Great Adirondack Events
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Exhibit: “Lake George: Vacation Paradise of the 50s & 60s” | Bolton Landing | Now to October 11.
Remember Storytown USA, roadside motels, classic attractions, and the family vacations that defined Lake George?
TROLLS: Save the Humans | The Wild Center | Now to October 31, 2026
Six giant trolls are taking over The Wild Center this summer.
Exhibit: “Form and Function: The Beauty of Shaker Design” | Glens Falls, NY | August 22, 2026 - January 10, 2027
Simple, useful—and unexpectedly modern.
Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival | Queensbury, NY | Sept. 17-20, 2026
Look up! The Adirondack Balloon Festival returns September 17–20 with 60+ hot air balloons.
North Creek | “Teddy Roosevelt’s Wild Night Ride to the Presidency” | September 17, 2026
History takes the stage in North Creek,
Music of Leonard Bernstein | Pendragon Theater | Saranac Lake | September 17, 2026
Seagle Festival comes to Saranac Lake.
Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake Antiques Show | Sept. 18-20, 2026
Calling all treasure hunters!
Trekonderoga! | Ticonderoga | September 18-20, 2026
Beam up to Ticonderoga September 18–20 for Trekonderoga.
Glens Falls | Seagle Festival Celebrates Leonard Bernstein
Seagle Festival bring Bernstein downtown.
Inlet Fall Festival | September 19-20, 2026
More than 80 vendors, food trucks, live music, a beer tent and plenty for the kids: Inlet packs its two-day Fall Festival.
Speculator Bear & Wine Festival | September 19, 2026
Wine and bears? In Speculator, it works.
Lowville Cream Cheese Festival | September 19, 2026
Lowville celebrates its cream cheese claim to producing the world’s largest cheesecake.
Adirondack Harvest Festival | September 19, 2026
What do honey, mead, beeswax candles and Adirondack farms have in common?
Bolton Landing Live Music Festival | Lake George | September 19, 2026
Seven hours. Five acts. Zero admission. Bolton Live turns Rogers Memorial Park into a lakeside music festival.
Adirondack Garlic Festival | Vermontville, NY | September 20, 2026
Garlic is getting its own Adirondack festival.
Wine Tasting & Silent Auction | Warrensburg | September 20, 2026
Wine, appetizers and some seriously tempting bidding.
ADK EuroFest | Lake Placid | September 23-27, 2026
Porsches, BMWs, Audis and more take to the High Peaks.
Movie: The Last of the Mohicans | Immersive Experience| Lake George | September 25, 2026
Experience The Last of the Mohicans in Lake George with crisp air, live reenactments, and a setting that makes history feel close.
Great Adirondack Moose Festival | Indian Lake | September 26-27, 2026
Moose calling. Wilderness drives. Moose scat counting. And more.
Adirondack Marathon | Schroon Lake & Chestertown | September 26-27, 2026
Thirty years, 26.2 miles and one very scenic lake.
Whitehall Sasquatch Festival & Calling Contest | September 26, 2026
Bigfoot believers, cryptid-curious travelers, and Adirondack folklore fans should save the date.
Whiteface Oktoberfest | Wilmington | September 26 & 27, 2026
Brats, Bavarian music and a gondola ride over the fall colors.
OAKtoberfest | Speculator | September 27, 2026
Live music, craft beer, Adirondack makers — and a chairlift ride into the fall scenery.
Bigfoot Cruise | Lake George | September 27, 2026
Bigfoot is leaving the woods and heading to the lake.
Quilts Unlimited | View Arts Center | Old Forge | October 2 - November 28, 2026
Traditional craftsmanship and contemporary fiber art on display at a national juried exhibition in Old Forge.
Fort Ticonderoga Heritage, Harvest, and Horse Festival | October 3, 2026
Horses, heirloom apples, local food and a six acre corn maze.
Tucker Farms SPUD Festival | Gabriels | October 3, 2026
All hail the Adirondack potato.
“A Cowboy’s Ride to the White House” | North Creek | September 13, 2026
Teddy Roosevelt rides again — on screen.
North Creek | Theodore Roosevelt “On Becoming President” | September 12, 2026
History returns to the scene of the story.
Wilmington | Festival of Colors | September 12, 2026
Flannel season starts early in Wilmington.
Rustic Fair at ADKX | Blue Mountain Lake | Sept. 12-13, 2026
Twigs, bark, antlers and plenty of imagination: the annual Rustic Fair returns.
Handlebarley Gravel Weekend | North Hudson, NY | September 12-13, 2026
Gravel, fall scenery, craft beer and pizza.
Silver Bay’s Mountain Music Festival | Lake George | September 11-13, 2026
Bluegrass, folk, and Americana meet breathtaking Lake George views.
Teddy Roosevelt Weekend | Newcomb, NY | September 11-13, 2026
Celebrate Theodore Roosevelt's legendary Night Ride in the Adirondacks.
Adirondack Canoe Classic | The 90-Miler | September 11-13, 2026
275 boats race across 90 unforgettable miles from Old Forge to Saranac Lake over 3 days.
Adirondack Nationals Car Show | Lake George | September 10-13, 2026
Nearly 1,500 classic cars, hot rods and muscle cars roll into Lake George.
Piseco Lake Ring of Flames | Labor Day Weekend | September 6, 2026
Piseco Lake bids farewell to summer by firelight.
Bolton Landing Labor Day Celebration | September 6, 2024
Give summer one last sparkling send-off.
Music of Leonard Bernstein | Keene Valley Community Church | September 6, 2026
Seagle Festival performs the music of Leonard Bernstein in Keene Valley.
Northern Current Music Festival | Saranac Lake | September 6, 2026
Saranac Lake turns up the volume Sunday of Labor Day Weekend.
Duck Derby | Old Forge, NY | September 6, 2026
Some Labor Day competitors train all year. These 3,500 just float.
Annual Lighting of Adirondack Fire Towers | September 5, 2026
One of the Adirondacks' most meaningful Labor Day Weekend traditions.
The Psycodelics | A Night of Funk | Silver Bay | September 5, 2026
Lake George gets wicked funky Labor Day weekend.
Schroon Lake | Labor Day Street Dance & Fireworks
Schroon Lake is sending summer out country-style.
Olympic Car Show | Lake Placid | September 5-6, 2026
Chrome, classics and an Olympic setting: the 44th Annual Olympic Car Show on Labor Day Weekend.
Pirate Cruise | Lake George | September 5, 2026
Ahoy, mateys! The Minne Ha Ha turns pirate ship Labor Day Weekend.
Meat. Beer. Music. | Long View Lodge | Long Lake | September 5, 2026
Meat. Beer. Music. Long Lake sends summer off properly on Labor Day Weekend.
Au Sable Forks Labor Day Celebration | September 5-6, 2026
Au Sable Forks packs Labor Day weekend.
Lake George Triathlon | September 5-6, 2026
Swim Lake George, bike the Adirondack foothills, then run for the finish.
Moriah | Labor Day Weekend Events | September 4-6. 2026
Moriah sends summer off in style with waterfront music, parades, food trucks, and fireworks over Lake Champlain,
Adirondack Independence Music Festival | Lake George | September 4-6, 2026
Lake George turns up the volume Labor Day Weekend.
Music of Leonard Bernstein | Blue Mountain Lake | September 3, 2026
Broadway meets the Adirondacks in Blue Mountain Lake.
“Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt’s American Wilderness” with David Gessner | North Creek, NY | September 1, 2026
Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy, American wilderness and why it still matters.
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