Schedule | The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival

2019 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Schedule

There have been several cancellations -- please check the schedule

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* NOTE: An asterisk indicates events run by a group other than the Winter Carnival Committee and is for informational purposes only

$ NOTE: A dollar sign indicates there is a cost involved with this event.

WINTEr Carnival Committee Meetings

All meetings take place at 6 p.m. at the LGI Lecture Room at Saranac Lake High School, 79 Canaras Avenue, Saranac Lake, NY

Remaining Meetings before the 2019 Winter Carnival: all done

MONDAY, january 7, 2019

4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. High School Court Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser (Belvedere Restaurant, 102 Bloomingdale Avenue, 518-891-9873, $)

Thursday, January 10, 2019

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. High School Court Bingo Night Fundraiser (Elks Club, 30 Bloomingdale Avenue, Ticket sales start at 6:30 and Bingo starts at 7:00, $, Ages 18 and over only)

THURSDAY, january 31, 2019

5:30 p.m. *18th Annual Past Royalty Mixer and Dinner, Open to Past Royalty only (Red Fox Restaurant, 5034 NYS Rte 3, contact Marilyn Bigelow 518-891-1286, $)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 - first day

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *"Lush Lands," New Paintings by Georgeanne Gaffney (Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main St, Free Refreshments)

7:30 p.m. *Women's Civic Chamber Coronation of Winter Carnival Royalty (Harrietstown Town Hall)

Post-Coronation *Winter Carnival Royalty Reception (Elks Club, 30 Bloomingdale Ave)

9:00 p.m. *Driftwood with special guest Swampcandy (Waterhole, 48 Main St, $)

10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. *Karnival Karaoke (Romanos, 11 Bloomingdale Ave)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019

10:00 a.m. NBT Bank Ice Palace Fun Run (4 miles) (Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Arctic Golf Build-an-Obstacle Contest, Register by 2/1 (Prescott Park next to the State Boat Launch)

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. *Lutheran Church Women's Bake and Craft Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall)

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. *26th Annual Chocolate Festival by the Paul Smith's Boosters without Borders (Harrietstown Town Hall)

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m *Make Your Own Winter Carnival Button (Saranac Laboratory Museum, 89 Church Street, Museum Free, Charge for making button)

11:00 a.m. Casella Waste Systems Curling Exhibition (Lake Flower near the Ice Palace)

11:00 a.m. *Paul Smith's College Woodsmen's Exhibition (Riverside Park)

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. *Petrova Winter Carnival--for Kids (Petrova Elementary School Cafeteria, $)

12:00 p.m. "Hit the Button" Curling Competition (Lake Flower near the Ice Palace)

12:30 p.m. Saranac Lake Teachers Association Little Ladies' Fry Pan Toss For girls 6-8, 9-12, and 13-17 (Riverside Park) Registration is 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the event

1:00 p.m. Taylor Rental Ladies' Fry Pan Toss New Time (Riverside Park, $) Registration is 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the event

2:30 p.m. ANCA FlowerBall (Lake Flower near the Ice Palace)

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by Catholic Daughters Court St. Bernard (St. Bernard's School Cafeteria, River Street, $)

6:00 p.m. *Death & Acids, a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater by Gem*Boy Productions (Elks Club, 30 Bloomingdale Ave, $, for more details and tickets click HERE)

7:00 p.m. Lighting of the Ice Palace and Hotel Saranac Opening Fireworks Display (Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)

7:30 p.m. *Guys on Ice: The world's funniest ice fishing musical (Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook, $ for more details click HERE)

9:00 p.m. *Lucid with special guest Folkfaces (Waterhole, 48 Main Street, $)

9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. *Sonic Boom (Romanos, 11 Bloomingdale Ave)

10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. *Fully Completely Hip (Romanos, 11 Bloomingdale Ave, $)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Blue Line Brewery Arctic Golf (Prescott Park next to the State Boat Launch)

10:00 a.m. *White Stag Downhill Ski Races (Mt. Pisgah Ski Center, $)

10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. *Winter Forest Bathing (Dewey Mountain, $, For more information & to register 518-637-2963)

11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. *Arctic Bar-B-Que (Mt. Pisgah Ski Center, $) Presented by the Friends of Mt. Pisgah

12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Adirondack Health Skate Lake Colby and Ice Sport Demos (Lake Colby beach, bring your ice skates or try out other ice sports provided by Human Power Planet Earth)

1:00 p.m. H & R Block Ultimate Frisbee Games (Saranac Lake High School Football Field, call 518-637-3238 for details)

1:00 - 5:00 p.m. *Make Your Own Winter Carnival Button (Saranac Laboratory Museum, 89 Church Street, Museum Free, Charge for making button)

2:00 p.m. *Guys on Ice: The world's funniest ice fishing musical (Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook, $ for more details click HERE)

2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. *Kevin Sabourin of Lucid (Waterhole, 48 Main St)

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Adirondack Health Night Skate Lake Colby (Lake Colby beach, bring your ice skates and headlamp/flashlight)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019

7:00 p.m. *Community Celebration Service (St. Luke's Church)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019

3:30 p.m. *Scavenger Hunt for Middle School Students (Saranac Lake Youth Center)

5:00 p.m. Grand Marshal Reception (Hotel Saranac, cash bar)

6:00 p.m. Royalty Dinner (Hotel Saranac, $, RSVP required by 2/1, call 518-891-4367)

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. *Nina's Brew (Warerhole, 48 Main St)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019

6:00 p.m. **EVENT CANCELED DUE TO CONDITIONS** Curtis Lumber Snowshoe Races (all ages) (Dewey Mountain, $, call 891-2697)

7:00 p.m. **EVENT CANCELED DUE TO CONDITIONS** *Josh McVicar, Comedy Magician and Hypnotist (North Country Community College Connector, 23 Santanoni Ave.)

7:00 p.m. *Bach Around Town, 3rd concert in Esther Rogers Baker's Bach solo cello series, with clarinetist Janine Scherline (Bluseed Studios, 24 Cedar Street ,$)

9:00 p.m. *Annie in the Water (Waterhole, 48 Main St, $)

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. *Open Mic Night (Romanos, 11 Bloomingdale Ave)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019

2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. *30th Annual Winter Book Sale (Saranac Lake Free Library, Thomas B Cantwell Community Room, $)

6:00 p.m. **EVENT CANCELED DUE TO CONDITIONS** American Management Association Torchlight Skiing and Fireworks (Mt. Pisgah Ski Center)

7:00 p.m. ** EVENT CANCELED DUE TO CONDITIONS ** *Prehistoric Bingo (Elks Club, 30 Bloomingdale Avenue, Doors open at 6:00 and Bingo starts at 7:00, $)

7:30 p.m. *Figure Skating Show: Dancing in the Streets (Saranac Lake Civic Center)

7:30 p.m. *Guys on Ice: The world's funniest ice fishing musical (Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook, $ for more details click HERE)

8:30 p.m. *The Gibson Brothers with special guest Old Sky (Waterhole, 48 Main St, $)

10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. *Super Jam (Bitters and Bones, 65 Broadway)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2019

10:00 a.m. ** EVENT CANCELED DUE TO CONDITIONS ** Adirondack Bank Innertube Races (Mt. Pisgah Ski Center, $)

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. *30th Annual Winter Book Sale (Saranac Lake Free Library, Thomas B Cantwell Community Room, $)

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. *Kids Winter Forest Bathing (Dewey Mountain, 8-12 yrs old, $, For more information & to register 518-637-2963)

12:30 p.m. Coakley Home and Hardware Children's Skating Races (Saranac Lake Civic Center)

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. *Knockerball hosted by Paul Smith's College Student Activities & Alumni Relations (Saranac Lake Middle School)

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Big Boss Sausage (Bitters and Bones, 65 Broadway)

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Alumni & Student Hockey Game hosted by Paul Smith's College Alumni Relations (Saranac Lake Civic Center)

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. *Fulton's Folly - Live Music in the Great Hall (Hotel Saranac, 100 Main St)

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. *Firefighter's Broom Ball (Saranac Lake Civic Center)

7:30 p.m. *Rotary Club Variety Show (Harrietstown Town Hall, $) This event usually sells out. Get your tickets ahead of time.

9:00 p.m. *Lady Moon & The Eclipse with The Melting Nomads (Waterhole, 48 Main St, $)

9:00 p.m. - Midnight *Given to Fly - Live Music in the Great Hall (Hotel Saranac, 100 Main St)

10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. *Quantum Cosmic (Bitters and Bones, 65 Broadway)

10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. *Shattered (Romanos, 11 Bloomingdale Ave)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. *Mason's Pancake Breakfast (NEW Location: First United Methodist Church, 63 Church St.), $) Sponsored by Whiteface Mountain Lodge 789 Masonic Temple.

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. *Breakfast with the Winter Carnival Characters at the Mason's Pancake Breakfast (NEW Location: First United Methodist Church, 63 Church St.)

9:00 a.m. *Bloody Mary's, Drafts, and Chili in the Arcade (Hotel Saranac, 100 Main St, Great Hall and Terrace open at 9am)

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Stewart's Shops Meet the Winter Carnival Characters (Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)

10:00 a.m. *Can-Am Snow Rugby Game (Saranac Lake High School Track Field. Call 524-5841 for details.)

10:00 a.m. – Noon *North Country Community College and Paul Smith's College Alumni Reception (Hotel Saranac. 100 Main St)

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. *30th Annual Winter Book Sale (Saranac Lake Free Library, Thomas B Cantwell Community Room, $)

10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. *Lion's Club Chili Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall, $)

11:00 a.m. *Paul Smith's College Woodsmen's Exhibition (Riverside Park)

12:00 p.m. Gala Parade Line-up (Register at Nice N Easy Mobil. Line up on Upper Broadway.)

1:00 p.m. Gala Parade (Broadway and Main Street from Ampersand Avenue to LaPan Highway)

Post-Parade Winter Carnival Parade Bands Sound-Off (Harrietstown Town Hall)

2:00 p.m. *Post Parade Party with The Big Takeover (Waterhole, 48 Main St)

3:30 p.m. *Crowfeather & Amber in Green (Rusty Nail, 90 Broadway)

4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. *Slab City (Romanos, 11 Bloomingdale Ave)

6:00 p.m. *Death & Acids, a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater by Gem*Boy Productions (Elks Club, 30 Bloomingdale Ave, $, for more details and tickets click HERE)

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. *Royal Noise (Bitters and Bones, 65 Broadway)

7:30 p.m. *Guys on Ice: The world's funniest ice fishing musical (Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook, $ for more details click HERE)

8:00 p.m. *Josh Clement (Rusty Nail, 90 Broadway)

9:00 p.m. *West End Blend with special guest Barika (Waterhole, 48 Main St, $)

10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. *Good Guy Productions (Romanos, 11 Bloomingdale Ave)

11:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. *Big Boss Sausage (Bitters and Bones, 65 Broadway)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2019 - last day

10:00 a.m. Community Bank Adult Cross-Country Ski Races (Dewey Mountain, $, Call 891-2697 for details)

11:00 a.m. Bionique Testing Labs Snowflake Volleyball Tournament (Saranac Lake Civic Center, Rotary Field, $)

11:00 a.m. Snowshoe Softball (Elks Field, John Munn Road, $)

11:00 a.m. **EVENT CANCELED DUE TO CONDITIONS** ANCA FlowerBall, (Lake Flower near the Ice Palace)

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. *Bottomless Champagne Brunch with Royal Noise (Bitters and Bones, 65 Broadway)

12:00 p.m. Adirondack Health Youth Cross-Country Ski Races (Dewey Mountain, $. Call 891-2697 for details)

12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. *Lunch at the Carousel with the Stewart's Shop Carnival Characters (Adirondack Carousel, $, For more details click HERE)

12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Snowy Owl Face Painting for Children (Harrietstown Town Hall)

1:00 - 5:00 p.m. *Make Your Own Winter Carnival Button (Saranac Laboratory Museum, 89 Church Street, Museum Free, Charge for making button)

2:00 p.m. Casella Waste Systems Kiddie Parade (Main Street)

2:00 p.m. Tops Friendly Markets Cookie Decorating Contest (Harrietstown Hall, right after the Kiddie Parade)

2:00 p.m. *Guys on Ice: The world's funniest ice fishing musical (Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook, $, for more details click HERE)

2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. *Bloody Mary Sunday with Dirty Blanket (Waterhole, 48 Main St)

3:00 p.m. *24th Annual Saranac Lake Young Arts Association Winter Carnival Baroque & Beyond Concert (First United Methodist Church, donation requested)

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. *Mike Lashomb - Solo (Bitters and Bones, 65 Broadway)

7:30 p.m. Guide Boat Realty Winter Carnival Slide Show (Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)

8:00 p.m. Guide Boat Realty "Storming the Palace" Closing Fireworks Display (Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)