We have a new calendar! We’re experimenting with including free cultural and educational events at other local and regional libraries, museums, and non-profits. We hope a compilation of these great events will be a valuable resource for our community. Click on the categories above the calendar to limit the results by drive time from the Bolton Free Library. Be sure to check the hosting organization’s website for schedule changes and cancellations. Note that some of the events at and within 10 minutes of our library are not free; these are denoted with a “($)” and costs are included in those descriptions.

Check back often for updates and let us know what you think!

Events in December 2025

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November 30, 2025
December 1, 2025(2 events)


December 1, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

Caldwell-Lake George Library is excited to continue our popular children's yoga storytime program, Once Upon a Time Yoga Adventures! Our "Little Yogis" ages 3-4 years old will meet on the following dates at 2:45 pm:
11/3: Are We There Yet?
11/10: Whose Hands Are These?
11/17: Spookley: A Family To Be Thankful For
11/24: Thanks for Thanksgiving
12/1: The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas
12/8: The Mitten
12/15: Happy "All-idays" Class: Twelves Days of Yoga
Our instructor will combine children's books and popular yoga poses to engage children physically and encourage mindfulness. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register. Space is limited! Wear comfy clothes! Our instructor, Bridget Epiphanie is a certified Cosmic Kids Yoga instructor with extensive training in children's anatomy, postures and physical development.


December 1, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

Caldwell-Lake George Library is excited to continue our popular children's yoga storytime program, Once Upon a Time Yoga Adventures! Our "Yogi Explorers" ages 5-12 years old, will meet on 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 and 12/15 at 3:30 pm. Travel back in time with Felicity to learn about colonial life as we approach America's 250th year of Independence. 12/15 class: Happy All-idays: Twelve Days of Yoga!
Our instructor will combine children's books and popular yoga poses to engage children physically and encourage mindfulness. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register. Space is limited! Wear comfy clothes! Our instructor, Bridget Epiphanie is a certified Cosmic Kids Yoga instructor with extensive training in children's anatomy, postures and physical development.
December 2, 2025(1 event)
December 3, 2025(1 event)
December 4, 2025(5 events)


December 4, 2025

Caldwell-Lake George Library

Are your ancestors lost, invisible or misbehaving? Sooner or later every genealogist seems to hit a dead end in their research.

On the first and third Thursday of each month from 1:00-2:30pm, Caldwell-Lake George Library will offer genealogy help. This is an informal drop-in, one-on-one meeting to discuss ways to overcome or move around problems in researching ancestors. We do not do genealogical research for you, but our experienced volunteers will suggest ways and sources to help you find answers. We can also help if you are using a database like Ancestry or Family Search and need a little insight on how it works.


December 4, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

It's our annual Holiday Pajama Party!
Wear your favorite PJs and join us for crafts, games, snacks, visits with Santa, and a free book for every child! All families are welcome!
Due to the popularity of this event, we will hold this year's event as an open house. All activities including visits with Santa will be available for the entire event. Registration is required. Please call us at: 518-668-2528 to register.


December 4, 2025

Hillview Free Library (Diamond Point)

Join us, the first Thursday each month, for a friendly game of Scrabble! We begin at 6:30pm, and play until all the tiles are done. High score takes home a prize! For teens & adults.

December 5, 2025(1 event)
December 6, 2025(3 events)


December 6, 2025

Hillview Free Library (Diamond Point)

All day fun & creative Seasonal Celebration! There will be Storytelling. We'll decorate the Library's Christmas tree! Visit three Craft tables: Pine Cone Ornament, make a Tissue Paper Window Star, & create a Marshmallow Snowman! Festive Refreshments Served.


December 6, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

The Lake George Games Expo Winter Event is a free, pop-up event with 8 game projects to try, presentations about organizations in the local gaming community, and information about our summer event! Whether you're a board game enthusiast, video game fanatic, or just looking for a good time, this event is for you!
This event will be held on Saturday, December 6th from 12:00 pm-5:00 pm at Caldwell-Lake George Library, 336 Canada Street, Lake George. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to connect with the gaming community. See you there!
December 7, 2025(2 events)


December 7, 2025

The Sembrich

Celebrate the season with music, history, and holiday cheer! Visit The Sembrich during one of the Holiday Open House times to explore our festively adorned studio, browse our exhibitions, and shop for unique gifts in our museum gift shop! We will have refreshments available at this family friendly event.


December 7, 2025

December 8, 2025(3 events)


December 8, 2025

As many of you may have noticed, a new Book Shed has arrived at the Hillview Free Library!  We are so excited about this generous donation and would like to thank Spencer & Tyler Junco for their contribution in making our Library campus even more inviting!
As we prepare for the final placement of the new Book Shed, which the Town of Lake George is so graciously assisting us with, we need to empty the little red one currently in use. For this, we are looking for volunteers to help us move books out of the old shed.  If you are available to help on Monday, December 8th (snow date of Wednesday the 10th) between the hours of 10am and 2pm please email Board President, Tom Hall: thall3@nycap.rr.com.  A big "Thank You!" to all who can help us with this effort.


December 8, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

Caldwell-Lake George Library is excited to continue our popular children's yoga storytime program, Once Upon a Time Yoga Adventures! Our "Little Yogis" ages 3-4 years old will meet on the following dates at 2:45 pm:
11/3: Are We There Yet?
11/10: Whose Hands Are These?
11/17: Spookley: A Family To Be Thankful For
11/24: Thanks for Thanksgiving
12/1: The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas
12/8: The Mitten
12/15: Happy "All-idays" Class: Twelves Days of Yoga
Our instructor will combine children's books and popular yoga poses to engage children physically and encourage mindfulness. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register. Space is limited! Wear comfy clothes! Our instructor, Bridget Epiphanie is a certified Cosmic Kids Yoga instructor with extensive training in children's anatomy, postures and physical development.


December 8, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

Caldwell-Lake George Library is excited to continue our popular children's yoga storytime program, Once Upon a Time Yoga Adventures! Our "Yogi Explorers" ages 5-12 years old, will meet on 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 and 12/15 at 3:30 pm. Travel back in time with Felicity to learn about colonial life as we approach America's 250th year of Independence. 12/15 class: Happy All-idays: Twelve Days of Yoga!
Our instructor will combine children's books and popular yoga poses to engage children physically and encourage mindfulness. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register. Space is limited! Wear comfy clothes! Our instructor, Bridget Epiphanie is a certified Cosmic Kids Yoga instructor with extensive training in children's anatomy, postures and physical development.
December 9, 2025(2 events)


December 9, 2025

Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance News Advisory

As the region prepares for a series of events on December 12 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the heroic “Noble Artillery Train” led by Colonel Henry Knox from Ticonderoga to Boston, Warren County and municipal officials are taking time on Tuesday, December 9 to call public attention to the Knox memorials in their communities and recall the sacrifices that eventually produced America’s independence. These events are presented by the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance and the Warren County Commission for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.

Warren County is home to five of the 59 bronze plaques embedded in granite that were placed, beginning in 1926, along the path in upstate New York and Massachusetts taken by Knox and his teamsters to move 60 tons of artillery to General George
Washington. This weaponry was the key factor in the Continental Army’s causing British troops to abandon Boston in March 1776, never to return.

The Warren County commemorations on December 9 are scheduled at four of the monument sites as follows, with expected participants listed:
• 10 AM, Lake George Battlefield Park, Fort George Road: Town Supervisor Vinnie Crocitto, Jr., Mayor Ray Perry, municipal Historian Margy Mannix, NY State DAR Custodian Heather Mabee, County Historian Stan Cianfarano, County 250 Commission Chair John Berry
• 11 AM, Route 9 in Queensbury just north of Crandall Park: Queensbury Supervisor John Strough, Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins, Glens Falls City Historian Wayne Wright, Jane McCrea DAR Chapter Regent Mary Jane Sotanski, County Historian Stan Cianfarano, County 250 Commission Chair & Queensbury Town Historian John Berry
Noon, Town pier/beach at Bolton Landing: Bolton Town Supervisor Ron Conover, Town Historian Ted Caldwell, County Historian Stan Cianfarano, County 250 Commission Chair John Berry
• 1 PM, 44 Sabbath Day Point Road, Silver Bay (private property--photos with permission from homeowner): Hague Town Supervisor Joshua Patchett, Town Historian Sally DeLarm, County Historian Stan Cianfarano, County 250 Commission Chair John Berry


December 9, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

In our December session of Paint with Patrice, we will be painting Snowy PineconeEnjoy this festive time of year and paint this snowy pinecone. Add some evergreen branches to enhance this woodsy piece.

This workshop will be held on December 9th at 2:00 pm, and class size is limited to 8 participants; all abilities are welcome. All supplies and instructions provided. This event is free. Donations are not required but always appreciated. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register.

Please note: Registration for this event opens on December 1st. We are asking all paint class participants to choose one paint class per month. You can be added to the waitlist for additional classes and attend if there is room. Thank you for helping us ensure that everyone who wants to has an opportunity to attend.

December 10, 2025(2 events)


December 10, 2025

Registration required: Warren County 4-H

WHEP: Wildlife Habitat Education Program

Youth ages 5-19 are invited to a Wildlife of the Adirondacks interactive, educational event sponsored by 4-H. Come find out more about many species of wildlife from around the area, participate in hands-on learning through the use of pelts, skulls, and other indicators of who is in your neighborhood. We will discuss what is out there, the food each species eats, and the type of habitat that they may live in.


December 10, 2025

Caldwell-Lake George Library

The Caldwell-Lake George Library Book Club will meet on Wednesday, December 10th at 6:30 pm to discuss The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan. After losing her job, Carmen reluctantly moves in with her perfect sister Sofia and takes on revitalizing an old Edinburgh bookshop, finding unexpected charm and romance during the Christmas season.

This our annual holiday pot-luck dinner. Please bring a dish to share! New members are always welcome! Happy Holidays!

December 11, 2025(3 events)


December 11, 2025

The Sembrich

Celebrate the season with music, history, and holiday cheer! Visit The Sembrich during one of the Holiday Open House times to explore our festively adorned studio, browse our exhibitions, and shop for unique gifts in our museum gift shop! We will have refreshments available at this family friendly event.


December 11, 2025

Registration required: Hillview Free Library (Diamond Point)

Gem Radio Theatre presents a holiday radio play that takes us to the night before Christmas in 1886 at the home of Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective! Directed by Anne Buckwheat. Limited seating.

$8 Suggested Donation.

December 12, 2025(2 events)


December 12, 2025

Registration encouraged: Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance

The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance, in association with the Warren County Commission for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, is proud to present a series of activities on Friday, December 12 at Lake George to commemorate Henry Knox’s heroic journey through the region in December 1775 that brought 60 tons of badly needed artillery to George Washington’s Continental forces  in Boston and force the British to abandon the city.

Lake George’s significance to Knox’s feat cannot be overstated. He stayed at Fort George, on the grounds of today’s Lake George Battlefield Park, for over a week as he finalized plans to move the heavy equipment over a 300-mile route in the dead of winter.

The Alliance is honored to be hosting Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson (The Fate of the Day) and the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra as part of our tribute to Henry Knox and his Noble Train of Artillery.  See details below and in the flyer.

December 13, 2025(1 event)


December 13, 2025

Registration required: Up Yonda Farm

Black-capped chickadees have a wonderful assortment of adaptations for winter survival. Come paint this universally considered “cute” bird on a winter branch and staying warm with its fluffed feathers. A Naturalist will share an Ojibwe story about the chickadee in winter.

$17 per person in addition to Day Use Fee. Members $12.

December 14, 2025(1 event)

December 14, 2025

Registration required: Lake George Land Conservancy

Help count birds for this nation-wide Audubon program, organized locally by the LGLC on Sunday, December 14. The CBC is a winter bird census with over 100 years of community science involvement.

Our 15-mile circle includes Amy’s Park in Bolton south to Pilot Knob Preserve in Fort Ann, and the Schroon River in Warrensburg east to Sleeping Beauty and Black Mt in Dresden.

Volunteers may choose to survey routes by foot, car, or boat, or watch a feeder, and submit bird counts as well as weather conditions and hours to the LGLC, which then provides all of the compiled information to Audubon.

December 15, 2025(2 events)


December 15, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

Caldwell-Lake George Library is excited to continue our popular children's yoga storytime program, Once Upon a Time Yoga Adventures! Our "Little Yogis" ages 3-4 years old will meet on the following dates at 2:45 pm:
11/3: Are We There Yet?
11/10: Whose Hands Are These?
11/17: Spookley: A Family To Be Thankful For
11/24: Thanks for Thanksgiving
12/1: The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas
12/8: The Mitten
12/15: Happy "All-idays" Class: Twelves Days of Yoga
Our instructor will combine children's books and popular yoga poses to engage children physically and encourage mindfulness. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register. Space is limited! Wear comfy clothes! Our instructor, Bridget Epiphanie is a certified Cosmic Kids Yoga instructor with extensive training in children's anatomy, postures and physical development.


December 15, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

Caldwell-Lake George Library is excited to continue our popular children's yoga storytime program, Once Upon a Time Yoga Adventures! Our "Yogi Explorers" ages 5-12 years old, will meet on 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 and 12/15 at 3:30 pm. Travel back in time with Felicity to learn about colonial life as we approach America's 250th year of Independence. 12/15 class: Happy All-idays: Twelve Days of Yoga!
Our instructor will combine children's books and popular yoga poses to engage children physically and encourage mindfulness. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register. Space is limited! Wear comfy clothes! Our instructor, Bridget Epiphanie is a certified Cosmic Kids Yoga instructor with extensive training in children's anatomy, postures and physical development.
December 16, 2025
December 17, 2025(2 events)


December 17, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

In this painting class, we will be painting with local artist Morgan Taylor. Follow along as Morgan demonstrates color, layering, gradients, and other acrylic painting techniques. Participants will take home their very own painting at the end of the class. The class will take place on December 17th at 6:00pm. Class size is limited to 12 participants, and all skill levels are welcome. All supplies and instruction will be provided. This event is free. Donations are not required but always appreciated. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register.

Please note: Registration for this event opens on December 1st. We are asking all paint class participants to choose one paint class per month. You can be added to the waitlist for additional classes and attend if there is room. Thank you for helping us ensure that everyone who wants to has an opportunity to attend.

December 18, 2025(4 events)


December 18, 2025

Registration required: Up Yonda Farm

Young Learners will be introduced to astronomy in the Up Yonda Farm planetarium. Elementary students will begin their astronomy journey by learning about their home planet.

$5 per person in addition to Day Use Fee. Members Free.


December 18, 2025

Caldwell-Lake George Library

Are your ancestors lost, invisible or misbehaving? Sooner or later every genealogist seems to hit a dead end in their research.

On the first and third Thursday of each month from 1:00-2:30pm, Caldwell-Lake George Library will offer genealogy help. This is an informal drop-in, one-on-one meeting to discuss ways to overcome or move around problems in researching ancestors. We do not do genealogical research for you, but our experienced volunteers will suggest ways and sources to help you find answers. We can also help if you are using a database like Ancestry or Family Search and need a little insight on how it works.


December 18, 2025

Hillview Free Library (Diamond Point)

Take the Rush out of Holidays and Experience the calming benefits of Meditation. In this monthly offering we're exploring various, creative meditation techniques. No experience necessary, just a desire to push the pause button on "doing", and practicing "being" in the present moment.

December 19, 2025(1 event)
December 20, 2025(1 event)


December 20, 2025

Registration required: Hillview Free Library (Diamond Point)

Join us for a very special story & craft. We'll read "Weiwei’s Winter Solstice: A Dongzhi Story" by Michelle Jing Chan. Then children will create a beeswax candle to bring a little bit of light into the longest night!

December 21, 2025
December 22, 2025(1 event)
December 23, 2025(1 event)
December 24, 2025
December 25, 2025
December 26, 2025
December 27, 2025
December 28, 2025
December 29, 2025(1 event)
December 30, 2025(1 event)
December 31, 2025
January 1, 2026
January 2, 2026
January 3, 2026(1 event)


January 3, 2026

Registration required: Up Yonda Farm

Join us for a winter hike! During this Naturalist-led hike, we’ll traverse about a mile over the course of an hour, observe how plants and animals prepare for winter, and stop at our scenic vista point overlooking Lake George.

In the event that there is at least 5 inches of snow on our trails, we will hike on snowshoes and will have those available for use.

$6 per person in addition to Day Use Fee. Members Free.