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 1, 2026 to Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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• Wiggly Wanderers 9:30am - Moreau Lake State Park, Old Saratoga Road, Gansevoort, NY, USA, Friday, 05/01/2026, 9:30 AM
• Total Teen Takeover - Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area, 21 Delaware Ave, Albany, Albany, NY 12210, United States, Friday, 05/01/2026, 4:00PM-8:30pm
• Camp Kenan Open House - Healthy Kids Day - YMCA, YMCA Camp Kenan, 8571 Lower Lake Road, Barker, NY 14013, Saturday, 05/02/2026, 10:00am to 2:00pm
• Camp Weona Open House - Healthy Kids Day - YMCA, YMCA Camp Weona, Poplar Tree Road, Gainesville, NY, USA, Saturday, 05/02/2026, 10:00am to 2:00pm
• Free Buddhist Temple Tours Upstate New York in Sullivan County Catskills - Kadampa Meditation Center New York, Sweeney Rd, Glen Spey, NY, USA, Saturday, 05/02/2026 to Sunday, 05/03/2026, 1:30PM
• Hudson Children's Book Festival 2026 - Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson, NY, USA, Saturday, 05/02/2026, 10am – 3pm
• Family Fun Fair - Loudonville Christian School, Loudonville Christian School, Saturday, 05/02/2026, 10am - 1pm
• UUSS MayFest - Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, 1221 Wendell Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12308, United States, Saturday, 05/02/2026, 1-4:30 pm
• I Love My Parks Day - Moreau Lake State Park, Old Saratoga Road, Gansevoort, NY, USA, Saturday, 05/02/2026, 10 AM- 3 PM
• Youth Learn to Play Clinic - SPORTIME Capital Region, Curry Road, Schenectady, NY, USA, Sunday, 05/03/2026, 1:00pm
• Sunday School - Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Delmar, NY, 85 Elm Ave, Delmar, NY 12054, United States, Sunday, 05/03/2026, 9:45 am
• National Ride-A-Bike Day - Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065, United States, Sunday, 05/03/2026, 1:00PM-4:00PM
• Positivity Rock Painting - Grafton Lakes State Park Welcome Center, Grafton Lakes State Park Way, Cropseyville, NY, USA, Sunday, 05/03/2026, 2:00 PM-3:00PM