Entertainment Galore

You are invited to one of the biggest celebrations of the arts in the North Country this New Year's Eve! If you’ve attended before, you know what a great time everyone has ringing in the New Year at this family friendly annual event. Join hundreds of other revelers who’ve been celebrating together for the past eleven years. More than a dozen acts at 10 different venues throughout the community will entertain you with some well known names and some new-this-year performers. 

The many talented artists who bring a rich cultural scene to our region offer music of many genres from 6 p.m. until midnight. At midnight, we drop the ball on the old year on River Street and celebrate with a vibrant fireworks show over Lake Flower to ring in the new year. Check here for a full event schedule.

The price of a First Night button until December 30th is only $15 for adults and $7 for teens. Children 12 and under are free. The button gains you access to all performances at all venues during First Night. On the day of the event the price increases to $20, so buy those buttons early! You can find them online or at these local businesses:

• Adirondack Daily Enterprise
• Ampersound Music
• Blue Line Sports
• Coakley Home and Hardware
• Saranac Lake Welcome Center

Buttons will be available for purchase in person at First Night Headquarters at the Harrietstown Town Hall starting at 10 a.m. on New Year's Eve. Or, pre-purchase here to save 25%.

Performance Venues

Seating is on a first come, first served basis, and all sites will be emptied before the next audience is admitted. Each performance begins on the hour. Since many performance take place in houses of worship, please afford proper respect. 

Welcome in the New Year

Join in the countdown to midnight on River Street with Saranac Lake's unique snowflake drop, courtesy of the Saranac Lake Fire Department. Fireworks begin at midnight over Lake Flower. 

Food Concessions

• Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main Street, from 5pm-11pm, will offer lots of delicious treats to enjoy while taking a break
• First United Methodist Church, 19 Church Street, from 5pm-11pm, will offer coffee, tea, spiced cider, assorted snacks and bottled water

Shuttle Bus Service! 

Transportation will be provided to and from:

• Pendragon Theatre
• Saranac Village at Will Rogers

All buses will depart from the central downtown parking lot on Main Street, beside Adirondack Artists Guild, at 10 minutes before the hour.

Get Your Buttons

SaranacLake.com is happy to be the online sales partner for First Night buttons. Get your button early and save $5!

You can get your button here.