The Rotary Show returned on Friday for the first time in three years due to the coronavirus pandemic, and there was a packed house at the Harrietstown Town Hall to see it. Dozens of musicians, dancers and performers took the stage before the Rotary Dancers closed out the show with a raucous chorus line, kicking each other’s centurion helmets off, falling all over and loosely lip-synching the lyrics to “New York, New York.”

The Gala Parade on Saturday brought in more than 40 groups of costumed marchers, dancers and drummers on a sunny afternoon. Riding on chariots, getting soaked in paint or waving canoe paddles, performers filled the roads with noise, candy, glitter and gunsmoke.

The Dance Sanctuary, Bluseed Studios and ADK ArtRise won the Louis Fobare prize for best in show for their dance troupe.

The Kiddie Parade on Sunday brought more noise to Main Street as children toddled down the road to dance music, ran up to hug mascots and rode on their parents’ backs.

Joey Izzo of Lake Placid shares his keyboard wizardry with an appreciative audience at the Saranac Lake Rotary Club’s annual Winter Carnival show Friday. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

The Carnival Cringe Comedy night at the Garagery packed the space to the rafters on Thursday as five local comedians took turns coaxing out smiles and bringing out belly laughs with one-liners, magic and Carnival-related comedy.

There were too many events to list — book fairs, races, tournaments, plays, receptions, torchlight skiing, music, music, music.

There was live music at nearly every bar in Saranac Lake, with local bands, Saranac Lake favorites and regional rockers bringing down the house all over town.

On Sunday night the festivities closed at the Ice Palace with fireworks and a slide show showing pictures of all the events.

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Members of the Smoke Show Fire Company Dancers — from left, Jessika Mesa, Sammy Yelle and Zoe Brown — dance with lighted wings at the Saranac Lake Rotary Club’s annual Winter Carnival show Friday night. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

MORE PARADE PHOTOS: https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/2023/02/gala-parade-photos/

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COMPLETE WINTER CARNIVAL COVERAGE: https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/winter-carnival/

Harrietstown Supervisor and Saranac Lake Rotary member Jordanna Mallach, in front, cracks up as a line of Rotarians kick their legs to the song “New York, New York” at the Rotary Club’s Winter Carnival variety show Friday night. The show returned to a packed house this year for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

The Quigley Highlanders Pipes and Drums corps, from Lochiel, Ontario, stop inside the Waterhole after the Winter Carnival Gala Parade on Saturday to play Scottish music on the dance floor, surrounded by spectators. (Provided photo — Lou Reuter)

Erica Bryan sings and plays tambourine as West End Blend plays a riotous show at the Waterhole on Saturday night. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

Logan Shade, 2, gets chased by his mom at the Winter Carnival Kiddie Parade on Main Street Sunday. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

Members of the Vossler family, carrying Jax and Mack, both 2, celebrate the young ones’ first Winter Carnival at the Kiddie Parade Sunday. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)