A Hike for National Invasive Species Week
Presented By: Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Location: Fox Preserve, 4200 River Rd., Latham, NY 12110
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Price: Free
MAAC Band Jam
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Atrium, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:00 PM
Price: FREE
2018 MAAC Basketball Championships
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: Session III: Women's Basketball Quarterfinals (1:00PM/3:30PM), Session IV: Men's Quarterfinals (7:00PM/9:30PM)
Price: Prices vary from $16.50
MAAC-n-Cheese Fest
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: $8
I LOVE NEW YORK 3-on-3 MAAC Corporate Basketball Challenge Semi-Finals
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
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
Recurring monthly on the 1st Friday
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free!
Perspectives - by Capital Region Artists - Exhibit Opening and Reception
Presented By: Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc
Location: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sqaure, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Price: Free
Live Music & Local Bands
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 6:00 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
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Location: Mark Cornell Auditorium, Colonie Central High School
Address: 1 Raider Boulevard, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:10 PM
Price: $5
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Film Screening: DR. STRANGELOVE
Presented By: NYS Writers Institute
Location: University of Albany Downtown Campus
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Page Hall, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: Free
The Lizards : performing the music of Phish
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:30 PM
Price: $12
Saturday, March 3
Winter Sports Day
Presented By: Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Location: Keleher Preserve, Gulf Hill Rd, Voorheesville, NY 12186
Time: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Price: Free
Hannaford Kids Expo
Location: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Price: Free
2018 MAAC Basketball Championships
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: Session V: Women's Quarterfinals (12:00PM/2:30PM), Session VI: Men's Quarterfinals (7:00PM/9:30PM)
Price: Prices vary from $16.50
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 Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 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
Young Culture
Location: Lucky Strike Social
Address: One Crossgates Mall Rd., Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $10/tickets
Lord Electro
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:30 PM
Price: $12
Sunday, March 4
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.
2018 MAAC Basketball Championships
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: Session VII: Women's Semifinals (11:00AM/1:30PM), Session VIII: Men's Semifinals (7:00PM/9:30PM)
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
The Inscription in the Window - By Local Author and Speaker Sylvie Briber
Location: Pruyn House
Address: 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, NY 12110
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: Free
I LOVE NEW YORK 3-on-3 MAAC Corporate Basketball Challenge Championship Game
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 4:30 PM
Sunday Night Blues Jam
Location: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:30 PM – Midnight
Price: Free
Ongoing
Ice-skate at Empire State Plaza Ice Rink
From: December 4, 2017 to March 4, 2018
Location: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00AM
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
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
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
Challenger Adventure
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: Children (3 -12) accompanied by an adult, admission + $5 Seniors (65+), admission + $8 Adults (13+), admission + $10
Spotlight: Albany and Anti-Suffrage
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12210
Time: Wednesday and Sunday, 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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.
