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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Santa waving during parade in Randolph

It’s time to get into the Christmas Spirit! The Enchanted Mountains has fun events that are perfect for friends and family of all ages, which start the day after Thanksgiving. Start planning your trip!

Pope Haven Campground

Pope Haven Welcome Sign

Pope Haven campground is a beautiful country side campground in the heart of the Amish trail. For people of all ages, family oriented and pet friendly. Cabin rental, golf cart rental, full hook up campsites or just tent camping available!

Spring into Adventure 2024

Spring activities

It's spring in the Enchanted Mountains, which means... our days get longer, flowers are blooming, and the warmer weather allows us to spend more time enjoying the outdoors! Here's a list of ways you can be active and enjoy spring in the Enchanted Mountains.

Camp Emerald Acres

Camp Emerald Acres
A campground that's the perfect place to enjoy the outdoors with your family or friends.

Holiday Valley's Your Turn Women's Ski Clinic

Your Turn Women's Ski Clinic at Holiday Valley Resort

This 2 day clinic is perfect for the intermediate to advanced level woman skier who wants to have more control, more confidence and more fun with their skiing!

Lisa Ballard is a renowned coach and former US Ski Team member who has a unique way of presenting the technical aspects of good skiing in a consise and easy to understand method. Lisa and several Holiday Valley's women instructors lead the groups through free skiing, drills, non-intimidating race training and video analysis.  Women's ski demos are included.

Registration is limited.

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2024 Ellicottville 5K Turkey Trot

Girls participating in the Ellicottville Turkey Trot

Warrior Fitness & Wellness will be hosting The Ellicottville Turkey Trot! Start your  turkey day with your community at the Ellicottville Turkey Trot! 

  • Run/walk for all fitness levels
  • Costumes encouraged
  • Food drive for local food banks

$20 registration. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Ellicottville Playground. 

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Medora Ball Museum

Medora Ball Museum in the Town of Otto
A church that was built in the early 1860's and displays the local history of the Town of Otto.

Tri-County Trout Derby

Fishing in the Cattaraugus Creek
Participate in the trout derby!!
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Crawl Outta Fall

Woman pouring a drink at Holiday Valley's Beer and Wine Festival

Start your Beer and Wine Festival experience a day early as you Crawl Outta Fall. Guests register in the lobby of the Tamarack Club and pick up a passport that features all the locations to visit for drink specials that evening. Registration takes place between 4 - 7PM and 2 Guys Drinking Beer will be playing music in the Tamarack Club lobby. Only $10 to participate.

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Christmas Tree Bonfire

Barrel at Ellicottville Distilery

Join Ellicottville Distillery for their annual Christmas Tree Bonfire on Saturday January 20th! They open at 12pm that day, Live Music with Kody & Herren from 5pm-8pm, lighting the fire around 6pm. Bring your used Christmas Trees to add to the pile!

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Rock City Park

Family walking through Rock City Park
A majestic geological spectacle of enormous rock formations and is often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Public Overnight Ghost Hunt

Haunted Hinsdale House

The Haunted Hinsdale House presents this exclusive Overnight Ghost Hunt at 8pm and it will run until 9am the next day. Your all inclusive experience will include a tour of the grounds and inside the historic building. You will get history and stories from your guide, as well as use of some ghost hunting equipment to see if we can connect with the other side. If you have your own ghost hunting equipment they highly recommend that you bring it. 

Get your exclusive limited tickets for only $109. 

Snacks, water and soda provided.

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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

Catt. County EDPT will announce the release of the applications in fall for the upcoming year. Applications are accepted after they are released  from October to early December. Please double check application dates as they vary slightly each year. 

Application Process

Complete an application for each marketing campaign project.

The marketing campaign should include which expenses would be covered by the Bed Tax Grant Program and which would be covered by your organization. The marketing campaign for Group B of the Tourism Promotion Grant Program could potentially contain a mix of following:

  • Print materials
  • Online Advertising
  • Radio Advertising
  • Television & Video Advertising

Possible applicants should develop a written plan for how their funding will be used.

Application & Guidelines Document