What's on in Schenectady for free?
51 upcoming events
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Events in Schenectady for free
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Saturday 24 October
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Sunday 25 October
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Monday 26 October
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Thu 29 · 9 AMFree
🤝Volunteering
State Farm Community Build Series
Habitat for Humanity
Sat 31 · 11 AMFree
🎪Street party🐣Animals0–15 yrs
Fall Family Boo Bash
Ellis State Street Health Center
Sat 31 · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sun 1 · 2 PMFree
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
REQUIEM: What Remains Is Love by Maria Riccio Bryce
St Luke Catholic Church
Mon 2 · 9 AMFree
💼Career
Certified Peer Development Program (CRPA-P)
SUNY Schenectady Workforce Development and Community Education
Thu 5 · 5 PMFree
❓Quiz🤝Volunteering
Wildwood's Trivia Night
Frog Alley Brewing
Fri 6 · 12 PMFree
🧘Wellness
Wherever the Mind Is the Body Will Follow
158 Lafayette St
Sat 7 · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 7 · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌳Outdoors
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 7 · 3 PMFree
Schenectady One80° Open Mic!
The Potters House
Sun 8 · 3 PMFree
Monthy Knitting and Crochet Club
Arthur's Market
Sat 14 · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌳Outdoors
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 14 · 3 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Queers Craft Here
140 Erie Blvd
Sat 14 · 7:15 PMFree
Community Movie Night: “The Lost City"
Rotterdam Community Center
Wed 18 · 5 PMFree
Ancestral: Altar Foundations & Creating Sacred Ground
New York Folklore Shop and Gallery
Sat 21 Nov · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 5 Dec · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌳Outdoors
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 12 Dec · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 19 Dec · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 26 Dec · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 2 Jan · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 9 Jan · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 16 Jan · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 23 Jan · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 30 Jan · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 6 Feb · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 13 Feb · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 20 Feb · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 27 Feb · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 6 Mar · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 13 Mar · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 20 Mar · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 27 Mar · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 3 Apr · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 10 Apr · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 17 Apr · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 24 Apr · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 1 May · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 8 May · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 15 May · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 22 May · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 29 May · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 5 Jun · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 12 Jun · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 19 Jun · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 26 Jun · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Sat 3 Jul · 1 PMFree
Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
St. George’s Episcopal Church
See also in Schenectady for free
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Michael Bruce 3 Band Tribute with Darryl Daily
Frog Alley Brewing Co., Schenectady
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM$23.18
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Art D'Echo + 3: 'Miles at the Van Dyck'
Van Dyck Music Club, Schenectady
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM$28–30
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Tret Fure in concert
8th Step at Proctors, Schenectady
Sun 25
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Asbury Short Film Concert
Proctors Theatre, Schenectady
Sun 25 · 3 PM$40
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Modigliani Quartet
Union College, Schenectady
Sun 25 · 3 PM$40
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Modigliani Quartet
Memorial Chapel, Union College, Schenectady
Fri 30 · 7 PM$25
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
A PLACE FOR JAZZ -Ernie Watts Quartet, October 30, 7 PM at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Fri 30 · 7 PM$24–54
💜Soul / Funk🎫Concert
Shining Star - A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire
Rivers Casino & Resort, Schenectady
Wed 4 · 7 PM$14.52–19.79
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
107.7 GNA Country For A Cause LIVE Starring Chase Matthew
Frog Alley Brewing, Schenectady
Fri 13 · 8 PM
🎫Concert
Ani DiFranco w/ Sweet Petunia
Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady
Sat 14 · 4 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Percussion Ensembles
Guilderland High School, Guilderland Center
At 7:30 PM$30
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
John McCutcheon — Live at Old Songs
Old Songs Inc, Voorheesville
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM$44.52
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎹Blues
Upstate Unplugged Presents: Sawyer Fredericks
White Lake Music & Post, Albany
Tomorrow · 6 PM$250
🤝Volunteering
The Pink Ball
Glen Sanders Mansion, Scotia
Fri 30 · 6 PM
🎪Street party
Schalmont Trail of Treats
Schalmont Middle School, Schenectady
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$8
🪗Folk dance🪕Folk / Acoustic
Tri-City Folk Dancers
Scotia Methodist Church
Sat 24 · 4:30 PM
🎪Street party
Jack-O'-Lanterns & Jets
Empire State Aerosciences Museum, Glenville
Sun 1 · 10 AM
🎪Street party🌱Ecology
5th Annual PUMPKIN SMASH
Schenectady High School Fields
Thu 5 · 6 PM$23.18
🪑Flea market🎯Board games
The Great Thrift & Swap
158 Lafayette St, Schenectady
Sun 25 · 1 PM
🎪Street party
Town of Niskayuna Trunk or Treat
Niskayuna Town Hall, Schenectady
At 5:30 PM$28.52–92.55
🎪Street party
BirthNet 25th Anniversary Gala
Glennpeter Jewelers - The Diamond Centres, Albany
Sat 24 · 6 PM$33.85
🎪Street party
Monster Mash Halloween Party
1814 Central Ave, Colonie
Sat 31 · 10 AM$27.94–33.01
👾Video games
Dave and Boo-ster's - Albany
Dave & Buster's Albany
Sat 17$9–18
🎲Improv😂Comedy
Theatresports
The Mopco Improv Theatre, Schenectady
Tomorrow · 8 PM$17–20
🎲Improv😂Comedy
Mopco Presents: Typhoid Mary in Diva Down, Paranormal Investigators
MOPCO:The Mopco Improv Theatre, Schenectady
Sat 24 · 11 AM$23.18
👑Drag show
DRAG BRUNCH at Stella with Stella, Natalie and Friends: Halloween Edition
Stella Pasta Bar & Bistro | Seven Points Brewery, Schenectady
Thu 12 · 7:30 PM$94
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
Menopause - The Musical
GE Theatre at Proctors, Schenectady
At 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Juston McKinney
Funny Bone Comedy Club - Albany
Tomorrow · 8 PM$23.18
🎭Stage
The Halloweentown Debates: A Comedy of Terrors!
Van Dyck Music Club, Schenectady
Sat 24 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Beyond the Vale: Schenectady's Historic Cemetery
Rotterdam Community Center, Schenectady
At 6:30 PM$10
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Autumn Glow Festival
Mabee Farm Historic Site, Albany
Sun 25 · 2 PM$20
🎬Cinema
10/25/26 2pm-5pm GE Theatre at Proctors Presents Asbury Shorts USA BEST Short Films 45th Anniversary
Proctors, Schenectady
Tue 27 · 6 PM$75–100
🍽️Food
17th Annual Chefs for Success
SUNY SCCC, Elston Hall, Van Curler Room, Schenectady
Sat 24 · 1 PMFree
🍽️Food
10/24/26 1p-2p & 3p-4p TV Doctors (Evan Conway,Bob Morris,Josh Witmer)Indian Ladder Farms OysterFEST
Indian Ladder Farms, Altamont
Sun 25 · 10 AM$12.51
📖Manga & Comics
Albany Comic Con
Polonaise Ballroom at PCC, Albany
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Venues in Schenectady for free
Proctors
29 events
Proctors Theatre
47 events
SLOC Musical Theater
29 events
Van Dyck Music Club
8 events
Proctor's Theatre
8 events
St. George’s Episcopal Church
37 events
158 Lafayette St
12 events
Frog Alley Brewing Co.
10 events
The Mopco Improv Theatre
11 events
Memorial Chapel, Union College
12 events
Union College
13 events
M&T Bank Center
10 events