Stroll the Streets
Stroll the Streets
Friday evening entertainment and farmers market return to downtown, July 9th
The best excitement is always the unexpected, and unexpected is just what people have come to love about Ellicottville’s Stroll the Streets. Whether it be fire dancers or face painters, the streets of Ellicottville come alive on Friday evenings in the summer. Shops spill out onto the streets to offer later shopping hours along with promotions, sales and deals.
Stroll the Streets is a great way to end your week or kickstart your weekends here in Ellicottville. Powered by the Rotary Club of Ellicottville and entering its sixth year, STS coordinator Jessica Gilbert expresses her excitement for the 2021 season. “There is still all the family fun, a little bit of music, and of course community involvement you have come to know,” she told ellicottvilleNOW. Ellicottville’s own Tui Osborne will be a frequent performer this summer, bringing his melodic voice to all that stroll on by.
“We did partner up with the farmers market a few years ago, and having these two events run parallel and simultaneously has been really great,” Gilbert continued. “And something new that we’re doing this year is our passport has gone digital.”
Traditionally, visitors would get a piece of paper, charged to wander around to participating businesses to get their passport marked off. In doing so, you could redeem a completed passport for some sort of special, discount or sweet treat. “This year it will be based off a google form that you can access by scanning a QR code,” explained Gilbert. “Once all of the fields are completed, you can redeem your passport at the Farmers Market for your winnings.”
The passport has truly become a fan favorite for the local kids and visitors alike. “One cool thing about going digital is that we can enter all participants for a season ending Grand Prize Pack with prizes from all of the participating vendors.”
On the Farmers Market end of the Village (set up on the lawn of the 1887 Building), you can expect to see the return of many of the staple vendors from 2020 such as The BioDome Project, Ellicottville Distillery, Johnny’s Stand and Ellicottville Greens. With everything from local produce, syrup, honey, pottery, potted plants, handmade jewelry, soaps and alpaca goods, you are guaranteed to find something locally produced to brighten your day. The Market is a place that aims to provide a community setting that allows local vendors to showcase their hard work, goods, and produce. Western New York is home to such a wide variety of talented people and this is a great outlet for them to present their work and connect producers directly to consumers.
Stroll the Streets and the Ellicottville Farmers Market kick off July 9th, running every Friday from 4:00-7:00pm into September. Look to their social media pages on Facebook and Instagram for real time updates and what events to expect each week. One thing I have come to learn, is that no two Fridays are alike in Ellicottville, so why not trek downtown each Friday evening, fill up your fridge with local goods and dig into that good old community feeling.