Adirondack Fall Festivals 2026: Your Must-Attend Events This Season
Get all the info you need on Adirondack fall festivals below to experience the best events of the season!
Otis Mountain Get Down
Photo provided by Otis Mountain, credit to Jenny Alice Watts
Otis Mountain Get Down is a full weekend of musical performances in Elizabethtown. The festival centers around diversity rather than popularity; their goal is to enable guests to listen to bands they've never heard of before and find genres they never even knew they liked.
Lake George Jazz Festival
Jazz enthusiasts can't miss out on Lake George Jazz Weekend! Enjoy free jazz concerts over two days in Lake George's Shepard Park. Bring your own chairs and blankets and sit back and enjoy the tunes.
Inlet's Fall Festival
Inlet's Fall Festival features dozens of vendors with furniture, clothing, candles, photography, jewelry, and much more. There will be live music, kids entertainment, and food.
Adirondack Balloon Festival
The highly anticipated Adirondack Balloon Festival is held in Queensbury and Glens Falls. This year marks the 50th anniversary, and there are some new festivities in store!
Ticonderoga FallFest
Ticonderoga's annual FallFest is always a great time for the whole family, with a full schedule of events.
Whiteface Oktoberfest
Whiteface Mountain - it's for more than just skiing! Each year a massive Oktoberfest is put on with a Bavarian-style celebration with authentic German food, beer, music, and dancing. This festival has been rated one of the top five must-visit Oktoberfests in North America by SKI Magazine.
Thurman Fall Farm Tour
Fall is a time for pumpkins, beer, and farm animals. Check out tours at various farms in Thurman during the Thurman Farm Tour. See goats and sheep, take wagon rides, check out maple producers, and much more.
Adirondack Brewery Oktoberfest
Who does an Oktoberfest better than a brewery? Adirondack Brewery's Oktoberfest features nonstop polka music, a beer garden, beer sampling, local wine, craft cider, authentic German food, keg tossing, a costume contest, and more. Guest breweries attend, so you can expect a wide variety of great brews in addition to Adirondack Brewery beer.
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