Town of Rotterdam

10/22/2026

Save the Date! 🇺🇸

Join the Town of Rotterdam for our 67th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony as we honor and thank the brave men and women who have served our country ❤️🤍💙

📅 Wednesday, November 11, 2026
⏰ 2:30 PM
📍 Rotterdam Town Hall

Let’s come together to recognize their service, sacrifice, and dedication. 🇺🇸⭐

10/22/2026

🎃👻 MONSTER MASH LINE DANCING! 👻🎃

Join us TODAY, Thursday, October 22, from 1–2 PM at the Rotterdam Senior Center for a spooktacular hour of line dancing! 🧟‍♀️💃🕺

🕸️ Fun, music, and Halloween spirit!
📍 Rotterdam Senior Center
2639 Hamburg Street, Rotterdam, NY

🎉 FREE TO ATTEND! Costumes and Halloween spirit are welcome!

Come dance, laugh, and have a monstrously good time! 🎃🧡💜

📞 Questions? Call 518-356-1561.

10/20/2026

💊 DEA NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY 💊

Help keep our community safe by cleaning out your medicine cabinet and properly disposing of unused or expired medications!

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Rotterdam Police Department
101 Princetown Road, Rotterdam, NY

Bring your unwanted, unused, or expired medications and help prevent accidental use, misuse, and prescription drug abuse.

Take a few minutes to clean out your medicine cabinet and stop by!
No appointment needed!

10/20/2026

*** Halloween Trick Or Treating Hours are from 4pm-8pm!!!! ***

10/20/2026

🍂 THANK YOU, ROTTERDAM! ❤️

What a wonderful evening of community and coming together at our Fall Festival on October 16th!

Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding as we moved activities indoors and rearranged our layout due to the weather. We appreciate everyone’s flexibility as we worked with limited space to make the evening enjoyable for all!

A special THANK YOU to everyone who donated their time, talents, and items:
🍬 All the generous people that signed up to do a trunk managed to adjust and come inside to a table and were just as creative!

🧥 MVP Health Care for donating and distributing over 200 jackets to our community’s youth!

🎃 Heritage Farms
🌸 Jay Adkins Cultivation
🌾 Robinsons Hardware
🎈 Michael for his awesome balloon making
👻 K-9 Ghostbusters
🚜 Dab’s Landscaping for the hay tractor rides
🚒 Fire District 7
☕ Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee
💡Schenectady County for extra Light towers
🧶 Indoor vendors
👏 Supervisor Polimeni and Councilmember Matelitz
❤️ All employees who volunteered their time!

We also thank the Rotterdam Police Department and our traffic and highway control teams for keeping everyone safe throughout the event.

Despite Mother Nature’s plans, our community showed up with generosity, patience, and plenty of spirit!

Thank you, Rotterdam, for making our 2026 Fall Festival special! ❤️🍁

10/16/2026

🍂🎃 ROTTERDAM FALL FESTIVAL UPDATE — WE’RE STILL ON! 🎃🍂

Despite the weather, the Fall Festival is STILL happening tonight from 5:00–8:00 PM at Rotterdam Town Hall! ❤️

🧥 Winter Coat Giveaway: 5-7pm Thanks to MVP and the Rotterdam Community Center, the coat giveaway is still on from 5–8 PM, while supplies last!

🍬 Trunk-or-Treat: We’ll have plenty of candy and treats to give away, with our trick-or-treat tables moved inside from 5–8 PM. Come see us!

🎨 Craft Vendors: Some of our craft vendors are still coming and will have their products available for purchase.

🎈 Balloons & Magic: Our balloon artist will be here, along with K-9 Ghostbuster!

🚒🚔 Community Heroes: Fire Department 7 and the Rotterdam Police Department will still be on-site for community engagement and truck and police car tours.

🐴 Hayrides: Still dependent on weather conditions later this afternoon. We’ll do our best if conditions cooperate!

☕🍧 Food & Treats: Unfortunately, the food trucks have canceled, with the exception of Traveling Tom’s Coffee and Kona Ice! Stop by for a coffee or an icy treat after grabbing some candy and, if available, a winter coat!

Please remember that coats and giveaway items are available while supplies last.

We’ve made adjustments, but there’s still plenty of fall fun to enjoy! Thank you to our vendors, volunteers, and community partners for sticking with us. We hope to see you tonight! 🍁❤️

📍 Rotterdam Town Hall
⏰ 5:00–8:00 PM

10/15/2026

🍂🎃 ROTTERDAM FALL FESTIVAL UPDATE — IT’S STILL ON! 🎃🍂

Join us Friday, October 16, from 5:00–8:00 PM at Rotterdam Town Hall for an evening of fun! Despite the anticipated weather, most activities are still on, with many moving indoors and additional activities outside as conditions allow.

🎃 Trick-or-treating & craft vendors: Inside Town Hall, including the second-floor Town Board Room.

🧥 Winter Coat Giveaway with MVP: Inside Town Hall. First come, first served, while supplies last. Please be patient and respectful.

🎈 Balloons & Magic with Mike Cole: Inside Town Hall!

🚒 FD 7 & Rotterdam PD: Community engagement and fire truck and police car tours in the parking lot.

🐴 Hayrides & wagon photos: Weather permitting. The wagon will be available for photos if conditions do not allow hayrides.

☕️TRAVELIN TOMS COFFEE AND KONA 🍧

🚧 Street Closures: Surrounding streets around Town Hall will be closed from 4:30–8:30 PM. Please follow directions from traffic safety officers. Local traffic only.

❤️ Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we adjust plans. There is still plenty of fun to enjoy, and we hope to see you Friday!

📍 Rotterdam Town Hall
📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
⏰ Festival: 5:00–8:00 PM

10/14/2026

Meeting of the Town Board

10/13/2026

The Town is closely monitoring the weather forecast for this Friday’s Fall Festival. We will make a decision regarding the event as early as possible on Friday and share updates through the Town’s page, website, and local media outlets.

Unfortunately, due to staffing limitations and the prior commitments of our vendors, we are unable to accommodate a rain date.

We understand everyone is looking forward to this event, and we will do our best to keep the community informed and provide an update as early as possible Friday.

Thank you for your patience and understanding! We appreciate everyone’s support and hope to see you at the Fall Festival! 🍁🎃

🎶🎤Also please note we moved up our live music to begin at 5 and end at 8 to better prepare for any weather issues!

🚨Update 🚨 The Town is closely monitoring the weather forecast for this Friday’s Fall Festival. We will make a decision regarding the event as early as possible on Friday and share updates through the Town’s page, website, and local media outlets. (See full update in the comment section).
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🍂GET READY, ROTTERDAM! FALL FESTIVAL 2026 IS COMING!🎃

Mark your calendars for Friday, October 16th at Rotterdam Town Hall for an evening packed with fall fun, food, family, and LIVE MUSIC!

🎶 We are excited to announce that PLAYBACK will be entertaining the crowd all night long! 🎸
Come enjoy the music, dance, sing along, and make a night of it with family and friends! 🎤🎶

🎃 TRUNK OR TREAT — 5:00–7:00 PM
🚨 TRUNK OR TREAT PARTICIPANTS ARE STILL NEEDED! 🚨
If you’re able to decorate your vehicle and hand out treats, we strongly encourage you to participate! The more trunks we have, the more fun it will be for everyone! 👻🍬🍭

🛍️ VENDORS — WE ARE ALMOST FULL!
Our vendor spaces are filling up quickly, so if you’ve been thinking about joining us, don’t wait! We want to showcase as many great local businesses, crafters, and vendors as possible.

🍔 Food
🎃 Trunk or Treat
🚜 Hay Rides
🎶 LIVE MUSIC with PLAYBACK
🍁 Fall Fun for the Whole Family

📍 Rotterdam Town Hall
1100 Sunrise Blvd., Rotterdam, NY
📅 Friday, October 16, 2026

Bring the family, bring your friends, bring your dancing shoes and let’s make this year’s Fall Festival one to remember! 🍂🧡🎶

10/11/2026

🐾 ATTENTION, ROTTERDAM DOG OWNERS! 🐾

Did you know that New York State law requires all dogs to be licensed?

The Town of Rotterdam reminds all dog owners to make sure their furry family members are properly licensed with the Town and have a current rabies vaccination certificate on file. Proof of current rabies vaccination is required when licensing or renewing your dog’s license.

🐶 Is your dog’s license up to date?

✅ Make sure your dog is registered with the Town of Rotterdam.
✅ Keep your dog’s rabies vaccination current.
✅ Renew your dog’s license when due.

💉 NEED A RABIES VACCINE FOR YOUR PET?

Schenectady County is holding its final rabies vaccination clinic of 2026 this Saturday!

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Princetown Town Hall
165 Princetown Plaza, Princetown

🐕 Free rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats, and ferrets. Appointments are required, and spaces are still available!

🔗 Register here: https://www.schenectadycountyny.gov/rabies-vaccine
📞 Questions? Call (518) 386-2818.

🐾 Don’t wait until it’s too late! Take a moment to check your dog’s license and rabies vaccination status today.

☎️Call the Rotterdam Town Clerks office at 518-355-7575 Ext. 352 for more information on registering/renewing, or bringing your dog up to date with their current license 🐶🐾