FREE COMMUNITY EVENT!
Day time activities, food vendors, live music, and more!
2:30pm - Daytime Activities
5:45pm - Opening Acts
8:00pm - Albany Symphony Concert
Immediately following the concert - Festival Drone Show
Composer Hannah Ishizaki will curate a multidisciplinary concert that explores the physicality of performance and the intersections of sound, reflection, and visual design, connecting diverse artistic elements with local innovators and audiences. The evening will conclude with an exciting drone show display.
Daytime Activities
The Tonawandas Water Music NY Festival will be taking place in conjunction with the Webster Arts and Eats & Carnegie Art Spree festivals. Visit Events | Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda & Carnegie Art Spree! for additional daytime events and activities
2:00pm Art of Movement - Welcoming Movement Classes for all near Sweeny Street Pavillion
11:00am: NT Sweeney Hose - Antique Fire Truck
11:00am: NT K9 Unit - Meet and Greet with Police K-9 Unit
3:00pm- 5:30pm: Albany Symphony - Open Rehearsal
5:45pm-7:15pm: Opening Acts - To Be Announced
8:00pm-9:30pm: Albany Symphony Concert
9:30pm-9:40pm: Drone Show
Food Vendors
5:00pm -> 10:00pm
Frankie Primo's
District 37
Accessibility Information
Quiet/Sensory Area:
There is a partially fenced area that has a good sightline to the stage along the waterfront. Albany Symphony will provide a sensory area under a tent here with various amenities including noise reduction headphones and fidget toys.
While the area will not be completely quiet, the area will be staffed with resources available.
Seating:
People are encouraged to bring a chair to sit on the lawn. There will be a small amount of seating with benches and picnic tables.
Wayfinding:
There will be signage to direct people to the stage, bathrooms, accessible bathrooms, vendors, quiet sensory area, ramps to waterfront, and car drop off locations.
Restrooms:
There are built-in restrooms at the location, and there will be additional porta potties including ADA accessible or better.
For questions regarding accessibility, please contact Tori Conner: Toric@albanysymphony.com
Parking and Additional Information
Parking
Parking is available within proximity to the event. There is a series of 4 large parking lots between Race Street and Mill Street. There is an additional large parking lot off Mill Street.
Animals
Service animals shall be allowed on site. Other animals shall be allowed onsite on a leash no more than 6 feet long and under direct supervision of owner at all times unless specifically prohibited by site owner. Owner is expected to clean up after their pets at all times. Animals and handlers shall comply with all host venue site requirements and precautions
An Erie Canal Bicentennial Event
About Gateway Harbor Park
At the western end of the Erie Canal, Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, two cities in two counties, are divided and connected by the same historic waterway. Beginning in the 1990s, the cities pursued a shared vision focused on waterfront access, recreation, trails, and downtown reinvestment. Once abandoned canal fronts are now a regional destination, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to festivals, restaurants, and outdoor activities. Gateway Harbor stands as a symbol of the Erie Canal’s enduring power to unite communities and spark economic renewal.