Hello Niagara Falls! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: Falls history exhibit, junior chef culinary camp, and Pokémon League + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
Falls history on display: Power and Revolution, a free exhibit at Niagara Falls State Park, is now open noon to 4 p.m. through Halloween, tracing 1776, AC’s 1896 breakthrough, and the 1956 Schoellkopf collapse -- see the exhibit details.
Learning the business early: Niagara Falls High School’s real estate class is giving teens hands-on industry skills, from market analysis to floor plans and renovations, letting them earn 77 hours toward licensing while graduating -- read how the class works.
Rapid travel center growth: LV Petroleum debuted a TA Express in Niagara Falls with Tim Hortons and Miss J’s Cafe, amid expansion that added new Sbarro locations and a June 2 operations acquisition -- explore the new travel center.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Weekend yard glow-up: Goodman's Farm Market is the low-stress way to refresh the porch and pantry, with perennials, vegetable plants, hanging baskets, soils, and houseplants alongside local honey, bird-feeding supplies, and giftable fruit baskets. Swing by when you want your place to look like you totally planned spring.
Close-to-home reset: Skip the tourist autopilot and take a quiet loop through Goat Island and the Three Sisters Islands, then peep falcons from the Observation Tower or brave Cave of the Winds. Cap it with a view-heavy bite at Top of the Falls Restaurant, because Niagara Falls State Park still does everyday magic.
Reality optional this week: Trade the usual routine for Omni Arena sprints, a wildly fun Dark Ride, and a wall of ticket-spitting classics at Vortex VR Arcade. Perfect when you need AC, kid-bribe points, or a squad night that ends with ridiculous leaderboard smack-talk.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
💿 Reset To Vinyl @ Mang Park (Kenmore) | Friday (6/26) at 7:00 PM – Kenmore Days is turning Mang Park into a time machine with Reset To Vinyl laying down classic and 80s rock and pop, no algorithm required. Expect lawn chairs, singalongs, and at least one dad solo. Nostalgia, community, and just-right volume for bedtime after.
🐟 Fishing Derby @ Bond Lake Park (Ransomville) | Saturday (6/27) at 10:00 AM – Free Fishing Weekend at Bonds Lake means you can wet a line, no license required for adults, and Troop 833 is keeping the derby honest. Expect bobbers, lawn chairs, and exaggerated fish stories, with bragging rights awarded by Scouts who tie better knots than you.
🚗 Town of Niagara Recreation Car Show @ Veterans Memorial Park | Saturday (6/27) at 11:00 AM – Roll into Veterans Memorial Park for the 5th annual Town of Niagara car show, a free neighborhood flex of chrome and nostalgia. Expect music, food, and awards across nine categories, plus a magnet for the pre-registered show-offs.
⚡ Pokémon League @ Professor Sam's Card Shop (Tonawanda) | Saturday (6/27) at 2:00 PM – Calling all lapsed trainers and card-hoarders, the Pokémon League is back, free, and running every Saturday. Expect casual and competitive play, arcade vibes, and tickets toward a prize wall stacked with booster boxes, Elite Trainer Boxes, Loungefly, and bragging rights. Bring the kids, or don't.
🏳 Dance Performance @ Old Falls Street | Saturday (6/27) at 3:00 PM – Old Falls Street turns into a dance floor as Rainbow City Pride returns with Niagara Pride, brooms shaking, spirits high, and Cataract Commons buzzing. Expect joyful moves, familiar faces, and just enough glitter to make the tourists jealous, no poncho required.
🎺 America 250 NYS Concert Tour @ Niagara Falls State Park | Sunday (6/28) at 11:00 AM – If you like your nostalgia with brass and discipline, the 42nd Infantry Division Band is serving timeless folk, coast to coast rock and roll, and crowd-pleasers from every genre. Part of the America 250 tour, it is free, family friendly, and gloriously unpretentious.
🎶 Kenmore Porchfest 2026 @ Village of Kenmore | Sunday (6/28) at 11:00 AM – Nothing beats live music drifting off front porches while you wander the block with a camp chair, the good sunglasses, and zero parking drama. Kenmore’s Porchfest turns the neighborhood into a walkable playlist, equal parts porch pride, serendipitous jams, and pleasantly nosy people-watching.
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07 — The Niagara Falls report Weather forecastToday — High: 78°F — Low: 59°F — Precip: 1%
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Later: A chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tomorrow — High: 76°F — Low: 59°F — Precip: 75%
Rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. This house is wildBuilt in 1892, The Grand Lady is a stately Victorian with about 3,500 square feet, a sweeping wraparound porch, and original woodwork that gives every room old-world charm. Updated windows, an expanded kitchen, formal dining room, 4-plus bedrooms, and a finished third-floor studio add modern flexibility to this iconic Niagara Falls treasure.
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