Whether you are a long-time fan of Dr. Seuss stories, or have yet to be introduced to his classic books, all are invited to ‘Seuss Saturday’ in Hamilton, NY. Join us on Saturday, March 11th as we celebrate Seuss stories old and new!

There will be a variety of activities for all ages at different times and locations throughout the village. Come to just one, or come to them all! Admission to the day’s programs and activities is free.

Seuss Saturday Schedule of Events

10:30 a.m. — Hamilton Public Library [13 Broad Street]

We will kick off the celebrations by making a public declaration establishing Seuss Saturday 2023! A special story time will follow the proclamation as well as crafts and games.

11:30 a.m. — Arts at the Palace [19 Utica Street]

Head over to the Palace Theater for a LIVE Seussi-cal sing-a-long with Jenni Larchar of Jenni’s Music Studio! Kids of all ages are welcome to sing and dance along.

12:30 p.m. — Hamilton Movie Theater [7 Lebanon Street]

Next, it’s time for lunch and a movie! Enjoy FREE pizza from Oliveri’s Pizzeria (sponsored by Community Memorial Hospital) while watching the FREE showing of the 2003 “The Cat in the Hat” (sponsored by the Colgate Bookstore). 

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Colgate Day is a worldwide celebration that takes place every Friday the 13th. It’s a day to show your pride for alma mater, to wear maroon, and to show your love on social media. On Colgate Day, we celebrate our Colgate spirit and our connection with Colgate alumni spread all across the globe. 

Enjoy special savings and deals at the Colgate Bookstore! The entire store and website will be 13% off on Friday, January 13th from 10am – 5:30pm! (some exclusions apply).

Every Friday the 13th is a lucky day for Colgate University. But did you ever wonder just why Colgate Day is so special?

Well, in 1817, 13 men — six clergy and seven laymen — met in the frontier settlement of Hamilton with 13 dollars, 13 prayers, and 13 articles. During that meeting, the men founded the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York, the cornerstone for what would become known as Colgate University.

That’s not our only reason to celebrate the number 13. The university’s address is 13 Oak Drive. Our zip code is 13346. The first two numbers, standing alone, are the number 13, and the sum of the remaining three totals 13.

Even the university’s motto has a connection with 13. There are — no surprise here — 13 letters in “Deo ac Veritati,” a Latin phrase meaning “For God and For Truth.”

So this superstitious number has a very special meaning on our campus. And in honor of this tradition, every Friday the 13th is declared “Colgate Day.”

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Support your favorite small businesses! When you shop small, you make a big impact on us and our whole community. And that’s something worth celebrating. 

So skip the crowds and head over to the Colgate Bookstore on Friday, November 25 through Sunday, November 27, 2022 from 10am – 5pm!

All non-Colgate gifts, toys, games, and books will be 20% off (some exclusions apply).

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We have something for everyone on your list! Head over to the Colgate Bookstore for our annual Holiday Open House from Friday, December 9 through Sunday, December 11, 2022.

The entire store and website will be 13% off (some exclusions apply). Shop with expert personal assistance!

Store Hours:

Friday, December 9: 10am – 7pm

Saturday, December 10: 10am – 5pm

Sunday, December 11: 11am – 4pm

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Join us as we celebrate our annual village-wide Halloween in Hamilton! Enjoy a spooky weekend celebration with crafts, trick-or-treating, and a free movie! Safe fun for the whole family.

Check out the full schedule of events below.

Friday, October 28, 2022

Kick off your Halloween weekend with Arts at the Palace (19 Utica St)! The Hamilton Community Players will present the War of the Worlds Radio Show in the Palace Underground on October 28th at 7:30pm. Another performance will be held on October 30th at 2pm.

Saturday, October 29, 2022

On Saturday, October 29th from 10am – 12pm, “Trunk or Treat” on Broad Street! Hosted by the Hamilton area churches, Broad Street will be closed to street traffic, and children and adults can trick-or-treat from trunk to trunk! Park United Methodist Church (17 Broad St) will also be running their annual coat giveaway which will be from 9:00am – 12pm at the Methodist church.

Monday, October 31, 2022

Park United Methodist Church (17 Broad St) will be offering free cider and doughnuts in front of the church from 3pm – 5pm. Enjoy a little snack as you move between the different activities in the village!

At 3:30pm, head over to the Hamilton Public Library (13 Broad St) for a special, spooktacular craft time! Open to kids of all ages.

Then, join the costume parade beginning at 4:30pm at the Colgate Bookstore (3 Utica St). Local businesses will hand out candy donated by the Community Memorial Hospital as the children parade through town. Special thanks to our mayor, RuthAnn Loveless, for being Parade Leader and to our volunteers who will chaperon the children safely across the downtown streets!

Starting at 5:30pm, the Hamilton Movie Theater (7 Lebanon St) will play the 2013 short, “Toy Story of Terror” (TV-G, 22 minutes) for FREE, sponsored by the Colgate Bookstore.

After the movie, head out through the village of Hamilton for a night of safe, fun trick-or-treating!

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Join us for the Colgate Bookstore’s 20th anniversary of being in our downtown Hamilton location. We are celebrating with a store-wide sale – our biggest sale of the year! Shop 20% off the entire store (in-store only, some exclusions) on Friday, August 12, 2022 from 10am – 5:30pm.

Enjoy free cake, gifts with purchase, and the chance to win one of twenty ENORMOUS gift baskets which include Colgate swag and books as well as products from vendors such as Hydro Flask, Squishable, Douglas Toy Company, Greenwich Bay Trading Co, Conscious Step, Katie Loxton, Socksmith, and more! 

Our Apple AirPods (2nd Generation) will be 50% off, and select clearance will be up to 90% off!

We are so grateful to be a part of the thriving Hamilton community and we are committed to serving our wonderful customers with excellence for years to come.

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Where’s Waldo? In Hamilton, NY of course! The iconic children’s book character in the red-and-white-striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting local businesses throughout our community this July. Celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2022, Find Waldo Local is a great summer vacation activity and a wonderful way to support local businesses.

Anyone who wishes to participate can pick up a “Find Waldo Local in Hamilton, NY” stamp card, which contains the names of all the participating sites; with each Waldo they spot, they can get their card stamped or signed by the participating shop. To make things a little more challenging, there will be one slightly different Waldo hiding in the Colgate Bookstore. Collecting store stamps or signatures at fifteen or more businesses will entitle diligent seekers entry into a grand-prize drawing for Waldo books and paraphernalia.  

Martin Handford’s collections of crowd scenes took the world by storm in the late 1980s, and since then the books have held a cherished place on bookstore shelves. More than 78 million Waldo books have been sold worldwide, and they’ve been translated into over thirty languages. An entire generation has grown up searching for Waldo. Once again, in celebration of Waldo’s longevity and popularity, Candlewick Press is teaming up with the American Booksellers Association and hundreds of independent bookstores across the country for some hide-and-seek fun designed to encourage residents to patronize their local businesses. There is no charge to participate, and the hunt lasts for the entire month of July.

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Join us at the Colgate Bookstore on Saturday, June 11th at 2:30pm as we host our Annual Alumni Author Book Signing! Copies of the authors’ books will be available for purchase and autographing.

Authors include Diane Ciccone, Glenn Ivers, Mitch Keller, and Al Yellon.

Don’t miss a special story time with Lindsay Rentschler ’05 (Up the Hill) from 10am – 11am in the children’s book section at the bookstore!

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Colgate Day is a worldwide celebration that takes place every Friday the 13th. It’s a day to show your pride for alma mater, to wear maroon, and to show your love on social media. On Colgate Day, we celebrate our Colgate spirit and our connection with Colgate alumni spread all across the globe. 

Enjoy special savings and deals at the Colgate Bookstore! The entire store and website will be 13% off on Friday, May 13th from 10am – 6pm! (some exclusions apply).

Every Friday the 13th is a lucky day for Colgate University. But did you ever wonder just why Colgate Day is so special?

Well, in 1817, 13 men — six clergy and seven laymen — met in the frontier settlement of Hamilton with 13 dollars, 13 prayers, and 13 articles. During that meeting, the men founded the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York, the cornerstone for what would become known as Colgate University.

That’s not our only reason to celebrate the number 13. The university’s address is 13 Oak Drive. Our zip code is 13346. The first two numbers, standing alone, are the number 13, and the sum of the remaining three totals 13.

Even the university’s motto has a connection with 13. There are — no surprise here — 13 letters in “Deo ac Veritati,” a Latin phrase meaning “For God and For Truth.”

So this superstitious number has a very special meaning on our campus. And in honor of this tradition, every Friday the 13th is declared “Colgate Day.”

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9th Annual Seuss Saturday: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Whether you are a long-time fan of Dr. Seuss stories, or have yet to be introduced to his classic books, all are invited to ‘Seuss Saturday’ in Hamilton, NY. Join us on Saturday, March 12th as we celebrate Seuss stories old and new!

There will be a variety of activities for all ages at different times and locations throughout the village. Come to just one, or come to them all! Admission to the day’s programs and activities is free.

Where is The Cat in the Hat?
Stop by the Hamilton Public Library to look for clues about where he’s been and write down your best guess. If you guess correctly, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a Dr. Seuss book from the Colgate Bookstore!

Hamilton Central Masquers Presents: “Seussical”

Seussical the Musical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza, featuring all of your favorite characters from one of the most performed shows in America!

The show includes over fifty students at Hamilton Central, from grades 3-12, which is one of the largest casts to perform a Masquers musical in man years. The cast features Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant (played by Harry Rosbrook), The Cat in the Hat (Naomi Meyers), Gertrude McFuzz (Emilija Morkevicius), Mayzie La Bird (Chloe Filipowicz) and a child with a big imagination – Jojo (Cora Loranty). The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. Seussical is fun for the whole family!

Performances will be at 7:00 pm on Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5, with a matinee show on Saturday, March 5 at 1:00 pm as well. Tickets are $10 each for adults, and $8 each for students or seniors. Tickets are available at the door for each performance.

Saturday, March 12th – Seuss Saturday Schedule of Events

10:30 a.m. — Hamilton Public Library [13 Broad Street]

The Village of Hamilton Mayor, RuthAnn Loveless, will kick off the celebrations by making a public declaration establishing Seuss Saturday 2022! A special story time will follow the proclamation as well as crafts and games.

11:30 a.m. — Arts at the Palace [19 Utica Street]

Head over to the Palace Theater for a LIVE Seussi-cal sing-a-long with Jenni Larchar of Jenni’s Music Studio! Kids of all ages are welcome to sing and dance along. Afterwards, set out on a Dr. Seuss Scavenger Hunt! There are 15 posters displayed in local businesses around the village of Hamilton, NY. Find the first poster at the Palace and unlock the list of participating businesses. Once you find all the posters, use the clues on them to solve the final puzzle at the Hamilton Movie Theater which will unlock special birthday cake pops from Maxwell’s Chocolates and Ice Cream, sponsored by the Hub Business Alliance!

12:30 p.m. — Hamilton Movie Theater [7 Lebanon Street]

Next, it’s time for lunch and a movie! Enjoy FREE pizza from Oliveri’s Pizzeria (sponsored by the Community Memorial Hospital) while watching the FREE showing of the 2012 comedy “The Lorax” based on the Seuss classic (sponsored by the Colgate Bookstore). Don’t forget your complimentary Seuss Slushies, sponsored by the Hamilton Movie Theater!

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