First on 13: Saratoga New Year’s Eve 2027 is free for 1st time

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (WNYT)- Saratoga Springs will make its New Year’s celebration free for the first time as the city launches plans for Saratoga New Year’s Eve 2027. Organizers are unveiling plans now for Saratoga New Year’s Eve 2027 as a kickoff to Saratoga 250, the 250th anniversary year of the Battles of Saratoga. The music will take place at the Saratoga Springs City Center, Universal Preservation Hall and Caffe Lena. Ten bands, all winners and nominees from the 2026 Eddie Awards presented by Proctors, are scheduled to perform. TV Doctors, Tops of Trees, E Block and E.R.I.E. and the Jagaloons are among the performers. As our gift to the community as we kick off Saratoga 250 in 2027, we are thrilled to offer this experience, a longtime Saratoga holiday tradition, to folks for free for the first time ever, said Todd Shimkus, president of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. Like in past years, a commemorative button is required to get into the venues, but