Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Tannery Pond Community Center

Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek is the Adirondacks’ premier performing arts venue, a beautifully renovated facility that brings world-class music and theater to the heart of the North Country. Located at 228 Main Street in the small town of North Creek in the southern Adirondacks, Tannery Pond draws artists and audiences from across […]

Waterhole Music Lounge

Waterhole Music Lounge in Saranac Lake is the go-to live music venue in the Adirondacks, a beloved bar and concert space at 388 Broadway that has been the heartbeat of the North Country music scene for years. With capacity around 200, Waterhole books a mix of touring acts and regional favorites across rock, folk, blues, […]

Clayton Opera House

Clayton Opera House in Clayton on the St. Lawrence River is a beautifully restored historic theater that serves as the cultural anchor of the Thousand Islands region. Located at 405 Riverside Drive, the venue books a diverse mix of folk, jazz, blues, comedy, and theater throughout the year. The Opera House draws audiences from across […]

Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre

Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre at the Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake is one of Upstate New York’s most unique performance venues — a summer theater that doubles as a training ground for emerging professional opera and musical theater singers. The Colony hosts summer concerts and operatic productions open to the public in a beautiful […]

Harding Mazzotti Arena

Harding Mazzotti Arena (formerly Cool Insuring Arena) in Glens Falls is the Adirondack region’s premier arena, a 7,500-capacity facility that serves as home to the Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) and a regular host for national touring concerts. Located in downtown Glens Falls, the arena has welcomed artists across country, rock, pop, comedy, and family entertainment for […]

Strand Center for the Arts

Strand Center for the Arts exterior in Plattsburgh, New York

The Strand Center for the Arts is Plattsburgh’s premier performing arts venue — an intimate 400-seat theater on Brinkerhoff Street that brings live music, theater, and cultural events to the North Country. Originally built as a movie house, the Strand has been reimagined as a community-driven arts center that punches well above its weight in […]