What: Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation will mark the start of the Ice at Canalside season in Buffalo with the opening of a major new waterfront asset. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will officially unveil The Chandlery, a new $14.25 million investment by Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation that will serve as home to Visit Buffalo’s new visitor center, and gateway to the Canalside waterfront district. The event will also mark the unveiling of Destination, a public art installation located just outside The Chandlery that commemorates the Erie Canal Bicentennial.
**Following the press conference, the media is invited to tour Visit Buffalo’s space in The Chandlery and interview Destination’s artist.
When: Friday, November 21, 2025
11 a.m.
Who: Joan Kesner, ECHDC Chairperson
Patrick Kaler, president and CEO of Visit Buffalo
Reinhard Reizenstein, UB sculpture professor and German immigrant
Lauren Ford, Buffalo Waterfront General Manager
Kyle Rogers, Highmark Health Director of Corporate Communications
Where: The Chandlery at Canalside
1 Commercial Street
(Perry Boulevard & Pearl Street)
Buffalo, New York 14202