44th Annual Fairport Canal Days Arts Festival Cancelled

Makes $10,000 donation to Perinton Food Shelf

Cancellation

After much discussion and consultation with Village of Fairport officials, the decision has been made to cancel what would have been the 44th Annual Fairport Canal Days originally scheduled for June 5, 6, 7.

According to Committee Chairman Ed Bradford: “Fairportians are by nature an optimistic community. We held out in hopes that the COVID pandemic would be resolved in time to still have our festival in some form or fashion. It is now abundantly clear that we can’t do that.”

The festival will return on June 4, 5, 6, 2021.

$10,000 Donation

Proceeds from the annual festival are donated to local not-for-profit organizations. This year, in this time of great need across the country and in our community, the Fairport Perinton Merchants Association and title sponsors Evans Bank and the IDE Family of Dealerships, have combined to make a $10,000 donation to the Perinton Food Shelf.

“Though we’ve cancelled for this year, it’s important that we maintain our support for critical not-for-profit services in our community. We believe that this is the greatest need right now and will do the greatest good for those with the most basic needs.”, said FPMA President Douglas Sharp.

“Evans Bank is delighted to serve as sponsor of Fairport Canal Days for the next three years, and we look forward to our first event in 2021,” said David J. Nasca, President & CEO of Evans Bank. “In the meantime, we are especially pleased to contribute to the Perinton Food Shelf program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as demands on food pantries reaches record levels.”

“Commitment to community is a core value of the IDE family,” said Rich Ide Vice President of IDE Family of Dealerships. “We a proud to be a multi-year sponsor of Fairport Canal Days and prouder still to make this contribution to the Perinton Food Shelf and help those most in need right now. We look forward to Canal Days 2021.”