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New York City 11/27 | 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Manhattan (W-24) | Giant balloons, ﬂoats, marching bands and celebrities kick off the holiday season; world-famous extravaganza. macys.com/parade 12/3 | Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting | Manhattan (W-24) | Decorated with more than 30,000 multi-colored, energy-efficient LED lights, and crowned by a Swarovski star. Live entertainment. rockefellercenter.com 12/31 | Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration & Ball Drop | Manhattan (W-24) | Celebrities, music, dazzling pyrotechnics and about a million people. timessquarenyc.org 3/17 | St Patrick's Day Parade | Manhattan (W-24) | 250,000 marchers: bagpipers, marching bands from around the world; NYC tradition since 1762. nycstpatricksparade.org Long Island Early Dec | Dickens Festival | Port Jefferson (V-27) | Victorian holiday marketplace, food, music, carriage & trolley rides, historic house tours, parade. portjeff.com Mid Feb-Mid Mar | Jazz on the Vine, Winterfest | Huntington (V-31, 32) | Six weekends of jazz, activities and wine tasting on Long Island's East End. liwinterfest.com Hudson Valley End of Nov | 17th Annual International Pickle Festival | Rosendale (Q-23) | Food, music, dancing, pickle contests, prizes. picklefest.com Early Dec | Christmas in the Village | Monroe T-23) 19th-century music and holiday festivities. Museum Village. museumvillage.org The Catskills Nov 28-Dec 24 | Jeffersonville Holiday Festivities | Jeffersonville (R-20) | Season-long celebration: sleigh rides on Main St, breakfast with Santa, food, shopping, special events. jeffersonvilleny.com Capital-Saratoga Early Dec | NYS Holiday Tree Lighting & Fireworks Albany (M-24) | Festival marketplace, music, family fun, train show, chocolate fest. Empire State Plaza. empirestateplaza.org 12/7 | Troy Victorian Stroll | Troy (M-24) | Annual holiday tradition in historic downtown: music, entertainment, trolley tours, vendors, shopping. victorianstroll.com Feb | Lake George Winter Carnival | Lake George Village (I-24) | Winter fun festivities every weekend: races, rides, cookoff, parade. lakegeorgewintercarnival.com Thousand Islands-Seaway Mid-Nov-Dec | 20th Annual Festival of Trees Clayton (E-15) Thousand Islands Museum. timuseum.org 12/3 | Christmas in Cape Vincent | Cape Vincent (F-14) | Christmas parade (1pm), caroling, tree lighting, dance, breakfast with Santa at Aubrey's Inn. 315/654-3774; capevincent.org Late Jan-Early Feb | Massena Winter Carnival | Massena (B-20) | Dog sled races, 5-K run, hockey tournaments, family fun, ﬁreworks, parade. massenachamber.com Central New York Mid-Feb | Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show and Sale | Albany (M-24) | Vendors display and sell gems, jewelry, minerals and fossils. Food. www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/minerals 11/28-29 | Thanksgiving at The Farmers' Museum | Cooperstown (M-20) | 1845-style holiday music, fun, decorations, food and shopping. farmersmuseum.org The Adirondacks 2/TBA | Cooperstown Winter Carnival | Cooperstown (M-20) | Family fun, parade and ﬁreworks. cooperstowncarnival.org 12/12-14 | Lake Placid Holiday Village Stroll | Lake Placid (E-23) | Children's activities, special events, nightlife, shopping, dining specials and entertainment options. lakeplacid.com/holidays Early Feb | Saranac Lake Winter Carnival | Saranac Lake (E-22) | Ice palace, concerts, food, chocolate fest, parade, ﬁreworks. saranaclake.com Mid Feb | Syracuse Winterfest | Syracuse (L-15) Indoor and outdoor events, cook-offs, competitions. syracusewinterfest.com Greater Niagara 11/6-9 | Christmas in the Country | Hamburg (M-5) | Holiday international artisan marketplace, ranked in America's Top 5; draws more than 55,000. Fairgrounds. yuletideinthecountry.com 11/27-Dec | Festival of Lights | Hamburg (M-5) | Drive through light displays. the-fairgrounds.com 12/5-7, 12-14 | Holiday Happening | Appleton (J-6) | Celebrates the season; Tickets include tasting and an ornament at each winery on the trail. Niagara Wine Trail. niagarawinetrail.org 3/17 | St. Patrick's Day Parade | Buffalo (L,M-5) | buffalostpatricksdayparade.com Chautauqua-Allegheny 11/7-9, 14-16 | Harvest Wine Weekends | Forestville (N-4) | Sample autumn fare paired with wine at wineries along Lake Erie Wine Trail. 877/326-6561; lakeeriewinecountry.org Finger Lakes 12/6 | Christmas Stroll | Ellicottville (O-6) | Arrival of Santa. Living Nativity. Camel and the Reindog parade! ellicottvilleny.com 11/14-1/4 | Lights on the Lake | Liverpool (K-15) | Two mile long drive-through show. Music accompaniment on local radio station. lightsonthelake.com 3/TBA | Ellicottville Winter Carnival | Ellicottville (O-6) | Torchlight parade, ﬁreworks, music, dancing, contests, food. Holiday Valley Resort. holidayvalley.com iloveny.com * 28 * WINTER http://www.museumvillage.org http://www.syracusewinterfest.com http://www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com http://www.macys.com/parade http://www.timuseum.org http://www.jeffersonvilleny.com http://www.yuletideinthecountry.com http://www.rockefellercenter.com http://www.the-fairgrounds.com http://www.capevincent.org http://www.empirestateplaza.org http://www.timessquarenyc.org http://www.niagarawinetrail.org http://www.massenachamber.com http://www.buffalostpatricksdayparade.com http://www.victorianstroll.com http://www.nycstpatricksparade.org http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/minerals http://www.farmersmuseum.org http://www.lakeeriewinecountry.org http://www.portjeff.com http://www.cooperstowncarnival.org http://www.ellicottvilleny.com http://www.liwinterfest.com http://www.lakeplacid.com/holidays http://www.lightsonthelake.com http://www.holidayvalley.com http://www.saranaclake.com http://www.picklefest.com http://www.iloveny.com

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