Time: 5:00pm-

Location: Downtown Saratoga Springs, NY (map)

Join us in downtown Saratoga Springs for an exciting two-day New Year’s celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.

Presented by Discover Saratoga, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Saratoga Springs City Center, Downtown Business Association, and the City of Saratoga Springs, in partnership with Proctors Collaborative, this event promises spectacular entertainment and unforgettable fun for the whole family.

The celebration kicks off with a free outdoor concert by local band Tops of Trees and a dazzling fireworks display from Ellsworth Jones Place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The excitement continues with live performances at downtown venues, featuring headliner and renowned musician Ben Folds at the Saratoga Springs City Center, Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads at Universal Preservation Hall, Los Sugar Kings at Caffe Lena, and Dogs in a Pile at Putnam Place.

The celebration will conclude with the Saratoga First Day 5K on New Year’s Day. Don’t miss this unforgettable event filled with music, joy, and community spirit!

Schedule of Events

City Center

5:00 PM – Tops of Trees

6:00 PM – Fireworks

5:30 – 6:20 PM – Alternate room for Tops of Trees in case of inclement weather (small room 1)

6:30 – 7:30 PM – Sawyer Fredericks (small room 1)

7:30 – 10:30 PM – DJ Rvmba (small room 2)

7:20 – 7:40 PM – Opener TBD (20 mins) (main stage)

7:40 – 8:40 PM – Cassandra Kubinski (& The Kubandskis) (small room 1)

7:45 – 8:25 PM – Lindsey Kraft (40 mins) (main stage)

8:30 – 10:00 PM – Ben Folds (90 mins) (main stage)

8:50 – 9:50 PM – David J (small room 1)

UPH

7:30 – 8:30 PM – The Figgs

8:45 – 9:45 PM – Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads

Caffe Lena

7:00 PM – Los Sugar Kings

9:00 PM – Los Sugar Kings

Putnam Place 

9:00 PM – Dogs in a Pile * this show requires upgraded Saratoga NYE ticket