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Calendar of Events


2009 CANAL FESTIVALS & EVENTS CALENDAR

The Canal at Waterford

Information and dates subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm festivals/events dates.

2009 Calendar of Events
Date Location/Canal Event/Contact Region
April 17 & 19 Erie/Champlain/
Oswego/Cayuga-
Seneca Canals
4th Annual Canal Clean Sweep
Canal-wide clean-up and beautification
Contact: (518) 434-1583 - Parks & Trails NY
www.ptny.org
Statewide


April 24 - 26 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Spring Wine & Cheese
Seneca Lake Wine Trail
Contact: (877) 536-2717
www.senecalakewine.com
Finger Lakes

April 24 - 26
May 1 - 3
Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Wine & Herb Festival
King Ferry Winery
Contact: (800) 684-5217
www.cayugawinetrail.com
Finger Lakes
April 26 Schuylerville
Champlain Canal
Randonneurs USA Sanctioned 300 Km Brevet
Contact: (518) 583-3708
www.adkultracycling.com
Capital/Saratoga
May - September
(Saturdays)
Palmyra
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Palmyra Village Park
East Main Street
8:00am – 12:00pm
Contact: (315) 597-4849
vpalmyra@yahoo.com
Finger Lakes
May - October
(Fridays)
Middleport
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Wilson’s Farms
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Contact: (716) 735-7425
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Greater Niagara
May - Early November
(Fridays)
Rome
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
100 Block of East Dominick Street
9:00am – 5:00pm
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Mohawk Valley
May - Mid-November Lockport
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Walnut Street parking lot
9:00am – 9:00pm, daily
Contact: (716) 439-6676
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Greater Niagara
May - Mid-November
(Saturdays)
Fairport
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Parking lot behind Bank of America
7:00am – 12:00pm
Contact: (585) 421-3209
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Finger Lakes
May - November
(Tuesdays & Saturdays)
Pittsford
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
3400 Monroe Avenue
8:30am – 2:30pm
Contact: (585) 733-8104
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Finger Lakes
May - November
(Saturdays)
Canajoharie
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Mohawk Street and Route 10
10:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: (518) 673-4344
Mohawk Valley
May 1 Rochester
Erie Canal
Lock 32 Grand Opening
Lock 32 Whitewater Course
5:00pm to dusk
www.geneseewaterways.org
Finger Lakes
May 1 - 10 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Lake Ontario Counties Spring Trout and Salmon Derby
Contact: (888) 733-5246
www.loc.org
Thousand Island
Seaway
May 2 Canastota
Erie Canal
Canastota Canal Town Season Opening
Closed: Sunday & Monday
Contact: (315) 697-5002
www.canastota.com
Mohawk Valley
May 2 Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
Amusement Park Opening
Contact: (315) 762-5212
www.sylvanbeachny.com/events
Mohawk Valley
May 2 & 3 North Creek
Champlain Canal
Hudson River Whitewater Derby
11:00am
Contact: (800) 880-4673
www.whitewaterderby.com
Capital/Saratoga
May 3
Camillus
Erie Canal
Camillus Erie Canal Park Opening Day
Contact: (315) 488-3409
www.eriecanalcamillus.com
Finger Lakes
May 7 - 9 St. Johnsville
Erie Canal
Springfest
Bridge & Main Streets
Contact: (518) 568-7016
www.visitmontgomerycountyny.com
Mohawk Valley
May 8 - 10 Albany
Hudson River
61st Annual Tulip Festival
Contact: (518) 434-1217 x204
www.albanyevents.org
Capital/Saratoga
May 8 - 17 Rochester
Erie Canal
Lilac Festival
Highland Park
Flowers, crafts, entertainment
Contact: (800) 677-7282
www.lilacfestival.com
Finger Lakes
May 9
Medina
Erie Canal
OneSong Springville Center for the Arts
Parlor Theater at the Medina Stone Farm
7:00pm
Contact: (585) 798-9238
www.medinastonefarm.com
Greater Niagara
May 9
Waterford
Erie Canal
Canal Fest
Village of Waterford
Contact: (518) 235-9898
Capital/Saratoga
May 9 & 10 Saratoga
Champlain Canal
Scholastic State Championship Rowing Regatta Fish Creek
Contact: (518) 587-6697
www.saratogarowing.com
Capital/Saratoga
May 9 & 10 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Oswego Railroad Museum Opening
12:00pm – 5:00pm
www.oswegorailroadmuseum.org
Thousand Island
Seaway
May 9 & 10 Medina
Erie Canal
Wine Trail Blossoms
Leonard Oakes Estate Winery
Contact: (585) 318-4418
www.oakeswinery.com
Greater Niagara
May 12 - August 25
(Tuesdays)
Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
Bikes at the Beach
Contact: (315) 762-4844
www.sylvanbeachny.com/events
Mohawk Valley
May 13 - 16 Onondaga Lake
Erie Canal
ACS Carp Tournament – NE Regionals
Cold Springs Inlet
Contact: (918) 914-2256
www.acstournaments.com
Central Region
May 13 - 16 Baldwinsville
Erie Canal
American Carp Society Northeast Regional Carp Tournament
Lock 24 – The Red Mill Inn
Contact: (315) 635-4871
Email: bchamber07@verizon.net
Central Region
May 16 Colonie
Erie Canal
Schuyler Flatts 400
Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park
French and Indian War Reenactment
595 Broadway, Menands
10:00am – 4:00pm
Franklink@colonie.org
Capital/Saratoga
Mid-May - October
(Thursdays)

Newark
Erie Canal

Farmers Market
Firemen’s Field
2:30pm – 6:00pm
Contact: (315) 331-9129
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Finger Lakes
May 16 & 17 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Opening of the Marine Museum Complex
End of West First Street Pier
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Contact: (315) 342-0480
www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com
Thousand Island
Seaway
May 21 - September 17 (Thursdays) Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
Classic Car Cruise Night
Contact: (315) 762-5212
www.sylvanbeachny.com/events
Mohawk Valley
May 23 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
I Love Chocolate
King Ferry Winery
10:00am – 5:00pm
Contact: (800) 684-5217
www.treleavenwines.com
Finger Lakes
May 23 Stillwater
Champlain Canal
Opening Day and Blessing of The Flags
12:00pm
Free
Contact: (518) 664-1847
lindap@nycap.rr.com
Capital/Saratoga
May 25 St. Johnsville
Erie Canal
Fort Klock Opening Day
Fort Klock Historic Restoration
Featuring: Tryon County Militia
9:00am – 4:00pm
Contact: (518) 568-7779
Mohawk Valley
May 26 Little Falls
Erie Canal
Historical Society Open House
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Contact: (315) 823-4852
Mohawk Valley
May 28 – 31 Ithaca
Cayuga Lake
Ithaca Festival
Downtown Ithaca and Stewart Park
Contact: (607) 273-3646
www.ithacafestival.org
Finger Lakes
May 28 - October 8
(Thursdays)
Clyde
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Central Park
4:00pm – 8:00pm
Contact: (315) 923-3971 x217
Finger Lakes
May 30 - October 24
(Saturdays)
Fulton
Oswego Canal
Farmers Market
Canal View Mall Parking Lot
8:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: (315) 343-7681
www.oswegofultonchamber.com
Thousand Island
Seaway
May 30 Geneva
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Geneva Harley Davidson Open House
1103 Route 5 & 20
Contact: (315) 789-7976
www.genevahd.com
Finger Lakes
May 30 & 31 Pittsford
Erie Canal
Pittsford Regatta
www.pittsfordcrew.org
Finger Lakes
June - August
(Wednesdays & Fridays)
N. Tonawanda
Erie Canal
Concerts at Gateway Harbor
Wednesdays: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Fridays: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Contact: (716) 692-5120 - Chamber of Commerce
www.the-tonawandas.com
Greater Niagara
June - October
(Sundays)
Waterford
Erie Canal
Waterford Harbor Farmers Market
9:00am – 2:00pm
www.waterfordmarket.org
Capital/Saratoga
June - October
(Sundays)
Brighton
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Brighton High School parking lot
9:00am – 1:00pm
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Finger Lakes
June - October
(Fridays)
Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Sauder’s Farmers Market
2168 River Road
8:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: (315) 568-2673
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Finger Lakes
June - October
(Fridays)
Fort Edward
Champlain Canal
Farmers Market
Broadway Bowl lot
10:00am – 1:00pm
Contact: (518) 792-0198
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Capital/Saratoga
June 4 Fairport
Erie Canal
Gazebo Concert Series – Perinton Band
Kennelley Park - 7:00pm
Free
www.perinton.org
Finger Lakes
June 4 - 6 Weedsport
Erie Canal
Firemen’s Field Days
Contact: (315) 834-6634
vweedsport@weedsport.com
Finger Lakes
June 4 - August 13
(Thursdays)
Albany
Hudson River
Albany Alive At Five
Free Outdoor Concerts
Albany Riverfront Park
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Contact: (518) 434-2032
www.albanyevents.org
Capital/Saratoga
June 5 - 7 Fairport
Erie Canal
Fairport Canal Days
Contact: (585) 234-4323
www.fairportcanaldays.com
Finger Lakes
June 5 - August 28
(Fridays)
Medina
Erie Canal
Cruise Nite & Music by the Canal
6:00pm
Contact: (585) 798-0220
Greater Niagara

June 6 Erie/Champlain/
Oswego/Cayuga-
Seneca Canals
6th Annual Canalway Trail Celebration
Contact: Parks and Trails NY
(518) 434-1583
Or New York State Canal Corporation
(518) 436-3055
Statewide
June 6 Macedon
Erie Canal
New Trail(s) Opening & Walk
9:00am
North end of Commons Parkway
Contact: (315) 986-2289
Finger Lakes
June 6 Schuylerville
Champlain Canal
CanalWay Trails Day
Hudson Crossing Park
10:00am – 4:00pm
Contact: (518) 859-1462
www.hudsoncrossingpark.org
Capital/Saratoga
June 6 Glens Falls
Champlain Canal/
Feeder Canal
Annual Feeder Canal Canoe Race
Feeder Canal Alliance
Contact: (518) 792-5363 – Jeanne Williams www.feedercanal.com
Capital/Saratoga
June 6 Schenectady
Erie Canal
6th Annual Canalway Trail Celebration
Seneca Street and Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail
City of Schenectady
9:00am – 12:00pm
Contact: (518) 393-0558
Capital/Saratoga
June 7 - August 30
(Sundays) except:
6/14 and 7/26
Spencerport
Erie Canal
Sunday Concerts at the Gazebo
6:30pm
Contact: (585) 352-4771 - Village of Spencerport
Finger Lakes
June 7 Canastota
Erie Canal
37th Over-The-Gang Fishing Derby On the Canal
11:00am – 3:00pm
Contact: (315) 697-2467
www.canastota.com
Mohawk Valley
June 10 - August 5, Wednesdays Syracuse
Erie Canal
Hump Day Concert Series
Syracuse Inner Harbor
Contact: 315-448-2244
Central NY
June 10 - 13 Spencerport
Erie Canal
Firemen’s Carnival and Parade
Parade on 6/11 at 7:00pm
Contact: (585) 352-4771 - Village of Spencerport
www.spencerportfire.org
Finger Lakes
June 11 Fairport
Erie Canal
Gazebo Concert Series – 98th Division Army Band
Kennelley Park - 7:00pm
Free
www.perinton.org
Finger Lakes
June 12 Buffalo
Erie Canal
The Boundary Waters Treaty 100th Anniversary Celebration
Free, 5:00pm
Erie Canal Harbor
www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
June 12 - 14 Dolgeville
Erie Canal
11th Annual Violet Festival
Town of Manheim
Contact: (315) 429-9871
www.dolgeville.info
Mohawk Valley
June 12 - 14 Watkins Glen
Seneca Lake
Great Finger Lakes Bicycle Tour
Contact: (607) 722-6005
www.southerntierbicycleclub.org
Finger Lakes
June 12 - 26 Pittsford
Erie Canal
Summer Concert Series
Port of Pittsford Park
7:00pm
Contact: (585) 248-6285
Finger Lakes
June 13 Oswego
Oswego Canal
10th Annual Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta & Walk/Run for Hope
Oswego Yacht Club – Lake Street
9:00am – 6:00pm
Contact: (315) 343-5223
www.friendsofhospice.org
Thousand Island
Seaway
June 13 Pittsford
Erie Canal
Positively Pittsford
State Street Festival venue
Contact: (585) 248-6280
www.townofpittsford.org
Finger Lakes
June 13 - October 24
Saturdays
Lyons
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Lyons Village Square Park
7:00am – 11:00am
Contact: (315) 573-8170
www.lyonsny.com
Finger Lakes
June 14 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Finger Lakes Carp Derby
People’s Park
Sunrise to 5:00pm
Contact: (315) 539-3251
Finger Lakes
Mid-June - October
(Sundays)
Brockport
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Market Street (between Main & Water St.)
8:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: (315) 637-5300
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Finger Lakes



Mid-June - October
(Wednesdays)
Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Farmers Market
People’s Park
9:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: (315) 539-9251
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Finger Lakes
Mid-June - October
(Thursdays)
Amsterdam
Erie Canal
Farmers Market
Roosevelt Apartment, Division Street
9:00am – 1:00pm
Contact: (518) 883-8099
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Mohawk Valley
June 17 - August 26 (Wednesdays & Fridays)
Tonawandas
Erie Canal
2009 Gateway West Herr Concert on the Canal Series
Gateway Harbor
Free
www.the-tonawandas.com
Western New York
June 18
Scotia
Erie Canal
Towpath Canoe Regatta
Jumpin’ Jacks
5:30pm Registration
6:30pm Event
Fun race for human-powered boats
Contact: (518) 435-1704 - Geoff Moore
Capital/Saratoga
June 19 Palmyra
Erie Canal
Movie in the Park
Palmyra Village Park
Dusk
Free
Contact: (315) 597-4849
vpalmyra@yahoo.com
Finger Lakes
June 19 & 20 Albion
Erie Canal
Strawberry Festival
Court House Square
Contact: (585) 589-7727
Greater Niagara
June 19 & 20
Watkins Glen
Seneca Lake
Waterfront Festival & Cardboard Boat Race
Contact: (607) 535-3003
www.watkinsglen.com
Finger Lakes
June 19 & 20 Frankfort
Erie Canal
Annual Frankfort Days
Contact: (315) 895-7651 - Kathy Murdock
Mohawk Valley
June 20

Tonawandas
Erie Canal
Blue Light Concert Series Presents Firefall
Gateway Harbor, 6 p.m., Free
www.the-tonawandas.com
Western New York
June 20

Cayuga Lake
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Cayuga Lake Bass Tournament
Cayuga Lake State Park
Contact: (315) 568-4677
www.bcbass.com
Finger Lakes
June 20 Baldwinsville
Erie Canal
Blessing of the Fleet
Contact: (315) 638-0550
Baldwinsville Chamber of Commerce
Central Region
June 20 Seneca Lake
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Seneca Power Boater’s Association Poker Run
www.senecapowerboats.com
Finger Lakes
June 20 & 21 Little Falls
Erie Canal
Strawberry Festival
Ole Sal’s
Canal Place
10:00am – 5:00pm
Contact: (315) 717-9673
Mohawk Valley
June 26 Scotia
Erie Canal
Water Ski Show – 4th of July Celebration Show
Jumpin’ Jacks
Contact: (518) 356-4358 - Elsa Radliff
www.uswaterskishowteam.com
Capital/Saratoga
June 26 Phoenix
Oswego Canal
Music & Fireworks in the Park
Henley Park
Contact: (315) 695-1308
www.bridgehousebrats.us
Thousand Island
Seaway
June 26 & 27 Buffalo
Erie Canal
Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor
Top level musical talent
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Tickets $10.00 advance and $20.00 at door, www.buffaloplace.com
Greater Niagara
June 27 Tonawandas
Erie Canal
Blue Light Concert Series Presents Gator Country
Gateway Harbor, 6 p.m., Free
www.the-tonawandas.com
Western New York
June 27 Saratoga
Champlain Canal
Free Family Fishing Contest
Stillwater Blockhouse Park
8:00am – 4:00pm
No License Required
Contact: (518) 374-5175
Capital/Saratoga
June 30 Schuylerville
Champlain Canal
Great International Steamboat Flotilla
Quadricentennial Excursion
Hudson Crossing Park
Contact: (518) 859-1462
www.hudsoncrossingpark.org
Capital/Saratoga
June 30 - August 4
(Tuesdays)
Baldwinsville
Erie Canal
Baldwinsville Summer Concert Series
Paper Mill Island next to Lock 24
6:30pm
Contact: (315) 635-5999 – Ann Smiley
Central Region
July 30 - August 27
(Thursdays)

Oswego
Oswego Canal
14th Annual Riverfront Concert Series
5:00pm – 10:30pm
Contact: (315) 343-1600
www.gssteamers.com
Thousand Island
Seaway
July - October
(Saturdays)


Albion
Erie Canal


Orleans County Farmers Market
320 West Avenue
9:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: (585) 798-3986
appleannie@hotmail.com
Greater Niagara


July 3 - August 28 (Fridays) Buffalo
Erie Canal
Explore & More Children's Activities
Free children's activities, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Erie Canal Harbor
www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
July 3 - October 2 Syracuse
Erie Canal
A Celebration of New York’s Waters - Exhibit
Contact: (315) 471-0593
www.eriecanalmuseum.org
Central Region
July 3 Brewerton
Erie Canal
Fireworks
Contact: (315) 668-3408
www.oneidalakechamber.com
Central Region
July 3 Auburn
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Fireworks & Syracuse Symphony
Emerson Park, Rt. 38A
Contact: (315) 253-5611
www.co.cayuga.ny.us
Finger Lakes
July 3 Brockport
Erie Canal
Independence Day Celebration
Sweden/Clarkson Community Center
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Contact: (585) 431-0086
Finger Lakes
July 3 Watkins Glen
Seneca Lake
Independence Day Celebration
Clute Park
Contact: (607) 739-0344
www.weny.com
Finger Lakes
July 3 Waterford
Erie Canal
Annual Steamboat Rally
9:00am – 9:00pm
Fireworks at Dusk
Contact: (518) 233-9123 - Dick Hurst
Capital/Saratoga
July 4

Tonawandas
Erie Canal
Blue Light Concert Series Presents Salute to America starring Terry Buchwald
Gateway Harbor, 6 p.m., Free
www.the-tonawandas.com
Western New York
July 4

Rome
Erie Canal
Celebrate the Fourth
Erie Canal Village
Contact: (315) 337-3999
www.eriecanalvillage.net
Mohawk Valley
July 4 Stillwater
Champlain Canal
Reading of the Declaration of Independence
The Stillwater Blockhouse
12:00pm
Free
Contact: (518) 664-1847
lindap@nycap.rr.com
Capital/Saratoga
July 4 Palmyra
Erie Canal
Fourth of July in the Park
Free
Contact: (315) 597-4849
vpalmyra@yahoo.com
Finger Lakes
July 4 St. Johnsville
Erie Canal
Strawberry Festival
Fort Klock Historic Restoration
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Independence Day celebration with the Tryon County Militia
Contact: (518) 568-7779
Mohawk Valley
July 4 Buffalo
Erie Canal
Fourth of July Celebration
Fireworks and local musical acts
5:00pm, Erie Canal Harbor www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
July 5 - August 30 (Saturdays and Sundays, except 7/18-19 and 8/1-2) Buffalo
Erie Canal
Musical Performances at the Central Wharf
Free concerts from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Erie Canal Harbor
www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
July 5 - September 19 (Saturdays and Sundays, except 7/18-19 and 8/1-2) Buffalo
Erie Canal
Preservation Buffalo Niagara - Buffalo Tours
Free one-hour guided, walking tour covering the Erie Canal District
Erie Canal Harbor
www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
July 5

Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
Fireworks Over Oneida Lake
Contact: (315) 762-5212
www.sylvanbeachny.com/events
Mohawk Valley
July 5 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Independence Day Parade & Fireworks
Parade at 1:00pm
Contact: (315) 343-7681
www.oswegofulton.com
Thousand Island
Seaway
July 6 - August 31 (Mondays) Buffalo
Erie Canal
Buffalo Museum of Science Weekly Educational Programs
Free program on plants, animals, industrial heritage and ecology
1:00pm-4:00pm, Erie Canal Harbor
www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
July 7 Albion
Erie Canal
19th Annual Erie Canal Fishing Derby
Mouth of the Niagara River and Main Street Bridge
Contact: (716) 772-7972
www.eriecanalderby.com
Greater Niagara
July 7 - 12 Lyons
Erie Canal
Peppermint Days
Lyons Village Square
Parades, car show, food and crafts
Contact: (315) 573-2757
Finger Lakes
July 7 - August 25
(Tuesdays)
Scotia
Erie Canal
Water Ski Shows
Contact: (518) 356-4358
www.uswaterskishowteam.com
Capital/Saratoga
July 8 - 29
(Wednesdays)

Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
Country Showcase at the Beach
Village Park Bandstand
Country Bands – 7:00pm
Contact: (315) 762-5212
www.sylvanbeachny.com/events
Mohawk Valley
July 9 - 12 Weedsport
Erie Canal
Cayuga County Fair
Cayuga County Fair Speedway
Contact: (315) 834-9152
www.cayugacountyfair.org
Finger Lakes
July 10 & 11 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Seneca River Days
Contact: (315) 568-2906
Seneca Falls Chamber of Commerce
Finger Lakes
July 10 & 11 Whitehall
Champlain Canal
Whitehall Canal Festival
Canal Harbor Park
Contact: (518) 499-1155
Capital/Saratoga
July 10 & 11
Baldwinsville
Erie Canal
Seneca River Day
Rotary Club of Baldwinsville
Contact: (315) 635-5999 - Ann Smiley
Central Region
July 10 - 31 Pittsford
Erie Canal
Summer Concert Series
Port of Pittsford Park
7:00pm
Contact: (585) 248-6285
Finger Lakes
July 11

Tonawandas
Erie Canal
Blue Light Concert Series Presents Badfinger
Gateway Harbor, 6 p.m., Free
www.the-tonawandas.com
Western New York
July 11 Aurora
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
AuroraFest
Blessing of the Boats
Contact: (315) 364-7610
www.auroranewyork.com
Finger Lakes
July 11 Ithaca
Cayuga Lake
Dragon Boat Festival
www.ithacadragonboat.org
Finger Lakes
July 11 & 12 Buffalo
Erie Canal
Buffalo Indie Market
Outdoor market featuring 30-40 artists
12:00pm - 5:00pm, Erie Canal Harbor
www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
July 11 & 12 Fort Hunter
Erie Canal
Canal Days
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
11:00am – 4:00pm
Music, entertainment, foodNY.com
Contact: (518) 829-7516
Mohawk Valley
July 11 & 12 Rochester
Erie Canal
Armond Bassett Canoe and Kayak Race
NYS Championship Race
Contact: (585) 328-3960
www.geneseewaterways.org
Finger Lakes
July 11 & 12 Rochester
Erie Canal
Corn Hill Arts Festival
Contact: (585) 262-3142
www.cornhill.org
Finger Lakes
July 11 & 12 Seneca Lake
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Reeling for Relief Fishing Tournament
Contact: (607) 734-3317
www.redcrosselmira.org
Finger Lakes
July 11 & 12 Oswego
Oswego Canal
15th Annual Lake Ontario Pro-Am Salmon & Trout
Team Tournament
Ports of Oswego, Mexico and Port Ontario
Contact: (315) 349-8322
www.lakeontarioproam.com
Thousand Island
Seaway
July 11 - 19
Ilion
Erie Canal
Annual Ilion Days
Parade – 7/17 at 6:30pm
Contact: (315) 894-5459
Mohawk Valley
July 12 Onondaga Lake
Erie Canal
Antique Truck Show
CNY American Truck Historical Society
Long Branch Park
Contact: (315) 447-7285
Central Region
July 12 - 19 Buffalo – Albany
Erie Canal
11th Annual Cycling the Erie Canal Bike Tour 2009
8 day, 400 mile bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany
Contact: (518) 434-1583 - Parks and Trails NY
www.ptny.org
Greater Niagara
Finger Lakes
Mohawk Valley
Capital/Saratoga
Mid-July - October
(Wednesdays)


Macedon
Erie Canal

Farmers Market
Town Hall
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Contact: (315) 986-2551
www.nyfarmersmarket.com
Finger Lakes
July 17 Schenectady
Erie Canal
Schenectady County Summer Night
Music, food, crafts & more
5:00pm – 10:00pm
Contact: (518) 388-4355
www.schenectadycounty.com
Capital/Saratoga
July 18 Seneca Lake
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Rochester Off-Shore Power Boat Association Poker Run
Contact: (585) 260-7698 – John Socha
Finger Lakes
July 18 & 19 Buffalo
Erie Canal
Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor
Top level musical talent, 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Tickets $10.00 advance and $20.00 at door
www.buffaloplace.com
Greater Niagara
July 18 - 20 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
161st Celebration of the 1st Women’s Rights Convention
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Contact: (315) 568-2991
Finger Lakes
July 19 Alplaus
Erie Canal
4th Annual “Paddling for a Cure”
Burnt Hill Rowing Club
Route 146 – north of the Rexford Bridge
8:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: (518 399-0490
Capital/Saratoga
July 19 Syracuse Inner Harbor
Erie Canal
Ride for the Rescue
Benefit for the Rescue Mission
6:00am – 4:00pm
Contact: (315) 701-3891
www.ridefortherescue.org
Central Region
July 19 - 26 Tonawanda
Erie Canal
Canal Fest of the Tonawandas
Gateway Harbor
Contact: (716) 692-3292 - Larry Denef
www.canalfest.com
Greater Niagara
July 22 Little Falls
Erie Canal
Concert - Canal Place
YMCA
7:00pm
Contact: (315) 823-1740
Mohawk Valley
July 23 - 26 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Oswego Harborfest
Contact: (315) 343-6858
www.oswegoharborfest.com
Thousand Island
Seaway
July 24 Geneva
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Cruisin’ Night & Block Party
Exchange Street and Seneca Street
Contact: (315) 789-0102
www.downtowngeneva.org
Finger Lakes
July 24 - 26 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Harborfest at the Fort
Civil War Encampment
Fort Ontario State Historic Site
One E. Fourth Street
Contact: (315) 343-4711
www.fortontario.com
Thousand Island
Seaway
July 25 Glens Falls
Champlain Canal/
Feeder Canal
Float-By
10:00am – 12:00pm
Contact: (518) 792-5363 – Jeanne Williams
www.feedercanal.com
Capital/Saratoga
July 25 Rome
Erie Canal
Honor America Days Celebration
10:00am parade
Contact: (315) 337-1700
www.romechamber.com
Mohawk Valley
July 25 & 26 Spencerport
Erie Canal
Spencerport Canal Days
Contact: (585) 352-1350
www.spencerportcanaldays.com
Finger Lakes
July 26 Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
The 16th Annual Vettes at the Beach
Contact: (315) 668-7586
www.sylvanbeachny.com/events
Mohawk Valley
July 26

Perinton
Erie Canal
Perinton Park Summer Fest
1:00pm
Contact: (585) 223-0770
www.perinton.org
Finger Lakes
July 26 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
Art Festival
NY Ludovico Sculpture Trail
Art show & sale by Finger Lakes artists
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Contact: (315) 568-1510
Finger Lakes
July 30 Walter Elwood Museum Guy Park Manor
Erie Canal
28th Annual Ice Cream Social & Family Night 5:00 pm to 8:00pm. Mohawk Valley
July 31 - August 2 Rome
Erie Canal
Canalfest
Bellamy Park
Contact: (315) 337-1700 - Rome Chamber of Commerce
The festival is a family-oriented event with non-stop music and entertainment, a karaoke contest, baking contests, youth bands, fishing derby, 5K run & 2K kayak event, and even a duck race. There's something for everyone from exciting rides for the kids and a classic car exhibition for the adults to cotton candy and raffles, all capped off by spectacular nightly firework displays.
http://romerotaryny.org/canal/index.htm
Mohawk Valley
August 1 - September 30 Lake Champlain/
Champlain Canal/Hudson River
Working on Water – Celebrating 400 Years of
Maritime History
Journey of the Day Peckinpaugh, the
Tug Urger & more!
www.eriecanalway.org
www.exploreny400.com
Capital/Saratoga
August 1 & 2 Buffalo
Erie Canal
Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor
Top level musical talent, 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Tickets $10.00 advance and $20.00 at door
www.buffaloplace.com
Greater Niagara
August 1

Tonawandas
Erie Canal
Blue Light Concert Series Presents Marshall Tucker Band
Gateway Harbor, 6 p.m., Free
www.the-tonawandas.com
Western New York
August 1 Cayuga
Cayuga Lake
Waterfront Music & Arts Festival, Historic Railroad Depot
9:00am - dark
Free
Contact: (315) 252-1707
Finger Lakes
August 1 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Wheat Harvest Festival & Parade
King Ferry Winery
Contact: (315) 364-8202
www.cayuganet.org
Finger Lakes
August 1 DeWitt
Erie Canal
41st Annual Canal Day
10:00am – 4:00pm – daytime activities
6:30pm – 10:30pm – evening concert and fireworks
Contact: (315) 446-9250 x128
www.townofdewitt.com
Central Region
August 1 & 2 Fort Edward
Champlain Canal
The Great Carrying Place “Coming Home” Pow Wow
Rogers Island Visitor’s Center
Saturday: 10:00am – 10:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Contact: (518) 747-3693
www.rogersisland.org
Capital/Saratoga
August 2 - 30
(Sundays)
Sodus Bay
Lake Ontario
Free Summer Concert Series
Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Contact: (315) 483-4936
www.soduspointlighthouse.org
Finger Lakes
August 2 Perinton
Erie Canal
Center Stage Concert Series – Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
Center Park Amphitheatre - 6:00pm
Free
www.perinton.org
Finger Lakes
August 3 - 9 Little Falls
Erie Canal
22nd Annual Little Falls Canal Celebration
Contact: (315) 574-5246 – Kira Andrilla
www.littlefallsny.com/CanalDays/Schedule.html
Mohawk Valley
August 7 Little Falls
Erie Canal
Canal Days Parade
Main Street
6:00pm
Contact: (315) 823-3551
Mohawk Valley
August 7 Watkins Glen
Seneca Lake
Thunder in the Glen Festival
4:00pm – 9:00pm
Contact: (607) 535-3003
www.watkinsglen.com
Finger Lakes
August 7 & 8 Schuylerville
Champlain Canal
Montreal Double Double
Contact: (518) 583-3708
www.adkulttracycling.com
Capital/Saratoga
August 7 - 9 Erie/Champlain/
Oswego/Cayuga-
Seneca Canals
4th Annual Canal Splash!
NYS Canal Corporation
Contact: (518) 436-3055
www.canalsplash.com
Statewide
August 8 Camillus
Erie Canal
Camillus Erie Canal Park
TOWPATH DAY
Contact: (315) 672-5110
www.eriecanalcamillus.com
Central Region
August 8 Schuylerville
Champlain Canal
5th Annual Hudson Crossing Park Cardboard Boat Race
Fort Hardy Park Beach
8:00am – 3:00pm
Boat Registration Fee
Contact: (518) 859-1462
www.hudsoncrossingpark.org
Capital/Saratoga
August 8 Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
7th Annual Boati Gras
Boat parade
Contact: (315) 762-5212
www.sylvanbeach.com/events
Mohawk Valley
August 8 Medina
Erie Canal
Canal Heritage Day
9:00am – 8:00pm
www.villagemedina.org
Greater Niagara
August 8 & 9 Erie Canal
Schenectady &
Montgomery Counties
Lock 7 – Lock 12 Canal Fest
Schenectady County Chamber of Commerce
(518) 372-5656
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
(518) 842-8202
Mohawk Valley
August 8 & 9 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Festival of the Arts & Kite Festival
Fort Ontario Historic Site
Saturday: 12:00pm – 9:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Contact: (315) 342-1960
Thousand Island
Seaway
August 8 & 9 Brockport
Erie Canal
Brockport Arts Festival
Main Street
Contact: (585) 473-4482
www.rochesterevents.com
Finger Lakes
August 8 & 9 Palmyra
Erie Canal
Pirate Weekend
Port of Palmyra
www.palmyrany.com
Finger Lakes
August 8 & 9 Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
Canal Fest 2009
Village Park
Contact: (315) 762-5212
www.sylvanbeach.com/events
Mohawk Valley
August 8 & 9 Pittsford
Erie Canal
Lockapalooza Whitewater Kayaking Festival
Genesee Waterways Center
Lock 32
Contact: (585) 328-3960
www.geneseewaterways.org
Finger Lakes
August 9 Canastota
Erie Canal
Kid’s Day Festival and Canal Splash
Firemen’s Park and Canastota Canal Town Museum
10:30am – 5:30 pm
Contact: (315) 697-5002
www.canastota.com
Mohawk Valley
August 10 - 15 Palmyra
Erie Canal
Great Wayne County Fair
Contact: (315) 597-4849
vpalmyra@yahoo.com
Finger Lakes
August 11 - 13 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Empire Farm Days
Lott Farm
Contact: (877) 697-7837
www.empirefarmdays.com
Finger Lakes
August 14 & 15 Syracuse Inner Harbor
Erie Canal
The Hottest Chick ‘N Wing Festival
Friday: 3:00pm – 11:00pm
Saturday: 2:00pm – 11:00pm
Contact: (315) 471-9597
www.hotchickwing.com
Central Region
August 15 & 16 Buffalo
Erie Canal
Buffalo Indie Market
Outdoor market featuring 30-40 artists
12:00pm - 5:00pm, Erie Canal Harbor
www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
August 16 Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
34th Annual Antique Car Show
Contact: (315) 762-5212
www.sylvanbeach.com/events
Mohawk Valley
August 21 - 23 Buffalo
Erie Canal
WNY Adaptive Water Sports Expo
Free Expo about programs and resources to promote, facilitate and provide individuals with disabilities the means and facilities to participate in water sports
Erie Canal Harbor, www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
August 22 Fairport
Erie Canal
Ride For Your Life
Contact: (585) 388-1350
www.rvebike.com
Finger Lakes
August 22

Tonawandas
Erie Canal
Blue Light Concert Series Presents Pat Travers
Gateway Harbor, 6 p.m., Free
www.the-tonawandas.com
Western New York
August 25 Schenectady
Erie Canal
Outdoor Movies “Under the Stars”
7:00pm
Free
Contact: (518) 388-4355
www.schenectadycounty.com
Capital/Saratoga
August 27 - September 7 Syracuse
Erie Canal
Great New York State Fair
www.nysfair.org
Central Region
August 29

Tonawandas
Erie Canal
Blue Light Concert Series Presents Presents Poco
Gateway Harbor, 6 p.m., Free
www.the-tonawandas.com
Western New York
August 29 Schuylerville
Champlain Canal
5th Annual Hudson Crossing Festival
Quadricentennial Event
Champlain Lock 5
The Day Peckinpaugh on her Quadricentennial Legacy Tour
Contact: (518) 859-1462
www.hudsoncrossingpark.org
Capital/Saratoga
August 29 Geneva
Cayuga/Seneca Canal
Geneva PBA Bike Fest
Geneva Police Department
Lakefront (Routes 5 & 20)
Contact: (315) 789-1111
Finger Lakes
August 29
Fairport
Erie Canal
Fairport Music and Food Festival
12:00pm – Dark
www.fairportmusicfest.com
Finger Lakes
September 4 & 5 Buffalo
Erie Canal
Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor
Top level musical talent, 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Tickets $10.00 advance and $20.00 at door
www.buffaloplace.com
Greater Niagara
September 5 & 6 Sylvan Beach
Erie Canal
Civil War Reenactment
Contact: (315) 697-5145
www.sylvanbeach.com/events
Mohawk Valley
September 11 Watkins Glen
Seneca Lake
Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival
10:00am – 8:00pm
Fireworks
Contact: (607) 535-3003
www.watkinsglen.com
Finger Lakes
September 11 - 13
Waterford
Erie Canal
9th Annual Tug Boat Round-Up
Contact: (518) 233-9123 - Dick Hurst
www.tugboatroundup.com
Capital/Saratoga
September 12 Baldwinsville
Erie Canal
Golden Harvest Festival
Beaver Lake Nature Center
Saturday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Contact: (315) 638-2519
www.onondagacountyparks.com
Central Region
September 12 Albion
Erie Canal
Town of Gaines Bicentennial
Town Hall
14087 Ridge Road, Route 104
Contact: (585) 589-4592
Greater Niagara
September 12 Little Falls
Erie Canal
Garlic and Herb Festival
Sternzinar Park, Canal Place
10:00am – 5:00pm
Contact: (315) 210-6317
Mohawk Valley
September 12 Ithaca
Cayuga Lake
11th Annual AIDS Ride for Life
www.aidsrideforlife.org
Finger Lakes
September 12 & 13 Buffalo
Erie Canal
Buffalo Indie Market
Outdoor market featuring 30-40 artists
12:00pm - 5:00pm, Erie Canal Harbor
www.eriecanalharbor.com
Greater Niagara
September 12 & 13 Oneida
Erie Canal
45th Annual Craft Days
Madison County Historical Society
Contact: (315) 363-4136
www.mchs1900.org
Central Region
September 12 & 13
Pittsford
Erie Canal
September Celebrates
Contact: (585) 234-0308
www.pittsfordchamber.org
Finger Lakes
September 13 Rochester
Erie Canal
Rochester Marathon
Contact: (585) 264-1480
www.rochestermarathon.com
Finger Lakes
September 18 - 20 Jordan
Erie Canal
63rd Jordan Fall Festival
Arts, crafts, music, BBQ
www.jordanny.com
Central Region
September 18 - 20 Oneida
Erie Canal
14th Annual Madison County Hop Fest
435 Main Street
Contact: (315) 363-4136
www.mchs.org
Central Region
September 19
Clay
Erie Canal
Parade of Boats
Pirates Cove Marina
Contact: (315) 695- 3901
www.piratescovemarina.com
Central Region
September 19 Rochester
Genesee River
13th Annual Rochester River Challenge
Outrigger Canoe Sprint Races
A Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Event
Contact: (585) 292-6107 – Jan Whitaker
www.adaptivecanoeing.org
Finger Lakes
September 19 Stillwater
Champlain Canal
Heritage Weekend
The Stillwater Blockhouse
10:00am – 4:00pm
Contact: (518) 664-1847
lindap@nycap.rr.com
Capital/Saratoga
September 19 & 20 Palmyra
Erie Canal
Palmyra Canaltown Days
Main Street
Contact: (315) 597-6700
vpalmyra@yahoo.com
Finger Lakes
September 19 & 20 Fort Edward
Champlain Canal
Anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga
Saratoga National Historical Park
10:00am – 4:00pm
Contact: (518) 584-3255 - Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
www.saratoga.org
Capital/Saratoga
September 26 Scotia
Erie Canal
Annual Stockade Walkabout and Waterfront Faire
Schenectady County Historical Society
Contact: (518) 374-0263
Capital/Saratoga
September 26 & 27 Fort Edward
Champlain Canal
The End of the Campaign French & Indian
War Encampment
Rogers Island Visitor’s Center
10:00am – 4:00pm
Contact: (518) 747-3693
www.rogersisland.org
Capital/Saratoga


October 3 Niskayuna
Erie Canal
Head of the Mohawk Regatta
Aqueduct Rowing Club
9:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: (518) 383-7745
Capital/Saratoga
October 3 & 4 Oswego
Oswego Canal
Central NY Pumpkinfest
Washington Park
E. Bridge Street
Contact: (315) 343-7681
www.oswegofultonchamber.com
Thousand Island
Seaway
October 4 Herkimer
Erie Canal
Herkimer Homestead Days
Herkimer Home State Historical site
Route 167
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Contact: (315) 823-0398
Mohawk Valley
October 6, 13, 20 Medina
Erie Canal
Fall Foliage Train Excursions
Medina Railroad Museum
Contact: (585) 798-6106
www.railroadmuseum.net
Greater Niagara
October 9 - 11 Rochester
Erie Canal
Rochester River Romance
Activities along the Genesee River Corridor from the Erie
Canal to Lake Ontario
Contact: (585) 428-5990
www.cityofrochester.gov
Finger Lakes
October 10
Medina
Erie Canal
Great American Square Dance
Medina Stone Farm – 7:00pm
Contact: (585) 798-9238
www.medinastonefarm.com
Greater Niagara
October 10 & 11 Seneca Falls
Cayuga-Seneca
Canal
Harvest Festival
King Ferry Winery
Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Contact: (800) 439-5271
www.treleavenwines.com
Finger Lakes
October 10 & 11 Rochester
Erie Canal
Head of the Genesee Regatta
Genesee Valley Park
Contact: (585) 328-3960
www.geneseewaterways.org
Finger Lakes
October 11 Onondaga Lake
Erie Canal
Onondaga Lake Peace Festival
Long Branch Park
Contact: (518) 330-2587
Central Region
October 17 Fort Edward
Champlain Canal
Candlelight Tour of General Schuyler’s House
Saratoga Historical Park
Contact: (518) 664-9821 x224
Capital/Saratoga
October 17 Schenectady
Erie Canal
Schenectady County’s Farm & Foliage Day
10:00am – 3:00pm
www.schenectadycounty.com
Capital/Saratoga
October 18 Halfmoon
Champlain Canal
Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway
Seventh Annual Duathlon
Canal Road and Beach Road
9:00am
Contact: (518) 371-7548
www.mohawktowpath.org
Capital/Saratoga
October 23 & 24 Lyons
Erie Canal
The Haunted Jail
Wayne County Museum
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Contact: (315) 946-4943
www.waynehistory.org
Finger Lakes
October 24 Lyons
Erie Canal
Historic Lyons Harvest Festival
Lyons Village Square Park
10:00am – 12:00pm
Farmers market, costume parade
Contact: (315) 871-4220
Lyonsmainstreetprogram@gmail.com
Finger Lakes
October 29 Clyde
Erie Canal
Fall Harvest Festival
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Contact: (315) 923-3971
Finger Lakes

Information and dates subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm festival/event dates.