Happy November! There are plenty of fun and exciting things going on this weekend. From the Albany Auto Show, to a Holiday Express Gift Show at Colonie Center, to plenty of live music and tours, Albany County has something for everyone to enjoy! Continue reading below for a list of free and frugal events from November 2 – November 4.
Friday, November 2
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
Holiday Express Gift Show
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Price: Free
Albany Auto Show
Location: Times Union Center (TUC)
Address: 51 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Price: Adults $10, kids 12 and under are free
Heldeberg Hilltowns Association Monthly Star Parties
Location: Octagon Barn at Dudley Observatory at miSci
Address: 588 Middle Rd., Knox, NY 12053
Time: 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Price: Free
Happy Hour
Location: MezzaNotte
Address: 2026 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
1st Friday Albany
Location: Various Locations throughout Albany
Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Live Music & Local Bands
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 6:00 PM
Price: Free
Friday Night Wine Tastings
Location: Capital Wine Albany
Address: 348 State Street, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM
Price: Free tasting!
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
WCI Film Festival: SAVE THE GREEN PLANET!
Location: The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio
Address: 339 Central Ave, Albany, NY
Time: 7:00 PM
Price: Free and open to the public
Albany Civic Theater Presents Gloria
Location: Albany Civic Theatre
Address: 235 Second Ave., Albany, NY 12206
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $18 admission $10 for students with ID
Ghosts of Albany Walking Tours
Location: Tours start at the corner of State and Lodge Streets Downtown Albany
Address: Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $15-$35
Million Dollar Quartet
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen St, Albany, NY 12047
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $27 Adults: $17 under 18 years of age
Driftwood
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Price: Free
Late Night Happy Hour at Warehouse Grille & BBQ
Location: Warehouse Grill & BBQ
Address: 219 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12205
Time: 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Price: Free
Saturday, November 3
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: Adults $10, kids 12 and under are free
Fire Truck Pine Box Derby
Location: FASNY Museum of Firefighting
Address: 117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson, NY 12534
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: Free
Holiday Express Gift Show
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 10:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Price: Free
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.
Make A Play's First Annual Harvest Fest
Location: Kidd Building
Address: 2 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
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
Guided Tours of Historic Cherry Hill
Location: Historic Cherry Hill
Address: 523 1/2 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Saturday
Time: 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Million Dollar Quartet
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen St, Albany, NY 12047
Time: 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Price: $27 Adults: $17 under 18 years of age
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 at Emack & Bolio's!
Location: Emack & Bolio's
Address: 366 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209
Time: 7:00 PM
Albany Civic Theater Presents Gloria
Location: Albany Civic Theatre
Address: 235 Second Ave., Albany, NY 12206
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $18 admission $10 for students with ID
Bloom w/s/g Lemon of Choice at Pauly's Hotel
Location: Pauly's Hotel
Address: 337 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206
Time: 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Price: $7
ESYO Youth Orchestra
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Address: 30 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $20 for adults; $10 for students and seniors
Ghost of Albany Walking Tours
Location: Tours start at the corner of State and Lodge Streets Downtown Albany
Address: Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $15-$35
Brandon Taz Niederauer
Location: Parish Public House
Address: 388 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM
Price: $15
Sunday, November 4
Baby got Brunch at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
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: Adults $10, kids 12 and under are free
Reel Seafood Sunday Brunch
Location: Reel Seafood Company
Address: 195 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Holiday Express Gift Show
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Address: 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free
Sunny Sundays at the Dudley Observatory at miSci
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: Access to the observatory or activities is free with museum admission ($12 Adult, $10 Senior, $8 Child).
Reading the Forested Landscape with Ondatra Adventures
Location: Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Address: 425 Kenwood Avenue, Delmar, NY 12159
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
Kitchen Jazz Concert
Location: Pruyn House
Address: 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, NY 12110
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: FREE
Million Dollar Quartet
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Address: 58 Remsen St, Albany, NY 12047
Time: 2:00 PM
Price: $27 Adults: $17 under 18 years of age
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
Albany Civic Theater Presents Gloria
Location: Albany Civic Theatre
Address: 235 Second Ave., Albany, NY 12206
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $18 admission $10 for students with ID
Ongoing
Thomas Cole's Paper Trail
From: January 19, 2018 - November 25, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: Regular Museum Hours
Tour of USS SLATER
From: April 25, 2018 - November 25, 2018
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Price: $9 for Adults, $8 for Seniors, and $7 for Children 6-14.
USS SLATER Galley
From: April 4, 2018 - November 25, 2018
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Price: $9 for Adults, $8 for Seniors, and $7 for Children 6-14.
Children’s Museum Exhibit: Handmade Native Dolls from Across the Nation
From: May 11, 2018 – November 30, 2018
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Time: All Day
2018 Featured Exhibition: Tonto, Teepees & Totem Poles: Considering Native American Stereotypes in the 21st Century
From: May 11, 2018 - November 30, 2018
Location: Iroquois Indian Museum
Address: 324 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092
University Art Museum Fall Exhibitions
From: : September 7, 2018 - December 8, 2018
Location: University at Albany
Address: UNH 305, Univ. at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Price: Free
"Jenny Kemp: Slow Grow"
From: August 25, 2018 - December 9, 2018
Location: Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Address: Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: Free and Open to the Public
Christmas Craft Fair
From: October 27, 2018 – December 15, 2018
Location: Meeting House
Address: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Saturday
Price: Free
A Menagerie of Whimsey: The Art of William B. Schade
From: July 14, 2018 - December 30, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany
Time: Regular museum hours
Birds and Beasts: The Scary, Magical and Adorable Animals of the Albany Institute
From: July 14, 2018 – December 30, 2018
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Adddress: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Recurrence: Recurring daily
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
Toys- The Inside Story
From: September 23, 2018 – January 21, 2019
Location: mcSci Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Price: Museum Admission
Thomas Cole at the Airport
From: September 29, 2018 - February 25, 2019
Location: Albany International Airport (ALB)
Address: 737 Albany-Shaker Rd Administration Bldg. Room 200, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Price: Free
Their Glory Can Never Fade: The Legacy of the Harlem Hell fighters
From: April 6, 2018 - February 28, 2019
Location: New York State Capitol
Address: Washington Ave and State St, Albany, NY 12242
Price: Free
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
Art for All
From: October 20, 2018 – May 11, 2019
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM, every Sunday
Price: Free with museum admission and always free for museum members
A Small Fort, Which Our People Call Fort Orange
From: May 5, 2018 - January 1, 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
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
Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture
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
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.
