Looking to meet other Magic players locally? Are you new to the area and looking to make new friends?

Join us at Bard & Baker on the last Sunday of every month 5pm-8pm for our monthly Magic the Gathering Casual Play & Meetup Night!

January 25th

February 22nd

March 29th

April 26th

May 31st

June 28th

July 26th

August 30th

September 27th

October 25th

November 29th

December 27th

Join Yule Made at their Next Workshop

Join us at Bard & Baker every Sunday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for trivia night!

The last Sunday of the month will be themed trivia. This month’s theme is Halloween Horror.

Trivia typically books up each week so reservations are highly recommended. Reservations can be made by giving our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve a table for your team. Hope to see you there!

Join Golden Leaf Books and Bard & Baker for an ACOTAR 6 Midnight Release Party on Monday, October 26 at Bard & Baker in Troy.

Enjoy ACOTAR trivia, prizes, special cocktails, cozy Night Court townhouse vibes, cosplay and ball gowns, and midnight book pickup.

Tickets are $10 and include event entry and trivia participation. ACOTAR 6 is sold separately and should be preordered through Golden Leaf Books for midnight pickup. Advance tickets required.

Only 60 tickets available, so order now before they sell out!

Do you love making your own board games?

Are you a local board game designer looking to meet others in the area?

Want experienced game developers to test your prototype?

Looking to make new like minded friends?

This meetup is for you!

Join local board game design group Spielbany at their monthly playtest night!

All are welcome—here are a few things to know:

1. Fun first. The main goal is to have fun while creating amazing new games.

2. Designers and playtesters alike are welcome.

3. You can bring a game to test but our preference is for newcomers to spend one session as playtesters to get a feel for things.

4. Please read the Spiebany Code of Conduct before you come so you know how we operate.

You can learn more about Spielbany by joining their Discord server: https://discord.gg/vVtk2WA

Bring your games for others to play and playtest other developers games on the fourth Tuesday of every month 6pm-10pm at Bard & Baker!

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Calling all video game devs!

Join the Albany chapter of the International Game Developers Association for its monthly meetup. Every 4th Wednesday, we host a casual social for Capital Region devs to chat about what they're working on, catch up on industry happenings, and grow closer as a community. Whether you're an IGDA member or not, we'd love to have you!

By attending, you agree to follow IGDA Albany's Code of Conduct

IGDA Facebook Bluesky Discord

Join us Thursday nights from 6:00 PM until close at Bard & Baker Troy for Pathfinder Society Organized Play, a worldwide d20 fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the Pathfinder Society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, & adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest mysteries and wonders of the world of Golarion.

Standard $5 per person cover charge to play games applies, along with plenty of food & drinks available for purchase.

Space is limited each week, so be sure to RSVP ASAP!

How to sign up: https://warhorn.net/events/upstate-ny-pfs

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**please note that this is an organized meetup run by Pathfinder Society.

**Bard & Baker is open for regular gaming during this time frame as well! ❤

Flight Night Fridays continue in 2026!

Join us every Friday night 5pm-9pm as we do a different themed cocktail flight each week.

Reservations aren't required but are recommended as Friday nights can get busy. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table.

$20 gets you a flight of 4 specialty themed cocktails and a snack bowl to share (or not to share -- we won't tell!). Mocktails flights typically also available at discounted rate. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday October 2nd - horror movie cocktail flights

Friday October 9th - pokemon ghost type cocktail flights

Friday October 16th - witchy brew cocktail flights

Friday October 23rd - spooky spritz cocktail flights

Friday October 30th - halloween cocktail flights

Massachusetts, summer of 1923…

An urgent message brings you the the hospital bedside of an old friend. A fevered confession pours out of past misdeeds and forbidden knowledge unlocked in their youth. Now the last surviving member, they fear their death will unleash what they brought from the other side. The Old Farmhouse isn’t far…

“Edge of Darkness” is an Call of Cthulhu one shot that pits you against a malevolent entity eager to tear into our reality once more. The session will take about 3 to 4 hours to complete. Can you are your friends call upon the arcane arts to stop the entity your friend called forth so many years ago?

Pre-generated characters tied into the adventure will be provided at the start of the session. You are encouraged to bring along writing supplies. The materials and pace of these sessions are intended for participants 18 years and older. 

Lovecraftian monsters will be the only terrifying unknown. The session will begin with a brief introduction to the rules of Call of Cthulhu for those that are new to the game or might need a quick refresher.

A ticket is required for each participant in your party. Seats are limited so make sure to  save your spot! 

This event requires a minimum of 3 participants and has a maximum of 6. If there are not enough participants by 10:00pm the previous day, ticketholders will be refunded and the session will be cancelled.

Seating begins at 10:30am to grab food, drink and settle in before the game begins. Please arrive early if you are planning to choose a pre-generated character so you may familiarize yourself with your character sheet.

This Halloween Night, join us for a chill, spooky evening celebrating our favorite survival horror games in The Safe Room!

No keycard needed for access, this event is free!

Themed cocktails and mocktails will be available for purchase during the event. Cosplay encouraged!

Gather your people and build an 7" lily bowl full of succulents, warm autumn tones, and harvest details. Two hours in Troy's board game café, everything provided, and it comes home with you the same day

What you'll build

Grab a table with your people, put your hands in the dirt, and spend a Sunday afternoon making something together. Nobody's rushing you, nobody's grading you, and there's a thousand board games on the shelves for after.

You'll build a succulent terrarium in a 7" glass lily bowl. Wide and open with a flared rim, so it sits low on a table and everything inside is visible from every seat around it. Fill it with succulents in warm autumn tones, greens and rusts and deep burgundies, then moss, stone, and harvest details.

This is the one that ends up in the middle of your Friendsgiving table. No two leave the same.

Your seat includes

🫙 Your 7" glass lily bowl
🌵 Succulents, hand-picked at the table
🪨 Soil, drainage, and preserved moss
🍂 Autumn and harvest accents
🌿 Hands-on instruction from a Planter instructor
✨ Every tool you need, nothing to bring
📖 A care guide so it actually survives

Good to know

Bard & Baker is the Capital District's first board game café, tucked into the historic Troy Record Building with over a thousand games on the shelves. Stay after and play something. Food and drinks available for purchase.

Grab your friends, grab a table, and make something together. Beginners are the whole point, so if you've killed every plant you've ever owned, you're in the right room.

Seating is limited and we cap every workshop so everyone gets real one-on-one time.

📍 501 Broadway, Suite 105, Troy NY.

Free street and garage parking on weekends in the 5th Avenue garage across the street.

Join us at Bard & Baker every Sunday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for trivia night! Each week will be general pub style trivia with a wide range of subjects -- while the last Sunday of the month will be themed trivia (the theme changes each month and is generally nerdy, so stay tuned to socials to find out what Andrew of Cromulent Comics is running!).

Trivia typically books up each week so reservations are highly recommended. Reservations can be made by giving our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve a table for your team. Hope to see you there!

We are very excited to be celebrating our 30th Pixel to Plate dinner menu!!! For this very special dinner we will be doing things a little different — a family style Friendsgiving Skyrim feast!

Eat, drink and be merry with fan favorite food and drinks from the game such as Eidar Cheese Wheels, Snowberry Cordial, Grilled Leeks, and more!…plus plenty of Sweetrolls, of course!

Immerse yourself in the ambiance as we bring a Skyrim tavern to life with candlelit tables, tavern music, and live gameplay on the big screen.

Grab your tickets today and don’t be left out in the cold!

You are cordially invited to join us at Bard & Baker for Lvl. 1 Chef’s Skyrim Friendsgiving dinner on Monday November 2nd at 6:00 PM!

Dinner will begin promptly at 7:00 PM, so we ask that all dinner guests arrive between 6:00 PM & 6:30 PM.

$69.00 per person gets you a ticket to an Skyrim inspired Friendsgiving dinner, with wave after wave of family-style Skyrim dishes created by Executive Chef Bryan Connor, aka Lvl.1 Chef!

Drinks are not included in the ticket price, but we will have our full selection of coffee, tea, beer, wine, cider, mead, sake & a selection of themed cocktail and mocktails available for purchase the night of.

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Please reach out directly via email to Chef Bryan at bryan@bardandbaker.com if you have any specific allergies or dietary restrictions, or if you have questions regarding the selections for the evening.

No substitutions will be made the night of the dinner, but we may be able to make light accommodations to dishes for all guests if we know in advance when your ticket is purchased. There will not be individual dishes for individual guests the night of as is typical with a Pixel to Plate. This will be a family style dining experience with large platters of food to pass around and serve yourselves off from. There will be more than plenty of food to go around so all guests leave with a full belly. :]

There limited seats available, so be sure to reserve your tickets in advance! Tickets can be purchased on our website HERE only. No sign ups accepted in store or over the phone and no walk ins accepted the night of. This is a pre-registration only one of a kind dining experience!

Hope to see you there!! <3

Do you love Warmachine & are looking for other local players to play with?

Have you always wanted to learn but didn't know where to start?

Are you looking for a relaxing place to paint your minis while others play games around you?

Join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday EVERY month in 2026 for our Tactical Tabletop Tuesday: Warmachine Open Play Night in The Cottage at Bard & Baker 5 PM-10 PM! (You do not need to arrive promptly at 5 PM in order to participate. You can arrive anytime & join in!)

**The main dining room is also open for indoor dining & game play during this time. 518-948-6693 to reserve a regular table.

Join us for our monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of every month, EVERY month!

Come solo, bring a friend or bring a partner but be ready to relax with folks and make some new crafting friends! 😊

We get this question a lot, and the vast majority of people who come to this event come solo.

The group is super friendly and lovely and inclusive and everyone always brings a wide array of crafts/projects they're working on, so all are welcome!

Here is the full list of 2026 dates to save:

January 6th

February 3rd

March 3trd

April 7th

May 5th

June 2nd

July 7th

August 4th

September 1st

October 6th

November 3rd

December 1st

No need to RSVP! Just show up and bring whatever you're working on and enjoy excellent company.

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday nights from 6:00 PM until close at Bard & Baker Troy for Pathfinder Society Organized Play, a worldwide d20 fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the Pathfinder Society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, & adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest mysteries and wonders of the world of Golarion.

Standard $5 per person cover charge to play games applies, along with plenty of food & drinks available for purchase.

Space is limited each week, so be sure to RSVP ASAP!

How to sign up: https://warhorn.net/events/upstate-ny-pfs

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**please note that this is an organized meetup run by Pathfinder Society.

**Bard & Baker is open for regular gaming during this time frame as well! ❤

Join us every first Thursday of the month for JRPG Book Club!

From retro to modern and everything in between. come and discuss your favorite genre with like-minded fans!

Flight Night Fridays continue in 2026!

Join us every Friday night 5pm-9pm as we do a different themed cocktail flight each week.

Reservations aren't required but are recommended as Friday nights can get busy. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table.

$20 gets you a flight of 4 specialty themed cocktails and a snack bowl to share (or not to share -- we won't tell!). Mocktails flights typically also available at discounted rate. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday November 6th - hot spiked cider flights

Friday November 13th - fall rum punch cocktail flights

Friday November 20th - fall margarita cocktail flights

Friday November 27th - holiday spritz cocktail flights

Catch the Scholastic Book Fair high you loved as a kid - grown-up style. 🎒📚

Join us at Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe for an evening filled with affordable books, bookish merch, and all the nostalgic joy you remember… this time with, cocktails, bubble tea, or cozy cup of coffee in hand. ✨🧋

Browse at your own pace, sip something delicious, and soak in the warm, playful vibes that only a board game cafe can bring. 🎲☕

Whether you're on the hunt for your next great read, stealing glances at the game shelves, or just here to hang out with fellow book lovers - this is the perfect excuse to treat yourself. 📖🃏

📚 Books & bookish goodies | 🍵 Coffee, bubble tea, & cocktails | 🎲 Good vibes | 🚫 No permission slips required

Decorate your own round paper lamp with tissue paper at this relaxed craft party.

Come craft with friends and decorate your own lampshade with tissue paper at this Paper Lamp Decorating Party.

Saturday, November 7 · 11am–1pm · Bard & Baker, Troy, NY

No prior experience is necessary and all materials will be provided. Sample shapes and designs will be available to copy, or you can design your own. Sample designs will include references to ATLA and Studio Ghibli films.

This event is for adults and teens, ages 12 and up. A parent or guardian must also be registered for the event and attend with any participant under age 16.

This event takes place during lunchtime—we encourage you to grab a beverage or lunch from the Bard & Baker café while you craft

Come have fun crafting and leave with your own fun and funky lamp!.

Spend the evening with Gouda Giggles Charcuterie at Bard & Baker for a fun, hands-on charcuterie experience.

During this workshop, guests will learn how to arrange and style their own charcuterie board using an assortment of meats, cheeses, fruits, crackers, and accompaniments.

Your ticket includes:

• Guided charcuterie board workshop

• All ingredients and supplies

• Your completed board to enjoy

Saturday, November 7 at 5:30 PM
Bard & Baker Board Game Café
501 Broadway, Troy, NY 12180

Tickets: $55 per person

No experience necessary. Come ready to create, snack, and have a great time!

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2026 for 518 Queer Book Clubs monthly meeting to discuss the book pick of the month!

Be sure to follow them on Instagram at @518queerbookclub to check out the book pick each month.

Plenty of food and drinks available for purchase from Bard & Baker. You can find our full menu available on our website at www.bardandbaker.com

2026 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 11th

Sunday February 8th

Sunday March 8th

Sunday April 12th

Sunday May 10th

NO JUNE MEETING -- ENJOY PRIDE MONTH!!

Sunday July 12th

Sunday August 9th

Sunday September 13th

Sunday October 11th

Sunday November 8th

Sunday December 13th

Hope to see you there!

Join us at Bard & Baker in creating a unique framed glass masterpiece!

Choose from a variety of holiday themed designs, one of your favorite characters, or design your own. You will be working with a large assortment of sea glass, crushed glass, seashells, and more.

Your Unique Workshop will Include:

• Designing a unique glass art picture in frame using crushed glass, sea glass, sea shells and more

• Many designs to choose from or design your own

• 8″x 10″ black or white glass frame included

• An experienced, art educated instructor to walk you through each step

• All supplies included & NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

• Food and drinks available for purchase

Making reservations for classes at least 24 hours in advance is highly recommended to ensure you will have a seat, as space is limited. It will also enable our staff to be prepared to give you the best experience! Walk-ins and late registrations may be available at the studio’s discretion, though we cannot guarantee a spot after the 24 hour deadline.

Please arrive around 5-10 minutes early to ensure a prompt start time. Please check in at the door upon arrival.  Art in Mind reserves the right to cancel due to low enrollment or emergency situations. We will notify you if this occurs and refund accordingly.

Please understand if you must cancel your registration with less than 24 hours notice prior to the class, we cannot issue refunds or credits. In-person classes cannot be exchanged for take-home kits.

We are looking forward to crafting with you!

Join us at Bard & Baker every Sunday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for trivia night! Each week will be general pub style trivia with a wide range of subjects -- while the last Sunday of the month will be themed trivia (the theme changes each month and is generally nerdy, so stay tuned to socials to find out what Andrew of Cromulent Comics is running!).

Trivia typically books up each week so reservations are highly recommended. Reservations can be made by giving our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve a table for your team. Hope to see you there!

Join us for a Video Game Music Jam!

Come bring your instrument or your voice to join us for a night of live video game music!

Join the jam or just hang out and enjoy the vibes.

Free to attend! All instrumentalists and vocalists welcome.

Bring your instrument and a device to read music off of. Music will be provided.

Please RSVP Below!

Interested in helping out? Have any amps or musical gear you can share? Let us know in the RSVP form.

Bard and Baker will be open for guests to come eat, drink and enjoy some live music. Come watch the performers or sit down for some board games while they jam.

Welcome Capital District cosplayers! Join us at Bard & Baker bi-monthly throughout 2026 for our cosplay meetup night!
Cosplay is for everyone and this group is very welcoming and inclusive.
Come meet other local cosplayers in the area.

Love cosplay but don't know where to start? This group is for you!

New to the area and looking to meet other people with similar interests? This group is for you!

Seasoned cosplayer looking to connect with others in your community? This group is for you!


We hope that you'll join us for these fun nights throughout the year, Tuesdays 6pm-8pm. Come in cosplay and have your game cover waived so you can play games for free!

Tuesday January 13th 6pm-8pm
Tuesday March 10th 6pm-8pm
Tuesday May 12th 6pm-8pm
Tuesday July 14th 6pm-8pm
Tuesday September 8th 6pm-8pm
Tuesday November 10th 6pm-8pm

The main dining room is also open regular hours for indoor dining & game play these days as well. 518-948-6693 to reserve a regular table.

Learn the basics of needle felting a flat piece and take home your own silly, adorable, fierce dragon!

Flat needle felting (also known as felt painting) is a great way to learn the basics of needle felting and go home with a completed creation in a (relatively) short amount of time. We'll use wool roving, colored felt bases, stencils, and a felting needle to create unique dragons for everyone.

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Doors Open 7:00pm, Show Start 7:30pm

Theme: TBA

Every month, we gather around an open mic to hear our fellow humans tell us their truths.

If you’re familiar with The Moth, it’s kind of like that. At Front Parlor, tellers volunteer their names in a can, and the MC selects the order at random. (Bribes encouraged.) Tellers share 5-minute, true stories based on a common theme. Front Parlor also features “flash nonfiction” — one- or two-sentence, audience-submitted stories responding to a prompt based on the evening’s theme.  Flash nonfiction is a relatively painless (and anonymous) way to share your stories.

The Front Parlor Series began as the Front Parlor Trojan Storytelling Series, birthed at the Ale House in Troy, NY in February of 2011 by host, curator, and NYC-ex-patriot, Abby Lublin.  The Series soon expanded cross-river to Albany, and we held monthly open mics in both cities for about eight years. Then the Covid-19 pandemic happened, and our events were forced to go virtual. As of July 2021, we’re back to our in-person open mics in Troy, but Albany is still on hiatus.

Join us Thursday nights from 6:00 PM until close at Bard & Baker Troy for Pathfinder Society Organized Play, a worldwide d20 fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the Pathfinder Society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, & adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest mysteries and wonders of the world of Golarion.

Standard $5 per person cover charge to play games applies, along with plenty of food & drinks available for purchase.

Space is limited each week, so be sure to RSVP ASAP!

How to sign up: https://warhorn.net/events/upstate-ny-pfs

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**please note that this is an organized meetup run by Pathfinder Society.

**Bard & Baker is open for regular gaming during this time frame as well! ❤

Meet, vent and connect with other new parents and caregivers in the community. Build your village -- because it takes one! Here for you!

Meet, vent & connect with other new parents, guardians & caregivers in the community.

Come build your village – because it takes one!

While this meetup is geared towards new-ish parental figures, of all genders(!!), for kiddos under 4 years old, all caregivers are welcome to join in on the bonding.
RSVP so we know to expect you or just show up with your little ones & an open heart!

Flight Night Fridays continue in 2026!

Join us every Friday night 5pm-9pm as we do a different themed cocktail flight each week.

Reservations aren't required but are recommended as Friday nights can get busy. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table.

$20 gets you a flight of 4 specialty themed cocktails and a snack bowl to share (or not to share -- we won't tell!). Mocktails flights typically also available at discounted rate. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday November 6th - hot spiked cider flights

Friday November 13th - fall rum punch cocktail flights

Friday November 20th - fall margarita cocktail flights

Friday November 27th - holiday spritz cocktail flights

IT’S DRAG. IT’S BINGO. IT’S DRAG QUEEN BINGO!!

Happening at Bard & Baker on Friday, November 13th!

Doors open at 7:00 PM and the fun starts at 7:30 PM.

Ticket price includes all materials for Bingo and a chance to win some fun prizes! Our fabulous local queens hosting will be TV and magazine’s very own gorgeous Typhoid Mary, and the stunningly talented Noelle Diamond!

Tickets must be purchased in advance to guarantee a spot!

Tickets sold by Bard & Baker, event hosted by Typhoid Mary and Noelle Diamond.

Hope to see you there!

Plenty of food and drinks available for purchase the night of from Bard & Baker.

Tickets just include cost of admission.

THEME TBA

Tickets coming soon…

Join us at Bard & Baker every Sunday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for trivia night! Each week will be general pub style trivia with a wide range of subjects -- while the last Sunday of the month will be themed trivia (the theme changes each month and is generally nerdy, so stay tuned to socials to find out what Andrew of Cromulent Comics is running!).

Trivia typically books up each week so reservations are highly recommended. Reservations can be made by giving our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve a table for your team. Hope to see you there!

We are very excited to be celebrating our 30th Pixel to Plate dinner menu!!! For this very special dinner we will be doing things a little different — a family style Friendsgiving Skyrim feast!

Eat, drink and be merry with fan favorite food and drinks from the game such as Eidar Cheese Wheels, Snowberry Cordial, Grilled Leeks, and more!…plus plenty of Sweetrolls, of course!

Immerse yourself in the ambiance as we bring a Skyrim tavern to life with candlelit tables, tavern music, and live gameplay on the big screen.

Grab your tickets today and don’t be left out in the cold!

You are cordially invited to join us at Bard & Baker for Lvl. 1 Chef’s Skyrim Friendsgiving dinner on Monday November 16th at 6:00 PM!

Dinner will begin promptly at 7:00 PM, so we ask that all dinner guests arrive between 6:00 PM & 6:30 PM.

$69.00 per person gets you a ticket to an Skyrim inspired Friendsgiving dinner, with wave after wave of family-style Skyrim dishes created by Executive Chef Bryan Connor, aka Lvl.1 Chef!

Drinks are not included in the ticket price, but we will have our full selection of coffee, tea, beer, wine, cider, mead, sake & a selection of themed cocktail and mocktails available for purchase the night of.

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Please reach out directly via email to Chef Bryan at bryan@bardandbaker.com if you have any specific allergies or dietary restrictions, or if you have questions regarding the selections for the evening.

No substitutions will be made the night of the dinner, but we may be able to make light accommodations to dishes for all guests if we know in advance when your ticket is purchased. There will not be individual dishes for individual guests the night of as is typical with a Pixel to Plate. This will be a family style dining experience with large platters of food to pass around and serve yourselves off from. There will be more than plenty of food to go around so all guests leave with a full belly. :]

There limited seats available, so be sure to reserve your tickets in advance! Tickets can be purchased on our website HERE only. No sign ups accepted in store or over the phone and no walk ins accepted the night of. This is a pre-registration only one of a kind dining experience!

Hope to see you there!! <3

Do you love Warmachine & are looking for other local players to play with?

Have you always wanted to learn but didn't know where to start?

Are you looking for a relaxing place to paint your minis while others play games around you?

Join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday EVERY month in 2026 for our Tactical Tabletop Tuesday: Warmachine Open Play Night in The Cottage at Bard & Baker 5 PM-10 PM! (You do not need to arrive promptly at 5 PM in order to participate. You can arrive anytime & join in!)

**The main dining room is also open for indoor dining & game play during this time. 518-948-6693 to reserve a regular table.

Monthly themed trivia night written & hosted by Ruthenia & Jubilizzl !!

• Third Tuesday of the month!

• Teams should number 6 people max

  • If you come without a team, feel free to join the Single Clowns Table to make friends :)

• Winning team receives free drink tickets & clown stickers

• Suggested donation of $5 to tip the clowns but no pressure

• CLOWN COSTUMES / MAKEUP ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!!

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Hey, writers! Our very own Emma C hosts a writing club at Bard & Baker that meets once a month!

Join us on the 3rd Wednesdays each month 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM.

Bring your own writing projects to work on or bring an open mind and your creativity to select from some provided prompts, while hanging out with others! Journals, paper, laptops, notepads, parchment, typewriter — bring whatever medium you like to work with!

Hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday nights from 6:00 PM until close at Bard & Baker Troy for Pathfinder Society Organized Play, a worldwide d20 fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the Pathfinder Society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, & adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest mysteries and wonders of the world of Golarion.

Standard $5 per person cover charge to play games applies, along with plenty of food & drinks available for purchase.

Space is limited each week, so be sure to RSVP ASAP!

How to sign up: https://warhorn.net/events/upstate-ny-pfs

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**please note that this is an organized meetup run by Pathfinder Society.

**Bard & Baker is open for regular gaming during this time frame as well! ❤

Flight Night Fridays continue in 2026!

Join us every Friday night 5pm-9pm as we do a different themed cocktail flight each week.

Reservations aren't required but are recommended as Friday nights can get busy. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table.

$20 gets you a flight of 4 specialty themed cocktails and a snack bowl to share (or not to share -- we won't tell!). Mocktails flights typically also available at discounted rate. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday November 6th - hot spiked cider flights

Friday November 13th - fall rum punch cocktail flights

Friday November 20th - fall margarita cocktail flights

Friday November 27th - holiday spritz cocktail flights

ON THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT...

During a hellish thunderstorm, a scream echoes through the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff. The townsfolk rush to investigate and find the beloved local storyteller has been murdered, their body hanging limp from the clocktower. As blood drips onto the cobblestones below, a realisation slowly dawns… a demon has been unleashed, killing by night and taking on human form by day.

Can good find the demon in time? Or will evil overrun this once peaceful town?

WHAT IS THIS GAME?

Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.

A social game played in person, seated in a circle, each player receives either a ‘good’ or ‘evil’ token with their unique character on it. Good players share information to solve the mystery whilst evil players lie about who they are and what they know. The good team wins if they can piece together their knowledge, trust each other, and execute the demon. The evil team wins if the demon can sow distrust, evade detection, and wipe out the village.

Join us at Bard & Baker on select Fridays in 2026 for our Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play night with Greg! Arrival time is 7:00 PM. Game covers can be purchased in advance on our website or in person the night-of at the register.

Plenty of food and drinks available for purchase the night of!

Hope to see you there!

Join us at Bard & Baker for our monthly Crafternoons Crafting Meetup in The Cottage 11am-1pm on select Saturdays!

Bring your knitting, sewing, coloring, cosplay, build kit projects and more to work on around the company of others & make new friends! No need to RSVP -- just show up with your materials to work on. Hope to see you there!

Learn the basics and play a short adventure in this introductory game!

Choose a character. Grab some dice. Dive into adventure

Join Dungeon Master Alex and learn to play the world's most famous role playing game, Dungeons and Dragons.

In this workshop session we will begin by introducing you to the basics as you choose a character, discuss the basics of roleplaying, and learn the core mechanics of the game through gameplay.

Choose a pre-generated character from the selection and get rolling in a brief introductory adventure with new friends. The session will last from 3 to 3 ½ hours and give you a taste of what the adventures to be had.

Whether you’re inspired by watching actual plays like Dimension 20 or Critical Role, videos games like Baldur’s Gate 3 or just looking for a refresher on the new rules, this is the session for you.

Do I need to bring anything? Nope. Everything you need to play will be provided by Dungeon Master Alex at the table. You are encouraged to bring along your own dice and note taking materials.

This session is designed for players ages 16+. This game will use the most recently released Players Handbook and the 5.5 (2024) updated ruleset.

Join us at Bard & Baker every Sunday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for trivia night! Each week will be general pub style trivia with a wide range of subjects -- while the last Sunday of the month will be themed trivia (the theme changes each month and is generally nerdy, so stay tuned to socials to find out what Andrew of Cromulent Comics is running!).

Trivia typically books up each week so reservations are highly recommended. Reservations can be made by giving our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve a table for your team. Hope to see you there!

Do you love making your own board games?

Are you a local board game designer looking to meet others in the area?

Want experienced game developers to test your prototype?

Looking to make new like minded friends?

This meetup is for you!

Join local board game design group Spielbany at their monthly playtest night!

All are welcome—here are a few things to know:

1. Fun first. The main goal is to have fun while creating amazing new games.

2. Designers and playtesters alike are welcome.

3. You can bring a game to test but our preference is for newcomers to spend one session as playtesters to get a feel for things.

4. Please read the Spiebany Code of Conduct before you come so you know how we operate.

You can learn more about Spielbany by joining their Discord server: https://discord.gg/vVtk2WA

Bring your games for others to play and playtest other developers games on the fourth Tuesday of every month 6pm-10pm at Bard & Baker!

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Calling all video game devs!

Join the Albany chapter of the International Game Developers Association for its monthly meetup. Every 4th Wednesday, we host a casual social for Capital Region devs to chat about what they're working on, catch up on industry happenings, and grow closer as a community. Whether you're an IGDA member or not, we'd love to have you!

By attending, you agree to follow IGDA Albany's Code of Conduct

IGDA Facebook Bluesky Discord

Flight Night Fridays continue in 2026!

Join us every Friday night 5pm-9pm as we do a different themed cocktail flight each week.

Reservations aren't required but are recommended as Friday nights can get busy. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table.

$20 gets you a flight of 4 specialty themed cocktails and a snack bowl to share (or not to share -- we won't tell!). Mocktails flights typically also available at discounted rate. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday November 6th - hot spiked cider flights

Friday November 13th - fall rum punch cocktail flights

Friday November 20th - fall margarita cocktail flights

Friday November 27th - holiday spritz cocktail flights

Join us for a mandala painting class where we will paint a glittered snowman ornament you can use as a gift for someone special or keep to decorate your own holiday tree! Each participant will be provided with a pre-glittered shatterproof ornament, paints, tools, detailed written directions and individual instruction needed to complete one ornament.

Once ornaments are painted, MaryMargaret, from Dots4Days will bring them back to her studio to let them dry completely, remove the guidelines, and apply a coat of varnish to protect the artwork you created. The ornaments will then be individually packaged and returned to Bard & Baker within one week so that you can pick them up during their regular business hours unless other arrangements are made prior to completion of the class.

No painting experience needed. All tools & supplies included in the cost.

Bring a friend! Also, please consider coming early to enjoy breakfast and a signature drink or stay after class to enjoy lunch. Supporting small businesses like Bard & Baker is what keeps them here for us to enjoy!

S I L E N T B O O K C L U B

Join us on the last Sunday of the month in The Cottage at Bard & Baker for our Troy Chapter of @silentbookclub all throughout 2026! Bring your own books & read in silence with one another for 1 hour, then hang out afterwards together with other book lovers & play games if you like! Save the dates for all of 2026!

January 25th

February 22nd

March 29th

April 26th

May 31st

June 28th

July 26th

August 30th

September 27th

October 25th

November 29th

December 27th

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The main dining room is also open for indoor dining & game play. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table!

Looking to meet other Magic players locally? Are you new to the area and looking to make new friends?

Join us at Bard & Baker on the last Sunday of every month 5pm-8pm for our monthly Magic the Gathering Casual Play & Meetup Night!

January 25th

February 22nd

March 29th

April 26th

May 31st

June 28th

July 26th

August 30th

September 27th

October 25th

November 29th

December 27th

Do you love Warmachine & are looking for other local players to play with?

Have you always wanted to learn but didn't know where to start?

Are you looking for a relaxing place to paint your minis while others play games around you?

Join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday EVERY month in 2026 for our Tactical Tabletop Tuesday: Warmachine Open Play Night in The Cottage at Bard & Baker 5 PM-10 PM! (You do not need to arrive promptly at 5 PM in order to participate. You can arrive anytime & join in!)

**The main dining room is also open for indoor dining & game play during this time. 518-948-6693 to reserve a regular table.

Join us for our monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of every month, EVERY month!

Come solo, bring a friend or bring a partner but be ready to relax with folks and make some new crafting friends! 😊

We get this question a lot, and the vast majority of people who come to this event come solo.

The group is super friendly and lovely and inclusive and everyone always brings a wide array of crafts/projects they're working on, so all are welcome!

Here is the full list of 2026 dates to save:

January 6th

February 3rd

March 3trd

April 7th

May 5th

June 2nd

July 7th

August 4th

September 1st

October 6th

November 3rd

December 1st

No need to RSVP! Just show up and bring whatever you're working on and enjoy excellent company.

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday nights from 6:00 PM until close at Bard & Baker Troy for Pathfinder Society Organized Play, a worldwide d20 fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the Pathfinder Society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, & adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest mysteries and wonders of the world of Golarion.

Standard $5 per person cover charge to play games applies, along with plenty of food & drinks available for purchase.

Space is limited each week, so be sure to RSVP ASAP!

How to sign up: https://warhorn.net/events/upstate-ny-pfs

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**please note that this is an organized meetup run by Pathfinder Society.

**Bard & Baker is open for regular gaming during this time frame as well! ❤

Join us every first Thursday of the month for JRPG Book Club!

From retro to modern and everything in between. come and discuss your favorite genre with like-minded fans!

Flight Night Fridays continue in 2026!

Join us every Friday night 5pm-9pm as we do a different themed cocktail flight each week.

Reservations aren't required but are recommended as Friday nights can get busy. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table.

$20 gets you a flight of 4 specialty themed cocktails and a snack bowl to share (or not to share -- we won't tell!). Mocktails flights typically also available at discounted rate. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday December 4th - eeveelutions part 1 cocktail flights (jolteon, flareon, vaporeon, leafeon)

Friday December 11th - eeveelutions part 2 cocktail flights (umbreon, sylveon, glaceon, espeon)

Friday December 18th - holiday spritz cocktail flights

Looking for something fun and relaxing to do this holiday season! Want to meet other Lord of the Rings fans living in the Capital District? Have some cool art that you want to show off??

Join us at Bard & Baker on Saturday December 4th from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM for our 'Shire for the Holidays' Lord of the Rings Meetup Night!

Come in street clothes or come in your favorite LotR inspired cosplay!

Join the Art Show! 
Free for anyone to display their art piece. 

To submit your piece for the art show, or if you have questions, please contact CosplayerSalith@gmail.com. Traditional Art, Graphic Design, Poetry (framed), Cosplay, etc are welcome. (NO AI).

Activities:

• Coloring

• Word Search

• Crossword

• Block Tower Barad Dur

• Lord of the Rings Guess Who

• Lord of the Rings Uno

• Lord of the Rings Memory Match

• Prize Raffle

• Trivia

• Art Show!

  Reservations Encourage but not Required

Create a keepsake with dried flowers, vintage-inspired papers, ribbon/lace, and meaningful mementos on a 4×6 in. floating frame!

Since we’ll be here in Troy for the Victorian Stroll, I wanted to create a workshop inspired by the Victorian era’s love of handmade keepsakes, botanical art, and the sentiment of handwritten letters to communicate-and express love.

Bring your own flattened treasures to personalize your artwork. We encourage you to bring any small, flat items with personal meaning: a photograph, handwritten note, piece of paper, ribbon, or other lightweight memento. Feathers could work too, provided they fit safely inside the frame!

Victorian heart-card demonstration and supplies also available!

The main activity:

Dried flower frame collage

What we provide:

• All necessary supplies

• Step by step instructions

• $2 off food/drink item

• Variety of pressed flowers& botanicals

• 4x6” floating frame

• Victorian-inspired collage papers

• Ribbon/lace

Join us at Bard & Baker every Sunday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for trivia night! Each week will be general pub style trivia with a wide range of subjects -- while the last Sunday of the month will be themed trivia (the theme changes each month and is generally nerdy, so stay tuned to socials to find out what Andrew of Cromulent Comics is running!).

Trivia typically books up each week so reservations are highly recommended. Reservations can be made by giving our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve a table for your team. Hope to see you there!

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Hey, writers! Our very own Emma C hosts a writing club at Bard & Baker that meets once a month!

Join us on the 3rd Wednesdays each month 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM.

Bring your own writing projects to work on or bring an open mind and your creativity to select from some provided prompts, while hanging out with others! Journals, paper, laptops, notepads, parchment, typewriter — bring whatever medium you like to work with!

Hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday nights from 6:00 PM until close at Bard & Baker Troy for Pathfinder Society Organized Play, a worldwide d20 fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the Pathfinder Society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, & adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest mysteries and wonders of the world of Golarion.

Standard $5 per person cover charge to play games applies, along with plenty of food & drinks available for purchase.

Space is limited each week, so be sure to RSVP ASAP!

How to sign up: https://warhorn.net/events/upstate-ny-pfs

------------

**please note that this is an organized meetup run by Pathfinder Society.

**Bard & Baker is open for regular gaming during this time frame as well! ❤

Meet, vent and connect with other new parents and caregivers in the community. Build your village -- because it takes one! Here for you!

Meet, vent & connect with other new parents, guardians & caregivers in the community.

Come build your village – because it takes one!

While this meetup is geared towards new-ish parental figures, of all genders(!!), for kiddos under 4 years old, all caregivers are welcome to join in on the bonding.
RSVP so we know to expect you or just show up with your little ones & an open heart!

Flight Night Fridays continue in 2026!

Join us every Friday night 5pm-9pm as we do a different themed cocktail flight each week.

Reservations aren't required but are recommended as Friday nights can get busy. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table.

$20 gets you a flight of 4 specialty themed cocktails and a snack bowl to share (or not to share -- we won't tell!). Mocktails flights typically also available at discounted rate. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday December 4th - eeveelutions part 1 cocktail flights (jolteon, flareon, vaporeon, leafeon)

Friday December 11th - eeveelutions part 2 cocktail flights (umbreon, sylveon, glaceon, espeon)

Friday December 18th - holiday spritz cocktail flights

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2026 for 518 Queer Book Clubs monthly meeting to discuss the book pick of the month!

Be sure to follow them on Instagram at @518queerbookclub to check out the book pick each month.

Plenty of food and drinks available for purchase from Bard & Baker. You can find our full menu available on our website at www.bardandbaker.com

2026 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 11th

Sunday February 8th

Sunday March 8th

Sunday April 12th

Sunday May 10th

NO JUNE MEETING -- ENJOY PRIDE MONTH!!

Sunday July 12th

Sunday August 9th

Sunday September 13th

Sunday October 11th

Sunday November 8th

Sunday December 13th

Hope to see you there!

Join us at Bard & Baker every Sunday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for trivia night! Each week will be general pub style trivia with a wide range of subjects -- while the last Sunday of the month will be themed trivia (the theme changes each month and is generally nerdy, so stay tuned to socials to find out what Andrew of Cromulent Comics is running!).

Trivia typically books up each week so reservations are highly recommended. Reservations can be made by giving our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve a table for your team. Hope to see you there!

Do you love Warmachine & are looking for other local players to play with?

Have you always wanted to learn but didn't know where to start?

Are you looking for a relaxing place to paint your minis while others play games around you?

Join us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday EVERY month in 2026 for our Tactical Tabletop Tuesday: Warmachine Open Play Night in The Cottage at Bard & Baker 5 PM-10 PM! (You do not need to arrive promptly at 5 PM in order to participate. You can arrive anytime & join in!)

**The main dining room is also open for indoor dining & game play during this time. 518-948-6693 to reserve a regular table.

Monthly themed trivia night written & hosted by Ruthenia & Jubilizzl !!

• Third Tuesday of the month!

• Teams should number 6 people max

  • If you come without a team, feel free to join the Single Clowns Table to make friends :)

• Winning team receives free drink tickets & clown stickers

• Suggested donation of $5 to tip the clowns but no pressure

• CLOWN COSTUMES / MAKEUP ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!!

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday nights from 6:00 PM until close at Bard & Baker Troy for Pathfinder Society Organized Play, a worldwide d20 fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the Pathfinder Society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, & adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest mysteries and wonders of the world of Golarion.

Standard $5 per person cover charge to play games applies, along with plenty of food & drinks available for purchase.

Space is limited each week, so be sure to RSVP ASAP!

How to sign up: https://warhorn.net/events/upstate-ny-pfs

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**please note that this is an organized meetup run by Pathfinder Society.

**Bard & Baker is open for regular gaming during this time frame as well! ❤

Flight Night Fridays continue in 2026!

Join us every Friday night 5pm-9pm as we do a different themed cocktail flight each week.

Reservations aren't required but are recommended as Friday nights can get busy. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table.

$20 gets you a flight of 4 specialty themed cocktails and a snack bowl to share (or not to share -- we won't tell!). Mocktails flights typically also available at discounted rate. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday December 4th - eeveelutions part 1 cocktail flights (jolteon, flareon, vaporeon, leafeon)

Friday December 11th - eeveelutions part 2 cocktail flights (umbreon, sylveon, glaceon, espeon)

Friday December 18th - holiday spritz cocktail flights

ON THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT...

During a hellish thunderstorm, a scream echoes through the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff. The townsfolk rush to investigate and find the beloved local storyteller has been murdered, their body hanging limp from the clocktower. As blood drips onto the cobblestones below, a realisation slowly dawns… a demon has been unleashed, killing by night and taking on human form by day.

Can good find the demon in time? Or will evil overrun this once peaceful town?

WHAT IS THIS GAME?

Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.

A social game played in person, seated in a circle, each player receives either a ‘good’ or ‘evil’ token with their unique character on it. Good players share information to solve the mystery whilst evil players lie about who they are and what they know. The good team wins if they can piece together their knowledge, trust each other, and execute the demon. The evil team wins if the demon can sow distrust, evade detection, and wipe out the village.

Join us at Bard & Baker on select Fridays in 2026 for our Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play night with Greg! Arrival time is 7:00 PM. Game covers can be purchased in advance on our website or in person the night-of at the register.

Plenty of food and drinks available for purchase the night of!

Hope to see you there!

Join us at Bard & Baker for our monthly Crafternoons Crafting Meetup in The Cottage 11am-1pm on select Saturdays!

Bring your knitting, sewing, coloring, cosplay, build kit projects and more to work on around the company of others & make new friends! No need to RSVP -- just show up with your materials to work on. Hope to see you there!

Join us at Bard & Baker every Sunday night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for trivia night! Each week will be general pub style trivia with a wide range of subjects -- while the last Sunday of the month will be themed trivia (the theme changes each month and is generally nerdy, so stay tuned to socials to find out what Andrew of Cromulent Comics is running!).

Trivia typically books up each week so reservations are highly recommended. Reservations can be made by giving our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve a table for your team. Hope to see you there!

Do you love making your own board games?

Are you a local board game designer looking to meet others in the area?

Want experienced game developers to test your prototype?

Looking to make new like minded friends?

This meetup is for you!

Join local board game design group Spielbany at their monthly playtest night!

All are welcome—here are a few things to know:

1. Fun first. The main goal is to have fun while creating amazing new games.

2. Designers and playtesters alike are welcome.

3. You can bring a game to test but our preference is for newcomers to spend one session as playtesters to get a feel for things.

4. Please read the Spiebany Code of Conduct before you come so you know how we operate.

You can learn more about Spielbany by joining their Discord server: https://discord.gg/vVtk2WA

Bring your games for others to play and playtest other developers games on the fourth Tuesday of every month 6pm-10pm at Bard & Baker!

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!

Calling all video game devs!

Join the Albany chapter of the International Game Developers Association for its monthly meetup. Every 4th Wednesday, we host a casual social for Capital Region devs to chat about what they're working on, catch up on industry happenings, and grow closer as a community. Whether you're an IGDA member or not, we'd love to have you!

By attending, you agree to follow IGDA Albany's Code of Conduct

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Love painting miniatures but have no one to paint with or hang out with? Bring your minis and we'll supply the paint, brushes and lighting to deck them out and get those minis looking awesome!

This is all ages and all skill levels friendly! You're welcome to bring the kiddos learning how to paint. Warhammer, Warmachine, Dungeons & Dragons, board game minis and more! All are welcome.

$5 entry or free entry with any menu purchase

Whether you've been painting for 10+ years or this is your first mini and you're nervous about how to start -- you're all welcome to join in! Hope to see you there!

Learn the basics and play a short adventure in this introductory game!

Choose a character. Grab some dice. Dive into adventure

Join Dungeon Master Alex and learn to play the world's most famous role playing game, Dungeons and Dragons.

In this workshop session we will begin by introducing you to the basics as you choose a character, discuss the basics of roleplaying, and learn the core mechanics of the game through gameplay.

Choose a pre-generated character from the selection and get rolling in a brief introductory adventure with new friends. The session will last from 3 to 3 ½ hours and give you a taste of what the adventures to be had.

Whether you’re inspired by watching actual plays like Dimension 20 or Critical Role, videos games like Baldur’s Gate 3 or just looking for a refresher on the new rules, this is the session for you.

Do I need to bring anything? Nope. Everything you need to play will be provided by Dungeon Master Alex at the table. You are encouraged to bring along your own dice and note taking materials.

This session is designed for players ages 16+. This game will use the most recently released Players Handbook and the 5.5 (2024) updated ruleset.

S I L E N T B O O K C L U B

Join us on the last Sunday of the month in The Cottage at Bard & Baker for our Troy Chapter of @silentbookclub all throughout 2026! Bring your own books & read in silence with one another for 1 hour, then hang out afterwards together with other book lovers & play games if you like! Save the dates for all of 2026!

January 25th

February 22nd

March 29th

April 26th

May 31st

June 28th

July 26th

August 30th

September 27th

October 25th

November 29th

December 27th

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The main dining room is also open for indoor dining & game play. 518-948-6693 to reserve a table!

Looking to meet other Magic players locally? Are you new to the area and looking to make new friends?

Join us at Bard & Baker on the last Sunday of every month 5pm-8pm for our monthly Magic the Gathering Casual Play & Meetup Night!

January 25th

February 22nd

March 29th

April 26th

May 31st

June 28th

July 26th

August 30th

September 27th

October 25th

November 29th

December 27th

Do you work from home but are looking for a new environment to shake things up?

Are you a small business owner working out of coffee shops wherever you can find the time?

Are you a student looking to study outside of the dorm?

Join us on Wednesdays each week 2pm-5pm and work alongside others like you!

Bring your notepads, phones, tablets and computers and work remotely with other community members as dedicated to the grind as you are — in The Cottage at Bard & Baker!

The Cottage space at Bard & Baker has plenty of outlets available for you to plug in and get in the zone.

Need to print something quickly? We have a PrintWithMe printer station right on site that you can send your documents directly to to print. Don’t want to hot spot? We have wifi readily available! Need caffeine or some lunch to power you through your day? Our full menu is available!

Once 5pm hits and you need to sign off, you can stay and hang out with others from the Coworking Club — have a cocktail or play a game together! Or if you need to speed home to feed the pets, no worries.

Join us every week or as often as you like! No cost to use the space for working or studying — only if you are access our board games following the working meetup. Hope to see you there!

**the space is also open to the public during this time for indoor dining and game play. You are also welcome to come any other day of the week and work as well — Wednesdays have just been decided upon to highlight it as a coworking day to community members**

Love board games but need people to play with?

New to the area and looking to make new friends?

Just want to hang out with like minded individuals and have some fun?

Then this night is for you!

Looking for Group Night is our open play night at Bard & Baker that's great for solo folks looking to play games with strangers and maybe make some new friends along the way!

$5 game cover charge gives you access to the night along with plenty of food and beverages available for purchase from Bard & Baker. All ages and all skill levels are welcome and soooooooo many different board games hit the tables each week during Looking for Group Night.

No need to RSVP, you can just show up! Every Wednesday night throughout the year 6pm-10pm. Bring a friend or partner or come solo and make some new friends.

Hope to see you there!