Wow, it is a busy weekend in Albany County! Festival fever has struck with the Albany Book Festival, Capital Region Apple and Wine Festival, PearlPalooza, Crailo State Historic Site Harvest Fair, Shaker Heritage Craft Fair and more. Keep reading for a full list of free and frugal events for September 13 - 15.
Friday, September 13
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
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
Weekday Ten Broeck Mansion Tours
Location: Albany County Historical Association-Ten Broeck Mansion
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: General: $5 Students & Seniors: $4 Children 12 & under: $3 Member admission: free
Farmers Market
Location: Empire State Plaza
Address: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 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
Albany Sightseeing Cruise 1p-230p
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), Albany, NY 12202
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults, $18.95 seniors, $12.00 kids 3-10yr, kids 2yr & 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
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
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
Happy Hour
Location: MezzaNotte
Address: 2026 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Pop-Up Beer Garden
Presented By: Opalka Gallery
Location: The Sage Colleges
Address: 140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Sunset Moonrise Hike
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 6:00 PM
Price: Free! Registration Required
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!
AFTER DARK: Pints and Puzzles
Location: miSci Museum of Innovation and Science
Address: 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: Presale tickets are only $12.00 per person. Planetarium shows are an additional $6.00.
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
Hops In Upstate New York
Location: Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center
Address: 2 Museum Lane, Waterford, NY 12188
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Price: $7 nonmember $3 members
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
Second Fridays with Tyler Giroux
Location: Speakeasy 518
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 PM
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, September 14
Anniversary Open House
Location: Lark Street Yoga
Address: 351 Hudson Ave., Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: FREE
Colonie Farmers' Market
Presented By: Town of Colonie
Location: The Crossings of Colonie
Address: 580 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville, NY 12211
Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Yoga for a Cause
Presented By: Lark Street Yoga
Location: Washington Park Farmer's Market
Address: Washington Park, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Price: Donation Class
Albany Book Festival
Presented By: NYS Writers Institute
Location: University at Albany - Campus Center
Address: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Price: Free
Capital Region Apple & Wine Festival
Location: Altamont Fairgrounds
Address: P.O. Box 506, Altamont, NY 12009
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Price: General Admission: $9 at the gate; Children under 15 FREE when accompanied by an adult.
Washington Park Farmer's Market
Location: Washington Park
Address: Washington Park, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
Shaker Heritage Society Craft Fair
Location: Shaker Heritage Society
Address: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: $4 (SHS Members, Veterans, & Children under 12 FREE FREE Parking)
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
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
Albany Sightseeing Cruise 10:30a - 12p
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), Albany, NY 12202
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: $19.95 adults, $18.95 seniors, $12.00 kids 3-10yr, kids 2yr & under FREE
Meet Smokey Bear and His Forest Friends
Location: FASNY Museum of Firefighting
Address: 117 Harry Howard Ave, Hudson, NY 12534
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Pearlpalooza
Presented By: Downtown Albany BID
Location: North Pearl Street
Time: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Price: FREE
YogaPalooza 2019
Presented By: Downtown Albany BID
Location: Outside The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Address: 79 North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: Free
Harvest Faire!
Presented By: Crailo State Historic Site / Friends of Fort Crailo
Location: Crailo State Historic Site
Address: 9 1/2 Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: FREE!
Albany Architecture
Location: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.),
Time: 11:00 AM
Price: $3
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.
Pearlpalooza Cornhole Tournament
Presented by: Downtown Albany BID
Location: North Pearl Street
Time: 12:00 PM
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
Albany Sightseeing Cruise 1p-230p
Location: Dutch Apple Cruises & Tours
Address: 141 Broadway, Intersection of Broadway & Quay Sts., (next to USS Slater), Albany, NY 12202
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Price: $19.95 adults, $18.95 seniors, $12.00 kids 3-10yr, kids 2yr & under FREE
Waterford Porch Crawl
Location: Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center
Address: 2 Museum Lane, Waterford, NY 12188
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: $5 per person
Historic Walking Tour
Location: Albany Rural Cemetery
Address: Cemetery Ave., Albany, NY 12204
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Price: $20
When Alexander Hamilton Called Albany Home
Location: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
Address: 32 Catherine St, Albany, NY 12202
Time: 2:30 PM
Price: $7/Adult, $6/Senior, $6/Student. Free for children 12 and under.
Albany Distilling Tours
Location: Albany Distilling Co., Inc.
Address: 75 Livingston Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 3:00 PM
Broadway Bound
Location: Curtain Call Theatre
Address: 1 Jeanne Jugan Ln, Latham, NY 12110
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
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
HERE COME THE MUMMIES
Location: Skyloft
Address: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd., Suite 200, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $25.00 - $30.00
Pretty Much The Best Comedy Show presents Doug Smith
Location: Proctors Collaborative
Address: 432 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $15
Joe Barna Live
Location: Speakeasy 518
Address: 42 Howard St., Albany, NY 12207
Time: 9:00 PM
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, September 15
Anniversary Open House
Location: Lark Street Yoga
Address: 351 Hudson Ave., Albany, NY 12210
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: FREE
Guilderland Farmers Market
Location: Guilderland Farmer's Market
Address: 6147 State Farm Rd., (Behind Star Plaza), Guilderland, NY 12084
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
Capital Region Apple & Wine Festival
Location: Altamont Fairgrounds
Address: P.O. Box 506, Altamont, NY 12009
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Price: General Admission: $9 at the gate; Children under 15 FREE when accompanied by an adult.
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
Shaker Heritage Society Craft Fair
Location: Shaker Heritage Society
Address: 25 Meeting House Road, Albany, NY 12211
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Price: $4 (SHS Members, Veterans, & Children under 12 FREE FREE Parking)
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
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
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
Reel Seafood Sunday Brunch
Location: Reel Seafood Company
Address: 195 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Walking the Moral High Ground of Nineteenth Century Albany
Presented By: Geography and Planning Student Association
Location: Washington Park
Address: Henry Johnson Blvd and Washington Park Rd, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Price: $5
UAlbany Women's Soccer vs. Cornell
Presented By: UAlbany Athletics
Location: Bob Ford Field at the Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 1:00 PM
Weekend Ten Broeck Mansion Tours
Location: Albany County Historical Association-Ten Broeck Mansion
Address: 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: General: $5 Students & Seniors: $4 Children 12 & under: $3 Member admission: Free
UAlbany Soccer vs. Quinnipiac
Presented By: UAlbany Athletics
Location: Bob Ford Field at the Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Address: 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222
Time: 4:00 PM
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
DEPARTURE - THE JOURNEY TRIBUTE BAND
Location: Skyloft
Address: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd., Suite 200, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $20.00 - $25.00
The Crazy Switch Asians Tour
Location: Fuze Box
Address: 12 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $10 adv / $10 at door
Ongoing
Irish Impressions Photographs by Members of the Schenectady Photographic Society
From: August 2, 2019 - September 29, 2019
Location: Irish American Heritage Museum
Address: 370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Time: Wednesday - Friday: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Saturday - Sunday: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Price: Free
“Celebrating Three Milestones” Exhibit
From: August 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019
Location: American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 1227 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12205
Time: Mon. Thur. and Friday 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Price: Free admission
Dorothy Englander Then & Now: Journey
From: September 6, 2019 - October 4, 2019
Location: Albany Center Gallery
Address: 488 Broadway Ave, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Price: Free
A Place For Nature In Victorian Waterford
From: May 4, 2019 - October 27, 2019
Location: Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center
Address: 2 Museum Lane, Waterford, NY 12188
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Price: $6 Adults $5 Children/Seniors (65+) Free for members, children under 6 & those with Military ID
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
