Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival 2026 in Saranac Lake will mark a very special milestone for The Waterhole, as current owners Eric Munley & Kiki Sarko celebrate 10 years at the helm of the beloved North Country destination music venue. And to…

The Waterhole in Saranac Lake will bring 12 different musical acts to the Upstairs Music Lounge from across the Northeast, keeping Winter Carnival-goers movin’ & groovin’, as the town celebrates the 126th annual Saranac Lake Winter…

Annie in the Water has just completed the most successful year in their career and is now embarking on the most ambitious tour of their career beginning this week. This tour has the band teaming up with Hayley Jane to perform Fleetwood…

Swampcandy hit the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival and turned the Waterhole into a deep Delta Juke joint.  Composed of Ruben Dobbs on vocals and guitar and Joey Mitchell on stand up bass and kick drum, this duo brings raw, stomping, highly…

What’s more fun then a parade of frozen leprechauns, fire breathing dragons and ladies doing synchronized dancing with lawn chairs? Add in sideshows of frying pan tosses, frigid golf, Frisbee flings, fireworks and free music and you have…

What’s more fun then a parade of frozen leprechauns, fire breathing dragons and ladies doing synchronized dancing with lawn chairs? Add in sideshows of frying pan tosses, frigid golf, Frisbee flings, fireworks and free music and you have…

The Waterhole Upstairs Music Lounge in Saranac Lake, NY has a very exciting line-up for the 2014 Winter Carnival events. Featuring some of the best music in New York State - including bands from Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Ithaca, New…