§ Field Guides · Shelf III · 05 Live · 1 Forthcoming
Events & Festivals.
Annual celebrations across the Park — 4th of July, Apple Picking, Oktoberfest, the winter carnivals, and the big race weekends.
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The events & festivals guides.
Event · 4th of July · 20264th of July in the Adirondacks the complete field guide..The 250th Independence Day, a Saturday on the calendar, fireworks over every lake, hometown parades in every hamlet — and a region-by-region atlas of every show, parade, and lakefront celebration across the Park.Read→
Event · Oktoberfest 2026Oktoberfest 2026.Live music, local brews, brats and pretzels — Adirondack-style. The full Oktoberfest weekend playbook.Read→
Event · HalloweenHalloween in the Adirondacks.Ghost tours at Fort William Henry, Fright Fest after dark, haunted hayrides, and village trick-or-treats down real Main Streets.Read→
Seasonal · ChristmasChristmas in the Adirondacks.Santa's Workshop at the North Pole, the Polar Express, snow-globe Main Street strolls and light displays, cut-your-own trees, the coolest gift shops, and grand hotels dressed for the holidays.Read→
Event · New Year's EveNew Year's Eve in the Adirondacks.Midnight fireworks over Lake George, the North Country New Year family celebration, Oak Mountain's torchlight ski parade, and New Year's Day First Day hikes and the famous polar plunge.Read→§ Forthcoming On This Shelf
Best Places to Pick ApplesComing soon
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