September continues to be full of festivals and fun events this weekend! Saturday is busy with the Head of the Hudson Regatta and LarkFest. Plus, there are many fascinating tours, workshops, special events and more happening throughout Albany County. Keep reading for a full list of free and frugal events for September 20 - 22.
Friday, September 20
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
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
Historic Albany Trolley Tours
Location: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Address: 25 Quackenbush Sq (Corner of Broadway & Clinton Ave.), Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Price: $20.00
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 & BB
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
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 with Ryan Clark at Fort Orange Brewing
Location: Fort Orange Brewing
Address: 450 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12204
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Octagon Barn Star Party & Lecture
Presented By: Dudley Observatory at miSci
Location: Octagon Barn
Address: 588 Middle Road, Delanson, NY 12053
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
Classic Film Series: Akira Kurosawa's Sanjuro
Presented By: NYS Writers Institute
Location: UAlbany Downtown Campus
Address: 135 Western Avenue, Albany, 12222
Time: 7:30 PM
Price: Free
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
BACK TO THE EIGHTIES SHOW WITH JESSIE'S GIRL
Location: Skyloft
Address: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd., Suite 200, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 9:00 PM
Price: $25.00 - $30.00
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 21
Autumn Bird Walk
Location: Albany Rural Cemetery
Address: Cemetery Ave., Albany, NY 12204
Time: 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Price: Free
Head of the Hudson Regatta
Presented By: Albany Rowing Center
Location: Corning Preserve Boat Launch
Address: Albany Rowing Center Boathouse, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free to watch
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
Washington Park Farmer's Market
Location: Washington Park
Address: Washington Park, Albany, NY 12208
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Price: Free
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
Rewiring Workshop @ Warehouse
Location: Historic Albany Foundation
Address: 89 Lexington Ave., Albany, NY 12206
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: $15 HAF Members /$20 General Public
History Expedition Family Day
Location: Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Price: Free
LarkFEST 2019
Location: Lark Street
Address: Lark Street between Madison and Washington, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 10:30 AM to 5:30 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
Brilliant and Bristly Buckmoths
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 11:00am
Price: Free! Registration Required
Saturday Star Shows 2019
Presented By: Discover Albany Visitors Center
Location: Henry Hudson Planetarium
Address: 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Price: $3 all seats
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.
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
Hamiltunes: An American Sing-a-long
Location:Albany Institute of History & Art
Address: 125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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
UAlbany Football vs. Lafayette Leopards
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
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
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS PLUS THE SPLIT SQUAD
Location: Skyloft
Address: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd., Suite 200, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 8:00 PM
Price: $15.00 - $20.00
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 22
Fall Bird Hike
Location: Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Address: 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205
Time: 7:30 AM
Price: Free! Reservations required for all attendees
Barre at the Bar at City Line Bar and Grill
Location: City Line Bar and Grill
Address: 1200 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Time: 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
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
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
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
Upper Madison Street Fair
Presented By:Upper Madison Group
Location:Madison Ave. between W. Lawrence and S. Allen Sts.
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Price: Free
Craft + Draft at Fort Orange Brewing
Location: Fort Orange Brewing
Address: 450 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12204
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Price: $15
UAlbany Women's Soccer vs Hartford
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
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
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
'An Orphan No More': Recently Discovered Oil Sketch by Anthony Van Dyck
From: September 18, 2019 - October 6, 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
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
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
Recurrence: Recurring daily
Price: Free admission
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.
