Black Friday Saratoga – the annual shopping event in downtown Saratoga Springs – is returning this year.

Twenty stores in downtown Saratoga Springs and the surrounding area will be participating in a group sale promotion.

They will be offering a variety of discounts on the day after Thanksgiving.

Black Friday participant window signs and balloons will differentiate the storefronts of the businesses participating in the event, which is in its 11^th year.