Hats Off to Saratoga 2010

The Annual “Hats Off to Saratoga” Music Festival welcomes the Thoroughbred Racing season back in style again this year on Friday and Saturday nights, July 23 and 24, 2010. There will be eight free musical acts performing both Friday and Saturday at sites along Broadway from 7 – 11 p.m.

The musical groups for Hats Off include Bluz House Rockers Friday and Joe’s Boys Saturday on Ellsworth Jones Place (by the City Center); Bourbon Renewal Friday and Chris O’Leary Band Saturday at the Collamer Parking lot; Party of Three duo featuring Kelly Hurley at the Post Office; Incendio, a guitar trio from California at the Adirondack Trust Drive-Thru; Slick Fitty on Caroline Street; Disposable Culture Friday and Sirsy Saturday on Division Street; Racing City Chorus Friday and Saratoga Soundtrack chorus Saturday on the Rip Van Dam porch and the Sonny Daye Trio at Ben & Jerry’s.

We thank you for your patience with the construction at the City Center and the Lillian’s/Cantina parking lot safety issue.

Major sponsors for this year’s festival include the Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Co. Chamber of Commerce, Budweiser Beer, Miller/Coors Beer, and Saratoga Gaming & Raceway.

Other sponsors include Adirondack Trust Company, Ben & Jerry’s, Circus Café, Courtyard by Marriott Saratoga Springs, Gaffney’s, 1st National Bank of Scotia, Gideon Putnam Resort, Hampton Inn & Suites Saratoga Springs, Hattie’s, Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs, Lillian’s, Olde Bryan Inn & Longfellows, Parting Glass, The Residence Inn Saratoga Springs, The Saratoga Hilton, The Saratogian, Wheatfields, along with other area motels, hotels, Bed and Breakfasts and restaurants throughout Saratoga Springs. Without their support, this festival would not be possible.

This year’s Final Stretch Music Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 4 & 4, 2010, from 7-11 pm.

The event is free and open to the public. Event organizers remind attendees that these events are for our human residents so please leave your pets at home.

For more information and details on the bands listed, please visit the Saratoga Chamber web site at http://www.saratoga.org/visitors/hats-off-music-festival.asp.