Hello and welcome to yet another edition of What’s Up, Upstate? It’s Halloween weekend (or maybe it’s the second Halloween weekend of this month, who knows at this point?) and if you had a hard time choosing your costume, you’re going to have an even harder time choosing what awesome events to attend this weekend.

Read on:

Thursday:

Live Music:

• Erin Harkes / 7:00pm / O’Slattery’s Irish Restaurant & Pub in Delmar 
• Steve Till / 7:00pm / Wolf Hallow in Glenville
• KICK / 7:00pm / Skyloft in Albany
• Mitchell Tenpenny / 7:30pm / Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park
• The Breakfast / 8:00pm / The Hollow in Albany 
• Hip Hop & All That Jazz / 9:00pm / Savoy in Albany 

Live Comedy:

• Spamilton / 1:30pm / Proctors in Schenectady 

Arts, Causes, Wellness:

• Schenectady LGBTQ Youth Group / 6:00pm / Capital District YMCA in Schenectady 

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights:

• EQX Trivia / 6:30pm / Indian Ladder Farms Cidery in Altamont 
• Swing Night / 8:00pm / Speak Easy 518 in Albany
• Therapy Thursday / 11:00pm / Waterworks in Albany

Seasonal Fun:

• Gold Tiger Tattoo Flash Event / 10:30am / Gold Tiger Tattoo in Saratoga Springs
• Halloween Horror VHS Marathon / 6:00pm / Paulys Hotel in Albany 
• Hattie’s Halloween Drag Dinner / 6:00pm / Hattie’s Restaurant in Saratoga Springs
• Super Dark Collective Halloween Prom III / 7:00pm / Desperate Annie’s in Saratoga Springs 
• Fidelio / 7:00pm / Post in Albany 
• Rocks G&G Presents: Halloween in Faeland / 8:00pm / Rocks in Albany 
• Hangar Halloween with Los Straitjackets / 8:00pm / Hangar on the Hudson in Troy 
• Sloop Halloween Costume Keg Party / 8:00pm / Pint Sized in Saratoga Springs
• Halloween Dance Party / 9:00pm / Parish Public House in Albany 

Friday:

Live Music:

• 1st Friday at Umana / 5:00pm / Umana in Albany 
• Vital Remains / 6:00pm / Chrome Food & Spirits in Waterford 
• The Insolent Willies / 7:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany  
• Live Music for First Friday / 7:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany 
• Super Dark First Friday / 8:00pm / Pint Sized in Albany
• The Accents / 8:00pm / Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady  
• The Slaughterhouse Chorus Farewell Show / 8:00pm / The Hollow in Albany
• Mihali / 9:00pm / Pearl St. Pub in Albany 
• The Deadbeats / 9:00pm / Dinosaur BBQ in Troy
• Grand Central Station / 9:00pm / 151 in Schenectady
• Mike and the Monsters / 9:00pm / Heritage Bar in Albany 
• Savoy Soul Club / 9:00pm / Savoy in Albany 

Live Comedy:

• Free Beer & Hot Wings / 6:00am / Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady 
• Noah Gardenswartz / 7:30pm / Albany Funny Bone

Arts, Causes, Wellness:

• Open Studio / 10:00am / Create Community Studios 
• Chew: Food as Muse Opening Reception / 6:00pm / Opalka Gallery in Albany
• Bittersweet Candle Co / 6:00pm / Storied Coffee in Scotia  

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights:

• Friday Rocks Models / 6:00pm / Rocks in Albany 
• Scoopy’s Masquerade Ball / 8:00pm / Pint Sized in Saratoga Springs 
• Exhumanity / Santificados / 9:00pm / Fuze Box in Albany 
• Retro 80’s Night / 10:00pm / Mexican Radio Schenectady 
• Fresh Squeeze Fridays / 11:00pm / City Beer Hall in Albany 
• Friday Nights / 11:00pm / Waterworks in Albany 

Seasonal Fun:

• Field of Horrors / 6:00pm / Troy
• Halloween Party / 7:00pm / Project 29 in Broadalbin 

Saturday:

Live Music:

• Adam Tinkle / Madeline Darby / Connor Armbruster / Sewing Machines / 7:00pm / Superior Merchandise Company in Troy
• Taking Back Sunday / 7:00pm / Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park
• Sam Nelson Live / 7:00pm / MochaLisa’s Caffe in Clifton Park
• Glass Pony Album Release Party / 7:00pm / Parish Public House 
• Halloween Basement Cover Show / 8:00pm / Pint Sized in Saratoga Springs
• Hanzolo w/ Brighton Beat / 8:00pm / The Hollow in Albany 
• Lesli Sanders / 8:00pm / The Kings Inn in Schenectady 
• Turkuaz / 9:00pm / Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs
• Gordon St. / 9:00pm / 151 in Schenectady 

Live Comedy:

• Noah Gardenswartz / 7:00pm / Albany Funny Bone 

Food and Drink:

• Capital Region Wing Wars / 5:00pm / Franklin Terrace Ballroom in Troy

Bars, Nightclubs and Dance Nights:

• Sloop Halloween Costume Keg Party / 8:00pm / Pint Sized in Albany 
• Saturday Nights at Waterworks / 11:00pm / Waterworks in Albany 

Seasonal Fun:

• Chrome’s Annual Halloween Event / 7:00pm / Chrome Food & Spirits in Waterford

Sunday:

Live Music:

• Sunday Songwriter Series ft. Greens and Blue Ranger / 6:00pm / Little Pecks in Troy 
• Taking Back Sunday / 7:00pm / Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park
• RAM / 7:00pm / The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy
• Home Free / 8:00pm / Palace Theatre in Albany 

Live Comedy:

• Noah Gardenswartz / 7:00pm / Albany Funny Bone

Arts, Causes, Wellness:

• Albany Comic and Toy Show / 10:00am / Albany

Food and Drink:

• Build Your Own Mimosa Brunch / 10:00am / Savoy in Albany 
• Board Game Brunch / 11:00am / Bard & Baker in Troy
• Beer Yoga / 11:00am / Fort Orange Brewing in Albany 
• Baby got Brunch / 11:00am / Lost and Found in Albany

All Weekend:

• Riot at Double M Haunted Hayride / Malta