Winter Carnival Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort Lake Placid, New York

Winter Carnival

Both Lake Placid & neighboring Saranac Lake have winter carnival events each year. The Lake Placid Winter Carnival takes place towards the end of January. It primarily involves the Lake Placid High School with some pageantry events such as the crowning of the king and queen.

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The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival in early February is the longest running event of its kind in the Eastern United States. It Begun as a one-day event to break the monotony of the long Adirondack winter, the Carnival has grown into a ten-day festival that includes sporting activities, dances, dramatic and musical productions, two parades (one especially for children) and two sets of fireworks above the world famous Ice Palace. In spite of the many changes, the Carnival has retained the warmth, charm and camaraderie of a family and community celebration, replete with reunions of friends and families. The events range from a parade to women's cast iron pan throwing, yes pan throwing.

Saranac Lake is just a 15 minute drive from Lake Placid and the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort.