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Olean's Music in the Park Series
WNY Pro Pulling Series
38th Annual Strawberry Festival
Jingle Bell Jubilee 2023
The Jingle Bell Jubilee is a holiday event featuring many activities and events: the holiday market, carolers, dance groups, wreath creation class, Shop Raffle Drawing, Sips of the Season, make and take craft, horse and wagon rides; an inflated snow globe for picture opps, cocoa and cookie crawl, decorate the tree contest, cookie decorating, and even a Rudolph run! Hours for the event are 4:30-8pm.
Olean's Community Wide Garage Sales
Spring Music Jamboree
Enjoy live music at the Spring Music Jamboree!
- 1:00pm-2:15pm Squish Kitty
- 2:30pm-3:45pm Wild Fire
- 4:00pm-5:30pm Chillbillys
- 5:45pm-7:00pm Interstate Daydream
- 7:15pm-8:30pm Bob Hartle Band
- 8:45pm-10:pm IT
Cover changed of $5 per person at the door (children under 12 free)
Basket/Chinese auction
Special raffle item from the Fire Department
50/50 tickets
Larry's Food Wagon will be available to the public.
Showdown Throwdown
Sportsman Show at Seneca Allegany Events Center 2024
Group B
"Group B" of the Tourism Promotion Grant Program (Bed Tax Program)
Overview
A portion of bed tax is intended to provide grants for advertising and promoting various new or expanded tourism events, unique festivals, attractions and experiences that will attract more visitors for extended stays, overnight visits and day getaways. This grant program seeks to establish the importance of programs and opportunities that promote or support the development of specific themes or significant attractions and events, all of which enhance the level of visitor experience in the area. Any eligible grantee will partner and coordinate with the Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning & Tourism (EDPT).
Funds for Marketing Campaign
The funds supplied by this grant, the funding source, are from the County's share of taxes collected from overnight stays, bed taxes, within the County.
This funding is intended to supplement your marketing campaign's advertising budget and not meant to be your entire advertising budget; therefore a match or share of cost is expected.
Eligible Applicants
Chambers without full-time staff, business associations, non-profit organizations, events, festivals and other tourism associated activities.
The funds in this group will be administered by EDPT. Grantees will partner and coordinate with EDPT.
Application Period
Applications are accepted after they are released from late October to early December. Catt. County EDPT will announce the release of the application in October.
Application Process
Complete an application for each marketing campaign project.
A marketing campaign could contain any of the following:
Print materials
Online Advertising
Radio Advertising
Television & Video Advertising
Possible applicants should have, at least, a rough project plan using the example application for one marketing campaign
Approved Tourism Programs
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Ellicottville Distillery Sunday Series
6th Annual PUMP & RUN
Coldspring Volunteer Fire Department
HillTap Festival @ Holiday Valley
Education in Nature
New Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Opens 2018
Cultural Center on the Allegany Reservation preserves sacred artifacts, expands Native educational programs, features a 3-D printing lab and the first Longhouse built in two centuries.
Annual Firework Display & Live Music
Spring Craft & Vendor Show
Cattaraugus Rodeo- Bulls & Barrels
Happy Half Marathon, 5K & Beer Mile
Olean's Santa Claus Lane Parade 2023
Come join Santa and Mrs. Claus as they officially light the town's holiday decorations! This festive Annual Santa Claus Lane Parade is held annually on the Friday after Thanksgiving and the traditional kick-off to the holiday season. Santa will be in attendance and light up thousands of lights in Lincoln Park and downtown Olean when he parades through town in celebration.
Below is a video that highlights the 2016 parade, from the Olean Times Herald, produced by Adam Miller.