Festivals

thurs. 5-sat. 7
Kenmore Days 2007 - Kenmore
Days at Mang Park will feature a
carnival atmosphere with live
entertainment, Monte Carlo games,
jugglers, movie madness, Buffalo Zoo
Mobile, Farmers Market, Paddock
Chevrolet Fireworks Display, and
Kenmore Days Classic Car Show at
Delaware Avenue and Delaware Road.
Hours: 4-9:30 p.m. Thursday, 5-10 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday.
fri. 6-sun. 8
Pirate Festival - Featuring music,
food, rides and other pirate-themed
activities beginning 6 p.m. Friday, July 6
at Krull Park, Lake Road, Olcott. The
event continues noon-midnight on
Saturday and noon-8 p.m. Sunday.
Annual parade will be held Saturday.
778-8531, www.olcott-newfane.com
French and Indian War
Encampment - Old Fort Niagara
will hold its annual event featuring
almost 1,000 living history
demonstrators to recreate the 1759 Siege
of Niagara beginning at 9:45 a.m.
Friday, July 6. 745-7611,
www.oldfor tniagara.org
Come Home to Salamanca -
Festival of food combined with annual
summer bash to coincide with Alumni
Days for Salamanca Senior High School.
Sock Hop, classic car show and Dancing
with the Stars competition. 945-2034,
www.enchantedmountains.com
sat. 7-sun. 19
Sterling Renaissance Festival -

More than 80 stages and 200 actors are
part of the event, which includes a pub
sing, a wench auction and trial and dunk
tank. The festival runs 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays starting Saturday,
July 7 at 15385 Farden Road.
1-800879-446, www.sterlingfestival.com
sat. 7
Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk -
The sixth annual event will take place
from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 7 in
University Heights and Eggerstville area.
Guests can pick up maps of the area at
250 Capen Blvd. and the office of
Community Relations in UB's Allen
Hall, UB South Campus. 829-3099
Urban Gardens: An Insider's Look
The tour will take place from 10 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at Nardin Academy, 135
Cleveland Ave., Buffalo. The event
includes lunch and is sponsored by the
Theodore Roosevelt National Historic site.
The cost is $23 for members and $25 for
nonmembers. Reservations are required.
Call 884-0095 for more information.
sat. 7-sun. 8
Cheektowaga Art Guild's Arts &
Crafts Competition - Two days of
family fun and a great place to shop for
that piece of art for your home or office,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Call 634-2030
or visit www.cheektowagaartguild.com
for more information.
The Taste of Buffalo will take place
Saturday and Sunday, July 7 and July 8
at Delaware Avenue and Niagara Square.
Food, music, entertainment. V isit
www. tasteofbuffalo. com
sun. 8
HKCCA GardenView Tour -

Pick up a map at the corner of
Kensington Avenue and Hamilton Drive
in Snyder, with descriptions of the 20
gardens for the fifth annual HKCCA
Garden View, beginning at 10 a.m
Sunday, July 8. Enjoy Snyder and
Cleveland Hill on the self-guided tour
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Best way to cover tour is
on bicycle.
Art on the Riverwalk - The
Coalition of WNY Art Societies
presents this outdoor art show at 10
a.m. Sunday July 8 on the Riverwalk in
Niawanda Park, Tonawanda. Call
692-2141 for more information.
Akron in Bloom - Noon to 4 p.m.
on Sunday, July 8 at the Rich-Twin
Octagon House at 145 Main St., Akron.
Presale tickets are $6 from Bag &
Barrel, 99 Main St., Akron, and
Bedfords's Greenhouse, 6820 Cedar St.
Tickets bought the day of the tour are
$8. Call 542-9733 or visit
www.newsteadhistoricalsociety.org for
more information.