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Sleighing it! Christkindlmarkt Grows in Second Year

Posted: 10/22/2019

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Sleighing it! Christkindlmarkt Grows in Second Year

Lake George’s newest holiday tradition is back again this year with more vendors, activities and entertainment!

The 2019 Adirondack Christkindlmarkt will take place December 6-8 at Festival Commons in Charles R. Wood Park, located at 17 West Brook Road in Lake George.

Admission is FREE to this event! The fun goes on rain or shine within the decorated heated tents.

Festival Hours

Friday, December 6, 2019 — 3pm-9pm
Saturday, December 7, 2019 — 11am-8pm
Sunday, December 8, 201— 10am-4pm

Last year, the inaugural event welcomed more than 5,000 people from as far away as New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Montreal, included 30 artisans and vendors and horse-drawn carriage rides.

The Adirondack Christkindlmarkt will feature more than 40 vendors, including food vendors and local artisans, horse-drawn carriage rides, live entertainment and children’s activities such as card making with the World Children’s Museum, ornament-making with the Grassland Bird Trust, face painting and special appearances by Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Spruce the Moose, from the Six Flags Great Escape Lodge.

New this year

Adirondack Christkindlmarkt and Lake George Steamboat Company are partnering to offer cruises aboard The Mohican with Santa on Lake George!

Cruise Departure times:

Saturday, Dec. 7

11 a.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 8

11 a.m.
1 p.m.

Adult tickets are $20.00, children 4-11 are $10.00 and 3 & under will be free. The addition of “boat rides with Santa” will be a fun activity, the whole family can enjoy and create lasting holiday memories.

Shopping!

This year there are more than 40 vendors — approximately a 33% increase over last year.

The organizing committee, comprised of event founder, Kristen Hanifin (Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau), co-chairs Scott Hayden (Adirondack Folk School) and Amanda Copeland (Grassland Bird Trust) and Toni Huntington (Lake George Steamboat Company), is excited to see the numbers of vendors increase.

Here’s the vendor lineup:

Adirondack Custom Creations
Adirondack Folk School
Adirondack Rustic Rose
Beef Jerky Outlet
BOVE Heating
By the Lake Birch
Cathy LeClair Jewelry
Cheryl’s Stained Glass
Dickenson’s Delights
Empty Nest Sud-drome
European Sheepskins
Feifish
Firefly
Wursthaus III
Good Day Honey
Jakes Jammin’ Bow Ties
JuJemZ
Karen Banovic
Keller Krafted
Lake George Steamboat Company
Leaf Filter North of NY
Lets Weave A While
Lone Birch Creative
Love is On Lake George
Lucky’s Adventures
Monte Al Mare Farm
Needi Snacks
Mud St. Maple
Mutts and Barley
Old Tavern Farm Winery
Pennyworks Pottery
Preston’s Alpacas
Rachel’s Spice Company
Rusted Root
Saratoga Boards
Shady Business
Sweet Ramas Soap
The Dancing Bear Farm LLC
Allan Rider Woodworking
Tumeric Store
Upstate Model Railroaders
Vermont Bentwood Handcraft
YB Wild Pottery

Entertainment!

Entertainment acts include:

Corry Loveday
Hot Club of Saratoga
Golfstrom
Enzian Bavarian Dance Troupe
Matthew Gregory
LeBet
Tim Ortiz
Skidmore Bandersnatchers
Jay Lawson
Edelweiss Schuhplattlers
Jim Robinson
PJ Duo
Frank Palangi

Featuring MC by DJ DuBray and audio by E.A.R.S.

“We have an incredible line-up of live entertainment again this year,” said co-chair Amanda Copeland, “and are happy to welcome back the Enzien Bavarian Dance Troupe, Tim Ortiz, Frank Palangi and PJ Duo, as well as new acts such as Hot Club of Saratoga, LeBet, Golfstrom and the Edelweiss Schuhplattler dance troupe of Utica. Our larger food/entertainment tent will be able to accommodate many more people and allow them to enjoy the music and dancing.”

Thank you to those who support this event!

In a joint statement, Co-Chairs Kristen Hanifin and Scott Hayden said:

“We are also grateful for the extensive community support and sponsorship we have received to date from the Town and Village of Lake George, BOVE Heating, CDPHP, the Town of Lake Luzerne, the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce and CVB, Warren County Tourism, Glens Falls National Bank, the Surfside Resort, the Lake George Outlets, Dunham’s Bay Resort, Pioneer Bank, Leaf Filter, Events in A Tent, Kingsbury Printing, and Berkshire Hathaway. Our goal is to continue to partner with local community businesses to foster and encourage year-round tourism growth in the Lake George area. By creating signature events such as the Adirondack Christkindlmarkt, we hope to increase visitations, tourism and local economic prosperity."

In addition to the full line up of activities, Hanifin and the Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau have partnered with local hotels to provide discounted vendor and group rates, and holiday weekend getaway packages. For more information, please call the Lake George Regional CVB for hotel packages and rates.

The Adirondack Christkindlmarkt committee also hopes to cross-promote with other local holiday events in the region such as Hometown Holidays in Glens Falls, Dec. 5-6, the Warrensburg Holiday Parade and Candy Cane Flashlight Hunt, Dec. 6th, the North Country Holiday Singers Celebration at Tannery Pond in North Creek, Dec. 7-8, and Holidays in the Lodge at Six Flags Great Escape Lodge (weekends throughout December) to encourage visitations across the region and increase winter tourism in the Lake George area.

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