TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. — The Town of Tonawanda's Winterfest returns this weekend.
The activities kicked off at 5 p.m. Friday with a performance and clinic by the Tonawanda Aquettes swimming team. There will also be an open swim, a charity hockey game benefiting Compass House, and a petting zoo during Winterfest, which runs through Thursday, Jan. 19.
A Wine, Bourbon, and Beer Tasting event had been scheduled for Friday, but it had to be canceled because the Paddock Golf Dome is not ready for use following the Christmas-weekend blizzard.
"We did have to cancel our wine and cheese and beer party at our Paddock Chevrolet Golf Dome because of the dome deflating over the winter storm, but that was the only event we really had to cancel," Town of Tonawanda supervisor Joe Emminger told 2 On Your Side.
"We're going strong here in the town, and a little thing like our dome coming down wasn't going to stop us from putting on this event." he added as the event got underway on Friday evening.
Saturday's events include a reduced-rate open swim featuring a giant inflatable in the pool from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be events for much of the day, from 7 a.m. through 5 p.m. Saturday.
Charitable hockey games will be held Saturday at Lincoln Arena. Matchups include the Town of Tonawanda Police Department against the Ellwood Fire Department at 9:45 a.m., and the Brighton Fire Department vs. the Kenmore Fire Department at 11:15 a.m.
The 19th annual Kenmore East-Kenmore West hockey game will follow those games at 12:45 p.m.