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Niagara Falls Events in August

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Summertime is fun time with some wonderful Niagara Falls events in August.

Can you believe that August is almost here? It must mean that we are all enjoying our summers that much and time is just zooming by. Niagara is definitely a place of wonder with so many exciting and delicious events coming up in the month of August. There are too many events to include, as we could literally fill your calendars every single day. So we’ve only chosen our favourites (which was difficult to do):

Macy Gray - Fallsview Casino - August 1st and 2nd
Grammy Award winning Macy Gray takes the stage singing some of her greatest hits, including: “I Try,” “Sweet Baby,” “Do Something,” and “Real Love.”


Canal Days - Port Colborne - August 2nd - 5th
The Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival happens every Civic Holiday weekend. Featuring delicious food, artisans, musical talent (April Wine) and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Chocolate & Chicks - Peller Estates Winery - Monday - Friday at 2pm and Weekends 2pm & 4pm - August
If you love chocolate and wine, you’ll love this perfectly paired event at Peller Estates Winery. Here you’ll learn how chocolate and wine complement each other and can awaken your palate.

Art of Wine and Food - Peller Estates Winery - Monday - Friday at 3pm and Weekends 1pm and 3pm - August
This interactive experience will broaden your food and wine pairing horizons and wow your taste buds. Winery Chef and Cityline Personality, Jason Parsons brings together three Peller wines with three delicious food items from his recipe book.

Food Truck Summer Eats- Pillitteri Estates Winery - Every Friday, Sunday and one Saturday in August
Stop by Pillitteri every Friday, Sunday and one Saturday in the summer for some delicious Food Truck eating. Featuring The Yellow Pear, The Canuck Pizza Truck and Southern Smoke.

Trius Blues at the Winery - Trius Winery at Hillebrand - August 10th
Featuring Premier Canadian jazz musicians paired with fine Niagara wine and gourmet cuisine.

Ripe and Juicy Wildass Market - Stratus - August 11th - 12 - 5pm
Experience everything “ripe and juicy” and at its peak of perfection. Wildass wines, food vendors, gourmet food trucks, live music, artisans, live music and so much more.

Wednesday Supper Market - Garrison Village Niagara-on-the-Lake - every Wed. until Sept. 18th - 5 - 9pm
Hump day just got more delicious. Enjoy fantastic food truck eats, local cuisine, artisans, live music and so much more in Garrison Village. At the Corner of Niagara Stone Road (Hwy 55) & Niven Road (beside CIBC and Shoppers Drug Mart)

The Antique Market - Garrison Village Niagara-on-the-Lake - August 3rd and September 14th - 8 am - 1pm
It’s the first of its kind this year. Pick up some hidden treasures while getting in a little grocery shopping (of the healthy kind). Garrison Village. At the Corner of Niagara Stone Road (Hwy 55) & Niven Road (beside CIBC and Shoppers Drug Mart)

Summer Concert Series - Jackson-Triggs Winery - until September 6th
Award-winning wines, gourmet food, and brilliant Canadian talent come together to celebrate summer in Jackson-Triggs’ open air amphitheatre.

Safari Niagara Summer Concerts 2013 - until August 24th
This concert series is located in a unique setting on the grounds of Safari Niagara, which is home to over 750 animals, reptiles, mammals and feathered friends. Don’t miss performances from The Sheep Dogs, 54-40 (August 9th) and Great Big Sea (August 24th).

So pick a few, or pick a lot, but pick them quick, because August is almost here and you don’t want to miss out on all of the fun.

Want to stay on top of the latest and greatest Niagara events? Download our Niagara Falls Guide.

And of course, the Courtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls hotel is just a short drive from all of these “too fun to miss” Niagara Falls events.

 

 

Safari Niagara Concerts 2013

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Watch some of the greatest concerts this summer at the Safari Niagara Concert Series.

Safari Niagara is so much more than one of the best places in Niagara to take your kids to see over 750 animals, mammals, reptiles and birds. They’ve also got a great Splash Pad to cool off before, during and after visiting all of the furry, feathered and cold blooded animal friends. And if that wasn’t enough excitement, they also have a new Rhino Exhibit, Interactive Reptile Exhibit, Free Flight Budgie Experience and the White Lions. The fun is endless here.

Safari Niagara is also a great place in the evening hours for a fun-filled night without the kiddies. If you haven’t been before you need to check out the Safari Niagara Concert Series. It’s a great way to see and hear incredible talent under the stars. And you never know when you may hear the occasion “Roar” or a “Polly Likes the Sheepdogs” from a few of their biggest fans. Now can you say you’ve experienced that before? After all the animals appreciate good music too.

Here is the schedule for the rest of the summer:

Colin James - July 26th

Sheep Dogs and 54-40 - August 9th

Great Big Sea - August 24th

Tickets are still available to the Safari Niagara Concert Series.

Safari Niagara is just a short drive from the Courtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls hotel at 2821 Stevensville Road in Stevensville.

 

 

Buffalo Harbor Concerts 2013

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Buffalo Outer Harbor Concert Series 2013Don’t you just love it when you discover new things that are right in your neighbourhood? Well this one is sort of in our neighbourhood. Just a 30 minute drive across the border (so have your passports handy). Our newest discovery is the Buffalo Outer Harbor Concert Series. This was something that literally just landed in our laps one evening when a friend had extra tickets to the Black Keys on July 8th. It was quite the evening.

First of all, the concert’s location is amazing. The concert is located off the Fuhrmann Blvd. exit of Route 5/The Skyway in Downtown Buffalo, New York in the great outdoors. This venue can hold up to 12,000 people, so there is lots of space to walk around, grab some food from some fabulous and famous Buffalo Food Trucks, and plenty of places to grab your favourite beverage or two. It is general admission, so you can either brave the crowd and try and get up front or sit back and watch the concert from a distance. There are also VIP tickets available.

This summer’s line-up included Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper & Marilyn Manson, The Black Keys (which was fabulous by the way).

Here is the line-up for the rest of the summer:

On Friday, July 19th - the “one and only” Tragically Hip will be taking the stage, with special guests Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.

There are still tickets left for this show. You can show up to the doors after 4pm on Friday, July 19th.

On Friday, July 21st - Mac Miller and Odd Future

On August 2nd - Flogging Molly

There is plenty of parking close by and even a shuttle available for parking spots further away. So if you are looking for something a little different, you’ve got to check out this newly discovered venue.

And don’t forget, you can stay at the Courtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls hotel. We are just a short drive from the Buffalo Harbor Concert Series. Stay a night, 2 nights or a week. There is plenty to do in Niagara this Summer.