First Night is New York's largest New Year's Eve event outside of New York City! As one of the oldest and largest First Night celebrations in the country, First Night is the most affordable, accessible, family-friendly, safe, and exciting way to spend New Year's Eve in the region. This year's theme is A New Dimension.

First Night 2020 Highlights

A fireworks show in Congress Park at 5:45 pm will start First Night off with a bang. Then, a Digital Midnight celebration will close out the evening. Saratoga Arts, in conjunction with CMI Audio Visual, Dave Bigler Studios, and the Pavilion Grand Hotel, will set off digital fireworks at the Saratoga Springs City Center.

In the 20 minutes leading up to midnight, an exclusive video will run that incorporates user-submitted photos of previous First Night celebrations. The video will wrap up with the digital fireworks. Anyone who has the URL will be able to watch from anywhere!

More to look forward to:

• Live music from dozens of bands covering a full range of genres

• A host of new performers in addition to returning favorites

• Additional theater, dance, martial arts, and other groups

• Storycrafters and more for kids

• Annual First Night 5K Run at 5:30pm

• First Night events kick off at 5:45 pm with a fireworks show in Congress Park.

First Night 2020 Headliners

• Wild Adriatic

• The Figgs

• The Joey Thompson Big Band

• SIRSY

First Night 2020 Music

Music spans all genres: rock, country, jazz, blues, classical, and more. In addition to the above headliners you can expect:

• We're History

• The McKrells

• Tambourelli & Her SuperTrips

• The Onlys

• The Schmooze

• Mark Tolstrup & Friends

• Drank the Gold

• Desertion Trio

• Mike Campese

• Cloud Lifter

• That Duo

• Logan Spaleta

• The Racing City Chorus

• Saratoga High School Fiddle Club

• Hot Club of Saratoga

• Doug Irving

• The North & South Dakotas

• Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus

• Drew Wardle

• Blind Crow

• Chris Sanders

• Belle-Skinner

• Deja Vu Jazz

• Sime Gezus

• Old Time Dance Band

• Pat Attanasio

• Robanic

• The Curley Lamb Nu-Soul-Jaz Group

• Grit N Whiskey

• Big Fez and The Surfmatics

• HellCat Maggie

• Brain Medicine

• Reprise

• Saratoga Youth Symphony

• Maddy Hicks

• Steve Candlen

• Masters of Nostalgia

• Angel's Envy

• Katie Louise

• Corry Loveday

• Hamilton Craig

• Roben Kosek Jazz and Blues

• The Geo Beat Quartet

First Night 2020 Additional Groups & Performances

• Saratoga Budo Martial Arts

• Arm-of-the-Sea Theater

• The Dance Lab

• Chinese Theater Works

• Storycrafters

• Heavenly Body Art & Face Painting and Henna

• Shakespeare Approves

• Joan Scannell - It's in the Cards Tarot and Numerology

• On Deck Saratoga

• Instituto Humiata Capoeira

• Uncharted Wild

• Silent Wing Raptors

• Country Line Dance Lessons With Kevin Richards

Find a full guide of events here to best plan your evening.

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