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Fright Fest 2018

Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27

Dust off your costumes and join us for the new Fright Fest! We’re excited to shake up Fright Night this year! Friday night will be an evening shopping, dining and entertainment night, primarily for adults, and we will not be closing off the street. Then Saturday will be a family activity event where we will close off the Market Street. The timing will be 5 – 8 PM on Friday, and 10 AM – 4 PM on Saturday.

Event highlights:

Friday
5 – 8 PM: Late night shopping at downtown businesses.
Market Street will NOT be closed off! This portion of the festival is primarily for adults, and candy will not be given out.
8 – 10 PM: BONFIRE at Garner Park, next to the waterfront side of the Market Square Mall (22 Depot St)
Saturday
10 AM – 4 PM Vendors on Market Street (food, activities, giveaways, shopping)
10:30 AM Potsdam Public Library Storytime outside the Potsdam Chamber Office
11 AM RAGAMUFFIN PARADE! with Kiwanis and Potsdam Fire Department
12 – 3 PM Horse-drawn Carriage Tours
1 PM Costume Contest
2 PM Dance Performances

New Chamber Executive Director

Meet Maggie McKenna! You may have seen her around Potsdam as a Village Trustee, a board member of the Potsdam Food Co-op, most recently worked at the Potsdam Public Library, and she organizes the Ives Park Concert Series as the director of the nonprofit What a Raquette Music & Dance.

Maggie says, “I look forward to updating the organization including adding new member benefits, enlivening annual events, and making the Market Street office an inviting place. I’m totally committed to making Potsdam the very best place it can be!”

Stop in to the office Monday – Friday 9am – noon, or email her at director@potsdamchamber.com to set up a time to meet!

Ribbon Cutting at Soul Waffle

Chamber of Commerce members, friends and the general public came out for the ribbon cutting celebration for Soul Waffle, Potsdam’s place to go for waffles of every description. The event highlighted dinner and dessert waffles with samples from the menu.

“If we can get it into a waffle iron, chances are we can make a waffle out of it.”