Holiday Events Slated Throughout the District

It’s officially the beginning of the holiday season and with December comes many community activities.

This weekend is particularly busy with great events that include Johnstown’s Holiday Parade and Colonial Stroll and Ballston Spa’s Parade, both scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4^th, at 6 p.m.; on Saturday, Dec. 5^th, Schenectady’s Holiday House Tour at 10 a.m. and Northville’s Tree Lighting at 4 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 6^th, is New York State’s Holiday Tree Lighting at the Capitol and Empire State Plaza from 1 to 8 p.m.

The fun continues the following week with great features such as Snow-A-Palooza 2015 at Bryant & Stratton College in Malta on Dec. 9^th from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Speculator’s annual craft fair on Dec. 11^th from 5 to 8 p.m. at Oak Mountain.

Be sure to check with your local tourism and chambers of commerce for upcoming holiday events. Fulton County’s tourism website is http://www.44lakes.com/ , Hamilton Tourism at http://www.adirondackexperience.com/, Herkimer County at http://www.herkimercountychamber.com/, Saratoga County at http://www.saratoga.org/ and http://www.southernsaratoga.org/, and Schenectady County at http://www.sayschenectady.org/.