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Frozen Fire & Lights | Inlet, NY | February 24, 2024

Saturday, February 24, 2024
10:00 AM 10:00 PM

Fern Park Loomis Road NY, 13360 United States (map)

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22nd Annual Frozen Fire & Lights in the Central Adirondacks.

Enjoy a full day of festivities at the Town of Inlet’s annual Winter Carnival.

Outhouse races in the Adirondack town of Inlet NY during it's annual Frozen Fire and Lights winter festival. — Outhouse races at Inlet’s Frozen Fire & Lights Winter Carnival

Fern Park in Inlet, NY, is the site of the 22nd Annual Frozen Fire & Lights Festival. This long-running festival draws families and friends from across the Adirondack Park.

This is one winter celebration you don’t want to miss. It takes place on the last Saturday of February and is filled with super fun activities and events. This Fire & Lights Festival is a great opportunity to celebrate the beauty of Inlet’s Fern Park, which offers many miles of snowshoeing trails, cross-country skiing trails, a sled hill, and an enclosed ice skating rink - all of which are free of charge (our favorite four-letter word).

Adirondack winter festival highlights.

Pancake breakfast

Free sledding
Ice skating
Snowshoeing
Cross-country skiing
Outhouse races
Bonfire
Rummage and Book Sales
Coronation of the festival King and Queen
Cardboard sled races
Kite decorating and flying
Fireworks
Live music
Delicious food and drink specials

Don't miss out on this enchanting event that offers a perfect blend of warmth, joy, and winter festivities.

Schedule of events for Inlet’s Frozen Fire & Lights Festival.

In the Adirondacks, everything is subject to change. So please don’t take our word for it regarding this schedule. Check the event’s website and Facebook page for the latest information.

The current timetable for Frozen Fire and Lights in Inlet is below.

All day — Cross-Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Free Rink for Ice Skating, Free Hill for Sledding at Fern Park
8 am — Free Pancake Breakfast
8 am — Inlet Community Church & Rummage Sale (proceeds support the Tapestries of Life Mexico Orphanage work)
10 am — King and Queen Coronation at Legion Square (near Inlet Town Hall) 2024 - Gina Greco & Kyle O’Connor are this year’s royalty
10 am to 12 pm — Noah’s Ark Animal Workshop at Inlet Town Hall. Proceeds benefit the Inlet Youth Commission
10 am to 2 pm — Book Sale & Free Kite Pickup (Preregistered Kites Only) at Inlet Public Library
1 pm — Free Cardboard Sled Race at Fern Park
2-5 pm — Free Wine Tasting at Fourth Lake Wine & Spirits
2:30-3:30 pm — Free Kite Decorating & Flying at The Woods Inn
3:30 pm — Outhouse Races at The Woods Inn
5 pm — Bonfire at Arrowhead Park with free hot dogs & complimentary hot beverages
7 pm — Fireworks at Arrowhead Park
7:30 pm — Free Sampling at Screamen Eagle

For the schedule and more information, visit the event website.

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