Erie Canal Turns 200: Hidden History Bike Tour Series (Summer 2025)
Schedule
Sat Aug 23 2025 at 09:00 pm to 09:15 pm
UTC-04:00Location
44 Prime Street, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14204 | Buffalo, NY
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🚲 Hop on a bike and roll through 200 years of untold stories!Join us this summer for a special series of bike tours celebrating the bicentennial of the Erie Canal — told through the voices of Buffalo’s artists, historians, and culture keepers.
🗓️ Every Saturday from June 14 to August 30, Buffalo Bike Tours is proud to present the Hidden History Bike Tours – a rotating lineup of themed rides exploring Buffalo’s diverse and complex past.
From Indigenous resistance to industrial innovation, from Black freedom seekers to waterfront reinvention — each ride reveals a different slice of our city’s history that textbooks leave behind.
💥 TICKETS JUST $15 — includes a bike!
📍 Starts and ends at Buffalo Bike Tours (44 Prime Street)
🎟️ Book your spot: https://book.peek.com/s/9c4f6e4f-4880-4c0b-9020-8537eeef3a51/wqwBA
🔥 2025 TOUR LINEUP:
June 14 - Erie Canal in Song: A Musical Ride with Tyler Bagwell
June 21 - Erie Canal in Song: A Musical Ride with Tyler Bagwell
June 28 - Canawlers & Brawlers: A Tour of the Old First Ward & Hydraulics Neighborhoods with Chris Hawley
July 5 - Women of the Canal: A Hidden History Tour with Maria Blair
July 12 - Women of the Canal: A Hidden History Tour with Maria Blair
July 19 - Before Buffalo: Native Land, Treaties, and the Canal's Impact with Perry Ground
July 26 - The Legendary Last Leg: From Buffalo to Black Rock with Hannah Quaintance
August 2 - The Legendary Last Leg: From Buffalo to Black Rock with Hannah Quaintance
August 9 - Canawlers & Brawlers: A Tour of the Old First Ward & Hydraulics Neighborhoods with Chris Hawley
August 16 - Black History by Bike: From Canal Side to Jefferson with Terry Alford
August 23 - Before Buffalo: Native Land, Treaties, and the Canal's Impact with Perry Ground
August 30 - Black History by Bike: From Canal Side to Jefferson with Terry Alford
Follow this event for weekly updates and RSVP to individual rides as they launch.
✨ Presented by Buffalo Bike Tours
🛠️ Made possible with support from Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation.
Learn more:
https://buffalobiketours.com/
https://buffalowaterfront.com/erie-canal/
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Where is it happening?
44 Prime Street, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14204Event Location & Nearby Stays:
