Memorial Day Weekend 🗓️ events calendar
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HEADS UP
👩🍳 Cookin’ It Up: Garden to Table with Caitlin Parwana
Only 7 spots left!
Join vegetarian chef Caitlin Parwana as she shares her secrets for tasty plant-powered recipes during this entertaining cooking demo at Franklin Square Market.
A vegetarian for nearly three decades as well as an accomplished chef and baker, Parwana combines her passion for healthy cooking with her love of all things green! She has shared that passion with patrons for more than a decade, as a chef at Four Seasons Natural Foods, Saratoga’s OG independent health food store.
Cookin’ It Up is put on by Joanne Dittes Yepsen and Darcy Bonfils as part of their new Saratoga Experiences, which curates unique events here in Saratoga.
Buy your tickets now for this 1 p.m. event on May 31. To grab one of the last spots, visit eventbrite.com.
THIS WEEK
☂️ Rainy day activity: Tang’s free new tours start Sunday
Rainy day activity alert!
The Tang Museum at Skidmore College kicks off its summer tour season on Sunday (forecast: 100% chance of rain) with a free Tang Guide Tour led by Anne Lowenthal.
After this holiday weekend debut, Tang Guide Tours continue Sundays at 2 p.m. through July 26. The tours are led by Tang Guides, many of whom are Skidmore College students trained as gallery ambassadors and tour leaders.
More info, visit tang.skidmore.edu.
🗓️ Saratoga Springs Events Calendar, May 22 - May 25
Tonight, May 22
🎶 Live Music: Jeff Brisbin — Henry’s Irish Tavern | 5 p.m.
A local legend at a Saratoga institution.
🎶 Live Music featuring Margo Macero — Artisanal Brew Works | 6:30 p.m.
Local musicians to help kick off this holiday weekend.
Saturday, May 23
Garage Sale — 23 Spa Drive | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
From Nextdoor: “HUGE Garage/Estate sale — if we are there we are selling!!! Everything is negotiable in price!”
🇺🇸 Ballston Spa Memorial Day Parade — Ballston Spa | 9 a.m.
Also a non-perishable food drive — collections taken from the VFW Airplane Float and in Wiswall Park.
🇺🇸 Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery’s Memorial Day Ceremony — 10 a.m.
Flags In: 10 a.m. Ceremony: 11 a.m.
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.
🧸 Family Story Time — Saratoga Springs Public Library | 10:30 a.m.
Recommended for children ages 0-5 with a caregiver.
🇺🇸 Lake George Memorial Day Parade — 11:30 a.m.
Parade route: Westbrook Road to Lake George Old Courthouse.
🎶 Grillin’ and Chillin’ 2026, Saratoga’s Ultimate Summer Kickoff — Artisanal Brew Works | 12 p.m.
Live music and BBQ.
Teen Dungeons & Dragons — Saratoga Springs Public Library | 1:30 p.m.
An experienced Dungeon Master leads teen participants in the role-playing game of Dungeons & Dragons.
🧸 Grand Opening Celebration: Wilton Mall Studio — Paint and Drip | 6 p.m.
Official (all-ages!) celebration for Paint and Drip’s Wilton Mall studio — including a brand-new Splatter Room and enhanced party zones.
Sunday, May 23
Garage Sale — 23 Spa Drive | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
From Nextdoor: “HUGE Garage/Estate sale — if we are there we are selling!!! Everything is negotiable in price!”
Miles on the Mohawk — Mabee Farm | 8:30 a.m.
Start: Mabee Farm. Finish: Mohawk Harbor.
Nature BINGO — Saratoga Springs Public Library | 9 a.m.
Head to the Children’s Room to pick up a Nature BINGO Scavenger Hunt Card. When completed, return for a small prize. No registration required.
🇺🇸 Ezra Trim: Survivor & Patriot - Memorial Day Weekend Program — Grant Cottage Historical Site | 1 p.m.
Discover the amazing tale of Ezra Trim (portrayed by relative Steve Trimm).
🎶 Live Music: Triple Trouble & Special Guests — Artisanal Brew Works | 4 p.m.
A recurring Sunday booking. April 19 features Triple Trouble wsg Selah Daigneault.
🎶 The Wallies — Carson’s Woodside Tavern | 6 p.m.
Live entertainment.
🎶 Live music: Matt Ryan — The Thirsty Owl | 6 p.m.
Live music right in the tasting room.
Galactic Bowling — Saratoga Strike Zone | 11:30 p.m.
Calling all night owls!
Monday, May 25
Goat Yoga — Into the Woods Farm | 10 a.m.
Good for beginners.
🇺🇸 Memorial Day Ceremony — Battlefield Park | 11 a.m.*
*Check the time before you go. Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance’s Memorial Day Remembrance of the four unknown soldiers.
Crawfish Festival — Hattie’s | 11 a.m.
Crawfish by the pound!
🎶 The Ultimates— Carson’s Woodside Tavern | 6 p.m.
Live entertainment.