(WNY News Now) – Despite the cancellation of the 2025 Mayville Winter Festival, fresh interest from community groups and local organizations is sparking new possibilities for the event’s future.
While we were heartbroken to have announced cancellation of the 2025 Winter Festival last week, perhaps a silver lining is that the announcement has created renewed interest and engagement from many people wishing to plan some form of a festival for 2025 and beyond. The Chamber has been in communication with Inspire Good of WNY in Mayville, and we have formally requested the Village of Mayville to transfer the Lakeside Park reservations and concession agreements to this group, as well as the Town of Chautauqua to consider transferring their support of the event.
CHQ Chamber is working with this group to give the festival related equipment, supplies and materials to them for their use now and into the future. We also expect to provide a transitional sponsorship for whatever 2025 Festival may take shape, as requested by the organization who will announce their plans when ready.
Our festival planning committee volunteers and staff brought many great ideas and enthusiasm for this year despite the hurdles we ultimately encountered, and we thank them for their time and dedication. We hope as this unfolds that some of these ideas may be able to be implemented and we look forward to supporting the 2025 Winter Festival they are able to produce.
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