Gowanda Small Town Times

Monday, July 6

Gowanda Free Library - 10 am to 4 pm
Weekly Crafts

Collins Public Library – 10:30 am
LapSit with Miss Abbie – best for ages 6 months to 3 years. Call 716-532-5129 for more

Collins Public Library – 5 pm
Kids DIY Dino Resist Painting. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Tuesday, July 7

Collins Public Library – 5 pm
Dino Bag Decorating. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Wednesday, July 8

Collins Public Library – 3:30 pm
Kids Painting Art Show Sign up. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Gowanda Central School - 6:30 to 7 pm
School Board Meeting
High School Library Media Room

Thursday, July 9

Collins Public Library - 3 pm
Family Movie & popcorn. Call 716-532-5129 for title

Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Music In The Park at Chang-Hu Park
band: Paul Zittle & Pure Country

Saturday, July 11

Collins Public Library – 11 am
Adult Craft: Infinity Cube– Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce - 11 am to 3 pm
Gowanda Farm & Craft Market; on W. Main Street

NY&LE Railroad - 11 am and 2 pm
South Dayton Flyer

Collins Public Library – 1 pm
Dino Christmas in July. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Trinity United Church of Christ - 4 to 6 pm [until gone]
Community Meal
Grilled chicken, rice medley, tossed salad, roll

Town of Collins - 5 to 11 pm
Libertyfest

Sunday, July 12

Freedom Horse Archers - 8 am to 5 pm
Eternal Flame Mounted Archery - 1* Competition

NY&LE Railroad - 2 pm
South Dayton Flyer

Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce - 3 pm
Gowanda Celebrates 250 Years Grand Parade
- plus other activities on W. Main Street -

Jamestown Community College has announced their full-time Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.50 while enrolled in at least 12-degree credits. Several local students were included in the list. They are:

Collins: Zachary Boos, Andrew Halbert, August Krebs, Christian Merrill, Deshaun Santos

Gowanda: Madalyn West

Monday, June 29

Collins Public Library – 10:30 am
LapSit with Miss Abbie – best for ages 6 months to 3 years. Call 716-532-5129 for more

Collins Public Library – 5 pm
Summer Reading Kick off. Call 716-532-5129 for more info.

Tuesday, June 30

Collins Public Library – 5:30 pm
Lego Club. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Wednesday, July 1

Gowanda Free Library - 10:30 am to 6:30 pm
Patriotic Hats Craft

Collins Public Library - 3:30 pm
Kids Craft – Wooden Flag. Call 716-532-5129 to register

Thursday, July 2

Gowanda Free Library - 2 pm
Red, White & Blue Tie-Dye Shirts craft

Collins Public Library - 3 pm
Family Movie & popcorn. Call 716-532-5129 for title

Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Music In The Park at Chang-Hu Park
band: Bad Management

Friday, July 3

Gowanda Free Library - 10:30 to 11 am
Me and My Kiddo AM StoryTime

Collins Public Library – 1 pm
Free movie and popcorn. Call 716-532-5129 for title.

Sunday, July 5

GoWanda Brewing at the Wicked Glen - 4 pm
Ace Social

* Southern New Hampshire University has reported their Spring 2026 President’s List. The spring term runs from January to May. That list included Marisa Lopez of Gowanda. Alyssa Sanchez of Gowanda earned dean’s list.

* Rowan Mentley-Peters, of Gowanda, was among more than 150 SUNY Oneonta students who participated in the 2026 Student Research and Creative Activity (SRCA) showcase on April 22 in the Hunt Union Ballroom. The annual showcase gives students the chance to share their scholarly and creative work with the campus community through academic conference-style presentation sessions. This year’s single-day event featured 112 projects, making it one of the largest showcases of Student Research and Creative Activity ever presented at SUNY Oneonta. Students presented research for completed and ongoing projects on topics representing a wide variety of academic disciplines such as science, history and art. Mentley-Peters presented “Evaluating Genetic Divergence of Elliptio complanata in New York State Watersheds.”

Mondays, June 22

Gowanda Free Library - 10 am to 4 pm
Weekly Crafts

Collins Public Library – 10:30 am
LapSit with Miss Abbie – best for ages 6 months to 3 years. Call 716-532-5129 for more

Gowanda Free Library - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Crochet Club

Thursday, June 25

Collins Public Library – 5:30 pm
Family Movie. Call 716-532-5129 for title.

Collins Public Library – 5:30 pm
Evening Crochet – learn and work on crochet projects – Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Friday, June 26

Gowanda Harley-Davidson - 5 to 8 pm
Finally Friday Rock & Rumble Bike Night
Band: Speedy Parker Blues; Food truck: The Lab / Feeding Grounds

Gowanda Central School - 7 pm
High School Graduation