The Ice Palace is Open: Day Two of Winter Carnival 2023 in Saranac Lake
The second day of Saranac Lake’s Winter Carnival 2023 is action-packed with fun activities. So much to do! It’s a good thing the festivities ended at 10 pm on Friday, because Day Two’s good times last into Day Three.
Highlights include:
Paul Smith's Booster Club Chocolate Festival
Women's Civic Second Corn-a-ment Cornhole Tournament
Lighting of the Ice Palace and Hotel Saranac Opening Fireworks Display
Day Two Full Schedule:
All Day "Roman Around Space" Clue Hunt — Solve the clues to navigate your way through town and past all the Roman Gods and Godesses of Space (Outside the History Hut and Gift Shop near the Ice Palace)
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Winter Carnival History Hut and Gift Shop--Learn about Winter Carnival, Shop for Official Merchandise (Winter Carnival History Hut near the Ice Palace)
10:00 am NBT Bank Ice Palace Fun Run - 4 miles (Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)
10:00 am - 3:00 pm Edward Jones Arctic Golf Build-an-Obstacle Contest (Prescott Park next to the State Boat Launch)
10:00 am - 2:00 pm *Lutheran Church Bake and Craft Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main Street)
10:00 am - 4:00 pm *Paul Smith's Booster Club Chocolate Festival (Romano's Saranac Bowling Lanes, 11 Bloomingdale Ave)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm *Cure Porch on Wheels--History exhibit and Roman Health Trivia (at Lake Flower Boat Launch near the Ice Palace)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm *Make Your Own Winter Carnival Button ($1.00, Saranac Laboratory Museum, 89 Church St.)
11:00 am Long Run Wealth Advisors Curling Exhibition (Lake Flower near the Ice Palace)
11:00 am *Paul Smiths College Woodsmen Exhibition (Riverside Park)
12:00 pm Heat Keepers Icicle Contest -- prizes for longest natural icicle (Riverside Park, icicle check-in at 11:30 am)
12:00 pm Lake Placid Curling Club "Hit the Button" Curling Competition -- Open to all ($, Lake Flower near the Ice Palace)
12:30 pm Saranac Teachers Association Little Ladies Fry Pan Toss -- For Girls 6-17 (Riverside Park, Registration 11:00-12:00)
1:00 pm *Women's Civic Second Corn-a-ment Cornhole Tournament (On the ice in front of Saranac Waterfront Lodge, $42 registration fee per 2-player team. Contact Deb Reilly at debreilly6@gmail.com for information. Register online.)
1:00 pm Taylor Rental Ladies Fry Pan Toss -- For Ladies 18 and Up (Riverside Park, Registration 11:00-12:30)
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm *Spaghetti Dinner at St Bernard's School Cafeteria presented by Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 787 and Knights of Columbus Council 599, Take Out available ($, St. Bernard's School, 63 River St, Orders taken 4:30 to 6:30 at 518-354-0825)
7:00 p.m. (roads closing at 6:15 pm) Lighting of the Ice Palace and Hotel Saranac Opening Fireworks Display (Ice Palace, State Boat Launch)
8:30 pm *Live Music--Underground System wsg TBA, doors open 7:30 ($, The Waterhole, 48 Main St)
9:00 pm - 1:00 am *Past Theme Prom--Retire your past Carnival outfits for good at this Banger, Music with DJ Big Clam, doors open at 8 (The Garagery, behind Grizle-T's on Dorsey Street)
* NOTE: An asterisk indicates events run by a group other than the Winter Carnival Committee and is for informational purposes only
$ NOTE: A dollar sign indicates there is a cost involved with this event.