Regional Events

Harley-Davidson is sponsoring a National Garage Party Month and this weekend is geared specifically to women.  The lessons shared at a Women's Garage Party are valuable to any woman who wants to learn how to ride. 

Maple Magic, a step back in time to when Native Americans and early settlers tapped trees to make maple syrup, will be offered in Allegany State Park three times during the next week.

The program is offered by Nature EdVentures of Buffalo at Camp Allegany starting 11am Sunday, from 11am to 2pm Wednesday, and starting at 1pm March 13.  Reservations are required. 

Snowmobile Trails are open!

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Grab your friends and family and head over to the Holiday Valley Tubing Company.

Tubing is fun for all ages. All you have to do is sit down, hang on and experience the exhilaration of pure winter fun!

Embark on an invigorating journey at HoliMont Ski Area where the cool sports and warm social atmosphere make every visit a special event. 

Who says winter has to be dark and dreary? 

At Holiday Valley, you can make FUN of winter with great skiing and riding terrain, abundant snow, top notch lifts, thoughtful services, beautiful facilities and fun-loving Ellicottville to boot ! 

Snowshoeing- Discover the simple pleasures of snowshoeing through the snow covered forest and field.  Enjoy the peace and quiet, observe the winter wildlife, take in the fresh air!  Snowshoeing is an excellent adventure for newbies and pros alike.  Simply strap on the shoes, and you're easily walking through the snow.  Both Lillibridge and Eshelman offer mil

These freezing nights and warm days are making the sap run and we have started boiling.  Come on in for hot buttermilk pancakes and fresh maple syrup!

Beginning March 1,  hours are as follows:

• Tuesday - Friday 9am-6pm,
• Saturday & Sunday 8am-6pm,

Closed Monday for groups and Closed Easter Sunday.

We invite you to watch tree tapping demonstrations and learn the tradition of Maple Sugarin.  Sprague's Maple Farms still uses the same tradition of producing Maple Syrup that the early American Settlers did all those years ago.  Spring in upstate NY brings cold freezing nights and warm sunny days, ideal conditions for the maple sap to run into our buckets and collecting tanks. 

Pianist Rosetta Senkus Bacon, trumpeter Travis Heath and French horn player Douglas Lundeen have demonstrated their prodigious talents across the country and around the world with appearances in Europe, Taiwan, Japan and Latin America. American Impressions captures vignettes of the many cultures of America with music ranging from Aaron Copland's Rodeo to Billy Joel's Root Beer Rag.

It's hard to believe that Holiday Valley can be even more fun, but wait 'til you come to Winter Carnival 2010!

Events take place on March 13 and 14 throughout the resort and in the Village of Ellicottville. Here are a few of the events that might take place, but a more definite schedule will be released in early winter.

Saturday March 13, 2010

Get your costumes and beads ready for one of the zaniest parades ever. Enjoy a weekend of costumes, parades, music and entertainment in the Village of Ellicottville.

The New York State Maple Producers Association is proud to announce that they will be hosting the 15th Annual New York Maple Weekend two weekends in 2010.  Saturday and Sunday March 20/21 and March 27/28, participating maple producers will open up their production facilities to the public.  Maple weekends take place regardless of the weather, so please dress accordingly for your visit

Snowmakers from the area are invited to come race and have fun! Teams of 2 ski down through a race course holding hoses and then hook them up to the hydrants before they cross the finish line. Come cheer on the Holiday Valley Team as they compete against snowmaking crews from resorts around the region.

Riders and skiers get huge air above the giant quarter pipe built at the bottom of Yodeler. Helmet and parent signature required.

The production is set in the downtown section of New York's lower eastside.  In the mid 1980's comes the O'Malley family.  Struggling Widow O'Malley is the owner of a pub that has been in her family since before their immigration to America.

A super G race for all ages! Let 'em rip and check your speed in the radar trap! Registration at the Training Center. Helmet and parent signature required.

The Southern Tier Child Advocacy Center is hosting the Princess Party for girls ages 3 to 10.

A passionate performer, leader and innovator, Claire Chase creatively links traditional, contemporary and experimental music with program choices that range from Bach and Brahms to Boulez and Saariaho and beond.

An exciting head to head mogul competition on Yodeler where the best speed, style and air send you on to the next round. Open to all ages. Register at the Training Center 7:30am - 8:30am. Practice runs 8:30 - 9:15.