The recipe for a perfect March weekend in Albany County? Maple sugar & basketball. It's your final chance to catch NYS Maple Weekends in the Helderbergs, or take a leisurely drive out to Cooperstown for Sugaring Off Sundays. March Madness hits downtown Albany this weekend with the NCAA Women's Basketball Regionals, including the I LOVE NEW YORK Women's College Basketball Fan Fest. From indulging your sweet tooth, to watching women basketball players shoot some hoops, it's going to be a fantastic weekend in Albany!
Friday, March 23
Capital District Garden & Flower Show
Location: Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC)
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Price: $14 general admission
Journey Through the Body
Location: Crossgates Mall
Address: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Happy Hour
Location: The Tavern
Address: 660 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: Free
Cidre Rosé Launch Party with Henry Street Taproom
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Dates: March 23, 2018
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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
Pizza & Movie Night
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 6:30 PM
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Alumni and Friends Showcase
Location: University at Albany Performing Arts Center
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 7:00 pm
Price: $4-$8
Albany Patroons VS Rochester Razorsharks
Location: Washington Avenue Armory
Address: 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:05 PM
Price: Tickets starting at $10
Film Screening: LOUDER THAN A BOMB
Presented By: NYS Writers Institute
Location: University at Albany Downtown Campus
Address: Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:45 PM
Price: Free
Beyond Purple featuring Jimi Bell
Location: Lucky Strike Social
Address: One Crossgates Mall Rd., Albany, NY 12203
Time: 9:00 PM
Price: $10
Saturday, March 24
13th Annual Spring Shoppers Fair
Location: Colonie Central High School
Address: 1 Raider Blvd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: FREE
I LOVE NEW YORK Women’s College Basketball Fan Fest
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St , Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
Capital District Garden & Flower Show
Location: Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC)
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Price: $14 general admission
Journey Through the Body
Location: Crossgates Mall
Address: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
NCAA Women's Basketball Regionals Semifinals
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:30AM, 2:00PM
NYS Maple Weekends
Location: Mountain Winds Farm
Address: 12 Williamson Rd, Berne, NY 12023
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
Rosé and Sorbet with The Dutch Udder and Live Music!
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM to 8:00 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 25
NYS Maple Weekends
Location: Mountain Winds Farm
Address: 12 Williamson Rd, Berne, NY 12023
Kiwanis Maple Festival
Location: Knox Firehouse
Address: 2198 Berne-Altamont Rd, Knox, NY 12107
Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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.
Capital District Garden & Flower Show
Location: Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC)
Address: 80 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Price: $14 general admission
Sunday Jazz Brunch
Location: Wolf's 1-11
Address: 111 Wolf Road, albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Kid's Easter "Egg" Cookie Decorating Class
Location: Bountiful Bread
Address: 1475 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: $5 per child. Parents/ guardians receive 10% off their order during event.
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
Sold-OUT Proost! A Brewed Sampling of 17th Century Dutch Beverwijck
Location: Crailo State Historic Site
Address: 9 1/2 Riverside Ave, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: $25
Comedy Pet Theatre
Location: The Egg
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Time: 3:00 PM
Price: $20, Adult in free when accompanied by a child
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
Upon the Ground, Below the Water
Location: Albany International Airport (ALB)
Address: 737 Albany-Shaker Rd., Albany, NY 12211
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.
