Making your weekend plans in the Glens Falls region? Here are some of the top events you’ll want to check out, including the Adirondack Film Festival, the Nordesee Auto Show, and several local fall festivals and 5Ks.
4th Annual Adirondack Film Festival
Thursday, October 17 through Sunday, October 20
The Adirondack Film Festival returns to downtown Glens Falls with more than 125 short and feature films, many of which were shot in New York State. The weekend is full of screenings, Q&A sessions, panels, virtual reality experiences, parties, and more.
Saturday, October 19
Head out to The Shirt Factory for a day of cool cars and food trucks. Check out all of the classic, modern, foreign, and domestic cars and motorcycles that will be on display, then cap off the day with an evening at Northway Brewing Co. and The Fun Spot.
Saturday, October 19
Celebrate harvest season at Canal Street Marketplace in Fort Edward with a fun afternoon of food, craft beer tastings, kids’ activities, live music, and the 4th Annual Fort Edward Family 5K. You can also visit the Old Fort House Museum for guided tours and pumpkin carving.
Soupapalooza and the Farm Fun Festival
Saturday, October 19
Long Shadows Farm in Cambridge is hosting its 2nd annual Soupapalooza and Farm Fun Festival, a day of amazing soup from local restaurants, horse and pony rides, horsemanship demonstrations, wagon rides, face painting, games, live music, and beer from Argyle Brewing Company.
Saturday, October 19 through Sunday, October 20
If you didn’t get to attend West Mountain‘s Fall Festival last weekend (or want to go again), here’s your last chance! Enjoy a full weekend of seasonal food and beverages, kids’ activities, fall foliage chairlift rides, live music, hayrides, aerial adventure tours, and more.
14th Annual Adirondack Brewery Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 19
Enjoy an afternoon of unlimited beer, wine, and cider, polka music, German cuisine, dancing, keg tossing, stein hoisting, and more at Adirondack Brewery’s annual Oktoberfest in Lake George.
Sunday, October 20
Stop by Juckett Park in Hudson Falls for an early Halloween celebration. There will be trick or treating, a costume parade, prize giveaways, live music, and more.
2nd Annual 5K Run or Walk for Cerebral Palsy
Saturday, October 19
Join Glens Falls Elks Lodge 81 for their annual 5K in support of Cerebral Palsy’s Home Services Program, which supplies program directors with salaries and vans for transportation.
Saturday, October 19
Attend Walker’s Farm, Home & Tack‘s annual autumn celebration in Fort Ann. There will be a chicken BBQ and food from Swamp Dawgs, as well as baked goods, arts and crafts, pony rides, and a bounce house.
15th Annual Haunted Barn at The Little Theater on the Farm
Friday, October 19 and Saturday, October 20
For some pre-Halloween frights, head out to Fort Edward for the first weekend of Little Theater on the Farm’s annual Haunted Barn.
