Downtown Albany will host Pearlpalooza on Saturday, September 16, 2023 on North Pearl Street, with a day full of music, yoga, vending from local businesses and much more in store.

The free, all-ages music festival, returns for its 14th year, presented by Remarkable Liquids, and co-hosted by WEQX, The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District, and Sugar Productions, running from 11am to 7pm.

Starting off the day will be MVP Health Care Presents YogaPalooza 2023, a street-wide mass yoga gathering event, beginning at 11am. A team of instructors from The Hot Yoga Spot will instruct and assist this free 60-minute yoga class that is perfect for all levels.

Music begins at 12pm with Sly Fox & The Hustlers, followed by The Rob Beaulieu Band at 130pm, B Chaps at 3pm, ALEXSUCKS at 4pm, and headliner Fishbone at 6pm.

Surrounding the music will be the shops and businesses of North Pearl Street, as well as high-quality local vendors, fine dining, retail, and entertainment establishments.

Parking is available at ParkAlbany’s Riverfront, Quackenbush, and Green-Hudson Garages for $8

Basic ground rules to keep in mind: no outside alcoholic beverages or glass containers; no dogs or pets, with the exception of service animals; no recording performances, and security has the right to inspect any bags brought into the event.

PearlPalooza 2023 is also presented by Nine Pin, Rare Form Brewing, Zero Gravity, Silver Therapeutics, MVP Health Care, New Scotland Spirits, ParkAlbany, O’Connell & Aronowitz, Global Partners, Putnam Place, CDTA, Homestead Funding Corp., Hampton Inn & Suites, the City of Albany, The Hollow Bar + Kitchen, and The Hot Yoga Spot.

Pearlpalooza Schedule

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Pearlpalooza Lineup Features Fishbone, ALEXSUCKS, Sly Fox and the Hustlers, Yoga and more