2025 Cassadaga Schedule of Upcoming Events April 11 6:30-9:30pm Check 1,2,3 at American Legion Post 1280 April 26 9am-1pm Cassadaga Clean Up Day, DPW Building, 288 Maple Ave. April 26 2pm Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park Dig In & Spruce Up May–October Pickleball at Cassadaga Beach, weather permitting. Mondays 6:30PM– dark, Wednesdays 9–11AM May 4 1-5pm CVFD Sportsman Raffle, Firehall May 9 6:30-9:30pm 2$ Bill at American Legion Post 1280 May 16 9AM – 3PM Legion Auxiliary Rummage Sale May 17 “Step Up for Kids” Child Advocacy Program 5K Run/Walk/Bicycle - Cassadaga Beach. Registration begins 8:30AM. www.capjustice.org May 17 Lakes Clean Up (Cassadaga Lakes Association) May 18 12 noon – CVFD Chicken Barbeque May 26 11AM Memorial Day Parade May 27 6 – 9PM Cruise Night American Legion Post 1280 (Rain date – May 28) June 4 5:45 PM Southern Tier Triathlon Club Triathlon Cassadaga Beach (Wilson Endurance Sports) June 14 8AM – 4PM Village wide yard sales June 12 6:30 – 8:30PM Strawberry Social with Cassadaga Community Concert Band Cassadaga Beach (Citizens for a Better Cassadaga) June ? 12:30 – 3:00 Farmers’ Market begins. Sundays, Ames Common June 24 6 – 9PM Cruise Night American Legion Post 1280 (Rain date – June 25) June 28 7 – 11:30 AM – Lew Mead Memorial Youth Fishing Tournament DEC Launch (Cassadaga Lakes Association) Rain date – June 29 June 28 12 noon - Village Beach Program begins. Cassadaga Beach open daily w/ lifeguards on duty 12 – 6. June 29 5 – 7PM – Pedro & the Smooth Cats (R&B, jazz) on the floating stage at Cassadaga Beach July 2 5:45 PM – STTC Triathlon Cassadaga Beach (Wilson Endurance Sports) July 4 9:30PM Flares and Boats Around the Lake (Cassadaga Lakes Association) July 13 5 – 7PM – Honky Tonk Heroes (outlaw country-western) on the floating stage at Cassadaga Beach July 27 10AM – Worship on the Beach with picnic afterwards. Cassadaga Beach July 27 5 – 7PM Ion Sky (rock, pop, alternative) on the floating stage at Cassadaga Beach July 29 6 – 9PM Cruise Night American Legion Post 1280 (Rain date – July 30) Aug. 10 5 – 7PM - Rustic Ramblers (traditional country) on the floating stage at Cassadaga Beach Aug. 6 5:45 PM – STTC Triathlon Cassadaga Beach (Wilson Endurance Sports) Aug. 6 6 – 8PM National Night Out - Ball Fields (Citizens for a Better Cassadaga) Aug. 9 10AM – STTC Kids Triathlon (Wilson Endurance Sports) Aug. 24 5 – 7PM - Midnight Recovery (classic rock, country) on the floating stage at Cassadaga Beach Aug. 24 - Beach Program ends. Beach continues to be open but no lifeguards on duty. Aug. 26 6 – 9PM Cruise Night American Legion Post 1280 (Rain date – Aug. 27) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Cassadaga Labor Day Festival Aug. 30 8AM - CassadagaMan 1.2m swim, 56m bike, 13.1m run Cassadaga Beach (Wilson Endurance Sports)
Aug. 31 12:30 – 3:30 Farmers Market Ames Common (Citizens for a Better Cassadaga) 4:30PM – Boat Parade (CVFD) Meet at DEC launch 4:15. Theme – storybook characters. 5-7PM – Smilo & the Ghost (folk, rock, original) on the floating stage at Cassadaga Beach. Sept. 1 11AM – Grand Parade (American Legion Post 1280) 12noon – 5PM – Ducky Derby at the bridge on Maple Ave. (Cassadaga Lakes Association) 1:30PM – Bicycle/Walk Dice Run. Registration at Cassadaga Beach (Citizens for a Better Cassadaga) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Sept. 6 7PM – “Corn” Moonlight Paddle Across the Lakes (meet 6:30 at Cassadaga Beach ) Refreshments. Call Evergreen Outfitters for rental 763-2266. (Cassadaga Lakes Association and Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy).
Register for all races (except May 17 5k) at www.coachmarkwilson.com or call 716 353-1288 or 914 466-9214. For Cassadaga Lakes Association event info, call 716 720-3935. For Citizens for a Better Cassadaga event info, call 716 665-8855 For American Legion Post 1280 event info, call 716 595-3145 For Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Dept. event info, call 716 679-5821 For Village events, call 716 595-3007
Winter Events: “Light Up Cassadaga” (December 6, 2025) includes gathering in Ames Common with Santa, refreshments, singing and initial lighting of holiday lights. Winter Festival (February 7-8, 2026) includes sledding, snow sculpture contest, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, dance, nature show, polar plunge, cornhole tournament and more.
