Gowanda Chamber of Commerce presents Zoar Valley Fest and Jamboree featuring Sean Patrick McGraw:

The event will consist of a 5k run, organized kayaking and rafting events on the Cattaraugus Creek. Music. Promotions by World Kayak Throwdown.

Overnight camping for the weekend is available at the firemen's park.
(Fri-Sun) Fee: $20 per person or $15 per person  for groups 10 or more.
One night only is $10 per person.
 

The 6th Annual BUFFALO NIAGARA FILM FESTIVAL runs from April 12 – 22, 2012. The BNFF is a World-Wide International Film Festival & Market, open to the public, filmmakers, and entertainment professionals abroad. With the backdrop of Niagara Falls, many Buffalo historical sites, our newly formed BNFF Walk Of Fame “Trail Of The Stars” and our vast wine country, the BNFF has become one of the most enjoyable places to not only visit but to promote your films and screenplays in one of the most unique places in the country.

Kick off the fall season by spending a day in the woods. Enjoy crafts for kids, live animals, hands-on activities, food, live music by Nan Hoffman and more. No registration required for this event.

 

Come to Ellicottville when the foliage of the surrounding hills is ablaze with color for their Fall Festival, October 8th and 9th, 2011. It's the southtown's oldest and largest Festival. Tens of thousands of festival goers make for a lively weekend of unique foods, an arts and Crafts Show, carnival rides, live entertainment and much more.

 

The Buffalo Irish Festival, August 26-28, 2011 has found a new home - the Statler Hotel in downtown Buffalo.

The FIRST ANNUAL YOGA FEST will be August 14, 2011 from 10am-4pm at the Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf.

There will be free classes all day long, yoga postures, meditation, dance, singing, and activities for children. You can get a massage or energy healing, Henna and learn about what the yoga and holistic wellness community in WNY has to offer.

Schedule:

10:00am-10:45am Healing Yoga for Back, Neck & Shoulders
by Lisa Walter from Anjali Yoga & Wellness Studio

This July 8-10, 2011, join us in celebrating 3 days of traditional music, ethnic food, and dancing; a celebration of community and culture at the 40th Annual Grease Pole Festival at the Pucho Olivencia Center on Swan Street. Hispanic food, music and culture marks one of the oldest ethnic celebrations in Buffalo.

The festival also includes carnival rides and games. 

Williamsville - Amherst Old Home Days. - Island Park, July 10 - July 14, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. - A popular celebration to honor a century-old community tradition. Parade, food, amusements and rides, beer tent, music and family entertainment.

Our featured speaker is Kerry Mendez, owner of Perennial Yours in Ballston Spa, New York, a frequent contributor to HGTV and many national magazines including Fine Gardening. Kerry is author of The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Top Ten Lists (2010), and will have a really new book—coming out in May—on shade gardening, just in time for us!

Schedule for the day:

The Allentown Art Festival takes place in the Allentown Historic Preservation District of Buffalo, NY. Tens of Thousands art patrons visit the Festival to enjoy the beauty of Buffalo's weather in June, the charm and uniqueness of the Allentown area and the quality of the art and crafts presented by the over 400 juried exhibitors.