Lake George Music Festival to host drive-in concerts – Glens Falls Post-Star

The event, scheduled for Sept. 19-20, will be held as a drive-in concert series in Charles R. Wood Park. The two-day series will feature renowned classical musicians from around the world. 

Concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. rain or shine.

The festival is made possible by $32,000 in state and local funding. 

There will be two screens on either side of the state to enhance the performance, and attendees will have the option to listen to an amplified version of the concerts or tune in using their car’s FM radio. 

An empty space will be left between cars in order to comply with social distancing protocols.  

Guests are encouraged to watch the festival from inside their vehicles, but may watch the performance from outside so long as they are within an arm’s length of their vehicle. 

Passes are being sold online in advanced for $25 per vehicle and are available to purchase at the gate. Those who purchase passes in advance will not have to interact with staff, instead their license plate will be scanned.

Public restrooms will be opened and sanitized, though attendees are encouraged to use their own facilities prior to arriving.

The concert series is one of the few events the village hasn’t been forced to cancel this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The weekly fireworks displays and concerts seen throughout the village have been canceled. 

In addition, the village has suspended its peace officers program for the year. 

Popular events that the village typically plays host to have also been canceled because of the pandemic. Organizers of Americade, the touring motorcycle rally that brings thousands to the village in early June, announced the event would not go forward this year after originally pushing it back to late July. 

Anyone with questions about the music festival is asked to contact Alexander Lombard at 518-791-5089 for more information.