Created: June 04, 2021 06:07 PM
FAIRPORT, N.Y. (WHEC) With one festival behind us this season, Fairport Canal Days will be the second major in-person festival the Rochester area has seen since 2019. Organizers say they learned a lot from the Lilac Festival, and they expect Canal Days to feel similar to the Lilac Festival in terms of volume and vendors. I couldn t be happier to be here with the festival organizers to welcome back the 44th annual Fairport Canal Days and really urge this community to get vaccinated, said County Executive Adam Bello at a press conference Friday morning.
If you haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine yet, you will have an opportunity to get the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the festival this weekend. You do not need an appointment and the clinic will be held in the municipal parking lot at the corner of Lift Bridge Lane and South Water Street. Keep in mind, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was only given emergency use authori
Created: May 12, 2021 04:22 PM
FAIRPORT, N.Y. (WHEC) Businesses, officials, and people sick of being cooped up are celebrating the return of one of the area’s marquee festivals.
On Wednesday organizers spelled out their plans for Fairport Canal Days to return.
“We felt it was critical for our community, our economy, and our mental health,” said Ed Bradford, Chairman of Fairport Canal Days.
Officials and organizers detailed their announcement and unveiled the official poster declaring that Canal Days 2021 will happen.
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“We really need, now, some good news. We need to get back to that sense of normal,” said Monroe County Executive Adam Bello.
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