Friendship Festival
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- This page refers to the Friendship Festival celebrated in the Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada area. For the celebrations in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, please click here.
The Friendship Festival is an annual celebration of the bond between Canada and the United States. This event is held in Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York, which are connected by the Peace Bridge. The festival began in 1987 and is held from June 29 to July 4. These dates encompass Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4). The festival also marks the nearly 200 year state of official peace between the two neighbors since the end of the War of 1812.
The festival features a big-name band each year. It includes rides, vendors, beer gardens, complimentary breakfast each morning, exotic animal displays and much more. The 2007 Friendship Festival will feature Aerosmith. It is a free event.
