Indoor Activities for a Cold Weather Weekend

Extreme cold temperatures are headed to the Adirondacks and much of the Northeast this weekend, with the coldest temperatures expected Friday evening, January 23, through Saturday, January 24. Explore some of the great things to do indoors this weekend while we wait for temperatures to rise!

Lake Placid

Big Z’s Bowling
Friday–Sunday | 12:00 PM–12:00 AM

Faizy’s Fun House
Friday–Saturday | 10:00 AM–11:00 PM
Sunday | 10:00 AM–10:00 PM

The Penalty Box Arcade
Friday–Saturday | 12:00 PM–9:00 PM
Sunday | 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Lake Placid Olympic Museum
Friday–Sunday | 9:30 AM–5:00 PM

Olympic Center Tours
Friday–Sunday | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM & 1:00 PM–2:00 PM

Olympic Jumping Complex
Friday | 9:00 AM–3:45 PM
Saturday | 9:00 AM–3:45 PM (Elevator Only)
Sunday | 9:00 AM–3:45 PM (Gondola opens at 12:00 PM)

Mt. Van Hoevenberg Legacy Tour
Friday–Sunday | 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM

Mt. Van Hoevenberg Indoor Climbing Wall
Friday–Sunday | 12:00 PM–5:00 PM

Lake Placid Public Library
Friday | 9:30 AM–6:00 PM
Saturday | 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Palace Theatre
Friday | Evening show at 7:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday | Matinee at 3:30 PM, Evening show at 7:00 PM

Just Bead It
Friday–Saturday | 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sunday | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

The Candle Bar (Pure Placid)
Friday–Sunday | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

USA Luge Tours & Rides
Friday | 2:00 PM

Arts Center Lake Placid
Friday | The Fifth Step on Screen (National Theatre Live), 7:00 PM
Saturday | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Met Opera On-Screen), 1:00 PM

John Brown Farm Visitor Center & Barn Exhibits
Friday & Saturday | 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
House tours by appointment; please call the park office

Lake Placid–North Elba Historical Society Museum
Open by appointment

Local Breweries & Tasting Rooms
Craft beer tastings available throughout the weekend

Saranac Lake

Adirondack Carousel
Friday | 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Saturday | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday | 12:00 PM–5:00 PM

Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation
Daily | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Romano’s Saranac Lanes
Friday | 12:00 PM–12:00 AM
Saturday | 11:00 AM–12:00 AM
Sunday | 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Saranac Laboratory Museum
Friday & Saturday | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Saranac Lake Free Library
Friday | 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
Saturday | 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Play ADK
Friday | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Saturday | 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Closed Sunday

Saranac Lake Civic Center
Public Skate | 6:45 PM–7:45 PM

Tupper Lake

The Wild Center
Friday–Sunday | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Note: No Wild Lights on Saturday

Tupper Lake Free Library
Friday | 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
Saturday | 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Closed Sunday

Adirondack State Theater
Saturday & Sunday | 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM showings of Hamnet

Lakeview Lanes & Foul Line Sports Bar
Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory
Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Whiteface Region

Shopping
Young’s Studio & Gallery, Unicorn Square, Adirondack Chocolates, and more!

Live Music at 20 Main (Wilmington)
Friday | Fiddler’s Green, 5:00 PM
Saturday | Replay, 4:00 PM

Paper Plate Penguin Craft
Saturday | 11:00 AM
Wilmington E.M. Cooper Memorial Library

Live Music: Frankie & the Moonlighters
Saturday | 7:00 PM
Ausable Valley High School

Upper Jay Arts Center
Friday | Scratch Night, 7:00 PM
Sunday | January Jams, 2:00 PM

Beginner Watercolor Painting
Sunday | 2:00 PM
Au Sable Forks Free Library