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Winter Festival at Grafton Lakes State Park
(Grafton, NY) –Grafton Lakes State Park and the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park will host the 39th Annual Winter Festival on Saturday, January 20, 2024. The Winter Fest will feature outdoor events along with indoor exhibits, food vendors, and family-friendly recreational activities. The event has free admission and will take place from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
This event is perfect for the whole family. You can join snowshoe adventures, savor the delights of local food trucks (cash only), and take a horse-drawn wagon ride! Other outdoor offerings this year include our popular snow bowling hill, snowball toss, and free snowmobile rides- courtesy of the Grafton Trail Blazers. You can also warm up inside and meet the live animals from Uncharted Wild, and birds of prey from NYS Rehabilitation Council President, Kelly Martin.
We will kick off the event with the Polar Plunge at 11:30 AM, the plunge is hosted by the Knights of Columbus, and benefits OLV-OLS food pantry. As always, the Plunge includes a prize for the silliest costume, awarded by the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park, so start planning your January beach attire! To pre-register for the Plunge, please sign up online at: https://zippy-reg.com/register/graftonpolarplunge
Grafton Lakes State Park is located off Route 2, twelve miles east of Troy, New York. Please use the park’s main entrance on Grafton Lakes State Park Way for this event. There is no entrance fee for this event. For more information, please call the park at 518-279-1155. A full schedule of events will be available in early January on the park’s website (parks.ny.gov).
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, which saw a record 79.5 million visits in 2022. For more information on any of these recreation areas, visit parks.ny.gov, download the free NY State Parks Explorer mobile app or call 518.474.0456. Joins us in celebrating our Centennial throughout 2024, and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the OPRHP Blog.
