4th Annual Holiday Bazaar at Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum

Saturday, December 6, 9 am – 4 pm

Celebrate the season and support local artisans at our festive Holiday Bazaar! Whether you are searching for a one-of-a-kind gift or simply want to enjoy the holiday spirit, this event is the perfect way to kick off December.
• Unique hand-forged items from the Museum’s blacksmith shop
• Handmade crafts, jewelry, vintage treasures and books
• Intuitive readings
• A festive Christmas table and delicious baked goods
• Free coffee and hot cocoa to warm your visit!

Babbie Museum Main Building, 250 River Road, Peru

The Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir Shares 

The Real Meaning Of Christmas

Details and tickets HERE.

North Country Children’s Museum Presents

Adirondack Santa

Saturday, December 6, 10 – 11 am

Guess who’s coming back to town?  Adirondack Santa will be stopping by the Children’s Museum! 

Come say hello, snap a photo, and share your holiday wishes in person.

Kids Stage Production – Elfis!

Sunday, December 7, 10:30 – 11 am

Elfis is the best toymaker at the North Pole—and he’s sick of it! Help him find his new polar passion in this interactive theater performance for kids and families. Held in Addie’s Opera House on the second floor. Cost included with membership and admission.

NCCM, 10 Raymond St, Potsdam

John Brown Farm State Historic Site presents

Book Talk by Sandra Weber: John Brown in the Adirondacks

Sunday, December 7, 2 pm

Join us for a compelling talk with Sandra Weber featuring her newest book,
John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape.

The author provides a fresh and intimate look at the famed abolitionist, focusing on the years of the Brown family’s connection with North Elba, Essex County (1848–1863). 

The intertwining story of sublime Adirondack scenery, farm life, and racial justice explores John Brown not only as a national figure but as a husband, father, neighbor, and man of moral fiber. Weber will do a reading and discussion; a Q&A session and book signing will follow the talk, and books will be available for purchase. This free program will take place in the visitor center at the barn.

John Brown Farm State Historic Site, 115 John Brown Road, Lake Placid

The Wild Center presents

Wild Lights

Every Friday and Saturday thru February 21, 2026

Open Daily for Holiday Week: December 26 to December 31

Open Daily for Presidents Week: February 13 to February 21 

Bask in the glow of the award-winning Wild Walk and stroll through Forest Music while surrounded by immersive music and lights—curated specifically for the looped trail. New displays have been added around the campus for photo opportunities and even Hopscotch, the larger-than-life Stickwork sculpture, is adorned in lights. Offering a reprieve from winter weather, come inside to warm up, grab food and drink, discover the Living River Trail, and shop at the Wild Supply Co. The trails that make up Wild Lights are like any other wooded trail in the Adirondacks. We recommend traction devices or walking sticks, especially in inclement weather.

Find out more and get ticketsHERE.

The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, Tupper Lake

SLC Arts presents

3rd Annual Winter Mixer

Friday, December 5, 7 pm

Grab your tickets and enjoy community at our Winter Mixer!

•  Music will be performed by John Cage Match
•  Poetry performed by Rivka Eckert, Amy Dickinson, and Adelle Fregoe
•  Add an Art Make and Take add on to paint your favorite wintery scene to bring home!

 


SLC Arts will be taking food donations for the local food pantry.

Creative Spirit Community Arts Cent, 6-8 Raymond Street, Potsdam

6th Annual Westport Winterfest

Saturday, December 6, 8 am – 9 pm

The day-long and town-wide event complete schedule is HERE.

Santa’s Workshop Village of Lights

Sunday, December 7, 4:30 pm – 8 pm

Sunday, December 14, 4:30 pm – 8 pm 

Sunday, December 21, 4:30 pm – 8 pm

Monday, December 22, 4:30 pm – 8 pm

Tuesday, December 23, 4:30 pm – 8 pm

Santa’s Workshop Village of Lights provides family and friends a “magical” way to get into the Christmas spirit. See the park as it is transformed into a Christmas Winter Wonderland that can be enjoyed by the entire family. Enjoy caroling, roaring fires in cozy fire pits, visit Santa’s reindeer, browse the shops, and put in that last request to Santa himself. It’s a wonderful way to capture the “spirit of the season” right here at Santa’s Workshop in the North Pole!

More info HERE.

Santa’s Workshop, 324 Whiteface Memorial Highway, Wilmington

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) presents

Winter Arts Festival

Sunday, December 7, 10 – 4

Visit with over 50 artisans and shop their handcrafted goods. From jewelry to furniture, and everything in between, this one day festival is the perfect spot to shop gifts for all.

The Queensbury Hotel, 88 Ridge St, Glens Falls

The View Arts Center presents

Gloria! – A Classical Christmas Celebration

Tuesday,, December 9, 2025, 7 pm, free

The Old Forge Community Chorus is delighted to present this free concert of classical carols and songs of the Advent and Christmas seasons.  Under the direction of Ingrid Narkin, the program ranges from some of the earliest musical settings of the Christmas story to classic arrangements of many time-honored Christmas carols we all know and love. So bring your family and friends and enjoy the musical traditions of the season as we raise our voices in Gloria! – A Classical Christmas Celebration!

This concert is free to all…though donations are gratefully accepted to fund the purchase of music for future programming!

View Arts Center, 3273 State Route 28, Old Forge