Category: Events

  • Here Comes Hollow Day!

    Here Comes Hollow Day!

    For Clarence Hollow residents and businesses, Saturday May 21st will be their day to shine. A day long schedule of events includes a walking tour, food and music all designed to show off everything Clarence Hollow. The full experience kicks off with Flower Days at the Clarence Hollow Farmers’ Market (10717 Main Street). From there…

  • It’s Winterfest!

    It’s Winterfest!

    Today’s Winterfest at the Clarence Town Park (10405 Main Street) may be an outdoor-only affair, but after all, that’s where the Winter is kept. And this year’s event will have plenty of it. The annual event put on by the Town of Clarence Youth Bureau is back Saturday from 11am-3pm, with one concession to COVID…

  • Taste of Clarence and Cruise Night Returns Aug 2nd

    Taste of Clarence and Cruise Night Returns Aug 2nd

    Another Clarence summer event is back – The Clarence Chamber of Commerce’s 17th annual Taste of Clarence and & Cruise Night opens Monday August 2nd at noon at Clarence Town Park (10405 Main Street).  Billed as “Clarence’s largest summer event,” the Chamber has a green light from the town to host the competition, albeit with…

  • Chamber Kicks Off Treasures of Clarence

    Chamber Kicks Off Treasures of Clarence

    When all you get for your hard work is lemons, it’s time to make lemonade. That’s always been good advice, and it’s certainly been great advice this year, as public health concerns have curtailed business activity. COVID-19 has also forced the cancellation of many of the most popular events on the Clarence Summer Calendar, including…

  • Snow or No, Still Plenty to Do at Winterfest

    Snow or No, Still Plenty to Do at Winterfest

    This weekend’s warmer temps and rain have not helped preparations for the skating rink of the sledding hill, but when Winterfest gets underway Sunday from 11am-4pm at the Clarence Town Park (10405 Main Street) there will still be plenty of activities for your young ones to enjoy. Besides the sledding and skating, there will be…

  • Oinktoberfest Welcomes Fall With An “Aloha!”

    Oinktoberfest Welcomes Fall With An “Aloha!”

    When the sun comes up later, the morning air is crisp and cool, and the first spots of color begin appearing in the leaves, it’s a sure sign that fall has arrived in Clarence. And with the fall comes Oinktoberfest. This year, fall enters with a Hawaiian twist, as this year’s BBQ Cookoff is themed…

  • A Short Take on Today’s News: Taste of Clarence and Car Show Edition

    A Short Take on Today’s News: Taste of Clarence and Car Show Edition

    [Editor’s Note: Joseph Genco is a recovering newspaper reporter and editor who publishes a daily opinion column called Short Takes, which we have re-posted with permission. Joe moved to Clarence to serve as Bee editor in 1987, and he and his wife Beth raised their sons Joe and Ben here. The opinions expressed herein are strictly…

  • Taste of Clarence Arrives Monday August 5th

    Taste of Clarence Arrives Monday August 5th

    The Clarence Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for their 16th annual Taste of Clarence and & Cruise Night. The Taste will take place rain or shine on Monday August 5 from 3-9 pm at the Main Street Clarence Town Park. Mark Medole, partner of the Emerling Insurance agency returns for his 2nd stint as…

  • 15th Annual Rock The Barn Opens Friday

    15th Annual Rock The Barn Opens Friday

    Pop quartet Material Girls and top touring KISS tribute band Mr. Speed will be thrilling the crowd at the Big Yellow Barn (9015 Main Street Clarence) on July 20-21st at the 15th Annual “Rock the Barn” – a fundraising concert for Meals on Wheels. Now in its 15th year, the event is the principal fundraiser…

  • Bike-Friendly Activities Blossom In 2019

    Bike-Friendly Activities Blossom In 2019

    From the very first Discover Main Street Fun Ride, to striping of bike lanes on the western end of Main Street, a key component of rebirth of Clarence’s Main Street has always been creating a bike-friendly space. Now, five years after the Town, community groups and the Clarence Chamber of Commerce came together to focus…