Adirondack Food & Wine Festival
Two days of local food, wine, beer and craft beverage makers in Lake George Village.
Adirondack Wine & Food Festival is back in Lake George Village. All photos courtesy Adirondack Festivals LLC.
The Adirondack Wine & Food Festival returns to Lake George on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25, 2024, at the Charles R. Wood Festival Commons at the south end of the Queen of American Lakes.
Lots of great stuff is on tap at this year’s festival.
Established in 2015, the event grows every year. Adirondack Winery founded the festival, aiming to create a vibrant event that would give New York's small family-owned craft producers a platform to introduce their unique hand-crafted products to thousands of new faces from across the Northeast.
This year, the festival will bring together over 120 wine, beer, spirits, cider, non-alcoholic beverage makers, artisanal food producers and food trucks to the Festival Commons, steps away from beautiful Lake George.
New this year: Food Truck Alley and a new Biergarten.
This year, the Adirondack Food & Wine Festival is introducing a “Food Truck Alley.” The event is expanding onto the adjacent Betty Little Boulevard with 15 food trucks and several local artisans and festival sponsors.
Food truck alley serves up your favorite local cuisine.
“Last year, we sold out on Saturday with over 4,000 attendees. With this expansion, attendees will enjoy more space on the festival grounds with access to more vendors than ever. We are also providing free public access to Food Truck Alley for our guests who just want a bite to eat but may not be able to or wish to enter the ticketed festival grounds,” said Sasha Pardy, Adirondack Festivals owner.
Adirondack Brewery will be running a brand new Biergarten this year, where festival attendees can purchase full glasses of Adirondack Brewery and Mean Max Beers or Adirondack Winery wines and sit back and relax in the shade while they chill with their friends.
Culinary and cocktail demos and live music entertainment add to the family-friendly festival atmosphere.
Throughout the weekend, attendees will enjoy Culinary and Cocktail demonstrations and competitions under the Taste NY Culinary & Cocktail Tent.
Local chef and “Hells Kitchen” alum Billy Trudsoe in last year’s chef competiton.
These segments feature the festival’s resident chef, Chef Eric Hudson (owner of Hudson’s Private Chef Services) and resident Mixologist, Kelli Hatin (owner of Mixaritas Mobile Bartending and SUNY Adirondack Business Professor), as they prepare food and drink made with ingredients supplied by Festival vendors.
There will even be “Iron Chef”-style cooking and mixology competitions with secret ingredients from festival vendors.
New this year, Festival Entertainment is “amped up” with a two-day lineup of local solo musicians arranged by 518 Rock. Plus, the impressive Street Magic of TJ Clancy, jaw-dropping stilt walking and aerial work from Jessica Black return, and a fun photo booth.
Eat, drink, and do good: Adirondack Food & Wine Festival supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks.
For a fourth time, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks (BBBS) will return as the festival beneficiary. The organizers donate a portion of every ticket sold to this incredible organization that provides mentorship, tutoring, and experiences to youth in Warren, Washington, and northern Saratoga counties.
Volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks, the beneficiary of the Adirondack Food & Wine Festival.
BBBS operates the Drop-Off / Pick-Up Tent, where guests can “check” the beverages and foods they purchase at the festival until they are ready to leave. They also provide over 60 festival volunteers, sell water bottles, and raffle tickets to fantastic gift baskets filled with goodies from festival vendors.
The Adirondack Food & Wine Festival is one of BBBS’s most significant annual fundraising events – last year, the event raised over $23,000. Let’s top that in 2024.
Beautiful Lake George is an awesome setting for the Adirondack Food & Wine Festival.
Event information.
Tickets are available online, and several package options are available (including a reduced price for designated drivers and underage attendees).
There are numerous ways to get to the festival. Driving yourself? Free lots in the Village and Town of Lake George have a shuttle service. Available. You can also avoid Lake George Traffic, park at Lake George Outlets south of the Village on Route 9, and take the CDTA Trolley.
One of the best ways to enjoy Lake George is by boat. Whether you own your boat, have friends who do, or want to rent a boat for the day, Lake George Village Public Boat Docks are a short distance from the Festival grounds.
For complete event information, visit the Adirondack Food & Wine Festival website.
