Free things to do this weekend in Albany and the Capital District

Albany and the Capital District's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, May 15, 2026 to Sunday, May 17, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Wiggly Wanderers 9:30am - Moreau Lake State Park, Old Saratoga Road, Gansevoort, NY, Friday, 05/15/2026, 9:30 AM
• Family Fun Night - Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area, 21 Delaware Avenue, Albany, NY, Friday, 05/15/2026, 6:00PM
• Total Teen Takeover - Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area, 21 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12210, Friday, 05/15/2026, 4:00PM-8:30pm
• Star Party   - Deerfield Pavilion, Grafton Lakes State Park Way, Cropseyville, NY, Friday, 05/15/2026, 8:30PM
• Dodi & Diana at theREP - 111 N Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207, Friday, 05/15/2026, times vary; click link
• Not So Common Players present "Some Enchanted Evening" - Not So Common Players, 14 Clifton Common Ct, Clifton Park, NY 12065, Friday, 05/15/2026 to Sunday, 05/17/2026, Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m
• Visit Historic Cornell Fire Tower - 80 Scout Road, Gansevoort, NY, Saturday, 05/16/2026 to Sunday, 05/17/2026, 10 am - 3 pm
• Orra Phelps Preserve Wildflower Walk - Saratoga PLAN, Orra Phelps Nature Preserve, Parkhurst Rd, Wilton, NY, Saturday, 05/16/2026, See website for details
• Star Party - May 16 - Landis Arboretum, Lape Road, Esperance, NY, Saturday, 05/16/2026, 9PM
• Niska-Day 45 - Town Of Niskayuna, Niskayuna Circle, Niskayuna, NY 12309, Saturday, 05/16/2026, See website for details
• Landis 2026 Signature Spring Plant, Book, and Bake Sale - Landis Arboretum, 174 Lape Road, Esperance, NY 12066, Saturday, 05/16/2026 to Sunday, 05/17/2026, 10 am - 4 pm
• Maker May Balloon Blowout - FASNY Museum of Firefighting, Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, NY, Saturday, 05/16/2026, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Mineral Springs Tour - Saratoga Spa State Park, Creekside Classroom, Geyser Loop Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY, Saturday, 05/16/2026 to Sunday, 05/17/2026, 11:00 AM
• Mineral Springs Tour - Saratoga Spa State Park, Creekside Classroom, Geyser Loop Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY, Saturday, 05/16/2026 to Sunday, 05/17/2026, 1:00 PM
• Open House - Pok-O-MacCready Camps, 1391 Reber Road North, Willsboro, NY 12996, Saturday, 05/16/2026, 10:30 AM
• Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade Open House - 199 Washington Ave, Rensselaer, NY, Saturday, 05/16/2026, 9:30 am - 11:00 am
• Got Kids Consignment Sale Spring/Summer event at Viaport Rotterdam - 93 West Campbell Road, Schenectady, Rotterdam, NY 12306, Saturday, 05/16/2026 to Sunday, 05/17/2026, 8am
• Free Buddhist Temple Tours Upstate New York in Sullivan County Catskills - Kadampa Meditation Center New York, Sweeney Rd, Glen Spey, NY, Saturday, 05/16/2026 to Sunday, 05/17/2026, 1:30PM
• Camp Weona Open House - Camp Clue Quest - YMCA Camp Weona, Poplar Tree Road, Gainesville, NY, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
• Sunday School - Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Delmar, NY, 85 Elm Ave, Delmar, NY 12054, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 9:45 am
• Free Community Carnival - Union College, Union Street, Schenectady, NY, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
• Read + Hike Book Club - The Huyck Preserve, Eldridge Research Center, Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
• Sing in the Streets - Downtown Saratoga Springs, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• History Stroll - Park Office at 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 12:00 PM
• La Hora del Cuento Bilingüe - Emma Treadwell Thacher Ntr Ct, Nature Center Way, Voorheesville, NY, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 10:30 AM-11:30 PM
• La Hora del Cuento Bilingüe - Emma Treadwell Thacher Ntr Ct, Nature Center Way, Voorheesville, NY, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 10:30 AM-11:30 PM
• Bilingual Story Hour - Emma Treadwell Thacher Ntr Ct, Nature Center Way, Voorheesville, NY, Sunday, 05/17/2026, 10:30 AM-11:30 PM