Update, Friday, 1:50 p.m.: Despite forecasts calling for windy and unusually cold conditions, the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s Harborfrost festivities are for the most part set to proceed as planned. Events begin Friday night and continue through dusk on Saturday, although the main event, the scheduled fireworks display at Long Wharf Saturday night, has been called off because of expected high winds. A performance by fire dancers and a hot chocolate stand run by boy scouts were also canceled.
The winter celebration kicks off Friday at 5:30 p.m. with Winter Taste of Sag Harbor, featuring food and drink from around the village at the Sag Harbor Cinema’s third-floor event space and Green Room bar. Tickets, which cost $60 or $50 for chamber members, can be bought through the chamber’s website. They include wine and beer, food, and a raffle ticket. There will be a cash bar and an opportunity to bid on item sin a silent auction.
Events on Saturday begin at 10 a.m. with a kids’ hike along a StoryWalk trail at Mashashimuet Park. At noon ice carving will start at the south end of Main Street and, as the day goes on, continue down to Long Wharf. Live music at various locations including Dragon Hemp Apothecary, Kidd Squid, the Old Whalers Church, the Green Room, and Bay Street Theater will be ongoing.
Food and drinks will be available along a culinary stroll sponsored by the Sag Harbor Historical Society; $50 covers tastings at each stop. Charlie Canavan can be contacted at 631-379-2169 for tickets.
There will be some rooftop space at the Green Room at the Sag Harbor Cinema for evening fireworks viewing.
—
This article has been updated since it was first published to account for weather cancellations.
