Although 2023 is off to an unseasonably warm start, an Adirondack winter is bound to blow in. Several Lake George businesses are preparing to celebrate the plunging temperatures by opening outdoor bars carved from ice. Patrons will be able to embrace the cold while sampling special menus of food and drink while courageously braving the winter weather. Following is a list of ice bars coming soon to Lake George.
Funky Ice Fest
Adirondack Pub & Brewery
33 Canada Street
Lake George, NY 12885
(518)668-0002
Friday, Jan. 20 & Saturday, Jan. 21, 4-8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 27 & Saturday, Jan. 28, 4-8 p.m.
Adirondack Pub & Brewery turns the ice bar concept into a festival of ice sculptures including ice games and musical instruments carved from ice. The festival features the brewery’s craft beers, cocktails made from locally produced spirits and food specials. This is a family-friendly event. There is no charge for entry.
Polar Ice Bar at Fort William Henry Resort
48 Canada Street
Lake George, NY 12885
(518)668-3081
Friday, Jan. 20, 4-10 p.m. featuring live music by Joe DeFelice
Saturday, Jan. 21, 4-10 p.m. featuring live music by Radio Junkies
Sunday, Jan. 22, 12-4 p.m. featuring live music by Richie Ortiz
The 2023 Polar Ice Bar at the Fort is offering specialty drinks and foods with ice sculptures and fire pits. This winter, Executive Chef Dan Palmer is debuting a new menu for the resort’s Tankard Tavern that includes, for starters, charcuterie board, jumbo chicken wings, and fried portobello mushrooms. Entrees include thin-crust pizza, grilled ribeye steak, pork cassoulet, halibut, grilled shrimp tacos and shrimp scampi. The menu includes gluten-free and vegetarian options.
Ice Bar at The Gem
4983 Lake Shore Drive
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
(518)240-6083
Friday, Jan. 20 – Sunday, Jan. 22
Friday, Jan. 27- Sunday, Jan. 29
The Gem opened this past summer and immediately garnered rave reviews for its slow-smoked meats and hand-crafted cocktails. The Gem knows ice, so ice bar aficionados will not want to miss The Gem’s bar.
Glacier Ice Bar & Lounge at The Sagamore
110 Sagamore Road
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
(518)644-9400
Friday, Jan. 20 & Saturday, Jan. 21
Friday, Jan. 27 & Saturday, Jan. 28
One of the first ice bars in the region, the Glacier Ice Bar & Lounge turns 18,000 pounds of ice into a bar, bar stools, sofas and chairs. The 2023 theme is Artic Wild, so patrons can expect ice penguins and polar bears as well.
Ice Castles Polar Pub
Charles R. Wood Park Festival Commons
19 West Brook Road
Lake George, NY 12885
Tickets
Admission to the Polar Pub is included with each admission ticket to Ice Castles, and the pub will be open when Ice Castles is open. Beverages must be consumed at the ice bar, not carried through the ice castles. Children may join adults at the pub. Drink purchases are limited to two drinks per person. Ice Castles is scheduled to open on Jan. 27, 2023; however, the opening may be delayed because of the weather.
