We are planning an exciting in-person 2021 festival season. We are currently curating innovative new concerts, auditioning and contracting artists, and are reimagining all of our procedures to ensure the full Lake George Experience can be realized this summer.
2021 will feature a new venue which we will announce this spring. Its spacious interior will allow for significant distancing and give us confidence we can rehearse and perform at the highest levels. Some of the procedural changes will mean a different size and scope, especially for the number of musicians we can house and audience members we can seat, but we have full plans for a meaningful series of chamber music and orchestral performances; as well as our Composer’s Institute.
We will need the support of the full Festival community as we navigate this new territory. We hope you will join us every way you can. Each activity will be meticulously guided by public health recommendations. We learned a lot from hosting our Drive-In Series last September and will use this knowledge as well as learned best practices from peer organizations around the world to present a festival that is safe, distanced, and full of live music.
Season passes go on sale May 1st.
We look forward to being together again around music soon. Meanwhile, stay safe and please be in touch.
Ten-Year Anniversary Season | August 18-25, 2021
More information regarding our 2021 season will be posted at a later date. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, please continue to enjoy “Virtual LGMF” a series of online performances and innovative videos we produced this summer. All now free to watch on either YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook/Instagram. More detailed information on how to watch these virtual videos on your home TV, can be found here >>
-PAST EVENTS-
Drive-In Concerts – September 19-20, 2020
Location: Charles R. Wood Park – Lake George Festival Commons
Saturday, September 19th, 2020 | 7:30pm
Sunday, September 20th, 2020 | 7:30pm
Click HERE >> to view the digital CONCERT PROGRAM!
Presenting accomplished world soloists, graduates of prestigious schools such as Juilliard, Curtis, Yale, Rice University, Carnegie Mellon, and members of major orchestras such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, and the Buffalo Philharmonic.
Different and unique programs each night! Programs to feature Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds, Schubert “Trout” Quintet, Rubinstein Octet Op.9, and more.
Performances will be visually enhanced with large screen video. Audiences will have the option of listening to the amplified performance, or tuning into our high quality and synced audio feed (FM radio) to play through their car’s sound system.
We will begin parking cars at 6pm. Cars will be parked every other car and in single rows to comply with physical distancing recommendations. We encourage guests to arrive with members of your household. Early entry will not be permitted.
We will sell “passes” for each concert sold at $25 per vehicle. Vehicles may contain the legal limit of individuals. Passes will be sold online in advance (recommended) or at the gate. Concert programs will be distributed digitally on the large screen or available to view on your Smartphone or Tablet.
The entire process will be “touchless.” Those who order their passes online will have no contact with festival staff or musicians. We will simply check you in and direct you where to park. Cars will be directed to vacate the premises immediately after curtain and will not be allowed linger.
We encourage attendees to use the restroom prior to arrival, however we will have sanitized restrooms on site. Attendees must wear an appropriate face covering when walking to and from restrooms.
The Lake George area offers many restaurant take-out options. Click HERE >> to discover. Pick up on your way to the concert!