Paddling Events for Spring and Early Summer 2024

Many people are surprised to hear of the natural wonders that can be found less than an hour south of the great Niagara Falls in the quiet, rural Cattaraugus County. Rock cities, ancient glacial valleys, vertical-cliffed gorges, and continental divides are just a few of the sights one may see on a day trip through the area.
Feel good this Thanksgiving by starting your day with a non-timed 5K at St. Bonaventure University with other passionate runners and walkers! Continue that feel good feeling by knowing that the registration fee supports the local food pantry and the Every Kid Deserves the Y fund!
Registration is at 8:30am at Francis Hall. Race starts at 9:30am.
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.
The Great Valley Volunteer Fire Company is hosting a Halloween Party!
$10 per person
Doors open at 6:00pm and the band, Remedy, will play 7:00pm-11:00pm.
Full bar, cash only.
21 and older event.
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.
Thursday 6/27: the carnival is open from 6:00 PM until 11:00 PM. Water fights are planned for 6:30 PM in front of the fire station. Registration starts at 6:00. The "Sticktights" band will be playing around 7:00 PM.
Celebrate the season with a country superstar! Having five number 1 singles to her name, including “Suds In A Bucket” and “Born To Fly,” this Country Music Award winning artist has recently been invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Enjoy all the well-known hits along with Christmas favorites like “Run Rudolph Run” as Sara Evans brings the spirit of the holidays to the Seneca Allegany Event center for one magical night!
Free admission to the public!
There will be a basket raffle, 50/50, face painting, custom leather patches/hats, petting zoo and pony rides, and freeze dried candy!
Proceeds go towards updating our Playground and Grounds
Experience the magic of ballet with the New York Theatre Ballet in a FREE masterclass open to the entire community!
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Richter Center Multi-Purpose Room, St. Bonaventure University Cost: FREE!
Warrior Fitness & Wellness will be hosting The Ellicottville Turkey Trot! Start your turkey day with your community at the Ellicottville Turkey Trot!
$20 registration. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Ellicottville Playground.
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.
The Challenger Learning Center announced the return of their popular space quiz event! Join in to test your space knowledge and also support a local organization. The event will feature a quiz with prizes for the winning team. You can participate in a team of 2-5 players.
Apart from the quiz, we will also have raffles with exciting prizes such as a Cutco Block, a $100 gift certificate from the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, a $50 AMC gift certificate, and more. You can still purchase raffle tickets even if you are not attending the event.
Music in the Park Returns July 25th, 2024 featuring Kokomo Time Band
They will be playing a collection of festive, feel good music including 50's - 70's Oldies, Cajun - Tex - Mex, and Fun Beach Party Music. Check out the band at https://www.facebook.com/funbandnumber1/
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts presents, Girl Power - Piano Music Written For, By, and About Women with Pianist Jennifer Hayghe on February 23, 2025 a 3:00pm.
GET READY TO ROCK! The Gowanda Historic Theatre presents: "Brave Strangers: A Tribute to Bob Seger" on Friday, April 25th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Welcome Brave Strangers, the ultimate Bob Seger tribute band! This incredible group of musicians will take you on a journey through Seger's iconic discography, playing all your favorite hits! Don't miss this unforgettable night of music!
Tickets are $25!
"Group B" of the Tourism Promotion Grant Program (Bed Tax Program)
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).
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.
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.
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.
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:
Possible applicants should develop a written plan for how their funding will be used.