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Celebrate, Learn, Enjoy!

Hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors celebrate their canal heritage at a variety of canal-related festivals and events each year. Join the fun!

2019 Corridor-wide Events:

Water/Ways Tour

JUNE - JANUARY 2020
MULTIPLE SITES

Discover the vital importance of water in the development of the Empire State at the traveling Smithsonian exhibition.
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Featured Community Events

These events will give you reasons to head to the water and to canal communities again and again. In addition to this listing, please visit the NYS Canal Corporation for a complete canal calendar.

Water/Ways Tour

Novemer 23 - January 5, 2020   >>   Chapman Museum, Glens Falls, NY
Explore the endless motion of the water cycle and its impact on New York's history, landscape and culture. The Smithsonian traveling exhibition will be touring New York State from 2019 to 2020.
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