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Enjoy Events and Festivals

Celebrate, Learn, Enjoy!

Find exciting events all year long to celebrate canal heritage, arts, music, and the beauty and bounty of the Canalway Corridor.

Path Through History Weekend

June 17 - June 19
Statewide

Cycle the Erie Canal

July 9 - 16, 2023
Buffalo to Albany

Featured Community Events

Annual events include recreational activities, tours, concerts, and heritage celebrations.

Fairport Canal Days

June 2 - 4   >>   Main Street and Canalfront
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Champlain Canalway Trail (CCT) Family Bicycle Celebration

June 3   >>   Champlain Canalway Trail Head, Mullen Park, Fort Edward
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Living History Along the Erie Canal

June 5 & 6   >>   Lock 30, Macedon
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Schenectady

June 8   >>   Druthers Brewing Company, Schenectady
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Rock the Locks

June 9   >>   Canal Street, Lockport
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Low Bridge, High Water

June 10   >>   Village of Brockport
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River Rock Music Fest

June 10   >>   Lauravulle Landing, Clyde
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Rock the Locks

June 16   >>   Canal Street, Lockport
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Music on the Erie

Friday Nights, June 16 - August 25   >>   T. Spencer Knight Canal Park, Newark
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NAACP Rome Juneteenth Celebration

June 16 - 18   >>   Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome
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Wine, Craft Beverage & Artisans Festival

June 16   >>   T. Spencer Knight Park, Newark
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The Old Erie Canal Boat Float

June 17   >>   Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Oswego

June 22   >>   H. Lee White Maritime Museum, Oswego
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Rock the Locks

June 23   >>   Canal Street, Lockport
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Summerfest - Celebrating the Erie Canal's Impact

June 26   >>   The Beltrone Living Center, Albany
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Day of Play

July 1   >>   Veterans Canal Park, Amherst
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15 PD (Pretty Darn) Good Miles on the Erie Canal

Weekly, July 1 - September 15   >>   Erie Canal Boat Company, Fairport
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Albany Symphony Freedom Road

July 2   >>   Mohawk Harbor, Schenectady
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Albany Symphony Freedom Road

July 3   >>   Riverlink Park, Amsterdam
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Albany

July 6   >>   Albany Pump Station, Albany
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Wednesday at the Weighlock

July 12   >>   Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Syracuse

July 13   >>   Erie Canal Museum
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Champlain Canal History Tour & Paddle

July 14   >>   Whitehall to Comstock and back
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Lyons Peppermint Days

July 14 - 16   >>   Church Street, Lyons
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Canastota

July 20   >>   Canastota Canal Town Museum, Canastota
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TRAID on the Trails

July 21   >>   Onondaga Park/Syracuse Creekwalk
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Oswego Harborfest

July 27 - 30   >>   Oswego Harbor
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Beers, Bikes, and Barge: Schuylerville

July 27   >>   Bound by Fate Brewing Company, Schuylerville
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Touch A Truck

July 30   >>   Canalside, Buffalo
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Riverfest Sponsored by Sticker Mule

August 5   >>   Riverlink Park, Amsterdam
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36th Annual Little Falls Canal Celebration

August 9 - 13   >>   Multiple Locations, City of Little Falls
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Port Byron

August 10   >>   Lunkenheimer Brewing, Port Byron
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17th Annual Cardboard Boat Races: Magical History Tour

August 12   >>   Fort Hardy Park, Schuylerville
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Wayne County Bicentennial Family Fun Day

August 19   >>   Wayne County Fairgrounds, Palmyra
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Beers, Bikes, and Barges: Spencerport

August 24   >>   Arrowhead Marina and Golf Course, Spencerport
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Color Wayne

September 2   >>   Erie Shore Landing, Newark
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Macedon Heritage Festival on the Erie

September 2   >>   Lock 30, Macedon
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Tugboat Roundup

September 8 - 10   >>   Port of Waterford
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Mohawk Valley Garlic and Herb Festival

September 9   >>   Canal Place, Little Falls
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Newark Rotary Family Festival

September 9   >>   Fireman's Field, Newark
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Roc the River Ride

September 16   >>   Genesee Valley Park, Rochester
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TRAID on the Trails

September 16   >>   Syracuse Inner Harbor Creekwalk
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Buffalo Maritime Center (BMC) Whiskey Plank Ceremony

September 16   >>   Longshed at Canalside, Buffalo
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22nd Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival/Explore Our Canal Corridor

September 16
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Fairport Reimagine the Canal Plein Air Festival

September 30   >>   Village of Fairport
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Lockport Locktoberfest

September 30   >>   Canal Street, Lockport
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Locktoberfest Phoenix

September 30   >>   State Street, Phoenix
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Locktoberfest Rome

October 7   >>   Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome
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Little Falls Cheese Festival

October 7   >>   Main Street, Little Falls
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Champlain Canal Bicentennial Concert

October 8   >>   Corning Preserve, Albany
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Locktoberfest Fort Edward

October 14   >>   Canal Street Marketplace, Fort Edward
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Mohawk Towpath Byway Duathlon

October 15   >>   Riverview Orchards, Rexford
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Choirs on the Canal

October 21   >>   Canal Street, Canastota
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#CapitalWalls: Mural Bike Tours

September & October   >>   Downtown Albany
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