SARANAC LAKE — The location of the first 2024 Winter Carnival planning meeting on Sept. 12 has changed. The meeting has been moved from the Elk’s Club to the second-floor ballroom of the Hotel Saranac.

The meeting is still at the same time: 5:30 p.m.

Chairman Rob Russell said the club was double-booked on the 12th, so this meeting will be held at the hotel.

The theme for this year’s week-long celebration of winter in February is “Creepy Carnival.” Though it has a spooky theme, Russell said they are planning for an “extremely family-oriented Carnival,” reveling in the eerie without getting too scary for the young ones.

The committee is seeking volunteers for several positions at this meeting, including someone to create the slide show for the closing fireworks, as well as a DJ and sound engineer to run the music during the fireworks show.