The ribbon cutting will be at 6:55 p.m.
The Saratoga 150 Starting Gate will be placed in front of the Adirondack Trust Company Bank during the festival and period re-enactors will be strolling Broadway while on Broadway and the side streets there will be eight free musical acts performing both Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. The Final Stretch Festival is Saturday and Sunday, August 31 and September 1, also from 7 to 11 p.m.
Hats Off to Saratoga features Joe’s Boys at Ellsworth Jones Place by the City Center; Moonshine Holler in the Collamer parking lot; Rich Ortiz at the Post Office; Alan Darcy on Friday and Paul Caraher on Saturday at the Adirondack Trust Company Drive-Through; The All Paul Show on Caroline Street; The High Definition Band on Division Street; Racing City Chorus followed by Skippy and the Pistons and Bob Marcello on Saturday night Friday at Eddie Bauer; Bob Marcello on Friday and Lyl Harper Saturday at Ben & Jerry’s The musical groups for Final Stretch include The Ideal Situation, Run Mountain, The Chronicles, Bob Warren & Friends, The El Dorados, JoJo Romero & Nightshift, Young at Heart and Acoustic Trauma.
This music festival is sponsored by The Saratoga Co. Chamber of Commerce. Major sponsors include Saratoga Race Course, Healthy Living, Saratoga Eagle, Miller/Coors Beer, National Grid, Saratoga Casino & Raceway and Carter Conboy.
The event is free and open to the public. Event organizers remind attendees that these events are for our human residents so please leave your pets at home.
For more information and details on the bands listed, please visit the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce website at www.saratoga.org/visitors/hats-off-saratoga.
