Every imaginable holiday event in the North Country
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - How do you celebrate the holidays? For some, it's a simple gathering at home with family, or found family, or even good friends. For others, it's time to line up on a main street or central avenue to watch fire trucks, floats, and Santa Claus parade on by, For others, it's shopping season, right up until Christmas Eve.
However you celebrate the season, the North Country has something for you. Here's every parade, party, craft market, and event by any other name coming to the north for the holidays this year.
Cambridge
- Cambridge Historical Museum Holiday Party
- Friday-Saturday, Dec. 1-2
- Visitors are encouraged to bring drinks and snacks, wear holiday sweaters
- Cambridge Historical Museum, 12 Broad St.
Fort Ann
- Adirondack Snowman Tour
- Friday-Sunday, Dec. 1-3
- Tour of 20+ artisans selling their goods at stops around Fort Ann, Hudson Falls, and Queensbury
- Full stop list
- Fort Ann Lighted Christmas Parade
- Sunday, Dec. 10, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- The second annual parade crossing Fort Ann School, Catherine Street, Charles Street, George Street, Victoria Street, and returning to the school
- Village of Fort Ann
Fort Edward
- Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
- Saturday, Nov. 25, 1:15 - 1:45 p.m.
- The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes a stop at the Fort Edward Train Station, with live music and a donation to local food banks
- Fort Edward Amtrak Station, 70 East St.
Glens Falls
- North Country Festival of Trees
- Friday-Sunday, Nov. 24-26; 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday
- 32nd annual festival featuring decorated trees, kissing balls, centerpieces, gingerbread houses, and more decorations, all available for purchase
- Breakfast with Santa, children's activities, line dancing
- Benefits The Prospect Center
- The Queensbury Hotel, 88 Ridge St.
- Adirondack Holiday Festival
- Friday-Sunday, Dec. 1-3
- Glens Falls Christmas event featuring 30+ vendors, parade, and visits with Santa Claus
- City Park
- Full schedule of events
- Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council Winter Arts Festival
- Sunday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Juried art show with artwork for sale
- The Queensbury Hotel, 88 Ridge St.
- Spirits in the Trees opening ceremony
- Saturday, Dec. 9, 5 p.m.
- 150 unique trees decorated by the community to recognize friends or organizations, or in memorial of those lost
- Crandall Park Bandstand, Fire Road, and Glen Street
- Glens Falls Symphony Holiday Pops!
- Sunday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m.
- Annual holiday show by the Glens Falls Symphony
- Glens Falls High School Auditorium, 10 Quade St.
- Tickets for sale now ranging between $26 and $39
- St. Lucia's Day celebration
- Sunday, Dec. 17, 1-2 p.m.
- Celebration of a traditional Swedish holiday with kids' crafts
- World Awareness Children's Museum, 89 Warren St.
- Free with museum admission
Granville
- Lighted Tractor Parade
- Saturday, Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m.
- Parade of tractors, fire trucks, ATVs, and more through Granville for the 6th year running
- 82 Church St.
Greenwich
- Holiday Lighted Nights
- Friday, Nov. 24 - Saturday, Dec. 30
- Annual tour of holiday light displays at the Washington County Fairgrounds
- Holiday bazaar open on weekends for holiday shopping
- Tractor-drawn wagons on Dec. 1, 4, 8, 11, 18, 28
- Washington County Fairgrounds, 392 Old Schuylerville Road
- $25 per car
- Greenwich Holiday Craft Fair
- Sunday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Items for sale including art, soap, lotion, fudge, decorations, crochet, license plate art, ornament, wood burning, wreaths, and more
- Greenwich High School, 10 Gray Ave.
Hudson Falls
- Hudson Falls Hometown Holiday Celebration
- Friday, Dec. 1, 6-9 p.m.
- Santa rescue by Hudson Falls Fire Department, carols in the park, visits with Santa
- Juckett Park
- Artisan Trails in Washington County Holiday Market
- Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 2-3, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Fabric arts, metal sculptures, tumblers, pottery, blacksmithing items, leather, all for sale
- Sandy Hill Art Center, 214 Main St.
- Lake George Community Band Holiday Concert
- Sunday, Dec. 10, 1 p.m.
- Annual community concert
- The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St.
- $10 general admission
Lake George
- Lite Up the Village
- Friday-Saturday, Nov. 24-25
- Holiday light festival with a singalong, ugly sweater contest, and fireworks over Lake George
- Shepard Park
- Winter Realms opening
- Friday, Nov. 24, 4 p.m.
- New winter attraction by the creators of Ice Castles, offering ice skating, sculptures, light show, and an ice bar throughout the winter
- Charles R. Wood Festival Commons
- Holiday Princess Show
- Saturday, Dec. 2, 2-4 p.m.
- The "Snow Sisters" holiday family show
- Holiday Inn Resort Lake George, 2223 Canada St.
- Tickets on sale online at $22.71
- Lake George Winter's Dream opening
- Friday, Dec. 8 - attraction runs until Sunday, March 24, 2024
- Multi-room holiday attraction using light projections and original music
- Fort William Henry, 48 Canada St.
Lake Luzerne
- Christmas Bazaar
- Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Gingerbread cafe, bake table, crafts, Christmas goods, and St. Nick at Lake Luzerne United Methodist Church
- Youth Fellowship selling memory bulbs, St. Nick's workshop, both across the street at the parsonage
- lake Luzerne United Methodist Church, 24 Main St.
- The Gift of Christmas: A Drive-Thru Nativity
- Saturday, Dec. 9, 5-7 p.m.
- Live scenes from the Nativity, drive-thru and open for all ages
- Hadley-Luzerne Wesleyan Church, 445 Lake Ave.
Queensbury
- Candy Cane lane
- Friday, Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m.
- Drive-through holiday event with letters for Santa, treats, gifts, giveaways
- SUNY Adirondack, 640 Bay Road
- Ugly Sweater Comedy Show
- Saturday, Dec. 16, 7-9 p.m.
- Christmas comedy show with Mikael Gregg, Cody Montanye, and Jay LaFarr
- Adirondack Winery Queensbury Tasting Room, 395 Big Bay Road
- $35 admission
Salem
- Annual Christmas Parade
- Saturday, Nov. 25, 1 p.m.
- Annual parade themed around "Christmas in Toyland"
- Elf on the Shelf scavenger hunt at participating businesses downtown before the parade
- Main Street
- There's (Still, Definitely) No Business Like Snow Business
- Friday-Sunday, Dec. 8-10, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
- Annual holiday Broadway singalong featuring local Fort Salem performers
- Fort Salem Theater, 11 East Broadway
South Glens Falls
- Forging Christmas exhibition
- Dates include Nov. 25-26, Dec. 1-3, 9-10, 16-17, 30
- Display of nativity sets sorted by materials used, including glass, wood, metal, cloth, and stone
- Fundraiser for Parks-Bentley Place
- Parks-Bentley Place, 53 Ferry Blvd.
- $5 per adult, $3 per child under 12, $50 for group tours
Ticonderoga
- Hancock House Festival of Trees
- Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Four floors of Christmas trees and other decorations, with the theme "An All-American Christmas"
- Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle
- Ticonderoga Area North Country Christmas
- Saturday, Nov. 25 - Sunday, Dec. 3
- Multiple days of Christmas celebration including Small Business Saturday, breakfast with Santa, and a parade of lights
- Downtown Ticonderoga
Washington County
- Christmas in the Country
- Friday-Sunday, Dec. 1-3; 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunday
- Special deals signified by Christmas trees at locations around Washington County
- Full list TBA on Facebook
Warrensburg
- Christmas in Warrensburg
- Saturday, Dec. 2
- Artisan fair, craft beverages, demonstrations, wine and spirit sampling, kids craft workshops, food, live music
- River Street Plaza, 89 River St.
Whitehall
- Whitehall's Winter Wonderland
- Saturday, Dec. 2
- The 4th annual Christmas parade, followed by float awards, a performance by the Whitehall High School Select Chorus, and photos with Santa Claus
- Riverside Park