Caroga Arts Collective Announces 2025 Caroga Lake Music Festival Programming

Bringing over 150 artists from around the world, CLMF will offer more than thirty concerts this season featuring a multitude of genres from classical, bluegrass, jazz, folk to pop, rock and more.

CAROGA LAKE, NY (April 3, 2025) – Caroga Arts Collective today announced the lineup for Caroga Lake Music Festival (CLMF)’s 2025 summer season. Throughout the summer, Caroga Arts will bring more than 150 artists and thousands of arts lovers together at Caroga Lake for 34 events — including beloved favorites, Eddie Barbash, SNL alumni Alex Moffat, and the renowned CLMF Resident Artists who are comprised of prizewinning solo, chamber, and orchestral instrumentalists from across the world.

In addition to its returning favorites, notable Grammy nominees and winners making their debut at CLMF include Grammy-Winner Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper and Grammy-Nominee Cody Fry to Caroga Lake. Other notable features include high-energy fusion group, Huntertones, along with the return of Mike Block (Silk Road Ensemble) with his Biriba Union Trio and Patrick Bartley with the J-Music Pocket Band. The season kicks off with popular tribute bands ABBAmania and “Night Fever” – The BeeGees on May 24 and concludes with the Brave Strangers and opener Travis Rockenstire on August 30 followed by fireworks at Sherman’s.

“Over the past 13 years, Caroga Arts has grown from its humble roots as a small group of musicians performing a week of free concerts on Caroga Lake into a robust non-profit organization delivering a diverse array of programming across the Southern Adirondacks, guided by our mission of reimagining the Adirondack experience through the power of the arts,” said Kyle Barrett Price, Founder, Artistic & Executive Director of the Caroga Arts Collective. “Each year, CLMF is an opportunity for our community of artists and art lovers to come together to celebrate our organization’s history and forge a stronger future through a series of innovative, interdisciplinary performances held on Caroga Lake and throughout our region.”

This summer, CLMF will highlight its rich orchestral and chamber music roots with performances of major classical works, including Mendelssohn’s Octet and “Italian Symphony, a chamber orchestra arrangement of Mahler’s First Symphony, among many others. This season will also feature award-winning violinist Jeremy Kittel’s “Stones River” Concerto and at least six world premieres.

Caroga Arts is also partnering with a number of organizations for various fundraising events at Sherman’s and around Caroga this summer — including the 13th Annual Woofstock with the Fulton County Regional SPCA, The Caroga Arts Annual Gala on July 19 among many more.

Kids Carousel Concerts

For young audiences, CLMF offers its beloved Kids Carousel Concerts featuring programming for families that conclude with a carousel ride on the historic Looff carousel at Sherman’s Park. Caroga Arts’ original Louie the Loon, written and created by Julian Muller, with original music by Brian Shank, will round out the lineup featuring a fun combination of visual & musical storytelling.

String Project & Arts Collaborative Education Program

Caroga Arts will continue its summer education offerings during the festival season through its String Project & Arts Collaborative Education (SPACE) Program. Launched in 2024, SPACE has thus far provided in-school music instruction to 140 students across the Gloversville, Johnstown, and Wheelerville school districts. This summer, SPACE’s summer programming will return for two unique programs, open to all students, featuring high-quality instruction led by CLMF Artists: The Strings Camp (July 28 – Aug 2) and the Side-by-Side Symphony Seminar (Aug 12 – Aug 16). Registration is now open. For more details, visit carogaarts.org/space.

VENUE

Sherman’s Park, the historic amusement park on the shores of Caroga Lake, will once again host the majority of CLMF events in its lakeside pavilion and classic dance hall. Caroga Arts is proud to welcome visitors of all ages to ride the George and Ruth Abdella Carousel before every CLMF concert at Sherman’s Park this season. Throughout the season, CLMF resident artists will also visit partnering venues and festivals across the region as part of CLMF on Tour performances, debuting in Utica and Ballston Lake.

TICKET INFO

Discounted Season Passes are now available for purchase (as of 4/3/25) and tickets for individual performances will go on sale April 17, 2025.

All Caroga Arts presented concerts at Sherman’s Park are FREE for children and students age 17 and below. To learn more about Caroga Arts and reserve tickets, visit carogaarts.org.