What to Do This Week in the Adirondacks: Presidents’ Day Edition
Find the fun events and great things to do in the Adirondack Park during Presidents’ Day Weekend and beyond.
Enjoy S’Mores at the ADKX Winter Fun Day during Presidents’ Day Weekend, or other great events this week.
This is one of the busiest times of the Adirondack Winter season, and our events calendar shows it. There are plenty of things to do indoors and out during this traditional East Coast winter break. Here are some of the highlights. Be sure to check our events page for the full listings.
Our top picks for events and things to do this weekend in the Adirondacks.
The Central Adirondacks’ popular week-long event is back for Presidents’ Day weekend. Enjoy fun activities, including cardboard sled and kayak racing, winter hiking, ice carving demonstrations, and craft workshops at this family-friendly Adirondack Park winter carnival.
If you ever wanted to experience winter fishing in the Adirondacks, now is your chance. New York residents and non-residents enjoy fishing license amnesty February 17-18, 2024.
The Empire State Winter Games has added a first-ever Winter Triathlon to their slate of events in 2024. It will consist of a 5k run followed by a 10k winter bike and a 5k cross-country ski on the scenic trails of the James C. Frenette Sr. Recreational Trails at the Tupper Lake Golf Course.
Raquette Lake is another excellent destination in the Adirondacks on Presidents’ Day weekend, with a full roster of winter carnival events. Visitors can expect various games for the Lil’ ADKers, including an obstacle course, sack races, sledding and more.
Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery in Saranac Lake presents an exhibit of works by Phil Gallos, a local photographer. See the Adirondacks through a different lens at this fascinating show during February.
Join Celia Evans, ecologist and educator, for an informative and fascinating guided ski tour at Paul Smith’s VIC in the Adirondack Mountains. Ski with a Scientist is a free program (Paul Smith’s VIC trail pass required) and part of the college’s Save Winter initiative.
Every winter, travelers visit this magical winter experience at Tupper Lake’s renowned Wild Center. This annual exhibition transforms the Wild Center's campus into a dazzling wonderland of light and sound, perfect for families and visitors of all ages.
Presidents’ Day marks the third weekend of this long-standing winter carnival tradition and one of the most popular events in the Adirondacks. Families flock to Lake George Village to enjoy bonfires, pony rides, a polar plunge, carriage rides, fireworks and more.
Want something a little more Zen this weekend? Take a guided sensory snowshoe walk, a winter version of the wellness practice of Forest Bathing, originally translated from the Japanese Shinrin-Yoku. It means immersing your senses in the natural atmosphere. Abe Lincoln would approve.
It’s the ultimate nighttime snow sports event at West Mountain in the Southern Adirondacks. Enjoy night skiing, tubing, live music, a torchlit ski parade, food and drinks, fireworks and more.
Learn about the Adirondack’s trail-blazing women of winter, Lois Perret Schaefer and Freddie Anderson, at this captivating presentation and discussion at the Tannery Pond Center in North Creek near Gore Mountain.
The Adirondack Experience (ADKX) hosts a Winter Fun Day on Monday, February 19. Enjoy family-friendly fun, indoors and out, at one of the Adirondacks’ most popular attractions.
Experience the beauty of Venice at Glens Falls’ Hyde collection, the Adirondacks’ world-class art destination. The exhibit highlights the diverse artists’ approaches to depicting the city's essential landmarks and how they captured the effects of light, water, and reflection.
Visit our events page to see more events and get ideas of great things to do in the Adirondacks during Presidents’ Day weekend.
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