Get ready for a day full of holiday cheer at Elves Day Out in Canajoharie, Montgomery County! Start the day with a delightful Character Breakfast at the VanAlstyne Homestead, perfect for families. Get into the holiday spirit by taking part in the Ugly Sweater 5K or explore the Vendor Village, where activities and vendors will be set up throughout the village.
Enjoy the creative displays during the Tree Decorating Contest and make sure to vote for your favorite. As the day winds down, experience the magic of the Parade of Lights, followed by a warm bonfire and tasty s’mores at Canajoharie Riverfront Park. This event is a great way for families to kick off the holiday season with plenty of fun and festive activities!
To participate in the Elves Day Out events, you can download the forms for both the Parade of Lights and the Tree Decorating Contest below:
Schedule of Events
Saturday, December 7th
Character Breakfast at the VanAlstyne Homestead – 9:00 a.m.
Children’s Crafts at NBT Bank – 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Ugly Sweater 5K https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Canajoharie/UglySweater5KCanajoharie (opens in a new tab) – 10:00 a.m.
Eisenadler Brauhaus in the Wagners Square parking lot – 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Storytime with Mrs. Klaus at the Arkell Museum & Library – 11:00 a.m.
Coloring all day @ The Arkell Museum/Library 2 Erie Blvd 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Go to the Iroquois Lanes Bowling Alley and put a suggestion in the drop box for an Italian ice flavor. Anyone that stops in and does this will receive a card for a half off Italian Ice/Soft Serve combination once the new ice cream shop opens 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Stop by the Canajoharie Tire Shop to guess how many valve caps are in a jar to win a free oil change – Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Ice Sculpture will be set up 11:00 a.m.
Hot dogs and meat sauce, chili, cookies, snacks, basket raffle, music, fair trade table @ St. Johns St. Marks Lutheran Church – 11:00 a.m. until sold out
Santa will be in Wagners Square Parking Lot – Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Ornament making at Courtney Enwright- State Farm (32 Church Street) – Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Vendors at the CYC, the Firehouse, Jim’s Irish Harbor, 49 Church Street, and St. Johns & St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (143 Church St.) Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Cookies & Cocoa with souvenir cups at the Berean Bean – Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Chili sale at the Berean Bean – Noon to 4:00 p.m
Activities/games and Basket Raffles at the Canajoharie CYC 9 Erie Blvd – Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Face painting, children activities, holiday shopping, chair massage @ Canajoharie United Methodist Church (50 East Main St.) – Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Chicken & Biscuits Dinner at the Firehouse – Noon to 5:00 p.m.
World Holiday Songs by Cosby Gibson & Tom Staudle at Arkell Museum & Library – 2:00 p.m.
Tree Decorating Contest public voting – 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Bug Country will be at the corner of Little Mohawk St. with stuff the bus – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tree Lighting & Singing around the Tree at the Village Park – 4:30 p.m.
Montgomery County Office of the Aging will have Crooked Tree vendor along with Cocoa and Cookies 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Parade of Lights – 5:30 p.m.
Bonfire and s’mores at Canajoharie Riverfront Park – After the Parade of Lights
