Thursday (Aug. 10th)


Big Kids Adult Fishing Derby

Fish the Mohawk River-Erie Canal
between locks 17 & 18.
Reg. 3 - 4pm; Derby 4 - 8pm from Rotary Park.
$5 Entry Fee - Several categories in prizes;
Register on Site

Double Dog Dare
LF Watershed - Top Notch Rd. Entrance
6 PM ; Reg. Free; Souvenir Workout Towel $10
5 miles of running; biking the trails on cross country
terrain. Individual and Team events; Consent Form

Summer Cruise - Inn Car Show
Rotary Park Marina 5-8 PM
DJ/ Food/ Parade at 8 PM

Annual Canal Celebration 2017 Youth Pageant
Beauty Pageant 5 pm/5:30 pm - Several Ages - Awards - Pre-Register by August 7, 2017
Benton Hall Academy Auditorium; Application

Shakespeare In The Park - Bentons Landing at Canal Place - 7PM

Thursday, August 10th

Downtown

  • 11 AM -5 PM - Golumpki Sale Little Falls Polish Club, 94 West Main Street -
  • 1-4 PM - Little Falls Historical Society Museum – 319 South Ann Street - “Bicentennial of the 1817Erie Canal ground breaking” and “History of Music in Little Falls”

WARD SQUARE / EASTERN PARK

  • 9 AM-8 PM – Little Falls Public Library, 10 Waverly Place – Annual Book and Bag Sale
  • 11 AM -10 PM – Canal Celebration Family/Kiddies Rides – North End

ROTARY PARK MARINA - Southern Ave.

“Big Kids” Adult Fishing Derby (18 & Older)

  • Registration: 3-4 PM. $5 Fee. Fish the Mohawk River/Erie Canal between Locks 17 & 18 from 4-8 PM.
    Cash prizes for heaviest of each species caught. Valuable Door Prizes Awarded - Refreshments
  • Summer Cruise-Inn – Car Show - 5-8P / DJ –Door Prizes – Trophies - Food Truck - Parade at 8p

BENTON HALL ACADEMY AUDITORIUM
15 Petrie St. on East Side of Ward Square

17th Annual Canal Celebration Youth Pageant

  • 5-7 PM. Sign in at 5 PM for pre-registered contestants. Judging begins at 5:30 PM. for Girls, 3-17 & Boys, 3-7 years old. Judged on Personality, Stage Presence & Appearance, modeling dressy or formal outfits, while being interviewed on stage. Crown, Sash & Trophy awarded winners in several age divisions, who are than invited to ride in Friday’s Grande Parade. Applications available at the YMCA and on-line at the LittleFallsNY.com website. Pre-registration is required. No applications accepted at the door. $15 fee per contestant with proceeds benefiting the Miss Mohawk Valley Scholarship Program.

LITTLE FALLS WATERSHED AREA
Blumberg and Carrig “Double Dog Dare”
Top Notch Road Entrance

  • 5:30 PM, 2 miles of running and/or mountain bike riding over rough, unimproved terrain. Free Registration. Individual & Team Divisions All participants must sign consent waiver / Helmets Mandatory 

BENTON’S LANDING / CANAL PLACE

  • 6 PM– The LiFT Theater Group presents a free performance of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”