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Festival Venues

There are an assortment of free parking lots, 2-hr lots, and parking garages (some allow all-day parking on top level, only), plus a FREE *remote* lot with free shuttle/bus service to the City Center. You may park on local streets, where allowed.

Please be mindful of no-parking and snow-emergency signs, as the Saratoga Police Department WILL ticket and/or tow.

See the DIRECTIONS page for Venue, Shuttle and Parking Map, as well as information about the Remote Site parking lot.

Festival venues along Broadway (Rte 50) are accessible by free shuttle bus.

All directions given below are *from* the City Center (#2 on Parking Map)
Directions are also on the Schedule Grid in the Program Book.

1-2. Saratoga City Center / Saratoga Hilton Hotel
522-534 Broadway (Rte 50) -- Festival Headquarters
City Center: Main Ticket Sales, Festival Information, Lost and Found, Performer and Volunteer check-in. Dances, workshops, concerts, presentations, jams.

Hilton Hotel: Workshop rooms, instrument check, open jam area, quiet room.

Location: Our Headquarters is at the north end of Saratoga Springs, corner of Broadway (Rte 50) and Ellsworth Jones Place (formerly Grove St.). City Center entrances are on Ellsworth and Broadway. Hilton Hotel entrance is off Maple Ave (via hotel parking lot)

Parking: Hotel Lot charges a fee: $5/day (hotel patrons w/room); $10/day (per 24hr period) for non-patrons. Hotel Lot is off Maple Ave.
City Center lot is free (enter via Maple Ave or High Rock Ave).
Food: Hotel Gallery Buffet and City Center food lobby. Other cafes and restaurants are within walking distance. A Restaurant is located inside, via the Hotel Gallery.

(Events All Weekend)

(Photo: Lawrence White)

3. Temple Sinai -- 509 Broadway
Sessions: Variety of beginner "101" dance workshops, music/song workshops, and Drum Circle (see schedule).
Location: Walkable from City Center. Across the street from City Center and south a few doors.

(Events Sat/Sun)

(Photo: Lawrence White)

4. Saratoga Music Hall (3rd floor City Hall) -- 474 Broadway
Sessions: Dances and dance lessons.
Location: Walkable, south from City Center, same side. Corner of Broadway & Lake Ave. Music Hall is on 3rd floor via stairs or elevator.
Food: Baked goods and beverages.

(Fri/Sat/Sun)

(Photo: Ian Hamelin)

5. Caffe Lena -- 47 Phila St
Sessions: (Sat) Festival Concerts only (Fri/Sun - Lena Concerts w/discount for Festival attendees).
Location: Shuttle drop-off near Phila, two blocks east (downhill). Or -- walk three blocks south of the City Center (same side). Left on Phila two blocks.
Food: Variety of Coffee, teas, light cafe menu.

(Sat concerts -- free to Festival attendees w/wristband. Discounts w/festival wristband for Caffe Lena Fri & Sun concerts. All concerts are open to the public. See Caffe Lena website for information.)

6. Parting Glass Pub -- 42 Lake Ave
Sessions: (Sat/Sun) Concerts only.
Location: Walkable from City Center. One block south from City Center (same side), left on Lake, three blocks east.

Food: Irish Pub fare

8. Canfield Casino -- 1 East Congress St, Congress Park
Sessions: (Sat/Sun) Dances and dance workshops
Location: Take Free Shuttle. South on Broadway, left into Congress Park.
Food: none available