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NYS Canal System Opening Day

May 17th - All Day

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Canal Splash!
Canal Clean Sweep
Waterford Steamboat Meet
Fairport Canal Days
Path Through History Weekend
Cycle the Erie Canal
Oswego Harbor Festival
Tugboat Roundup
NYS Canal Conference
Canal Opens for the Season
Journey Along the Erie - Buffalo
Bridging the Canal 2016
Celebrate Commemorate Memorial Day
Pedal-Paddle-Run
Low Bridge, High Water
The Old Erie Canal Boat Float & Folk
Paddle Along the Mohawk
Summer Sunday Night Concerts at the Gazebo
Community Concert Series
Wine, Craft Beverage, and Artisan Festival/Music on the Erie
Little Falls Cheese Festival
Canal Day
CanalFest at Mabee Farm
The Great Big FANY Ride
Inclusive Kayaking and Cycling Extravaganza!
Towpath Day, The Legacy of the Erie Canal
16th Annual Cardboard Boat Race
Amsterdam RiverFest
River Through Time
Bicycle Fun Day on the Mohawk-Hudson Bike Trail
Magic in Minetto
Summer's End Festival
Tour the Towpath
World Canals Conference
Lois McClure Tour
GlassBarge
Erie Canal Family Fun Day at Lock 30
Erie Canal Bicentennial Celebration
Lockapalooza 2017
Celebrate Our Canals
CanalFest: Celebrating the Bicentennial
Bicentennial Canal Theatre Project
37th Annual Little Falls Canal Celebration
St. Johnsville Fall Celebration of the Erie Canal
Bicentennial Celebration with Stories and Songs
Village of Waterford Canal Fest
Locktoberfest
Seneca River Days
Amherst Bicentennial Erie Canal Walking Tour
Seneca River Days Paddle Fest
Discover Albany's Riverfront Celebration
Celebration of the Canals - Destination Oswego
CanalFest 2018
Explore the Summer Free Family Tours
Genesee River Romance Weekend
Rome CanalFest
Canal Heritage Festival
Albion's 6th Annual Rock-The-Park Festival
Mohawk Towpath Byway Duathlon
Kayaking 4 Meso
Holley June Fest
15th Annual Troy Riverfest
Water/Ways Tour
Water/Ways Tour
Water/Ways Tour
Water/Ways Tour
Water/Ways Tour
First Day Hikes
Performax Pond Hockey Festival
38th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Tall Ships
Erie Canal Half Marathon
Canoe/Kayak Race & Family Recreational Paddle
Hudson Crossing Triathlon
Heritage Weekend
Erie Canal Night
15 Miles on the Erie Canal
Erie Canal Heritage Connection
Sylvan Beach Canal Fest
Old Timers Fair
Locktoberfest Rome
Erie Canal Music and Stories
3rd Annual Erie Canal Run
Journey Along the Erie
Canal Walk
Trails Day Ride
National Trails Day Paddle and Walk
Yak On Social Paddles
Full Moon Social Paddles
Adaptive Paddling Extravaganza! (Fairport)
Tuesdays on the Towpath
Paddle the Erie Canal - Six Week Tour
Tour the Towpath Adventure Quest
Rome CanalFest
Oswego Paddlefest
Color Wayne
Historic Erie Canal Walking Tour
Exploring the Canals of Cohoes
Pedal to Peebles on the Empire State Trail
The Underground Railroad Bicycle Tour
Lockport Rotary Community Walk & Bike Event
Glide and Ride Bike Adventure on the Erie Canal
Glide and Ride Bike Adventure on the Erie Canal
4th Annual Schuylerville Fall Festival
Journey Along the Erie - Medina
Journey Along the Erie - Fairport
Journey Along the Erie - DeWitt
Journey Along the Erie - Little Falls
Journey Along the Erie - Amsterdam
Syracuse Strolls with the Erie Canal Museum Educator
Equality Weekend
Celebrating 100 Years of the 19th Amendment Through Music
14th Annual Wildlife Festival
Schenectady County Pedal-Paddle-Run
Fort Miller Days
Trailblaze NY
Cruise the Canal with Black Girls Do Bike
A Taste of Kayaking
2nd Annual Pancakes and Paddles - *An official 1st Mile Challenge event*
Doors Open Buffalo 2020
Ride the Women's Revolution
Locktoberfest Lockport
Locktoberfest Fort Edward
Locktoberfest Phoenix
Montezuma Birding & Boating Event
Kayak Through History
#CapitalWalls: Mural Bike Tours
Pop-Up Palooza: Accessible Kayaking & Cycling Exploration- Brockport
Rock the Boat: An Erie Canal Museum Open House
Canalside Summer Concert Series
Hudson Crossing Park Presents: Local History Cruises with Mohawk Maiden
The Tonawandas Celebrate the Erie Canal Bicentennial Tour
MUCCsters on the Canal
Sound Waves on the Erie Canal
Celebrating Cycling the Erie
Music in the Park
Summer Serenades
TRAID on the Trails
Riverfest Sponsored by Sticker Mule
Doors Open Buffalo
Story Cloths
Buffalo Rotary Presents Carousel Carnival
Birding Aboard the Sam Patch
Town of Perinton Gazebo Concert Series
Paddle the Mohawk Valley
Pop-Up Palooza: Accessible Kayaking & Cycling Exploration - Lockport
Music in the Park 2
Oswego Paddlefest
Kayak Through History
Kayak Through History
Kayak Through History
Kayak Through History
Kayak Through History
Music in the Park
Waterford Tugboat Roundup
NYS Canal System Opening Day
Delaware Avenue: A Path Through History
Paddle the Canal: ON the Erie
Montezuma Birding Excursions
Waterford Canal Festival
Canalside Walking Tours
1st Mile/Next Mile on the Erie Canal
Community Bike Days
Albany Symphony TrailBlaze NY
Towpath Day, Legacy of the Erie Canal
Canal Fest of the Tonawandas
2022 NYS Canal Conference
Roc the Riverway Celebration
Fulton Jazz Festival
Macedon Heritage Festival on the Erie
Path to Freedom: The Eliza Story
National Women's Hall of Fame - 2022 Induction Weekend Festival
Roc River Ride
Family History Day
Reimagining the Canals by Bike
2022 Waterfront Festival
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Port Byron/Weedsport
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Schenectady
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Onondaga Lake
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Utica
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Syracuse
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Seneca Falls
Albany & the Erie Canal: A Skyway Tour
Amsterdam Independence Day Festival
Neighborhood Open House at the Corn Hill Navigation Welcome Center
CLASH Endurance Watkins Glen
Fireworks on the River
Family Fun on Canal Street
Traveling the Erie Canal: 200 Years of Journeys
Seneca Falls Music in the Park Concert Series
Tour the Towpath
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Canaltown Days
Tasting on the Hudson
Brink of the Canal
Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour
Beers, Boots, and Barges
Public Ice Skating - Buffalo
Free Ice Skating - Rochester
Public Ice Skating - Syracuse
Free Ice Skating - Albany
On the Canals
FEBRUARY 15
First Day Hikes
Mohawk River Living History Weekend
Erie Canal Historic Trail Bike/Hike
Schenectady County Pedal Paddle Run
Champlain Canalway Trail (CCT) Family Bicycle Celebration at the Waterford Canal Festival
The Boilermaker's "Erie Canal Races"
Erie Canal Historic Trail Bike/Hike
Champlain Canalway Trail Family Bicycle Celebration
Music on the Erie
City of Rome Juneteenth Celebration
Wine, Craft Beverage & Artisans Festival/Music on the Erie
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Albany
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Oswego
15 PD (Pretty Darn) Good Miles on the Erie Canal
Spring Migration Festival
Celebrating Culture & Community through the Art of the Historic Erie
Cycle the Erie Canal
Albany Symphony Freedom Road
Albany Symphony Freedom Road
Wednesday at the Weighlock
Walk-N-Roll for Spina Bifida
18th Annual Cardboard Boat Races: Great Explorations
TRAID on the Trails
Buffalo Maritime Center (BMC) Whiskey Plank Ceremony
Fairport Reimagine the Canal Plein Air Festival
Champlain Canal Bicentennial Concert
Choirs on the Canal
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Buffalo
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Schenectady
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Syracuse
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Canastota
Beers, Bikes, and Barge: Schuylerville
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Port Byron
Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Spencerport
Traditional Music Concert Series
Living History Along the Erie Canal
Rock the Locks
River Rock Music Fest
Rock the Locks
Rock the Locks
Summerfest - Celebrating the Erie Canal's Impact
Day of Play
Champlain Canal History Tour & Paddle
Lyons Peppermint Days
Touch A Truck
Wayne County Bicentennial Family Fun Day
Newark Rotary Family Festival
22nd Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival/Explore Our Canal Corridor
Mohawk Valley Garlic and Herb Festival
Paddle the Canals: Champlain 200!
Pedal to Peebles
Canal Society of NYS Fall Study Tour
"It's A Wonderful Life" Festival
Christmas at Sea Open House & Model Train Village
Canal Society of New York State Winter Symposium
Paddle the Canals: Mohawk River Expedition
Towpath Tuesday Hike
Intro to Snowshoeing
5-Miler Sunday Hike
Moreau Lake State Park Guided Hikes
Buffalo Birding Bonanza
Secrets of the Lake Hike
Hear Them Now: Stories of the Enslaved at Schuyler Mansion
EarthFest 2024
Pedal-Paddle-Run
Donald Patneaude Memorial Towpath Regatta
Armond Bassett Canoe and Kayak Race
49th Electric City Regatta
Barge Chaser Race
I Love My Park Day
Inauguration of the Erie Canal boat “Seneca Chief”
Music in the Park
Seneca Falls Canal Fest
31st Annual Waterfront Festival & Cardboard Boat Regatta
Accessible Adventures Extravaganza on the Erie Canal
Learn to Kayak Ice Cream Social
Taste of Wayne County
Jam on the Canal: Food Truck Rodeo
Cana-l-stota
Exploring Diversity, Social Reform, and Innovation along the Erie Canal
Wednesday at the Weighlock
Carnegie Art Spree Festival
Mohawk Hudson Folklife Community Celebration
Geneva Paddlefest
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Macedon
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Albany
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Rome
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Pittsford
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Fayetteville
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Camillus
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Lockport
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Rochester
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Syracuse
Beers, Bike & Barges: Troy
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Amsterdam
Beers, Bikes & Barges: Chittenango
River Rock Music Fest
New York Paddle Champs
Summer Art Fest
Montgomery County Kayak-a-thon
Paws Along the Erie 5K
Oneida Adventure Quest

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