The leaves have fallen, the wind has turned colder, and homes are decked out in pumpkins and spider webs. With Halloween fast approaching, the community is ready for a fantastic celebration. From ghoulish decorations and haunted houses to pumpkin picking and apple cider, Halloween brings a celebration of the scary and macabre, the changing of the season, and a wide...
Starting Oct. 10, Halloween in Chautauqua County will have some extra scares this year to benefit local causes. Three haunted house attractions have joined forces this season to offer the community a Fright Nights discounted combination pass for entrance into all three haunted houses – Terror Within the Walls in Jamestown, The Haunting at the Mall in Lakewood and Town of...
The saying ”Good things come to those who wait” could apply to this year’s Jamestown Labor Day Festival. Originally scheduled to be on Sunday, the 35th annual Labor Day Festival was postponed to Monday for better weather. Following a soggy, rainy Sunday, Monday had plenty of sunshine which was great weather for the annual festival held at Bergman Park, which is...
Since 1980, Jamestown has celebrated Labor Day with food and entertainment. This year will be no exception as the 35th annual Labor Day Festival is set to start at noon on Sunday, Aug. 31. The festival is a community celebration to honor the labor force of the city and surrounding area. All money raised is used to fund festival activities and...
Marty McFly may have mistaken downtown Jamestown for 1955 with the large gathering of antique cars along Third Street for Motor Mayhem on Friday. Antique cars and motorcycles lined the streets as crowds stopped to take photos of their favorite vehicles. Proud owners sat beside their prized possessions, telling interested parties about their makes and models. Some were customized, others were...
“Motor Mayhem” will break out in downtown Jamestown later this summer with the return of the Downtown Cruisin’ classic car show and Thunder in the Streets motorcycle rally, presented by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation. The two events, now combined as Motor Mayhem, will take place from 3-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, along Third Street from Spring Street to Jefferson?Street. In...
