Special Events
2022 Black Arts & Cultural Festival |
2022 Syracuse Latino Festival |
Erie Canal museum |
Canalway Challenge
2022 Black Arts & Cultural Festival
The Black Arts and Cultural Festival tradition continues with art, community, history, music, and dance!
A celebration of the traditions, cultural and other contributions of the African American community.
This event has been always open to the general public, and it is FREE of charge throughout the whole day.
Visit the Canal booth in the Destination Heritage Area.
We hope to see you there!
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Hosted By: Empire State Plaza Convention Center
When: Saturday, Aug 6, 2022
Time: 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12242
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
2022 Syracuse Latino Festival
20th Anniversary Syracuse Latino Festival
The annual Syracuse Latino American Festival brings people together to celebrate Syracuse's vibrant Latin cultures through merengue, reggaeton, bachata, and salsa music; folk art and crafts; karaoke contest, and authentic Latin American food.
This Cultural public family event is trying to reinvent and recreate itself, into a proud peaceful representation of culture and a friendly healthy demonstration of the Latino people in this area and beyond.
This event has been always open to the general public, and it is FREE of charge throughout the whole day.
Visit and say hello at the Canal booth. We hope to see you there!
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When: Saturday, August 20, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Clinton Square, Downtown Syracuse
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
2022 Erie Canal museum is offering free guided tours
The Erie Canal Museum will also offer free guided tours of the Syracuse Weighlock Building on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
The building located at 318 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY 13202, is a historic structure where boats traveling on the canal were weighed and tolls collected.
The building’s first day of operation was July 22, 1850.
Hosted By: Empire State Plaza Convention Center
When: Saturday, Aug 20, 2022
Time:11:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Where: Erie Canal Museum
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
Parking: FREE (available in the lot across from the Museum, under routes 81 and 690).
Canalway Challenge
Fall 2020
Are you up for a new challenge?
Interested in the Canalway Challenge? Join the club! It’s free and experience the Erie Canalway’s many treasures.
Whether you are an elite cyclist or a family looking to get more active, set your sights on adventure and fun along the 524-mile NYS Canal System and 365-mile Erie Canalway Trail.
Reach your one-of-a-kind, personal mileage goal – whether cycling, paddling, running, hiking or walking – and discover all you can do along New York's canals!
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