This evening, the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation invites you to come down to Canalside to enjoy holiday festivities at the Central Wharf. This is a also a celebration of winter and the waterfront. There will be holiday music, kettle corn, free horse drawn carriage rides, kids’ activities, a tree lighting ceremony, and Santa will arrive on the Cotter fireboat!
Also look for the chili cook-off at Liberty Hound and a special fire performance by Buffalo’s own Pyromancy. The fun starts at 4pm, so grab some friends and head on down to catch the festivities.
Event Schedule:
Ongoing from 4:00-7:00:
• Holiday music
• Food/beverage @ The Liberty Hound Restaurant
• Kettle Corn
Starting at 4:00:
• FREE Family Activities in the HEATED tent provided by:
– Explore & More Children’s Museum AND The Buffalo Museum of Science/Tifft Nature Preserve
• FREE Horse Drawn Carriage Rides presented by Hartland Carriage (ends at 6:00 pm)
• Face Painting by “Abigail” (ends at 6:00 pm)
Starting at 5:00:
• Chili/Chowder Cooking Competition presented by the Liberty Hound- featuring Buffalo Fire Department Chefs Special guest judges include Janet Snyder from KISS 98.5, Jim Fink from Buffalo Business First, and Max Willig from Max Willig Architects
• Pyromancy Fire Performance Troupe- Part I
Starting at 5:30:
• Arrival of Santa Claus on the E.M. Cotter Fire Boat courtesy of the Friends of the E.M. Cotter
Starting at 6:00:
• 2012 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
Starting at 6:30:
• Announcement of winners of the cooking competition
• Pyromancy Fire Performance Troupe- Part II