WELCOME TO WINTER FESTIVAL
The California Snow Season’s most exciting event, SNOWFEST! A ten-day celebration at the beginning of March is jam-packed with exciting events and activities, all centered around one of the world’s most spectacular mountain resort areas.
Enjoy a weekend of family-fun festivities – chili contests, ice carving contest, Alaskan Malamute dog-pulling contests, bed races on ice, barrel racing, a parade, pancake breakfast, children activities, and that’s just during the day! And the Ten Eyck Plaza is a must for those with little children, with mini golf tracks, fire jugglers and covered barns. 
The Carnival now plays host to two parades. The Gala Parade, held on the next-to-last day of Carnival, sees the entire community engaged in an animated march through town, regaled in comical costumes, riding upon dozens of colorful floats, accompanied by legions of bands in a jubilant throwing-off of winter’s chill. The next day, Saranac Lake’s children get their chance to strut their stuff, when they march down Main Street in the colorful and enchanting Kiddie Parade. The Winter Festival features an exciting Concert Series with a diverse selection of musical performances by BeatleMania, Northeast Navy Show Band, Matthew Quinn, and Tish Adams.
For the Winter Festival, dozens of artists exhibit their work in two neighbourhood landmarks, the Northwest Tower (nicknamed “The Coyote”) and the Flat Iron Arts Building. Film screenings and dramatic events at the Northwest Tower and Wing Groove Theater on North Ave round out the programme. In Lodge Street you can witness the creation of the very first Winter Festival mural by artists from the Upstate Artists Guild, and the Ten Eyck Plaza is a must for those with little children, with mini golf tracks, fire jugglers and covered barns. During the Winter Festival of Lights enjoy spectacular fireworks as they explode high over the mighty falls. Enjoy them from the comfort of your hotel’s dining room, stay in for a romantic, room service dinner or visit one of the many restaurants found near.
