2026 Theme Selection
Our 2026 Winter Carnival Theme Is Being Selected! The final vote will be held on APR 8th, 2025 at the Elk's Club. You must be present to vote. The dates for the 2026 Winter Carnival will be February 6-15, 2026 - Plan to join us for the Festivities!!
Come back to this web page to see an update on the Theme we select. The Theme choices are: 1) America's Birthday, 2) Cartoonival, 3) Game Night, 4) Winter Sports and 5) Wizards & Dragons. In the meantime, join us in 2026 celebrating all the brilliance of Winter through parades, sports events, fireworks, family gatherings and many other festivities including of course Our Winter Carnival Ice Palace!
2026: TBD
2025: Music Legends
2024: Creepy Carnival
2023: Roman Around Carnival
2022: Totally 80’s
2021: Masquerade
2020: Myths and Legends
2019: Prehistoric Park
2018: Adirondack Festival
2017: Adirondack Wildlife
2016: Superheroes and Villains
2015: The Groovy 60's
2014: Celtic Carnival
2013: Under the Sea
2012: Space Alien Invasion
2011: Medieval Times
2010: Adirondack Cowboy
2009: Pirates of the Adirondacks
2008: Hooray for Hollywood
2007: Fabulous Fifties
2006: The Roaring 20's
2005: Adirondack Aloha
2004: Carnival Time
2003: Mardi Gras
2002: United in the Mountains
2001: Do the Locomotion
2000: Boogie Down Broadway
1999: All-America City
1998: Magical Memories
1997: Surfin' the Century
1996: Music in the Mountains
1995: Hurray for the Holidays
1994: Sister City Celebration
1993: Hearts and Hugs
1992: Saranac Lake's First Century
1991: Cabin Fever
1990: Carnival of Commercials
1989: Carnival Round-Up
1988: Storyland
1987: Cupid's Carnival
1986: The Enchanted Village
1985: Magical Kingdom
1984: Once Upon A Time in Saranac Lake
1983: Cartoon Carnival
1982: Mardi Gras
1981: Historic Saranac Lake
1980: Parade of Nations
1979: Carnival Dreams
1978: Toyland
1977: Anything Goes
1976: Magic Moments in American History
1975: Funtasia
1974: 150 Years of Progress
1973: Remember When
1972: Diamond Jubilee
1971: Our Town
1970: Circus Time
1969: Anniversary Time
1968: Fairy Tale Festival
1967: Holiday Time
1966: Song Time in Saranac Lake