Celebrate 200 Years of the Erie Canal in Brockport and Lockport

Do you have plans in Brockport after Water Music NY?  Would you be interested in some fun in the sun in Lockport before the show? How about a kid-friendly restaurant? Brockport and Lockport offer many fun opportunities this summer for you, your friends and your family.

The Albany Symphony will be traveling through Brockport and Lockport on their Erie Canal bicentennial tour July 7th and 8th. Water Music NY is a unique musical experience 200 years in the making featuring FREE canal side concerts, world premieres by award-winning composers, and selections from Handel's Water Music and other American favorites. The Brockport concert will be a barge performance and the Lockport finale will feature fireworks after the show!

While you're in the area, check out some of these local businesses, museums, and restaurants!

Erie Canal Bucket List

The Erie Canal Discovery Center

The Erie Canal Discovery Center in Lockport is central to the town's Erie Canal significance and history. Learn about the Canals effect on New York at this engaging museum! Get Directions. 

VoteTilla

VoteTilla is an Erie Canal celebration combined with a Women's Suffrage centennial celebration July 17 through the 22nd. The Susan B. Anthony House will be traveling down the canal on a barge from Seneca Falls to Rochester, finishing with a celebration in The Susan B. Anthony House and Museum July 22nd. Learn More.

Paddle The Canal

The NYS Canal System offers 524 miles of paddling with 125 access points with boat rentals at select locations. Take a leisurely afternoon on the canal with your family and friends and enjoy history and take in the beautiful sights. Shove off from the Little Falls Canal Harbor or the Winds of Cold Springs Harbor in Baldwinsville! Learn More.

WaterMusicNY Bike Tour

Our fully supported cycle tours will follow the Symphony along its entire route. Packages include accommodations, unique and exciting daily activities, gear and luggage transportation, full support, and easy cycling along the remarkably scenic Erie Canalway Bike Trail. Learn More.

Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway

The Mohawk Towpath Byway "is a series of local, county and state highways that follow the historic route of the Erie Canal between Schenectady and Waterford/Cohoes in upstate New York." Learn More.

While You're In Town

George Eastman Museum and Mansion

The George Eastman Museum and Masion is home to one of the oldest photography collections and film archives in the world. See one of their staple collections or one of their three temporary exhibitions and walk around the mansion in one of their guided tours. Learn More.

Brockport

The Strong National Museum of Play is a perfect place to bring kids for the afternoon. The museum tours you through the history of children's toys. Pictured: The Butterfly Building. Get Directions.

Brockport

Visit the Susan B. Anthony House and Museum in Rochester for the centennial of WOmen's Suffrage! Also, be sure to check out VoteTilla, The Anthony House's Erie Canal/ Women's Suffrage Celebration! Get Directions.

Lockport

The Lockport Caves and Boat Rides are opportunities for family fun. It is reminiscent of a small Howe Caverns with fun tour guides and boat tours. Get Directions.

Restaurants

Brockport

The head chef of Rooney's Restaurant changes the menu daily based on what he finds in the market. This elegant, fine dining restaurant is dedicated to a fresh, delicious culinary experience. Get Directions.

Brockport

Ristorante Lucano's customers laud its consistent food and excellent service. It is widely considered some of the best Italian food in the Brockport - Rochester area. Get Directions.

Lockport

The Flight of Five Winery is located right next to the Flight of Five Locks of the Erie Canal. This charming winery is perfect for your post- WaterMusicNY evening

Lockport

Customers call The Lake Effect Ice Cream a gem of the Lockport area. With creatove names like "Revolution Coffee" and "London Fog," this ice cream parlor offers a host of unique flavors. Get Directions.

Places To Stay

Brockport

The B&B at The Edward Harris House Inn is an elegant Bed and Breakfast with old school charm. Originally built in 1891, the inn has been fully restored. They have also been honored as one of the "Top 10 Most Romantic Inns of North America." Get Directions.

Lockport

The InnBuffalo off Elmwood is a sweet victorian mansion lovingly converted into elegant suites by the owners Joe and Ellen. It is situated in a lovely neighborhood, less than a ten minute drive to Buffalo and twenty minutes to Lockport. Get Directions.

Lockport

The Foundry Suites in Buffalo are a unique B&B experience. Each room is different, decorated with modern furniture and art you wont see anywhere else in the building. The rooms are mostly large, so it is a perfect destination for  a big family looking for some fun in the Buffalo - Lockport area. Get Directions.