It is hard to believe, but it is already November! How are you planning to spend the first weekend of the month? Cruise to the Times Union Center for the Albany Auto Show or kick off ski season early with the Northeast Ski & Craft Beer Showcase. Keep reading for more free and frugal events for November 1 - 3, 2019 in Albany County.
Friday, November 1
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
Morning Meander for Adults
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:00 AM
Price: Free, registration required
Free Tours and Tastings at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/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
Albany Auto Show
Presented By: Albany Auto Show
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: Adult $10: Children 12 and under are free
Happy Hour at UNO!
Location: UNO Pizzeria & Grill
Address: Crossgates Mall, 120 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY 12203
Time: 3:00 PM -7:00 PM and 9:00 PM – Close
Price: Half-priced apps and drinks specials in the bar
Northeast Ski & Craft Beer Showcase
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $10 in advance; $12 at the door; $25 three-day value pass available online
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
Holiday Trunk Show
Location: Grapevine Farms
Address: 2373 State Route 7, Cobleskill, NY 12043
Time: 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Price: FREE
1st Friday Albany
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Price: Free admission from 5-8pm
1st Friday Albany
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free!
Happy Hour
Location: MezzaNotte
Address: 2026 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Capitol Hauntings Tours
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12224
Time: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Price: FREE - Registration Required
Schuyler Sister Book Event: L.M. Elliott
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: Free
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 for First Friday!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Price: Free
Rambling House with Comhaltas at the Museum
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
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
UAlbany Soccer vs. New Hampshire Wildcats
Presented By: UAlbany Athletics
Location: Bob Ford Field at the Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 7:00 PM
Classic Film Series: Where is the Friend's Home?
Presented By: New York State Writers Institute
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Albany, 12222
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: Free
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Presented By: Park Playhouse
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen St, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $30 - ADULTS; $20 - UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
Ghost of Albany Walking Tours
Presented By: Ghosts of Albany Tours
Location: In front of Hilton Albany Hotel
Address: 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $25-$30
Fresh Squeeze Fridays
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Price: Free
Saturday, November 2
Albany Auto Show
Presented By: Albany Auto Show
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Price: Adult $10: Children 12 and under are free
Northeast Ski & Craft Beer Showcase
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $10 in advance; $12 at the door; $25 three-day value pass available online
A Second Chance Thrift Shop
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
The Mac Factor at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Free Tours and Tastings at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/Free
WWAARC Craft and Vendor Fair
Presented By: WWAARC
Address: 334 Krumkill Road, Slingerlands, NY 12159
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
Discover the Pine Bush
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:30 AM
Price: Free! Reservations required for all attendees
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.
Day of Dead at miSci
Location: miSci Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: $12 Adults, $8 Children
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
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Presented By: Park Playhouse
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen St, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 2:00 PM / 8:00 PM
Price: $30 - ADULTS; $20 - UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
Rediscovering the Women's Voices Lost to History
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
UAlbany Football vs. Maine Black Bears
Presented By: UAlbany Athletics
Location: Bob Ford Field at the Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 3:30 PM
Harry Potter Themed Dinner Event
Location: Grapevine Farms
Address: 2373 State Route 7, Cobleskill, NY 12043
Time: 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Price: $27.00
Frank Palang at Fort Orange Brewing
Location: Fort Orange Brewing
Address: 450 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12204
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
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
40th Anniversary Celebration! ESYO Symphony Orchestra
Presented By: Empire State Youth Orchestra
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Address: 30 Second Street, 30 2nd St, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Price: Suggested Price: $20
Ghost of Albany Walking Tours
Presented By: Ghosts of Albany Tours
Location: In front of Hilton Albany Hotel
Address: 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $25-$30
90s House Party!
Location: City Beer Hall
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Price: Free
Sunday, November 3
Albany Auto Show
Presented By: Albany Auto Show
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Price: Adult $10: Children 12 and under are free
Northeast Ski & Craft Beer Showcase
Location: Albany Capital Center
Address: 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: $10 in advance; $12 at the door; $25 three-day value pass available online
Maple Soft Serve Sundays at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $3
The Mac Factor at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
USS SLATER Tour
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Adults/$9; Seniors/8; Children 6-14/7; Children 5 and under/Free
Free Tours and Tastings at Riverside Maple Farms
Location: Riverside Maple Farms
Address: 7152 Amsterdam Rd, Glenville, NY 12302
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
Altamont PTA Craft & Vendor Fair
Location: Altamont Elementary School
Address: 117 Grand Street, Altamont, NY 12009
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: FREE
All Day Happy Hour at UNO!
Location: UNO Pizzeria & Grill
Address: Crossgates Mall, 120 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY 12203
Time: All-day
Price: Half-priced apps and drinks specials in the bar
Baby got, Brunch - Sundays at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Dave Matthews Brunch at Reel Seafood Company
Location: Reel Seafood Company
Address: 195 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
FAMILY PROGRAM Explore! Ancient Egypt
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 12:00 PM
Price: Included with museum admission
UAlbany Field Hockey vs. UMass Lowell River Hawks
Presented By: UAlbany Athletics
Location: Alumni Field
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 1:00 PM
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Presented By: Park Playhouse
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen St, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: $30 - ADULTS; $20 - UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
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
Albany Lantern Parade
Presented By: Washington Park Conservancy
Address: Washington Park, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Price: FREE
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
Home Free at the Palace Theatre
Location: Palace Performing Arts Center
Address: 19 Clinton Avenue, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: Tickets start at $35
Ongoing
BRUSHSTROKES: Oil paintings by Tina Lincer
From: September 17, 2019 - November 15, 2019
Location: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Time: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Price: Free admission
Women of Influence: Each Block a Story
From: October 8, 2019 – November 30, 2019
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Time: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Price: Adults: $8; Seniors (62+) $6.50; Students (13 - 17) $6.50; Children (5 -12) $5; Children Under Five Free
Joseph Hidley: Folk Artist from Rensselaer County
From: September 7, 2019 - December 1, 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
ACE: art on sports, promise, and selfhood
From: June 28, 2019 - December 7, 2019
Location: University at Albany Art Museum
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Time: Museum Hours: (after August 26) Tuesday 10 am – 7 pm; Wednesday through Friday, 10 am – 5 pm; Saturday noon – 4 pm.
Price: Free
Shaker Christmas Craft Fair
From: October 22, 2019 – December 20, 2019
Location: Shaker Heritage Society
Address: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211
Time: Monday through Saturday 10am – 5pm and Thursdays 10am – 8pm
'An Orphan No More': Recently Discovered Oil Sketch by Anthony Van Dyck
From: September 18, 2019 – December 29, 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: Included with Museum Admission
The Schuyler Sisters and Their Circle
From: July 20, 2019 - December 29, 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 Brilliant Bit of Color: The Work of Walter Launt Palmer
From: June 22, 2019 - December 29, 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
1969 Exhibition
From: May 9, 2019 - January 3, 2020
Presented By: New York State Office of General Services
Location: Vietnam Memorial Gallery, Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice, Empire State Plaza
Address: 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday
Price: FREE
"EMBODY"
From: August 31, 2019 - January 19, 2020
Presented By: Union College
Location: Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Address: Nott Memorial, 807 Union Street, Schenectady, 12308
Time: Daily, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free and Open to the Public
Insatiable: Cooking Up Innovation
From: October 12, 2019 - January 19, 2020
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Price: Adults $12: Children 3 - 12 $8, Seniors 65+ $10
Wikoff Student Gallery: "The Weight of This: Femininity and Sexual Assault on Campus"
From: September 7, 2019 - February 7, 2020
Presented By: Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Location: Wikoff Student Gallery, Nott Memorial Union College
Address: 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: Daily, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free!
A Small Fort, Which Our People Call Fort Orange
From: May 5, 2018 – May 5, 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
I Love Cars Exhibit
From: November 2, 2019 - May 31, 2020
Location: Saratoga Automobile Museum
Address: 110 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Time: OPEN 10AM-5PM: January - March: Wednesday - Sunday | April - December: Tuesday - Sunday
Price: Adults $8.50; Students (17+ with ID) $6; Senior Adults $6; Children 6 - 16 $4; Children under 6 Free
Equality Will Never Be Silent Exhibition
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12224
Time: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Price: 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.
