2013 July 4th Fireworks Displays and Weekend Events Around Ellicottville New York



Holiday Valley Resort Fireworks

Fireworks are a family favorite every Inepenance day celebration accross the United States. There are some great displays and activities scheduled during the July 4th weekend surrounding Ellicottville, New York.  Ellicottville has some great summertime attactions, including golf, the rodeo, the Sky High Adventure park with aerial park and mountain coaster, museums, casino and a new 8 lane bowling alley at Tim and Bonnie's Pizza . Ellicottville has activities for more fun to accompany your thirst for fantastic fireworks and summertime adventure. The July 4th holiday for 2013  is on a Thursday, so why not create a weekend of activities to celebrate!



Holiday Valley Stage for Summer Festival

The village of Ellicottville, NY has enough activity for the entire family for every July 4th! 2013 is no exception to the rule. There is a full lineup of events planed over the July 4th week in Ellicottville, which include the Summer Festival of the Arts, A juried Arts and Craft show, The Pet Parade, the Strawberry Festival, The Ellicottville Champonship Rodeo and the Gazebo series concert. Over the long weekend you are bound to run into one of the fantastic events. There are also fun activities such as The Double Black Diamond golf course, Elkdale Country club golf course, the three tier outdoor pool complex at Holiday Valley resort, the Sky High Adventure Park, Red House lake and Quaker Run areas of the NY State Park, Little Rock City, Griffis Sculpture park and more. The calendar of events are as follows:

Wednesday July 3, 2013

4:00 pm to 10:30 pm Allegany State Park - July 4th celebration at Quaker Beach - Live music! Other features of the celebration could be treats and snack bar and an ice cream truck. FIREWORKS display at dusk. Located off I-86 near Salamanca, NY in the Quaker Run area.

9:40 pm - FIREWORKS spectacular at the Seneca Allegany Casino  Add a spark to your holiday weekend with the best fireworks show in the region! Free and open to the public! The Casino is located in Salamanca, New York just off Exit 20 on I-86.

Salamnca is about 10 to 15 minutes away from Ellicottville!

Thursday July 4, 2013

8:00 pm - A Moments Notice band performs at the Gin Mill
7:00 pm - Ellicottville Championship Rodeo at the Sommerville Valley Stables (Click for Tickets) FIREWORKS after rodeo!

Friday July 5, 2013

All afternoon - Family Entertainment at the downtown Gazebo.

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm live music entertainment at Balloon's Restaurant

7:00 pm - Ellicottville Championship Rodeo at the Sommerville Valley Stables (Click for Tickets) FIREWORKS after rodeo!
8:00 pm  live music at the Gin Mill8:00 pm Comedy Night sponsored by the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival - Comedians Tammy Pascatelli and Toney Deyo and more.

Saturday July 6, 2013

10:00 am to 5:00 pm - Juried Craft show in downtown Ellicottville

11:00 am - Annual Pet Parade for Summer Festival of the Arts on Washington Street

2:00 pm -5:00 pm - Midnight Riders performs a FREE concert at the Ellicottville NY downtown Gazebo as a kickoff to the Thursday night Gazebo Series.

6 - 10:00 pm live music entertainment at Balloon's Restaurant

7:00 pm - Ellicottville Championship Rodeo at the Sommerville Valley Stables (Click for Tickets) FIREWORKS after rodeo!

8:00 pm live music at the Gin Mill

8:00 pm - Gretchen Wilson performs at at Holiday Valley Resort

approx. 9:30 to 10:00 Holiday Valley Resort FIREWORKS (following Gretchen Wilson performance) (Click for Tickets)

Sunday July 7, 2012

10:00 am to 5:00 pm - Juried Craft show in downtown Ellicottville

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm - Strawberry Festival at the downtown Gazebo
2:00 pm - Ellicottville Championship Rodeo at the Sommerville Valley Stables (Click for Tickets)

8:00 pm - Creedance Clear Water Revisited performs at Holiday Valley Resort (Click for Tickets)

OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OVER THE INDEPENDANCE DAY WEEKEND

  



Sky High Adventure Park

In addition to the fantastic events planned; local pubs and establishments have live entertainment throughout the village. There are over 12 bands performing over the weekend, including ones at the Gin Mill and Balloon's Restaurant. As usual, there are plenty of unique stores, restaurants and shops to visit throughout the village. Stop by for a scoop of ice cream at Katie's Cafe or grab some homemade candies at Watson's Chocolates. There is a full line of restaurants the serve quick sandwiches, salads and soups to gourmet restaurants for a full sit down lunch or dinner. In the fall of 2012, Tim and Bonnie's Pizza opened with an 8 lane bowling alley. The bowling alley is a few blocks east of downtown Ellicottiville and has cosmic bowling. The alley is a great addition to the fund activities in the getaway town. 

The town also has the Ellicottville Winery and the Ellicottville Brewing company to taste some local handcrafted wines, beers and ales. The winery is releasing the new EVL White wine this summer, so stop by for a tasting. Play a few rounds of golf at one of the fantastic golf courses, pack a picnic for one of the parks or check out the Sky High Adventure Park. Catch all of the great fireworks in Ellicottville, Salamnca and at Quaker Lake in the Allegany State Park; all within 20 minutes of Ellicottville and on different nights. Some people say that the fireworks are the main attraction during July 4th weekends; but in Ellicottville there is a full lineup of fun to make weekends complete for the entire family.

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