Homeschooler Hangout
Jan
22
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

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Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jan
22
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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D&D Lvl 10 One Shot Adventure: Blood & Stardust
Jan
23
5:30 PM17:30

D&D Lvl 10 One Shot Adventure: Blood & Stardust

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D&D Lvl 10 One Shot Adventure: Blood & Stardust

Date: Thursday, January 23rd

Time: 5:30 - 9:30pm 

Cost: $15

Join the adventuring party for a Dungeons and Dragons one-shot adventure for 10th level characters. Create your character, grab some dice, and see if you can escape this campy space arena in one piece!

“In darkness and chaos the self-titled Prince of Pain, the mighty Vocath entertains blood-thirsty crowds from across space! Far away from home in this sunless realm of Doom Space, shattered moons and icy comets pass across an alien sky. As you face the lights and sand of the pit, will you band together to fight for your freedom? Or will you fall to the Champions of Doom Space “

This 10th level one-shot is inspired by the Arena of Blood from The Light of Xarxyis and will take about 3 and a half hours to complete. Some previous play experience is encouraged but all are invited to join the table!

Come prepared with a character of your own imagining with two uncommon magical items using any currently published 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons materials or use one of the pre-generated characters provided. You are encouraged to bring along writing supplies. The materials and pace of these sessions are intended for participants 14 years and older. 

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

Seating begins at 5:30pm 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. Printed characters are not required, feel free to play your character on a tablet or app if that is easiest for you.

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DM Alex Timmis (he/him) loves telling stories around the table with friends. He has been playing Dungeons and Dragons for eight years and rolling dice behind the DM screen for four of them. While an improv performer and instructor, Alex fell in love with role playing games and helped bring FIASCO! to life onstage at the Mopco Improv Theater in Schenectady.  He is currently the Artistic Director of the Electric City Puppets. Role playing games, like improv, give us space to play and explore roles we don’t typically get to play in our day-to-day lives. Alex encourages a playful and respectful table where all players get a chance to add to the narrative and share the spotlight with one another.

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jan
23
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jan
24
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Winter Punch Cocktail Flights
Jan
24
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Winter Punch Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday January 3rd - tropical cocktail filghts

Friday January 10th - boozy eggnog cocktail flights

Friday January 17th - irish coffee cocktail flights

Friday January 24th - winter punch cocktail flights

Friday January 31st - wine spritzer cocktail flights

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Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night
Jan
24
7:00 PM19:00

Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night

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 2025 for our Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play night with Jack! 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!

Friday January 24th

Friday February 21st

Friday March 21st

Friday April 18th

Hope to see you there!

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Pokemon Go Community Day
Jan
25
2:00 PM14:00

Pokemon Go Community Day

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Hello Troy Trainers!

Join us at Bard & Baker on Saturday January 25th 2pm-5pm for Pokemon Go Community Day! Show us your Pokemon Go trainer profile and enjoy half priced game covers to stay and enjoy games to take a break from catching shinies.

Too busy battling to stay put? Enjoy $1 off coffees and boba teas to go so you can stay mobile around town.

We will be featuring a Ralts themed boba drink as a mocktail or cocktail -- an iced lychee matcha tea latte with yogurt popping boba.

Hope you can join us! Also open 11am-midnight for indoor dining and game play!

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Jan
28
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

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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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jan
29
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

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  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jan
29
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jan
30
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jan
31
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Wine Spritzer Cocktail Flights
Jan
31
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Wine Spritzer Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday January 3rd - tropical cocktail filghts

Friday January 10th - boozy eggnog cocktail flights

Friday January 17th - irish coffee cocktail flights

Friday January 24th - winter punch cocktail flights

Friday January 31st - wine spritzer cocktail flights

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Feb
4
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Feb
5
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

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Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Feb
5
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Dungeons & Dragons 101: Learn & Play
Feb
6
5:30 PM17:30

Dungeons & Dragons 101: Learn & Play

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D&D 101: Learn and Play

Date: Thursday, February 6th

Time: 5:30 - 9:30pm 

Cost: $15

Join DM Alex Timmis and learn to play the world's most famous role playing game in this Dungeons and Dragons 101 Adventure! Conquer the character sheet, discover what all those dice are for, and experience the joy of group storytelling.

Choose a character from the provided crafted selection that inspires your imagination and get rolling on a short adventure with new friends.

The session will last from 3 to 3 ½ hours and give you a taste of what this wonderful game has to offer. In this workshop session we will begin by introducing the many classes and character types you can take on, discuss the basics of roleplaying, and learn the core mechanics of the game through experience as we!

You are encouraged to bring along your own dice and note taking materials but everything you need to play will be at the table. This session will use the most recently released Players Handbook and 2024 updated ruleset.

The materials and pace of these sessions are intended for participants 14 years and older.

 Seats are limited so RSVP here to save your spot! Seating begins at 5:30pm to grab food, drink and settle in before the game begins at 6:00pm.


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DM Alex Timmis (he/him) loves telling stories around the table with friends. He has been playing Dungeons and Dragons for eight years and rolling dice behind the DM screen for four of them. While an improv performer and instructor, Alex fell in love with role playing games and helped bring FIASCO! to life onstage at the Mopco Improv Theater in Schenectady. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Electric City Puppets. Role playing games, like improv, give us space to play and explore roles we don’t typically get to play in our day-to-day lives. Alex encourages a playful and respectful table where all players get a chance to add to the narrative and share the spotlight with one another.

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Feb
6
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Feb
7
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Dessert Martini Cocktail Flights
Feb
7
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Dessert Martini Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday February 7th - dessert martini cocktail flights

Friday February 14th - love potion valentine's cocktail flights

Friday February 21st - spiked vegan eggnog cocktail flights

Friday February 28th - boozy hot chocolate cocktail flights

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Feb
9
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Feb
12
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Feb
12
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Feb
13
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Feb
14
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Love Potion Valentine's Cocktail Flights
Feb
14
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Love Potion Valentine's Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday February 7th - dessert martini cocktail flights

Friday February 14th - love potion valentine's cocktail flights

Friday February 21st - spiked vegan eggnog cocktail flights

Friday February 28th - boozy hot chocolate cocktail flights

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Homeschooler Hangout
Feb
19
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Feb
19
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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D&D Lvl 5 One Shot Adventure: The Secret of the Mad Mage
Feb
20
5:30 PM17:30

D&D Lvl 5 One Shot Adventure: The Secret of the Mad Mage

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D&D Lvl 5 One Shot Adventure: The Secret of the Mad Mage

Date: Thursday, February 20th

Time: 5:30 - 9:30pm 

Cost: $15

Join the adventuring party for a Dungeons and Dragons one-shot adventure for 5th level characters. Create your character, grab some dice, and scramble to uncover the true identity of the Mad Mage!

“Waterdeep is buried in a wave of paranoia. Blackmail, ransoms, and extortion flow through the city’s beleaguered bird-delivered mail. As the city tears itself apart to try and keep its secrets safe, many fear the Mad Mad Halaster is finally exacting their twisted revenge on the city. Now an owl and a parchment arrives for you… Can you discover the truth behind the Mad Mage’s messages?”

This 5th level one-shot is inspired by an adventure prompt from the roleplaying game Troika and will take about 3 and a half hours to complete. Some previous play experience is encouraged but all are invited to join the table!

Come prepared with a character of your own imagining with an uncommon magical item using any currently published 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons materials or use one of the pre-generated characters provided. You are encouraged to bring along writing supplies. The materials and pace of these sessions are intended for participants 14 years and older. 

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

Seating begins at 5:30pm 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. Printed characters are not required, feel free to play your character on a tablet or app if that is easiest for you.

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DM Alex Timmis (he/him) loves telling stories around the table with friends. He has been playing Dungeons and Dragons for eight years and rolling dice behind the DM screen for four of them. While an improv performer and instructor, Alex fell in love with role playing games and helped bring FIASCO! to life onstage at the Mopco Improv Theater in Schenectady.  He is currently the Artistic Director of the Electric City Puppets. Role playing games, like improv, give us space to play and explore roles we don’t typically get to play in our day-to-day lives. Alex encourages a playful and respectful table where all players get a chance to add to the narrative and share the spotlight with one another.

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Feb
20
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Feb
21
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

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  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Spiked Vegan Eggnog Cocktail Flights
Feb
21
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Spiked Vegan Eggnog Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday February 7th - dessert martini cocktail flights

Friday February 14th - love potion valentine's cocktail flights

Friday February 21st - spiked vegan eggnog cocktail flights

Friday February 28th - boozy hot chocolate cocktail flights

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Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night
Feb
21
7:00 PM19:00

Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night

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  • Google Calendar ICS

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 2025 for our Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play night with Jack! 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!

Friday January 24th

Friday February 21st

Friday March 21st

Friday April 18th

Hope to see you there!

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Kids D&D at B&B: 'The Wolves of Welton' Level 3 Adventure
Feb
22
12:00 PM12:00

Kids D&D at B&B: 'The Wolves of Welton' Level 3 Adventure

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DM Lynn Andrews is back at Bard & Baker for another fun Kids D&D adventure!

Date: Saturday February 22nd

Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Level 3 Adventure suitable for 10-14 year olds

‘The Wolves of Welton’ by Winghorn Press

It’s been a long time since the people of Welton have worried about anything but sheep ticks and late frosts, but now a pack of strangely determined wolves are spiriting away entire flocks at a time and driving farmers from their fields. With food running low and their sorcerer-in-residence nowhere to be found, the village council send out a desperate plea for brave adventurers to destroy the beasts. Is the job as easy as a walk in the woods, or is there more to the Wolves of Welton than mere animal cunning? There’s only one way to find out…

Come prepared with a 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons character of your own choice or use a prepared character from DM Lynn. Everything needed to play the game will be available (dice, pencils, etc...). Space is limited to 6 players only so get your tickets ASAP here on our online store.

Please note if using D&D beyond, we are using Legacy 2014 5th Edition

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Feb
25
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

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  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Feb
26
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Feb
26
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Feb
27
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Feb
28
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Boozy Hot Chocolate Cocktail Flights
Feb
28
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Boozy Hot Chocolate Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday February 7th - dessert martini cocktail flights

Friday February 14th - love potion valentine's cocktail flights

Friday February 21st - spiked vegan eggnog cocktail flights

Friday February 28th - boozy hot chocolate cocktail flights

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Mar
4
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Mar
5
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Mar
5
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Mar
6
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Mar
7
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Margarita Cocktail Flights
Mar
7
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Margarita Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday March 7th - margarita cocktail flights

Friday March 14th - st patricks weekend cocktail flights

Friday March 21st - cosmopolitan cocktail flights

Friday March 28th - wine spritzer cocktail flights

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Mar
9
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Cosplayer Meetup Night
Mar
11
6:00 PM18:00

Cosplayer Meetup Night

Welcome Capital District cosplayers! Join us at Bard & Baker bi-monthly throughout 2025 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 14th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday March 11th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday May 13th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday July 8th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday September 9th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday November 11th 6pm-8pm

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Homeschooler Hangout
Mar
12
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Mar
12
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Mar
13
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Mar
14
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: St Patricks Weekend Cocktail Flights
Mar
14
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: St Patricks Weekend Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday March 7th - margarita cocktail flights

Friday March 14th - st patricks weekend cocktail flights

Friday March 21st - cosmopolitan cocktail flights

Friday March 28th - wine spritzer cocktail flights

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Homeschooler Hangout
Mar
19
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Mar
19
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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D&D Lvl 7 One Shot Adventure: A Sinking Feeling
Mar
20
5:30 PM17:30

D&D Lvl 7 One Shot Adventure: A Sinking Feeling

D&D Lvl 7 One Shot Adventure: A Sinking Feeling

Date: Thursday, March 20th

Time: 5:30 - 9:30pm 

Cost: $15

Join the adventuring party for a Dungeons and Dragons one-shot adventure for 7th level characters. Create your character, grab some dice, and brave the Sea of Swords for the promise of riches and glory!

A legendary fortune lost decades past to the crashing waves and winds now drifts a few days sail from port; an enchanted chest holding the great riches of one of the noblest families on the coast. Will fortune smile upon you as you brave the Sea of Swords and salvage their former glory and share in their lost riches?”

This 7th level one-shot is inspired by the Salvage Operation from Ghosts of Salt Marsh and will take about 3 and a half hours to complete. Some previous play experience is encouraged but all are invited to join the table!

Come prepared with a character of your own imagining with an uncommon magical item using any currently published 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons materials or use one of the pre-generated characters provided. You are encouraged to bring along writing supplies. The materials and pace of these sessions are intended for participants 14 years and older. 

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

Seating begins at 5:30pm 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. Printed characters are not required, feel free to play your character on a tablet or app if that is easiest for you.

  *** 

DM Alex Timmis (he/him) loves telling stories around the table with friends. He has been playing Dungeons and Dragons for eight years and rolling dice behind the DM screen for four of them. While an improv performer and instructor, Alex fell in love with role playing games and helped bring FIASCO! to life onstage at the Mopco Improv Theater in Schenectady.  He is currently the Artistic Director of the Electric City Puppets. Role playing games, like improv, give us space to play and explore roles we don’t typically get to play in our day-to-day lives. Alex encourages a playful and respectful table where all players get a chance to add to the narrative and share the spotlight with one another.

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Mar
20
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Mar
21
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Cosmopolitan Cocktail Flights
Mar
21
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Cosmopolitan Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday March 7th - margarita cocktail flights

Friday March 14th - st patricks weekend cocktail flights

Friday March 21st - cosmopolitan cocktail flights

Friday March 28th - wine spritzer cocktail flights

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Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night
Mar
21
7:00 PM19:00

Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night

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 2025 for our Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play night with Jack! 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!

Friday January 24th

Friday February 21st

Friday March 21st

Friday April 18th

Hope to see you there!

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Mar
25
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Mar
26
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Mar
26
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Mar
27
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Mar
28
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Wine Spritzer Cocktail Flights
Mar
28
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Wine Spritzer Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday March 7th - margarita cocktail flights

Friday March 14th - st patricks weekend cocktail flights

Friday March 21st - cosmopolitan cocktail flights

Friday March 28th - wine spritzer cocktail flights

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Apr
1
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
2
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Apr
2
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Apr
3
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
4
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
9
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Apr
9
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Apr
10
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
11
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Apr
13
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
16
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Apr
16
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Apr
17
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
18
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night
Apr
18
7:00 PM19:00

Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night

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 2025 for our Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play night with Jack! 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!

Friday January 24th

Friday February 21st

Friday March 21st

Friday April 18th

Hope to see you there!

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Apr
22
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
23
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Apr
23
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Apr
24
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
25
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Homeschooler Hangout
Apr
30
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Apr
30
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
May
1
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
May
2
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
May
6
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
May
7
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
May
7
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
May
8
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
May
9
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Cosplayer Meetup Night
May
13
6:00 PM18:00

Cosplayer Meetup Night

Welcome Capital District cosplayers! Join us at Bard & Baker bi-monthly throughout 2025 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 14th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday March 11th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday May 13th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday July 8th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday September 9th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday November 11th 6pm-8pm

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Homeschooler Hangout
May
14
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
May
14
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
May
15
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
May
16
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
May
18
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
May
21
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
May
21
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
May
22
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
May
23
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Game Designer Meetup Night
May
27
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
May
28
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
May
28
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
May
29
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
May
30
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Jun
3
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jun
4
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jun
4
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jun
5
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jun
6
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jun
11
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jun
11
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jun
12
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Jun
13
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jun
18
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jun
18
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jun
19
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Jun
20
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Jun
24
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jun
25
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jun
25
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jun
26
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Jun
27
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Jul
1
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Jul
2
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jul
2
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jul
3
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Cosplayer Meetup Night
Jul
8
6:00 PM18:00

Cosplayer Meetup Night

Welcome Capital District cosplayers! Join us at Bard & Baker bi-monthly throughout 2025 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 14th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday March 11th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday May 13th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday July 8th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday September 9th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday November 11th 6pm-8pm

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jul
9
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jul
9
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jul
10
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jul
11
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Jul
13
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jul
16
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jul
16
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jul
17
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jul
18
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Jul
22
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jul
23
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jul
23
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jul
24
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jul
25
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jul
30
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jul
30
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jul
31
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
1
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Aug
5
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
6
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Aug
6
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Aug
7
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
8
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Aug
10
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
13
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Aug
13
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Aug
14
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
15
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
20
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Aug
20
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Aug
21
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
22
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Aug
26
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
27
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Aug
27
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Aug
28
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Aug
29
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Sep
2
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

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  • Google Calendar ICS

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Sep
3
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Sep
3
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Sep
4
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Sep
5
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Cosplayer Meetup Night
Sep
9
6:00 PM18:00

Cosplayer Meetup Night

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Welcome Capital District cosplayers! Join us at Bard & Baker bi-monthly throughout 2025 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 14th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday March 11th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday May 13th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday July 8th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday September 9th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday November 11th 6pm-8pm

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Homeschooler Hangout
Sep
10
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Sep
10
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Sep
11
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Sep
12
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Sep
14
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Sep
17
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Sep
17
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Sep
18
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Sep
19
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Sep
23
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Sep
24
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Sep
24
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Sep
25
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Sep
26
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
1
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Oct
1
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Oct
2
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
3
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Oct
7
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
8
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Oct
8
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Oct
9
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
10
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Oct
12
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
15
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Oct
15
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Oct
16
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
17
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
22
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Oct
22
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Oct
23
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
24
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Oct
28
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
29
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Oct
29
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Oct
30
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Oct
31
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Nov
4
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Nov
5
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Nov
5
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Nov
6
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Nov
7
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Nov
9
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Cosplayer Meetup Night
Nov
11
6:00 PM18:00

Cosplayer Meetup Night

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Welcome Capital District cosplayers! Join us at Bard & Baker bi-monthly throughout 2025 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 14th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday March 11th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday May 13th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday July 8th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday September 9th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday November 11th 6pm-8pm

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Homeschooler Hangout
Nov
12
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Nov
12
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Nov
13
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Nov
14
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Nov
19
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Nov
19
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Nov
20
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Nov
21
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Nov
25
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Nov
26
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Nov
26
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Dec
2
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
3
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Dec
3
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

View Event →
Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Dec
4
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
5
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
10
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

View Event →
Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Dec
10
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Dec
11
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
12
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup
Dec
14
3:00 PM15:00

518 Queer Book Club Monthly Meetup

Join us at Bard & Baker throughout 2025 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

2025 Meetup Dates, all 3pm-4pm:

Sunday January 12th

Sunday February 9th

Sunday March 9th

Sunday April 13th

Sunday May 18th

NO JUNE MEETING

Sunday July 13th

Sunday August 10th

Sunday September 14th

Sunday October 12th

Sunday November 9th

Sunday December 14th

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
17
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Dec
17
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Dec
18
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
19
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Game Designer Meetup Night
Dec
23
6:00 PM18:00

Game Designer Meetup Night

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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

Tuesdays in 2025:

January 28th

February 25th

March 25th

April 22nd

May 27th

June 24th

July 22nd

August 26th

September 23rd

October 28th

November 25th

December 23rd

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Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
26
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Flight Night Friday: Irish Coffee Cocktail Flights
Jan
17
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Irish Coffee Cocktail Flights

Flight Night Fridays are back for 2025! 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 always also available for $13.00 per flight. Hope you'll join us!!

Friday January 3rd - tropical cocktail filghts

Friday January 10th - boozy eggnog cocktail flights

Friday January 17th - irish coffee cocktail flights

Friday January 24th - winter punch cocktail flights

Friday January 31st - wine spritzer cocktail flights

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jan
17
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Magical Girls Block Printing Workshop with Opal Hexen
Jan
16
6:30 PM18:30

Magical Girls Block Printing Workshop with Opal Hexen

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Calling all Magical Girls!
We will be transforming plain boring blocks into sparkling magical works of art.

We will be providing tools, blocks, and a discounted drink ticket for Bard & Baker. The cafe has a full kitchen and drink menu, and are known for their delicious bubble teas and sweets! Their menu can be found at www.bardandbaker.com and on instagram @bardandbaker

Tickets for this fun workshop can be purchased HERE! Hope you can make it!


Opal Hexen is a local printmaker and artist for the weird and wild. Their work can be found at www.OpalHexen.com and on instagram @opal_hexen. Their work features many magical and mystical motifs.

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Jan
16
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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! ❤

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Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play
Jan
15
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Open Board Game Play

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

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!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Jan
15
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Cosplayer Meetup Night
Jan
14
6:00 PM18:00

Cosplayer Meetup Night

Welcome Capital District cosplayers! Join us at Bard & Baker bi-monthly throughout 2025 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 14th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday March 11th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday May 13th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday July 8th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday September 9th 6pm-8pm

Tuesday November 11th 6pm-8pm

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Pokemon Terrarium Workshop
Jan
11
12:00 PM12:00

Pokemon Terrarium Workshop

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard and Baker Board Game Cafe for a fun-filled Pokemon Terrarium Workshop!

Come unleash your creativity and build your very own Pokemon-themed terrarium. Whether you're a seasoned Pokemon trainer or just a fan of these cute creatures, this workshop is perfect for all ages.

Located on Broadway in Troy, NY, USA, our cozy cafe is the ideal spot to spend a creative afternoon surrounded by fellow Pokemon enthusiasts.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to craft a unique terrarium that showcases your favorite Pokemon. Grab your friends and make it a Pokemon-filled day! Purchase your tickets in advance from Eventbrite HERE.

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Pikmin Bloom Community Day at Bard & Baker
Jan
11
to Jan 12

Pikmin Bloom Community Day at Bard & Baker

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Hello fellow Pikmin Bloom players!!

Join us on Saturday January 11th and Sunday January 12th to celebrate Pikmin Bloom Community Day for the month of January!

Enjoy $1 off coffees and bubble teas to go as you stroll around town planting flowers and working on your 10k steps for the day to get your badge. Make it to 10k? Stroll back to Bard & Baker and get a free small coffee of boba tea when you buy one!

We will also be featuring a specialty Pikmin boba for the weekend -- a rose sweetened strawberry tea with fresh lemonade and pink rose popping boba. Or make it boozy with a shot of liquor of your choice!

Hope to see you there!

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Dungeons & Dragons 101: Learn & Play
Jan
9
5:30 PM17:30

Dungeons & Dragons 101: Learn & Play

D&D 101: Learn and Play

Date: Thursday, January 9th

Time: 5:30 - 9:30pm 

Cost: $15

Join DM Alex Timmis and learn to play the world's most famous role playing game in this Dungeons and Dragons 101 Adventure! Conquer the character sheet, discover what all those dice are for, and experience the joy of group storytelling.

Choose a character from the provided crafted selection that inspires your imagination and get rolling on a short adventure with new friends.

The session will last from 3 to 3 ½ hours and give you a taste of what this wonderful game has to offer. In this workshop session we will begin by introducing the many classes and character types you can take on, discuss the basics of roleplaying, and learn the core mechanics of the game through experience as we!

You are encouraged to bring along your own dice and note taking materials but everything you need to play will be at the table. This session will use the most recently released Players Handbook and 2024 updated ruleset.

The materials and pace of these sessions are intended for participants 14 years and older.

 Seats are limited so RSVP here to save your spot! Seating begins at 5:30pm to grab food, drink and settle in before the game begins at 6:00pm.


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DM Alex Timmis (he/him) loves telling stories around the table with friends. He has been playing Dungeons and Dragons for eight years and rolling dice behind the DM screen for four of them. While an improv performer and instructor, Alex fell in love with role playing games and helped bring FIASCO! to life onstage at the Mopco Improv Theater in Schenectady. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Electric City Puppets. Role playing games, like improv, give us space to play and explore roles we don’t typically get to play in our day-to-day lives. Alex encourages a playful and respectful table where all players get a chance to add to the narrative and share the spotlight with one another.

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Purl & Play Crafting Meetup
Jan
7
6:00 PM18:00

Purl & Play Crafting Meetup

Join host Amanda Baker of the Just Unwind Meetup Group at Bard & Baker Troy for her monthly Purl & Play Crafting Meetup Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

It's on the first Tuesday of 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!

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

2025 Purl & Play Dates (all 6pm-8pm):

January 7th

February 4th

March 4th

April 1st

May 6th

June 3rd

July 1st

August 5th

September 2nd

October 7th

November 4th

December 2nd

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Monster Prom New Year's Eve Party
Dec
31
to Jan 1

Monster Prom New Year's Eve Party

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Ring in the 2025 new year in Bard & Baker style at our 2024 Monster Prom NYE party on Tuesday December 31st, 2024!

Doors open at 7:30 PM & party goes until 12:30 AM.

There will be board games (DUH!), fun music, video game console station, awesome lighting & vibes, open food & open bar for one ticket price, and a champagne toast at midnight as we count down to the ball drop! Tickets can be purchased HERE.

Ticket sales are capped at 70 people so everyone can have enough space to enjoy the festivities, and once we sell out we SELL OUT! There will be NO last minute ticket sales the night of. If you’ve been to a Bard & Baker NYE Party before, you know it’s already going to be a real treat. B]

Dress as fancy or as down as you like.

Glitter and glam prom attire? Sure!

Pajama onesies? Why not!

Cosplay as your favorite classic monster? Definitely!

Styled up as your D&D OC? Heck yes!

Favorite Halloween costume? You betcha!

Cozy street clothes? Go for it!

We will be putting together an all you can drink cocktail menu that’s going to be absolutely delicious! Follow our social media (@bardandbaker on IG) for sneak peaks at what we’ll be featuring. Plenty of non-alcoholic options for designated drivers as well as well!

Chef Bryan and his rockstar kitchen team will put out waves of food throughout the night, all you can eat! Salad station, mac and cheese bar, cheese and charcuterie boards, crudite vegetable boards, pizza logs (everyone’s favorite!), fresh toast stick bar, and more! There will be vegan options, vegetarian options, gluten free options and dairy free options as well as nut free options to accommodate most dietary restrictions. Plus a full dessert bar at 10:00 PM to ring in the new year with full bellies and happy faces. :D

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!

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Sunday Night Trivia
Dec
29
6:00 PM18:00

Sunday Night Trivia

Ready to test your knowledge & challenge your friends? Join Trivia Nights at Bard & Baker every Sunday 6pm-8pm with a rotating selection of awesome hosts!

Compete for prizes, have some fun, and show off your smarts! Win a board game from the treasure box or even a gift certificate to Bard & Baker. Bring your friends & your brain power for a night filled with fun!

Assemble your team and give us a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve your table. Space is limited to be sure to reserve ASAP!

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Magic the Gathering Weekly Play + Meetup
Dec
29
5:00 PM17:00

Magic the Gathering Weekly Play + Meetup

Love Magic the Gathering but have no one to play with?

New to the area and looking to meet new players & make new friends?

Join us at Bard & Baker on Sundays 5pm-8pm for a Magic the Gathering weekly play and meetup organized by Troy Magic the Gathering Club!

This is a ‘bring your own’ style meetup geared more towards players who have their own cards, have played before and are looking to meet other players. All skill levels are welcome to attend but this not a guided learn-to-play session. Be sure to follow @troymtgclub on Instagram for more information and updates on scheduled meetups.

Hope to see you there!

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Comic Book Pop up Shop with Cromulent Comics
Dec
28
11:00 AM11:00

Comic Book Pop up Shop with Cromulent Comics

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Join us at Bard & Baker for our monthly pop up comic book shop with Andrew of Cromulent Comics!

With comics as low as $.25, as well as plenty of special edition ones for purchase, fandom t-shirts, figurines and more! There will be plenty to browse and plenty to purchase. Come support two small businesses in one at Bard & Baker on the last Saturday of every month!

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Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night
Dec
27
7:00 PM19:00

Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play Night

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  • Google Calendar ICS

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 2024 for our Blood on the Clocktower Organized Play night with Jack! 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!

Friday November 29th

Friday December 27th

Hope to see you there!

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Flight Night Friday: Glitzy Spritzy Cocktail Flights
Dec
27
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Glitzy Spritzy Cocktail Flights

Join us at Bard & Baker for our weekly promo, Flight Night Fridays!

20 smackaroos gets you a flight of 4 cute lil mini cocktails plus a snack bowl of your choosing to share (or not to share!!) 5pm-9pm each Friday at B&B. Join us for games and drinks and fun!

Friday December 6th - boozy hot chocolate flights

Friday December 13th - hot tea toddy flights

Friday December 20th - christmas cocktail flights

Friday December 27th - glitzy spritzy flights

We'll post each month's weekly featured cocktail flight in advance so you and your crew can plan which ones you want to come to. Or join us every Friday for some fun variety!

**mocktail versions of each flight always available each week for a discounted price.

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
27
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Sunday Night Trivia
Dec
22
6:00 PM18:00

Sunday Night Trivia

Ready to test your knowledge & challenge your friends? Join Trivia Nights at Bard & Baker every Sunday 6pm-8pm with a rotating selection of awesome hosts!

Compete for prizes, have some fun, and show off your smarts! Win a board game from the treasure box or even a gift certificate to Bard & Baker. Bring your friends & your brain power for a night filled with fun!

Assemble your team and give us a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve your table. Space is limited to be sure to reserve ASAP!

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Magic the Gathering Weekly Play + Meetup
Dec
22
5:00 PM17:00

Magic the Gathering Weekly Play + Meetup

Love Magic the Gathering but have no one to play with?

New to the area and looking to meet new players & make new friends?

Join us at Bard & Baker on Sundays 5pm-8pm for a Magic the Gathering weekly play and meetup organized by Troy Magic the Gathering Club!

This is a ‘bring your own’ style meetup geared more towards players who have their own cards, have played before and are looking to meet other players. All skill levels are welcome to attend but this not a guided learn-to-play session. Be sure to follow @troymtgclub on Instagram for more information and updates on scheduled meetups.

Hope to see you there!

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WICKED Drag Brunch
Dec
22
11:00 AM11:00

WICKED Drag Brunch

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Its once again time for brunch at Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe and this time we are holding space for the lyrics of Defying Gravity.

🩷𝓤𝓷𝓵𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭... 𝓣𝓸𝓰𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻, 𝔀𝓮'𝓻𝓮 𝓾𝓷𝓵𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭💚

💕

Join hostess Typhoid Mary and special guest Andramada as they guide you though the wondiferously wicked tale of... WICKED: A DRAG BRUNCH. Dont worry, there is a definish chance that your favorite DJ (DJ Mercy, duh) will be giving you all those splendiferous beats!

💕

* $15 limited early bird tix avail // $20 otherwise. Get your tickets HERE!

** Food and Drink A La Carte

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Flight Night Friday: Christmas Cocktail Flights
Dec
20
5:00 PM17:00

Flight Night Friday: Christmas Cocktail Flights

Join us at Bard & Baker for our weekly promo, Flight Night Fridays!

20 smackaroos gets you a flight of 4 cute lil mini cocktails plus a snack bowl of your choosing to share (or not to share!!) 5pm-9pm each Friday at B&B. Join us for games and drinks and fun!

Friday December 6th - boozy hot chocolate flights

Friday December 13th - hot tea toddy flights

Friday December 20th - christmas cocktail flights

Friday December 27th - glitzy spritzy flights

We'll post each month's weekly featured cocktail flight in advance so you and your crew can plan which ones you want to come to. Or join us every Friday for some fun variety!

**mocktail versions of each flight always available each week for a discounted price.

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
20
11:00 AM11:00

Homeschooler Hangout

  • Bard & Baker Board Game Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Pathfinder Society Organized Play
Dec
19
6:00 PM18:00

Pathfinder Society Organized Play

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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! ❤

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D&D Lvl 5 One Shot Adventure: The Whispering Cairn
Dec
19
5:30 PM17:30

D&D Lvl 5 One Shot Adventure: The Whispering Cairn

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D&D Lvl 5 One Shot Adventure: Beneath the Whispering Cairn

Date: Thursday, December 19th

Time: 5:30 - 9:30pm 

Cost: $15

Join the adventuring party for a Dungeons and Dragons one-shot adventure for 5th level characters. Create your character, grab some dice, and try to save the frontier town of Orlane of the evil that threatens to consume it.

“Rumors run wild of what evil has taken root in the unfortunate town of Orlane. Fields abandoned mid-harvest and farm houses nearly reclaimed by encroaching swampland warn of the once hardy trading post’s eerily sudden decline. Will you and your companions uncover what threatens to swallow up this young frontier town? Or will you too succumb to the hungry darkness?”


This horror-themed 5th Level one-shot adventure is inspired by Douglas Niles’ Dungeon Module N1 for Advanced D&D and will take about 3 and a half hours to complete. Some previous play experience is encouraged but all are invited to join the table!

Come prepared with a character of your own imagining with an uncommon magical item using any currently published 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons materials or use one of the pre-generated characters provided. You are encouraged to bring along writing supplies. The materials and pace of these sessions are intended for participants 14 years and older. 

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

Seating begins at 5:30pm 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. Printed characters are not required, feel free to play your character on a tablet or app if that is easiest for you.

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DM Alex Timmis (he/him) loves telling stories around the table with friends. He has been playing Dungeons and Dragons for eight years and rolling dice behind the DM screen for four of them. While an improv performer and instructor, Alex fell in love with role playing games and helped bring FIASCO! to life onstage at the Mopco Improv Theater in Schenectady.  He is currently the Artistic Director of the Electric City Puppets. Role playing games, like improv, give us space to play and explore roles we don’t typically get to play in our day-to-day lives. Alex encourages a playful and respectful table where all players get a chance to add to the narrative and share the spotlight with one another.

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Looking for Group Night: Meet New People, Play New Games!
Dec
18
6:00 PM18:00

Looking for Group Night: Meet New People, Play New Games!

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Love board games but no one to play with?

Looking to make new friends?

New to the area & looking to connect with like minded folks?

Come alone, or come with some friends!

Find a game, or find a group!

Welcome others to play, or be welcomed!

Every Wednesday night at Bard & Baker in downtown Troy, NY!

Join Meetup Group 'Bard & Baker Board Game Nights' host Matthias every Wednesday night for an evening filled with laughter, fun, new friendships & board games.

$5 Game Cover gets you play all night with as many games as you like.

Plenty of food & drinks available for purchase (including beer, wine, cider, mead, sake & cocktails!)

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Wine Crush Wednesday: Sparkling Wine Flights
Dec
18
5:00 PM17:00

Wine Crush Wednesday: Sparkling Wine Flights

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Join us at Bard & Baker every Wednesday for Wine Crush Wednesdays!

$25 gets you a flight of 4 geeky wines, a cute lil laminated wine info card for you to take home (so you can remember which ones you loved next time you go to the wine store!), plus a snack bowl to share (or not to share!).

We will be going all over the globe but focusing on wines that come from family run vineyards with natural/organic winemaking practices that have cool stories so you can enjoy some tasty wines and learn something new too! ^-^ <3

Wine Crush Wednesday runs 5pm-9pm every Wednesday night and here is the lineup for the month of December:

Wednesday December 4th - west coast chardonnay white wine flights

Wednesday December 11th - lambrusco wine flights

Wednesday December 18th - sparkling wine flights

Enjoy fun wines in a fun environment! Perfect for a cute lil date night or night out with friends! Want a make a reservation in advance to guarantee a table? Give our team a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve.

Hope to see you there!

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Homeschooler Hangout
Dec
18
2:00 PM14:00

Homeschooler Hangout

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Join us at Bard & Baker on Wednesdays and Fridays each week for our Homeschooler Hangout days!

Wednesdays 2pm-5pm and Fridays 11am-5pm, enjoy homeschoolers and their families enjoy half priced game covers and 10% off food and drinks! Bring your study materials and enjoy a relaxing environment to learn and do homework, then when you’re finished stay a little longer and enjoy a board game library of over 1000 board games to choose and play from! Meet other homeschooled kids and families and make some new friends along the way.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. There is no cover charge if just using the space to teach/learn/study in. Game cover only applies if accessing the Bard & Baker board game library.

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Tactical Tabletop Tuesdays
Dec
17
5:00 PM17:00

Tactical Tabletop Tuesdays

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Love Warmachine but looking to meet other local players?

Always been interested in learning but too intimidated to know where to start?

Want a relaxing environment just to chill and paint your minis in around other likeminded miniatures players?

Join us at Bard & Baker on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every Month 5pm-10pm to play, paint and chill with other players!

No need to RSVP! We provide the terrain mats, a variety of terrain, and relaxing atmosphere. You can just show up night of with your army and $5 to play.

Hope to see you there!

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Sunday Night Trivia
Dec
15
6:00 PM18:00

Sunday Night Trivia

Ready to test your knowledge & challenge your friends? Join Trivia Nights at Bard & Baker every Sunday 6pm-8pm with a rotating selection of awesome hosts!

Compete for prizes, have some fun, and show off your smarts! Win a board game from the treasure box or even a gift certificate to Bard & Baker. Bring your friends & your brain power for a night filled with fun!

Assemble your team and give us a call at 518-948-6693 to reserve your table. Space is limited to be sure to reserve ASAP!

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