The Annual Saranac Lake Winter Carnival in Saranac Lake, NY kicks off January 31st and runs all the way until February 9th. The Winter Carnival is an integral part of the towns history which includes a couple parades, fireworks and performances.The festival was formed by a group called the Pontiac Club in November 1896 and came to fruition in the winter of 1897 as a one day festival. The Waterhole offers music each night at the venue to celebrate the tradition. Check out the full list of performances below. For more information, head to The Waterhole’s website by clicking here.

Winter Carnival Schedule:

Jan. 31st: Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy w/Tigerman Woah
Feb. 1st: Lucid with The Mallett Brothers Band
Feb. 2nd: Pat Mcavoy Experiment
Sunday Funday/ Mimosa Challlenge
Feb. 4th: Ballkun Brothers
Feb. 5th: Annie in the Water w/ Hayley Jane
Feb. 6th: Apprecation of JJ Cale featuring Pappy Biondo, Ray Paczkowski, Russ Lawton, Justin Mazer, Brett Lanier, Pat Melvin
Feb 7th: Bella’s Bartok & Mal Maiz – Folkfaces
Feb 8th: The Big Takeover
Feb 9th: Saints & Liars