Upstate on the Move
Two Weeks, One Corridor
Summer’s Best Between Saratoga & Schroon Lake July 16-29, 2026
Welcome to Upstate on the Move! Below is a list of the best local events over the next two weeks including concerts, festivals, farmers markets, fundraisers, community gatherings, and the under-the-radar happenings.
If you’ve got a favorite local event, venue, or organization you think more people should know about, send it my way. The best finds usually come from neighbors like you.
If you’ve got a favorite local event, venue, or organization you think more people should know about, send it my way. The best finds usually come from neighbors like you.
Thu • Jul 16
TOTO with Christopher Cross & The Romantics
SPAC • Saratoga Springs
Classic-rock triple bill under the amphitheater lights.
Thu • Jul 16
“I Am the Adirondacks”
Town Bandstand • Schroon Lake.
Carl Heilman II’s Landscape photography meets Dan Berggren’s live score . Free.
Thu • Jul 16
Village Fireworks over Lake George
Shepard Park • Lake George
The weekly summer tradition. 9:30 p.m over the water.
Fri & Sat • Jul 17-18
Dave Matthews Band
SPAC • Saratoga Springs
The weekly summer tradition. 9:30 p.m over the water.
Sat • Jul 18
Lake George Community Band Festival
Shepard Park Amphitheatre • Lake George
The Northeast’s largest – 20th year. Free. Starts at noon.
Sat • Jul 18
Seagle Festival Gala
The Lodge at Schroon Lake
Schroon’s social event of the summer. Cocktails, dinner, live auction, arias.
Tue • Jul 21
Ray Vega Afro-Caribbean Ensemble
Town Bandstand • Schroon Lake
Free lakefront Latin jazz.
Tue – Sun • Jul 21–26
Saratoga County Fair
Ballston Spa
Rides, live music, demolition derbies, blue-ribbon livestock. Six days.
Wed • Jul 22
Oobleck - Summer Concert Series
Shepard Park • Lake George
Free Wednesday-night music at 7 p.m.
Wed – Sat • Jul 22–25
Così fan tutte
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater • Schroon Lake
Mozart in Italian with English supertitles. Evenings + Friday matinee.
Thu – Sun • Jul 23–26
Summer Loving Fun Fest
Shepard Park • Lake George
Kelly’s Angels’ four-day festival. Opening night: drone show + fireworks.
Thu – Sun • Jul 23–26
Peg & Dan’s Family Folk Sing
Town Bandstand • Schroon Lake
The annual multigenerational sing-along with Peggy Lynn & Dan Berggren. Free.
Tue • Jul 28
Meadowmount Chamber Music
Boathouse Theatre • Schroon Lake
The renowned school’s rising classical talent. Free.
Tue • Jul 28
Ghost Town Blues Band
Shepard Park • Lake George
Memphis-rooted blues on the lakefront. Free.
Living the Summer Here
The corridor between Saratoga and Schroon Lake is one of the Northeast’s most culturally active seventy miles and one of the enduring reasons buyers put down roots here.
Looking for a lakefront cottage, a village home, or something deeper in the Adirondacks?
Let’s find it together.
Let’s find it together.
Erin Steinbach
Licensed real estate broker | License ID: 10301217507
Ready to Find Your Next Adventure?
Whether you’re dreaming of a lakefront dock at sunrise, fresh tracks on a powder morning, or a cabin completely off the grid Erin is ready to make it real.