Upcoming Events & Classes
FSM x Saratoga Opera 5-Course Italian Wine Dinner
Wine, food, and song — the true elixirs of love.
Celebrate the start of Opera Saratoga’s summer season with an unforgettable evening at Franklin Square Market. This intimate Italian wine dinner features five seasonal courses paired with five exceptional Italian wines, thoughtfully curated and presented by Italian Wine Scholar Annette Tomei.
Throughout the evening, guests will be treated to live opera performances introduced by Opera Saratoga’s Artistic & General Director Mary Birnbaum, bringing the magic of the stage into the warmth of our dining room.
Chef Mark Delos will create a beautifully crafted Italian-inspired menu designed to complement each wine pairing. Guests will dine together at cozy communal tables, making this a festive, shared experience celebrating the flavors and artistry of Italy.
With only 30 seats available, this special evening promises an intimate and memorable start to the opera season.
Cookin’ it Up!: Garden to Table with Saratoga Experiences
Spend a delicious, fun afternoon with Holistic Chef and Health Coach Susan Garth, as she shows how to bring the fresh flavors of the garden straight to your plate! A professional chef trained in the art of Macrobiotics, Susan combines her passion for healthy cooking, fresh plant-based recipes and mouth-watering flavors, to create a memorable menu that you can recreate for your family at home! A menu of flavorful favorites that even your kids will love and ask for!
Held in the spacious and beautiful Franklin Square Market Teaching Kitchen, not only will you learn some of Susan's special secrets, but you'll also be treated to a delicious four-course meal that you learned to make!
Bring your appetite and get ready to cook, laugh, and enjoy some amazing flavors!
$2 Oyster Sunday
Spring is officially on the half shell 🦪 Join us Sunday, April 19th from 3–6pm for $2 Oyster Sunday at Franklin Square Market & Restaurant—fresh oysters, live music by Brandon LaRocca, and a lineup of can’t-miss specials to ease you into the season.
Come soak up the sounds, sip something good, and celebrate the start of spring with us.
Reservations not required but recommended.
FSM x Cookbook Club: For the Love of Lemons
Come celebrate citrus in the warm and wonderful FSM Teaching Kitchen, part of our monthly Studio Sunday Series with Chef Annette!
Come celebrate citrus in the warm and wonderful FSM Teaching Kitchen, part of our monthly Studio Sunday Series with Chef Annette!
Inspired by Letitia Clark’s Italian-inspired cookbook devoted to the humble lemon, come learn how to get the most delicious results out of this diverse and beloved ingredient. We’ll cover everything from zest to oil to juice and pulp, as we put every bit of the lemon to work and explore how this citrus fruit works to enhance both sweet and savory dishes.
Chef Annette will share some of her favorite recipes, demo a variety of zesting techniques, and teach you how to make your own preserved lemons, a chef’s pantry essential. And we’ll taste lemon in all its glory!
St Patrick's $2 Oyster Sunday
$2 Oyster Sunday – St. Patrick’s Day Edition
March 15 | 3–6 PM
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend with a salty, shuckin’ good time at $2 Oyster Sunday. From 3–6 PM, enjoy freshly shucked oysters for just $2 each, served up alongside great drinks, good company, and the lively sounds of live music by Eric Kufs.
Whether you’re continuing your St. Paddy’s celebrations or just looking for the perfect Sunday hang, this afternoon is all about easygoing vibes, fresh seafood, and a little Irish spirit. Grab a seat, order a round, and let the oysters keep coming.
Come hungry, bring friends, and raise a glass to a Sunday well spent.
St Patrick's Day March Beer Dinner
Get ready for a St. Patrick’s Day–style feast with Franklin Square Market’s March Beer Dinner. 🍀🍺 Expect festive flavors, expertly paired brews, and a cozy, communal table—tickets are limited to just 30 guests. Grab your seat!
FSM x Night Work Bread; The Secrets of Sourdough: SOLD OUT
Sourdough curious? Come learn from the best as FSM welcomes Night Work Bread’s owner and head baker Leigh Rathner. Leigh and his partner Cindy Rosenberg will lead a hands-on sourdough class in FSM’s studio kitchen.
Participants will learn all about making sourdough, proofing, shaping and scoring, stretching and folding, care and feeding of starter, the basics of flours, and more. Appropriate for first-timers and sourdough aficionados alike. Class size limited, so sign up today.
Come bake, taste, and talk all things sourdough!
FSM x Chef Annette Tomei’s Cookbook Club: SAVORY BAKES!
Sunday, February 15, 2026
12 noon – 2:00 pm
Tickets: $80
Who says sweets get to have all the fun?
This month, we’re baking salty, cheesy, herby, crispy snacks – all from scratch. They’re easy, they’re delicious, and they’re fun. Possibly addictive.
Inspired by Jessie Sheehan’s SNACKABLE BAKES, a New York Times' Best Cookbook of the Year, this class will give you a repertoire of essential hacks to create delicious, savory munchies.
On tap: Baked Parmesan Frico, Cream Cheese + Olive Pinwheels, Savory Pumpkin Loaf, Roasted Chili Lime Almonds, Gruyére Gougéres, Zingy Cayenne Matzos, and more!
Each ticket includes:
All materials needed for hands-on cooking class
Light snacks from the FSM kitchen
Demos and Q & A with Chef Annette
Option to purchase our featured cookbook, Snackable Bakes, ($24 with advance purchase; $28 in store while supplies last.)
Valentine's 5-Course Wine Dinner *SOLD OUT*
Celebrate with whoever your valentine or valentines may be!
Five courses, thoughtfully paired wines, and a night designed for lingering. 🍷✨
Join us for an intimate Valentine’s Day wine dinner—seats are limited, flavors are unforgettable. Reserve now and save your spot at the table.
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Chowderfest 2026
Chowderfest 2026, we’re bringing the heat 🔥
Franklin Square Market is serving up FSM Chowder — an Ancho Chili Black Bean Seafood Chowder loaded with shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, chorizo, and saffron potato. Bold, smoky, and made to stand out in the crowd.
Swing by for a bowl, stay for the live music 1-4, and make a day of it at Chowderfest in downtown Saratoga Springs. 🥣🎶
Lofted Spirits Happy Hour
Lofted Spirits Happy Hour at Franklin Square Market January 22nd from 5-7. Live music, games, prizes and sampling!
January 5-Course Wine Dinner with Catena Zapata
Our January 5-Course Wine Dinner featuring Catena Zapata!
Catena Zapata is Argentina’s most celebrated and influential winery — a family estate founded in 1902 and credited with elevating Argentine Malbec to global prestige. Drawing from rare, high-altitude vineyards in the Andes and historic family parcels such as Adrianna and Nicasia, Catena Zapata produces wines of remarkable depth, purity, and elegance. Their limited-production, terroir-driven bottlings showcase meticulous craftsmanship and a commitment to quality that spans four generations.
Recognized as the #1 World’s Best Vineyard and the World’s Most Admired Wine Brand, Catena Zapata has earned more 100-point scores than any other South American winery. Featuring them at a wine dinner signals exclusivity, excellence, and an unforgettable tasting experience anchored in one of the world’s most acclaimed estates.
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Saratoga Snow Day
Bundle up, get out, and explore! We are participating in Saratoga’s very first Snow Day in the Market Bar and Restaurant. Fire & Ice special cocktails:
Ice: Icey Blue Escape
This cocktail may look like a frozen day in Saratoga, but one sip will transport you to a tropical getaway. Vodka, curaçao, coconut cream, pineapple, edible blue sparkles.
Fire: Some Like it Hot
A blend of spice and smoke with bring you warmth from the inside out! Mezcal, jalapeño liquer, blood orange juice, lime juice, agave, hellfire bitters
Instant Ramen: Cooking Beyond the Packet
Come slurp with us as we take a joyful deep dive into a pantry staple:
FSM x Chef Annette Tomei’s Cookbook Club
Instant Ramen Kitchen: Cooking Beyond the Packet
Sunday, January 11, 2025
12 noon – 2:00 pm
Tickets: $80
Instant Ramen Kitchen: Cooking Beyond the Packet
Come slurp with us as we take a joyful deep dive into a pantry staple: Instant ramen. Inspired by Peter J. Kim’s new book on the subject, we’ll break down instant ramen’s innovative invention, explore its historical context, and share how to get creative with any packet to make it your own.
Learn the basics of the big four: Classic Shio Ramen, Tokyo-style Shoyu Ramen, Sapporo Style Butter Miso Ramen, and Fukuoka-Style Tonkotsu Ramen. Cook (and eat!) Mac ‘n Cheese Ramen. Learn the secrets to customize your own nourishing, delicious, and soul-satisfying meals by creating your own ramen masterpieces.
Each ticket includes:
All materials needed for class
Hands-on class in making Mac ‘N Cheese Ramen
Light snacks from the FSM kitchen
Option to purchase our featured cookbook, Instant Ramen Kitchen ($24 with advance purchase; $27.95 in store.)
December Feast of Fishes 6-Course Wine Dinner
Our 2nd Annual December Feast of the Fished 6-Course Wine Dinner. Limited to 30 tickets, this event will sell out. Menu coming soon.
Black Friday Gift Card Promotion Christmas Rush
Franklin Square Market gift card promotion.
Holiday Cookie Decorating Master Class SOLD OUT
Ready to up your holiday baking game? Join Chef Annette Tomei in our studio kitchen and learn how to create stunning cookies.
Ready to up your holiday baking game? Join Chef Annette Tomei in our studio kitchen and learn how to create stunning, professional-level cookies that will wow everyone on your gift list.
In this hands-on class, you'll master a variety of techniques using different icings, tools, and candies to turn simple cookies into edible works of art. We’ll go beyond the basics, teaching you how to pipe perfect lines, create mirror-like flooded surfaces, intricate patterns, and add beautiful filigree details.
Ready to take on your own gingerbread house? You’ll also learn some simple construction basics, and get to practice beautiful architectural adornments from our featured cookbook, A Year of Gingerbread Houses: Tips and Tricks for Baking, Assembling, and Decorating by Kristine Samuell.
Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this class will provide you with the skills and confidence to create beautiful, delicious, and memorable holiday treats.
Get ready to bake, decorate, and celebrate the season in style. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today! Children over 8 welcome with adult companions (see add-on)
Each ticket includes:
All materials needed for class
6 Take-home cookies
Option to purchase our featured cookbook, A Year of Gingerbread Houses
Light snacks from the FSM kitchen, house-made pizza
1 glass of wine, beer or a soft drink
Taste of the Market 2025
Celebrate Small Business Saturday with us at Franklin Square Market for our annual Taste of the Market! Explore the best of what our community has to offer with local vendors, store-wide samplings from each of our departments, and plenty of holiday cheer to go around.
This free and open-to-the-public event is the perfect way to kick off the holiday shopping season—discover local favorites, meet the makers behind your favorite products, and enjoy an afternoon of delicious tastes and festive inspiration right here in the heart of our community.
Come hungry, bring your friends, and experience the Taste of the Market!
Black Friday Gift Card Promotion Small Business Saturday
Franklin Square Market gift card promotion.
5-Course Harvest Wine Dinner SOLD OUT
Our first 5-course Wine Dinner of the season. Tickets limited to 30 guests. View menu and tickets here.
Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria
A culinary experience exploring the distinct ingredients and techniques that make West African cooking so beloved and delicious!
Hone Your Knife Skills
Just in time for Fall’s bounty, Franklin Square Market’s studio kitchen classes kick off with a back-to-basics class taught by Chef Annette Tomei.
Even if you’ve been cooking for years, chances are you’re still not as confident as you’d like to be when it comes to your knife skills. Most home cooks aren’t, but you can still learn the “right way,” which will lead to more enjoyable and efficient kitchen experiences.
Join Chef Annette as she guides you to a better understanding of your kitchen knives and teaches you how to slice, dice, and chop like a pro. You’ll learn knife safety, how to choose the correct knife for the job, classic French cuts and shapes (chiffonade, julienne, battonet, et al.), and how to organize your ingredients for maximal kitchen prep.
$2 Oyster Sunday: 9/21
September’s $2 Oyster Sunday returns September 21st, live music with Phillip Shaver 3-6pm. Join us for the best oysters in town and additional restaurant specials. Reservations are not required but highly recommended if you would like to reserve a seat.
Saratoga Downtown Oktoberfest
Celebrate Oktoberfest in downtown Saratoga on Saturday, September 20th, from 12 PM to 5 PM at the Saratoga Oktoberfest Block Party, hosted by Druthers Brewing Company and Franklin Square Market!
$2 Oyster Sunday: August 31st
$2 Oyster Sunday with live music and restaurant specials.
