BalletX & Belmont countdown: 🗓️ Events May 28-June 3
PLUS: Opera Saratoga's sold-out tour comes home.
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HEADS UP
🩰 BalletX countdown: ‘Four Seasons Reimagined’
One night only, so grab your tickets now. The groundbreaking BalletX— they hail from Philadelphia, which has become known in the performing arts world as something of a creative incubator — is headed our way for a night to remember.
BalletX: The Four Seasons Reimagined will take the SPAC stage June 11 at 7:30 p.m., with a commissioned electronic score and four “seasons,” each by a different choreographer.
Ballet, take me away…
To grab one of the last tickets, visit spac.org.
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🗓️ Saratoga Springs Events Calendar, May 28 - June 3
Tonight, May 28
Flow on the Farm Yoga — Pitney Meadows Community Farm | 6 p.m., recurring
A new weekly outdoor yoga practice — tonight is the launch! — for connecting with nature. All levels welcome.
Garland Nelson Live! — Diamond Point at Embassy Suites | 6:30 p.m.
Garland! Arrive early to get a seat — and enjoy $7.50 Deep Eddy Martinis and half-priced apps all night long.
Saratoga Film Forum Weekly Screening — Dee Sarno Theater at Saratoga Arts | 7 p.m.
Triumphant comeback of a beloved film forum, with a focus on independent and curated film to reinforce the region’s appetite for alternative cinema outside commercial theaters. Tonight’s movie: Lurker. (Synopsis: A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.)
Opera Saratoga Presents: Happy End — Universal Preservation Hall | 7 p.m.
Opera Saratoga’s popular touring production — with Glimmerglass Festival — comes home. The critically acclaimed show is a quick 75 minutes of opera and musical comedy, and sold out at Glimmerglass, the Clark and in Hudson. Last-minute tickets for this special opening night show are available before the show at the box office or online.
Friday, May 29
Live Music: Jeff Brisbin — Henry’s Irish Tavern | 5 p.m.
A local legend at a Saratoga institution.
Clay Night Out — Saratoga Clay Arts Center | 6 p.m.
An evening open studio session at the Clay Arts Center.
Oh Honey Class — Ladylily’s Place | 6 p.m.
A honey-focused baking or confection session at a spot that has built its niche around this kind of specialized small-group instruction.
Cosmetic Chemistry Blend & Sip: 11’s/Forehead Cream — Petal + Hive | 6 p.m.
Petal + Hive’s cosmetic chemistry evenings are fun, informative, hands-on — and who doesn’t like coming home with a full-sized new beauty product?
2026 Summer SPACtacular — Saratoga Performing Arts Center | 7 p.m.
SPAC opens its his historic 60th anniversary summer season with a showcase event on the grounds.
Benny Benack III: The Magic of Manhattan — Universal Preservation Hall | 7:30 p.m.
A jazz trumpeter and vocalist with a sound rooted in the Great American Songbook, a huge stage presence, and music in his blood.
Sophistafunk & Friends ft. Tim Palmieri with The E-Block — Putnam Place | 8:30 p.m.
Albany’s own Sophistafunk brings a funk-forward vibe to Putnam Place; Tim Palmieri adds brings in the jam-guitar.
Saturday, May 30
Flow on the Farm Yoga — Pitney Meadows Community Farm | 10:30 a.m., recurring
The Saturday edition of the farm yoga series. An unhurried way to start a weekend.
Opera Saratoga Presents: Happy End — Universal Preservation Hall | 7 p.m.
Opera Saratoga’s popular touring production — with Glimmerglass Festival — comes home. It sold out Glimmerglass and the Clark; now Saratogians have their chance to catch Opera Saratoga’s buzzy, laugh-out-loud 75-minute musical comedy at UPH. Last chance. (Tickets available at the box office before the show or online.)
Scott Hopkins Roots Trio — Caffè Lena | 8 p.m.
This “rich, genre-crossing” trio — with special guest Luke Franco — is “rooted in bluegrass and Americana while drawing freely from blues, jazz, country, and Latin influences.”
Sunday, May 31
46th Annual Saratoga Antique Bottle Show and Sale — Saratoga County Fairgrounds | 9 a.m.
Now in its 46th year!
🧸 Virtues & Music — Saratoga Springs Recreational Center | 1 p.m., recurring
Interactive class for kids ages 8 - 11 plus music instruction in a ukelele band!
Opera Saratoga Presents: Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Mansion — The Mansion of Saratoga | 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
A perennial favorite concert featuring all the greatest hits — think Carousel, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, and more while the Mansion serves a delicious (included) brunch or dinner to guests seated at tables.
Adirondack Trust Festival of Young Artists — SPAC | 2 p.m.
SPAC’s afternoon festival celebrating the Capital Region’s brightest young talent. FREE, but registration is required.
Live Music: Triple Trouble & Special Guests — Artisanal Brew Works | 4 p.m.
A recurring Sunday booking. April 19 features singer/songwriter Rosanne Grimaldi and Ben Zoleski.
SUPER 400 — Caffè Lena | 7 p.m.
Local superstars (the popular band formed in Troy in 1996) bring their latest release, Spirit in the Sound to Caffè Lena.
Monday, June 1
Pizza & Pints — Morrissey’s Lounge & Bistro | Recurring
Every Monday, enjoy your choice of pizza and a draft beer for just $25 per person.
Martini Mondays — Chianti Il Ristorante | Recurring
Kick off your week with Martini Mondays! Enjoy classic & creative martinis for just $10.
Tuesday, June 2
Yaddo Golf Invitational — The Country Club of Troy | 8 a.m.
Now in its fourth year — and at a new venue! A benefit golf tournament supporting Yaddo, the artists’ retreat that has been sending writers, composers, and visual artists into its studios since 1926.
$1 Oyster Night — Henry Street Taproom | Recurring
Just what it sounds like — slurp $1 oysters all day.
Rich Ortiz — The Hideaway at Saratoga Lake Golf Club | 5:30 p.m., recurring
Two residencies in the same night? This is your man. Catch him at The Hideaway if happy hour time is your jam.
Live Music: Tim Wechgelaer — Morrissey’s Lounge & Bistro | 6 p.m., recurring
Tuesday night residency.
Rich Ortiz — Caroline Street Pub | 10 p.m., recurring
And for his late-night fans, Ortiz takes the stage for his second recurring show of the night.
Pelvic Floor 101 — Petal + Hive | 6 .m.
A practical educational session on pelvic floor health, which Petal + Hive has added to its programming with the same matter-of-fact approach it brings to everything else.
Wednesday, June 3
Christian Business Men’s Connection Luncheon — VFW Post 420 | 11:45 a.m.
A networking luncheon for business professionals.
Belmont Stakes Racing Festival — NYRA | 12:35 p.m.
It’s here! Be the first to break in the race course for this historic third (and last) Belatoga.
Chelsea Handler VIP Belmont on Broadway Pre-Show Experience — Universal Preservation Hall | 4 p.m.
She needs no introduction: Chelsea Handler’s VIP pre-show experience attached to the Belmont on Broadway festivities.
Ladies Night — Standard Fare | Recurring
Need a break from the crowds? “Girl Dinner” special: Crunchy Caesar salad, truffle fries, and a Tiny ‘Tini for $30 bucks.
Opera Saratoga Portrait Concert — Saratoga Arts | 7 p.m.
Need a quieter night than the Belmont fanfare? Four Opera Saratoga artists sing their hearts out in an intimate setting. $23 tickets.
Belmont on Broadway — Broadway | 7 p.m.
Saratoga’s outdoor street festival marking Belmont Stakes week with performances by Fitz and the Tantrums and Vertical Horizon. New this year: VIP ticket-holders receive exclusive benefits including a special 4:00 PM performance from comedian Chelsea Handler (above).