Feeling hungry? This weekend in Albany is full of fun and tasty things to do! Head over to Nine Pin’s Pressing Party for a day full of tastings and fun activities or check out some of Albany’s best brunch and happy hour spots. Continue reading below for a list of free and frugal events from November 9 – November 11.
Friday, November 9
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
Happy Hour
Location: MezzaNotte
Address: 2026 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
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
Consortium Actors present RUMORS, a Neil Simon Farce
Location: Meader Little Theater - Russel Sage College
Address: 65 1st Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $18 Adults, $15 Students & Seniors
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
Creative License to Present Contemporary Drama From White Plains at Albany Barn
Location: Albany Barn, Inc.
Address: 56 Seconds St., Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $15
Ingmar Bergman Centennial Film Series: Cries and Whispers
Location: Page Hall, University at Albany Downtown Campus
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: Free
Brett Dennan
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Address: 30 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $30
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
The Ghost of Paul Revere and Charlie Parr
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Price: $12
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 10
Holiday Kids Club & Santa's Arrival
Location: Crossgates Mall
Address: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Price: Free
Sci-Fi at miSci
Location: Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Museum admission - $12 adults, ages 13 and up; $10 Seniors, ages 65 and up; $8 children, ages 3-12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Planetarium shows are $6 per show, per person extra, ages 3 and up.
WWAARC Craft/Vendor Fair
Location: WWAARC
Address: 334 Krumkill Road, Slingerlands, NY 12159
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
FAMILY STORY TIME: Tales of Birds and Beasts
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Price: Free, but registration is recommended.
Wild and Wiley Turkeys
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 11:00 AM
Price: Free! Registration required.
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.
Nine Pin's Pressing Party
Location: Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC
Address: 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Price: $5-$30
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
Reception and Tour: The Historic Woodstock Art Colony: the Arthur A. Anderson Collection
Location: New York State Museum
Address: 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 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
Consortium Actors present RUMORS, a Neil Simon Farce
Location: Meader Little Theater - Russel Sage College
Address: 65 1st Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $18 Adults, $15 Students & Seniors
Creative License to Present Contemporary Drama From White Plains at Albany Barn
Location: Albany Barn, Inc.
Address: 56 Seconds St., Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: $15
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
Wurliday EP Release Party w/ Dark Honey
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Price: $12
Back to the Vinyl - Old School Electronic Dance Music Event
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 10:00 PM
Price: Free
Sunday, November 11
USS SLATER Veterans Day Ceremony
Location: USS Slater DE766
Address: 1 Quay St, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Street, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: $9 for Adults, $8 for Seniors, and $7 for Children 6-14 (Ceremony is free to public)
Baby got Brunch at Lost & Found
Location: Lost & Found Bar & Kitchen
Address: 942 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
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
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).
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
“Remembering New York’s Colonial Past through Archaeology, History, and Art” Presentation and Panel Discussion
Location: New York State Museum
Address: 222 Madison Avenue, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free
2nd Sunday of Each Month Ballroom Dance
Location: Ukrainian-American Citizens Club
Address: 1 Pulaski Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
Time: 6:00 PM -7:00 PM
Price: $10 for Workshop, $10 for dance, buffet and group lesson
Consortium Actors present RUMORS, a Neil Simon Farce
Location: Meader Little Theater - Russel Sage College
Address: 65 1st Street, Troy, NY 12180
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $18 Adults, $15 Students & Seniors
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
Front Country with The Sea, The Sea at The Hollow
Location: The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Price: $10-$12
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.
