Join the excitement at the 5th Annual HillTAP Festival on July 26th at Holiday Valley! Featuring live music, craft drinks, food trucks, mountain sports, and family fun in a scenic alpine setting.

Salamanca Summer Fest is back July 12! Celebrate Native American culture, shop small, enjoy live music, food & family fun in this one-of-a-kind city on Seneca Nation land.

Celebrate Native American culture and honor veterans at the 34th Marvin “Joe” Curry Veterans Powwow, July 19–20 in Salamanca, NY. Dance, drums, crafts, food & more!

The Ellicottville Memorial Library invites families to a free petting zoo experience on July 15, along with fun activities and sign-ups for the “Color Our World” Summer Reading Program.

Make the most of Labor Day weekend at Kinzua Rocks the Wake. A free three-day festival on the Allegheny Reservoir with water ski shows, live concerts, food trucks, and outdoor fun just an hour from Ellicottville.

Join the fun at the Ellicottville Memorial Library on July 8 at 1:00 pm for a free, family-friendly juggling show by Jacob Drops, featuring unicycles, machetes, music, and more!

Ellicottville’s Summer Music Festival kicks off with a brand-new Battle of the Bands on July 4th! Local acts perform across village venues for a shot at opening for country star Hailey Whitters. Vote live and help choose the winner!

Celebrate 36 years of rodeo tradition in Ellicottville, NY! Don’t miss four thrilling days of bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, and more at the Ellicottville Championship Rodeo, July 3–6, 2025.

Discover how Taurus season and the Scorpio full moon can help you boost your self-worth, release limiting beliefs, and attract abundance.

Sky High Adventure Park at Holiday Valley Resort is gearing up to open for the 2025 season this weekend, inviting guests to experience an exhilarating mix of high-flying thrills and open-air adventure.

Ellicottville Shops & Restaurants Have Everything to Treat Your Mom to Something Special this Mother’s Day

Join the Olean Meditation Center on April 26 for a World Earth Day Celebration featuring guest speaker Marcus Rosten of the WNY Land Conservancy.

The third annual “KenDucky Derby” is coming to Ellicottville Distillery on May 3rd. Pre-purchased “horse ducks” are poured into the local creek, and of course, the first duck across the finish line is the winner.

Welcome to Taurus season! Taurus is an earth sign, ruled by the planet Venus. What happens during Taurus season? We plant.

Spring is in full bloom and Easter is just around the corner, bringing with it a weekend full of festive fun, family traditions, and sweet treats.

Art has always been a powerful way to tell stories, preserve heritage, and celebrate identity. On Saturday, May 3rd, the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum will bring those traditions to life.

Headlining the 2025 edition of the Griffis Sculpture Park Summer Festival is Smilo & the Ghost, a rockin’ folk-bluegrass band from Erie, PA.

There’s a lot to be happy about heading into spring in Ellicottville. To kick off the season, EnduranceFactor is bringing their Happy Half Marathon & 5k back to Ellicottville for the 10th time.

The Annual WNY Maple Festival is the ideal way to usher in the vibrant season of spring. The weekend of April 26-27th celebrate 61 years of welcoming all Western New Yorkers into the maple tradition.

Using crystals in our daily lives is not a woo-woo thing at all. In fact, we have crystals in our body! The formation of quartz, the second most common mineral in earth’s crust, takes from thousands to millions of years to form.