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New I LOVE NY Promotion Highlights Savings to Canadian Visitors

Travel from Canada to New York Dropped 26% in 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul today extended a special invitation to Canadian travelers by announcing the launch of a NY LOVES CANADA promotion on the I LOVE NY website. This program highlights to Canadian travelers deals and opportunities throughout the state available to visitors during the final weeks of summer in August and September, with some promotions running through December. Savings vary by attraction or lodging, with several offering discounts to encourage travel and offset the currency exchange rate. Canadian visitation to New York State fell more than 26% in 2025. This promotion represents the latest in I LOVE NY's continued efforts to promote cross-border tourism to New York State's dynamic and diverse vacation regions.

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The New Seasonal Collection Celebrates Hudson Valley Food and Craft, Offering a Taste of the Makers and Communities Behind the Region’s Culinary Culture

Stockport, NY (August, 2026) – From the small businesses of downtown Ellenville to the restaurants, shops and makers of Hudson and Columbia County, the Hudson Valley’s culinary identity is shaped by the people growing, cooking and creating throughout the region.

Irish Literature: History & Myth Since 1798 on view September 18, 2026 – January 17, 2027

New York, NY (August 19, 2026)—The New York Historical, New York’s first museum, explores the history of literary Ireland in a new exhibition featuring more than 135 rare books, manuscripts, broad sheets, playbills, drawings, prints, and illustrations. On view September 18, 2026 – January 17, 2027 and drawn from the Leonard L. Milberg Collections of Irish Literature at the Princeton University Library and Leonard L. Milberg’s private collection, Irish Literature: History and Myth Since 1798 reveals how closely the literature, history, and politics of Ireland entwine across the last two centuries.

Binghamton, NY – Broadway In Binghamton announces that tickets for the first show of the 2026-2027 M&T Bank Broadway Season, MYSTIC PIZZA: A New Musical, will go on sale to the public August 24 at 10AM. MYSTIC PIZZA will make its Binghamton debut at the Forum Theatre on September 29 & 30.

Utica, N.Y. - Oneida County History Center is excited to announce the Historical Hall of Fame class of 2026! The inductees include five remarkable individuals: Catherine M. Buckley (1898-1996), naturalization pioneer and civil servant; Anna L. Deecke (1855-1916), teacher and founder of Utica's first kindergarten; Steven J. DiMeo (1954-2024), visionary economic development leader; Henry Howard (1816-1897), a freedom seeker and Civil War veteran; and Bill Worden (1942-2023); beloved WKTV and journalist news anchor.

This year’s celebration expands to feature more programs, fan events, live music, puppetry workshop, and special guests—all anchored by The Jim Henson Exhibition
New exclusive MoMI merchandise commemorating the occasion will be available

Astoria, New York, August 20, 2026 — Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), home of The Jim Henson Exhibition, will commemorate Jim Henson’s birthday (September 24, 1936) with a special four-day celebration, September 24–27, in honor of what would have been his 90th year. This fun, long weekend for fans of all ages features a slew of special guests, screenings, puppet workshops, a collectible swap meet, live music in the courtyard, and more!…

The 250th did not end in July: across three Signature Events this fall, Fort Ticonderoga’s REAL TIME REVOLUTION® follows the Northern Continental Army through 1776, at the time and on the ground where it happened

Ticonderoga, N.Y.—Three months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution nearly ended on Lake Champlain. Beginning Saturday, August 29, and continuing Sunday, August 30, Fort Ticonderoga marks the 250th anniversary of that autumn in 1776 with three consecutive REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Signature Events, opening with “Fleet & Fortification: The Science of Defense.”…

Ticonderoga, NY – August 20th, 2026 – Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in coordination with The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, September 18th at 5:30 PM at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour, 112 Montcalm Street, Downtown Ticonderoga, celebrating the arrival and new home of the Galileo shuttlecraft.