April showers bring May flowers...and tons of Free & Frugal events to get you in the Spring Spirit! April also means the kickoff of Downtown Albany Restaurant Week! Get a three course meal at select downtown Albany restaurants for $20.17. And no, this is not an April Fools joke, just a really great deal.

 

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Friday, March 31

Special Tours Celebrating the Centennial of Women's Suffrage in New York State
Venue: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Times: Friday's at 12:30PM

The Wedding of the Waters: Erie Canal and the Underground Railroad
Location: Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc
Address: 194 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12210
Times: 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM 

Live Music At The Ginger Man!
Time: Every Friday 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Venue: The Ginger Man
Address: 234 Western Ave.

Saturday, April 1

Weekend Gallery Talks
Venue: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Times: 1 p.m.

Challenger Adventure
Every Sunday, Saturday
Venue: Museum of Innovation and Science
15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Times: 2pm-3pm 

Chortle Kombat
Venue: Mopco/Koppett: Improv Theatre and Corporate Training
Address: 10 North Jay St., Schenectady, NY, Schenectady, NY 12305
Times: 8:00pm - 10:00pm

City Beer Hall's House Party
Every Saturday night starting at 11:00 PM
Location: City Beer Hall
42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207

Sunday, April 2

Weekend Gallery Talks
Venue: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Times: 1 p.m

Revisiting Local History with Albany Archives
Venue: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Times: 2PM

Youth Movements
Venue: University at Albany Performing Arts Center
Address: University at Albany 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Starting: 4:00 PM 

Sunday Night Blues Jam
Every Sunday
Venue: McGeary's Irish Pub
Address: 4 Clinton Square, Albany, NY 12207
Times: 7:30 PM - Midnight

Ongoing

Spotlight: Erie Canal
From: March 25, 2017 - August 20, 2017
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210 

Women's Suffrage in New York State
From: March 01, 2017 - March 31, 2017
Venue: Empire State Plaza

Elementary and Middle School Art Exhibit - St. Mary's School, Waterford
Venue: Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Times: Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm (4pm starting April 1); Saturday 10am-3pm; Sunday 11am-3pm

An Iliad
From: March 10, 2017 - April 02, 2017 (Recurring daily)
Venue: Capital Repertory Theatre
Address: 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Times: Tues. - Thurs at 7:30 pm; Fri. & Sat. at 8 pm; Sat at 3 pm, Sun at 2pm; Weds 3/22 at 2pm

Brilliant Butterflies
From: February 18, 2017 - April 23, 2017
Venue: Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Times: Monday - Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm; 12 - 5 pm, Sunday

Ice Ages
Venue: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Times: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Hudson Valley Ruins
Location: New York State Museum
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230

A Gather Of Glass: Selections From The Museum's Collection
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210

Abraham Lincoln: The Albany Connections
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210

Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer And His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles C
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210

Ancient Egypt
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210

Traders and Culture: Colonial Albany and the Formation of American Identity
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210

For these and other events, check out our event calendar here.