Winterfest is back with two days of family-friendly events across Clifton Park!
Friday: Park at Dark
- Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
- Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Town Center Park
- Highlights: music, bonfires, hot cocoa & s’mores, horse-drawn carriage rides
Saturday: Winterfest Day Around Town
- Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
- Multiple locations: orchards, parks, shops, library, and Clifton Park Center Mall
- Cost: Free family fun for all ages (as listed)
February 7: What’s Happening + Where
Clifton Park Center Mall (Free Family Events)
Beat the winter blues with music, face painting, a balloon artist, magician, mini golf, family-friendly community groups, a scavenger hunt by the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, and more.
- Outhouse Races & Skillet Toss: 12:00 p.m. (Hosted by the Shenendehowa Rotary Club)
- Touch-a-Truck: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (snowplows, heavy machinery, firetruck, ambulance, buses, garbage trucks, and more)
- Family Festival: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Taste of Clifton Park: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (sample soups + vote for your favorite)
2025 Winner: Ravenswood Pub
Winterfest Walk (Garnsey Park)
- Time: 9:30 a.m.
- Location: Garnsey Park, 1481 NY-146, Rexford, NY
- Details: guided hike on easy trails through fields and woods; look for animal tracks and birds (Hosted by the Open Space, Trails, and Riverfront Committee’s Stewardship Subcommittee and Shenendehowa Nordic Club)
Story Time at the Library
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park, NY
- Details: winter-themed story time with hot cocoa and hands-on crafts for kids of all ages
Heritage Square at Grooms Corner (Grooms Tavern)
- Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Grooms Tavern, 290 Sugar Hill Road, Rexford, NY
- Details: antique Valentine cards + “Winters of Yore” photographs, guided tours, light refreshments, and stories from the historic structures on Clifton Park’s Register of Historic Places
Riverview Orchards
- Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Address: 660 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY
- Phone: 518-371-2174
- Highlights: free kids crafts and sledding (bring a sled or borrow one), s’mores at the bonfire, free horse-drawn carriage rides (11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.), “Goodies to Go” (chili, soups, hot cider, desserts, donuts, pie)
- Community table: Clifton Park’s “LifeSong Inc” (handmade gifts + info)
Bowman Orchards
- Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Address: 147 Sugar Hill Road, Rexford, NY
- Phone: 518-371-2042
- Highlights: complimentary hot chocolate + hot cider, bonfires, bring cross-country skis or ice skates, free train ride on the Bowman Express, Country Store open (apples + goodies), plus coffee, cider donuts, s’mores, and more
Vischer Ferry General Store
- Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Address: 357 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY
- Phone: 518-579-0195
- Food: Holy Crepe (sweet + savory crepes)
- Live Owls: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Silent Wings Raptor Rehab)
- Details: explore the cafe + retail space with new/vintage items, handcrafted local goods, and unique merchandise
Robinson Ace Hardware (Winterfest Special)
- Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Address: 135 Lapp Road, Clifton Park, NY
- Phone: 518-371-7100
- Special: Winterfest Special: 20% off your entire purchase (storewide, per flyer)
- In-store fun: DIY Bird Feeder Workshop, hot chocolate bar, BBQ tasting samples, in-store scavenger hunt, and s’mores by the fire
Planning Tip
If you’re doing multiple stops on Saturday, start early at the orchards (9:00 a.m.), then roll into the walk/library/Heritage Square, and finish strong at the mall events around noon.
See you out there, Clifton Park.
