Week of February 6 – February 12, 2026
Friday, February 6
Pub Nights
The Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 5 – 9 p.m. Some Friday “Pub Nights” will be expanding the 5 – 7 p.m. hours to include entertainment from 6 – 9 p.m. Enjoy music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s including Rock, Country, Swing, Pop and Motown. Presenting “The Classics” with the popular Wayne & Joey performing for your listening pleasure on Friday, February 6 and 20, Friday, March 6 and 20. Beat the winter blues by coming out to enjoy great food, fun and first-rate entertainment. Food available for purchase until 7 p.m. or until gone, cash bar available all evening. For information call Tom at 518-312-9859. Public Welcome.
11th Annual Chocolate Festival
Various locations throughout the Village of Ballston Spa | 5 – 9 p.m. The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association (BSBPA) invites the community to indulge at the 11th Annual Chocolate Fest This beloved pre-Valentine’s Day tradition transforms the village into a chocolate lover’s paradise, with local businesses and culinary talents serving up mouthwatering chocolate creations while shoppers stroll, taste, and vote for their favorites.
Saturday, February 7
6 Hour Defensive Driving Course
Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Ave., Saratoga Springs | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost is $40 prepaid, $45 at door (a donation is given to the church). Call: 518-784-5009.
27th Annual Chowderfest
Various locations throughout Saratoga County | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Discover Saratoga is proud to announce the return of its signature winter event. Presented by DeCrescente Distributing Company, Coors Banquet, Saranac, and Surfside, this beloved community event invites locals and visitors alike to sample 4 oz. servings of chowder for $2 each from roughly 80 Saratoga County restaurants and businesses. For event details, participating vendors, hotel specials, and shuttle information, visit DiscoverSaratoga.org/Chowderfest or call 518-584-1531.
Winter Fun Days Scavenger Hunt & Bonfire
Wilton Wildlife Preserve, 80 Scout Rd., Wilton | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Enjoy s’mores and hot cocoa around the fire! Stop in the Welcome Cabin for a scavenger hunt sheet to complete while on the trails to claim your prize! Registration is required for most of our programs at least one business day in advance. Register on our website or by calling the office at 518-450-0321. Our programs are weather dependent and may be cancelled due to inclement weather or poor trail conditions.
Chowderfest Reuses
Phila St., Saratoga Springs | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Join the Sustainability Initiative on Phila Street. Sustainable Saratoga will offer clean, free, reusable cups at Bailey’s, Fillies, Hattie’s, and Sushi Thai Garden – bring your own spoon or use one of our bamboo spoons! https://sustainablesaratoga.org/event/chowderfest-reuses/.
Family Saturday
Tang Teaching Museum, Payne Room, Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Suitable for children aged 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Countdown to the Triple Crown Fundraiser
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, 191 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 7 p.m. This winter fundraiser will feature more than 100 silent auction items and an online auction of unique items and experience packages to benefit the Museum. Guests can attend the event in person or bid on special packages online. The early-bird event at the Museum will feature beer, wine, light refreshments courtesy of Mazzone Hospitality, and a 50/50 raffle. Cost is $25 for Museum members and $40 for non-members. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door. To purchase tickets, visit: https://1049a.blackbaudhosting.com/1049a/Countdown-to-the-Triple-Crown or call 518-584-0400.
Sunday, February 8
Souper Bowl of Caring Chili Fest
Middle Grove United Methodist Church, 429 Middle Grove Rd. Middle Grove | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. We have a wide variety of homemade Chili for $7 per quart. Proceeds to benefit Blessing Box (24/7 Food Pantry located outside the church).
Chili Cook-Off
VFW Post # 420, 190 Excelsior Ave, Saratoga Springs | 4 p.m. Enter your best Chili and watch the Super Bowl on our new wide screen TVs! Chili is $5 to enter. $2 samples of chili. 50% of proceeds go to the
Post and Auxiliary, 50% to the winner. Bring your friends! We open at 4 p.m. Kick-off is 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a great time at the Post! For more information, call 518-584-9686, leave your name and call back number.
Monday, February 9
The Heritage Garden Club of Saratoga Springs Meeting
Knights of Columbus,50 Pine Street, Saratoga Springs | Noon. The guest speaker for the meeting
will be Dianna Goodwin, from Sustainable Saratoga presenting a program on “Pollinator and native plants for your garden.” Interested in joining a garden club, come join us as new members are always
welcome – you don’t need to have a green thumb to join our club. Follow us on Facebook at Heritage Garden Club of Saratoga Springs or visit, heritagegardenclubss.org.
Saratoga Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting
The Saratoga Senior Center, 290 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs |2:30 p.m. Our speaker is Chrissy Stack who works for MedRhythms. She will be talking about a medical device, MOVIVE, which is indicated to support gait rehabilitation and motor function for those of us living with Parkinson’s disease. All are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there. Please contact us with any questions: Leader Gordon Blyth, gordonsblyth@gmail.com 917-887-7980 and Co-Leader Marie Thorne, softballmom300@yahoo.com 518-810-8483.
Improv Spaces Presents: Jaap Blonk & The Schanzer/Speach Duo
Saratoga Arts Theater. 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 7 – 9 p.m. Join us for an evening celebrating experimental sounds, improvisation, and collaborations. The program will feature Dutch self-taught composer, performer, poet and visual artist Jaap Blonk performing his project Dr Voxoid‘s Next Move, ranging from sound poetry, invented languages to other unexpected soundscapes. The Schanzer/Speach Duo is comprised of Upstate New York-based composer/guitarist Jeffrey Schanzer and pianist/composer Bernadette Speach, who have been working together in the experimental music scene with new music, improvisation and performance since the mid-1980s NYC. Tickets $20.
Tuesday, February 10
Ballston Creek Preserve Walks
409 Eastline Rd., Ballston Lake | 10 a.m. Learn about one of Saratoga PLAN’s newest preserves and how old farm fields have grown into a beautiful mixed conifer and hardwood forest, with occasional older growth trees.
MS Support Group
ZOOM Meeting | 5 – 7 p.m. Contact Lou Ann to join. The next meeting will be held Thursday, February 26, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. by Zoom or in person at SAIL, 71 Glenwood Ave., Queensbury. Contact Lou Ann 518-793-9506 for more information.
Whole Grain: Family Letters
Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 6 p.m. Experiments in Film & Video screening of two short video works by artist Jess T. Dugan: Letter to My Father (US, 2017, video, 14 min., 54 sec.) and Letter to My Daughter (US, 2023, video, 16 min.). This screening is a public program of the exhibition Family Forms, which celebrates multiple modes of living and relationships and challenges visitors to reflect on their own definitions of “family.” Corinne Moss-Racusin, Professor of Psychology at Skidmore and co-curator of the exhibition, will introduce the screening. Free and open to the public. For more information and other events, visit https://tang.skidmore.edu/calendar.
12th Annual Matthew M. Neugroschel Evening of Jewish Storytelling
Temple Sinai, 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs or Zoom | 7 p.m. Annually, Saratoga Jewish Community Arts brings together a group of talented storytellers who make us smile and touch our hearts. There is a captivating gift for storytelling. It is an enthusiastic interpretation of a tale so that the listeners are transported through time and to places they have never been. The love for storytelling is what storytellers have in common. This year’s storytellers include some long-time favorites, including Sylvia Bloom, Beth Sabo Novik, Sandy Schuman, Rabbi Ilana Symons, and Martina Zobel, as well as some new voices. $10 donation is required at the door or by mail. Preregistration required. https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/0OG0VHQ/Storytelling2026.
Wednesday, February 11
All Abilities Art Club
Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Rd., Clifton Park | 11 a.m. Join us for an open studio-style hour of artmaking and community. Adults of all ages and abilities are welcome to come together to create using a new material and theme each month. 518-371-8622. www.cphlibrary.org.
Academy for Lifelong Learning Winter Storyteller Series
Prestwick Chase at Saratoga, 100 Saratoga Boulevard, Saratoga Springs | 12 Noon – 1 p.m. Free and open to the public. No reservations required. Sponsored by Prestwick Chase. Storyteller Margaret French presents Favorite Stories. This is the last storytelling in the series. If Saratoga Springs city schools are closed due to weather, that presentation will be postponed until February 18. For more information on the Academy for Lifelong Learning, to register for winter courses, or for a complete lineup of storytellers, visit www.allsaratoga.org or contact Academy Executive Director, Jeff Shinaman at jeff@allsaratoga.org or call 518-290-6988.
Historian Tea Talk: Koka Nola, Argentine Seltzer, and Dutch Squats: Letting Bottles Tell Their Stories
Brookside Museum, 21 Fairground Ave. Ballston Spa | 3 p.m. Chris Leonard, Executive Director of the National Bottle Museum and Schenectady City Historian will reminisce on his first year as Executive Director of the nearly 50-year-old National Bottle Museum. His talk will cover stories of some of his favorite bottles from the museum’s collection, including one dating to the early 18th c. These 10-15 bottles will be on site and part of the discussion allowing attendees to get a close-up view of the technologies, embossing, and other details involved in creating these works of art. Register online at https://brooksidemuseum.org/events/.
Baby Back Ribs Dinner
Saratoga Wilton Elks Lodge, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs | 4:30 – 6 p.m. Curbside pickup only. Call Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. – Noon to place an order. 518-584-2585. Menu: baby back ribs, baked beans, cold slaw, corn bread. Dinner $15 (cash only).
Green Drinks!
Whitman Brewing Company, 20 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs | 5 – 7 p.m. A “green gathering” for those who work, volunteer, or have a passion for promoting the environment, conservation, and sustainability. Food, alcoholic, and non-alcoholic drinks are available for purchase. Green Drinks – Saratoga Springs is held monthly. https://sustainablesaratoga.org/event/green-drinks-26/
Soroptimist Dinner Meeting
Holiday Inn, 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs | 6:30 p.m. Soroptimist means Best for Women. Please join us where members and guests come together to advance our shared mission of empowering women and girls. Enjoy a meal while networking with passionate individuals, participating in meaningful discussions, and learning about upcoming community service projects. Our organization offers a wonderful opportunity to connect, collaborate, and make a difference in the lives of others. Please RSVP to connectsisc@gmail.com by February 9, 2026.
Thursday, February 12
Curator’s Tour of All These Growing Things
Tang Teaching Museum Atrium, Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs | Noon. This tour will be led by Izzy DeSantis, the Kiki Pohlad ’13 Curatorial Assistant. Following the tour, we invite visitors to enjoy the other Tang exhibitions on view. Free and open to the public.
Do the Right Thing
ZOOM, 7 p.m. Saratoga Jewish Community Arts and the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York are pleased to present live, a powerful Jewish story from The Braid, America’s leading salon theater company. To mitzvah or not to mitzvah, that is the question! Funny, heart-warming and unbelievable stories reveal the moments we choose to do right… or maybe not. Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/ql5oCMd/BraidFeb12RightThing.