A winter carnival is a community festival held in the coldest part of the year, typically running parades, fireworks, outdoor competitions, and children's events across one or more weekends rather than a single continuous stretch. Both New York entries in this directory sit in the Adirondacks and both open in the first week of February. They are the only events here that start before April.
Winter carnival
A multi-day cold-weather community festival, common in the Adirondacks.
See it at these New York fairs
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Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
Ten-day Adirondack winter carnival with a hand-built Ice Palace, February 6 to 15, 2026.
Feb 6–15Saranac Lake
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Lake George Winter Carnival
Five weekends of free and low-cost winter events in Lake George, February 7 to March 8, 2026.
Feb 7 – Mar 8Lake George