News Around Town

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The Outdoor Farmers’ Market is Back!

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This Wednesday, May 1st, from 10am-2pm, marks the beginning of the outdoor Delhi Farmers’ Market. We want to take a moment to thank the vendors who kept us supplied with delicious food and local products all winter long. Now, even more vendors will join the market as it moves outdoors to Courthouse Square. The Delhi Farmers’ Market is a reliable way to source local groceries. There will be produce you can feel great about, local meat that has been pasture-raised with love, baked goods nearly warm from their morning bake, herbal remedies for all your ailments, and much more.

The Delhi Farmers’ Market is more than a place to shop. It is also a place to meet friends and enjoy lunch. It is a meeting ground to begin your adventure for the day while stocking up on items you enjoy. Not only is shopping at the farmers’ market beneficial to you, but it is also imperative to local farmers and producers in sustaining their business and all their hard work. 

We are so excited for the start of the outdoor market as it creates a joyful buzz in the town of Delhi each Wednesday. So mark your calendars and rearrange your schedule to accommodate your weekly grocery shopping at the Delhi Farmers’ Market!

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Family-Fun Day in Delhi

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Saturday, June 1st, 2024

On Saturday, June 1st, spend the day in Delhi, NY, with your family for the Delhi Bridge Run and World Wide Family Festival. The race begins and ends at Hoyt Park starting at 9am. Immediately following the race, an awards ceremony will take place at the park. When the race festivities conclude, the World Wide Family Festival will begin in Courthouse Square. This fun event will engage the children of Delaware County while they experience cultures around the world through food, crafts, and games. 

Learn more about the Annual Delhi Bridge Run here and learn more about the World Wide Festival here.

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World-Wide Family Festival

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World-Wide Family Festival 
June 1, 2024
11am-2pm
Courthouse Square 

Every First Saturday in June, on the same day as the Annual Delhi Bridge Run, WIDE (Womxn for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity) hosts an amazing multicultural festival that educates the children of Delaware County about the World using crafts, music, food and fun! Every child receives a passport to travel from table to table to experience activities from countries such as Iran, Mexico and Ukraine, as well as sports from Brazil and the Native Americans. This event was a huge success last year with a lot of fun had by all attendees. 

If you are interested in sharing an activity, food, or craft from your country or heritage, please reach out to Jenine.Osborn@gmail.com.

Photos courtesy of WIDE

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Spring Hiking in the Greater Delhi Area

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Warmer weather is finally here, at least for this week, and it is prime time to get those legs moving by hiking in the greater Delhi Area. If you know where to look, there is no shortage of beautiful hiking locations within a quick drive of Delhi. 

Photo of the SUNY Delhi Outdoor Education Center

The Gribley Trail is a 3 mile trail located on Sheldon Drive passing behind Delaware Academy. This trail makes a loop yet provides options to connect with Frightful Falls Trail and Bulldog Run Trail depending on the length and elevation you would like to hike. Together these three trails make up the Delhi Trails at Mt. Crawford. 

The Smith Pond Trail is an easy 1.1 mile hike with its trailhead on Route 28 opposite of Delaware Academy. It follows the West Branch of the Delaware River through grasslands and mixed forest. 

For a trail intended to provide a full body workout, visit the Community Fitness Trail. This half mile trail has six fitness features and two picnic tables. 

The SUNY Delhi Outdoor Education Center is a 40 acre park with trails that meander through old farm fields and dip down to the Delaware River. There is a labyrinth, a butterfly garden, fishing access, picnic tables and education markers sharing knowledge of native trees. 

The Bramley Mountain Trail is a 4 mile loop that passes through an abandoned bluestone quarry, past small cliffs and caves, with expansive views at the top. 

Spring is a unique time to hike as the undergrowth is still matted from the winter snow and the leaves have yet to arrive. This allows for wonderful views that wouldn’t otherwise be visible. Take advantage of this time of year and the gorgeous trails that the Catskill 3500 Club have worked so hard to establish. See you out there!

View from the Bulldog Run Trail

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Visit Local Farms for Maple Weekend!

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This weekend is the start of Maple Weekend, a two-weekend event where maple farms across the state have their doors open for tours, demonstrations, maple samples, and pancake breakfasts. We have five participating farms in the greater Delhi area and we hope you take this wonderful opportunity to visit the farms and get to know why New York State is the second top maple producing state in the US! The event takes place March 16th & 17th and March 23rd & 24th. Browse the participating farms below:

Brookside Maple
Matthew & Micah Scobie
2544 County Highway 2
Delancey, NY 13752
607.746.6618

Brookside Maple & Farm is a 4th generation beef farm and a 3rd generation maple farm with 3,000 taps and counting! Visit them for demonstrations, tours, and maple samples.


Catskill Mountain Maple/Kaufman Farm
Tom & Jo Ann Kaufman
65 Charlie Wood Road
Delancey, NY 13752
607.746.6215

Pancake breakfast 9am-1pm! Enjoy sugar bush tours and boiling demonstrations, maple cotton candy and a pancake breakfast. Enjoy Pure NYS Maple Syrup on your pancakes from 9am-1pm with sausage, applesauce, and drinks such as maple coffee, tea, milk, and orange juice.

Dar-View Maple
Brad Darling & Charlie Darling
2818 Fall Clove Road
Delancey, NY 13752
607.435.1657

Experience Dar-View Maple’s Tradition of six generations of Pure Maple Syrup Production. Taste free samples of Maple Products and enjoy free farm tours.Ongoing demonstrations of how pure maple syrup is made, starting from the maple tree all the way to your table. Walk
among the maple trees and watch the sap
dripping in the sap buckets. Tour the working
dairy farm and pet the farm animals.

Maplewood Farm & Orchard
Duane & Karen LaFever
596 Miller Avenue
Bovina Center, NY 13740
607.832.4726

The farm will be operating the evaporator and demonstrating the process of syrup making. On-site maple sugar candy making– you can stir your own! Enjoy coffee, tea, and lemonade as well as maple product samples.

Reed’s Maple Products
1071 Reed Road
Hamden, NY 13782
607.363.2738

Visit this family farm and witness tree tapping and equipment demonstrations, enjoy hayrides and try samples of their maple products.

Co-working Space Available!

Delhi Work Station is a co-working space on Kingston Street in Delhi, NY. The space features 8 dedicated work spaces that rent month-to-month, two phone booths, a meeting room, fibernet, and unlimited coffee. The recently renovated space is a great work environment with ample natural light. 


Currently there is one desk available to rent! If you are interested in working alongside others and escaping your home this winter, this is a great opportunity. Find out more information by emailing hello@delhiworkstation.com and visit their website and Instagram.

Holiday Parade 2023: Call for Participants! 

The Delhi Holiday Parade is coming to town on Friday, December 1st at 5:30pm and the parade needs YOU! This annual event kicks-off the holiday season by bringing the community together and welcoming Mrs. Claus and Santa to town. The parade needs creative and enthusiastic groups to prepare a Holiday Book themed float. Participants are automatically entered for a chance to win a first place prize of $200, a second place prize of $100, or a third place prize of $50. 

The parade starts at SUNY Delhi’s lower parking lot and ends at Courthouse Square. There Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in the Gazebo for photos as part of the Jonesey Jubilee to honor Don Jones, who played Santa in Delhi for decades. Enjoy hot coca, chili and crafts until 7pm.

The parade line up starts at 4:30pm for a 5:30pm start time. Register to join the parade here: https://forms.gle/2waUF9LLjYdVYqjU8

November Special: Interwoven Wellness is offering $20 off for Farmers

Interwoven Wellness Collective is still relatively new to Main Street in Delhi and is quickly becoming a well known name for health and wellness in the area. Kelsey Adams and Tobias Maendel are highly trained practitioners who work closely with their clients to improve their physical and mental health. They provide a variety of services including acupuncture and massage in their beautiful space located at 145 Main Street.


As the much beloved Delhi Farmers’ Market moves from Courthouse Square to the American Legion for the rest of the season, Kelsey and Tobias are offering up a special thank you for all the local farmers who have kept us well fed throughout the year.

For the month of November, Interwoven Wellness Collective is offering a $20 discount for farmers who schedule one of their services. You can call them at 607. 746.2145 or visit their website here to book a massage or acupuncture appointment. Use the code THANKYOUFARMERS to claim your discount.

Read more about Interwoven Wellness Collective, including rave reviews from members of the community, on their website.

Enter the First Delhi Halloween Decorating Contest

You can enter your house or business in Delhi’s first Halloween Decorating Contest. Delhi’s own Emmett Tweed (12 years old) came to the Greater Delhi Area Chamber of Commerce with the hope of putting together a contest to showcase the best Halloween decorations in Delhi.

There will be prizes for the top three entries!

There is a separate contest for Businesses.

If you would like to enter your home, nominate your neighbors or enter a business, please contact Emmett at delhishalloweencontest@gmail right away. Final judging is taking place on October 29th.


Souther Tier Regional Economic Development- Strategic Plan Update 2023

The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) is updating its 2011 Strategic Plan to define a new vision for the economic future of the Southern Tier region and is competing for a $10 Million Regional Challenge Award.

The REDC supports the development of the regional economy for eight counties in the Southern Tier Region of New York State: Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Chenango and Delaware. The 2011 Strategic Plan established an economic development strategy with the goal of supporting job growth and investment in communities across the region.

The REDC is updating this strategy to keep pace with a shifting regional and national economy. The updated Strategic Plan will:

  • Provide an updated vision and focus for efforts to develop the Southern Tier’s economy

  • Analyze recent economic and demographic trends

  • Highlight major regional assets to build upon

  • Identify specific projects to fund that can advance an established vision

  • Craft a proposal for economic development strategies aimed at a specific area of focus to respond to the State’s call for proposals for awards of up to $10 million in State funding

Help Shape the Strategic Plan by attending a public open house on Thursday, October 19th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Okun Theatre at SUNY Delhi Farrell Student & Community Center at 454 Delhi Drive, Delhi, NY and voice your opinion through the Community Survey. 

Pumpkin Patches and Farm Stands Around Delhi, NY

Photo courtesy of Maplewood Farm & Orchard

Many area farms are selling pumpkins, either U-Pick or already harvested, giving you a chance to step your feet on the farm and choose your favorite pumpkin from the patch. Whether you carve it up to be something spooky or place it on your porch in its original form, pumpkins are a great way to get festive in the fall. Below are a few locations to find the perfect pumpkins! Please let us know if we forgot to mention anyone.

Burn Ayr Farm
(607) 746-7287
21031 State Highway 28
Delhi, NY 13753

Echo Orchard & Farm (now closed for the season)
(802) 578-0731
8151 County Road 26
Hamden, NY 13782

Maplewood Farm & Orchard (also hosting a Lil’ Buckaroos Rodeo every weekend!)
(607) 832-4726
596 Miller Ave
Bovina Center, NY 13740

Maxwell Farm
(607) 746-3674
21287 New York 28
Delhi, NY 13753

Middle of Meridale Farmstand
7 County Highway 10
Meridale, NY 13806

Photo courtesy of Middle of Meridale Farmstand

SUNY Delhi Student Volunteers

SUNY Delhi is currently welcoming new and returning students to campus for the start of another academic year. The return of students means the return of volunteers who may be available to assist your organization. SUNY Delhi’s Student and Community Center is now taking requests for volunteers from local organizations. If you have a particular event or project for which you could use assistance, inform the Student Center by filling out the following form: 

SUNY Delhi O'Connor Center - Volunteer Request Form

Once your request is received and approved, the service opportunity will be shared with individual volunteers and students groups. When student volunteers are identified, your organization and the volunteers will be connected via email by the SUNY Delhi Student and Community Center. This is a mutually beneficial opportunity for students to gain experience outside of the classroom while you receive their hands on support for your organization.

2023 Bridge Run Scholarship Winners

Delaware County celebrated the 27th Annual Delhi Bridge Run this past June with a wonderful turn out. The annual event brings the community together to raise scholarships for two graduating seniors and a charity or club of their choice. Graduating seniors in any Delaware County school are eligible to submit an essay about the charity of their choice, and if selected, the senior and charity receives financial support. 

This year, Stephanie Foote, from Downsville Central School, and Faith Lambert, from Walton Central School, were recipients of the Bridge Run scholarship. Stephanie Foote wrote an essay about the Downsville Fire Department and the beneficial things the volunteer-run department does for the community. She spent many years volunteering with the department, even passing the EMT Certification test when she was 17, which helped her realize her passion for the medical field. Now, she is going on to study diagnostic medical sonography at Alfred State University. 

Faith Lambert wrote about ARC of Delaware County’s Studio 190. Studio 190 is an extension of ARC and provides people with special needs a place to create art and express themselves freely. Faith participated in activities at Studio 190 which showed her how important it is for our community to provide safe spaces of expression for marginalized people. 

As recipients of the awards, Stephanie Foote, Faith Lambert and their organizations of choice, were each awarded a $750 check. This year was another successful Bridge Run thanks to the participants, donors, and community members who made it all happen. We look forward to next year.

To read Stephanie Foote and Faith Lambert’s essays, click the PDFs below.

Stephanie Foote’s Essay

Faith Lambert’s Essay

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Grand Opening of The Locale, an Outdoor Bar at The Shire Pub

Photo courtesy of The Locale

O’Neill’s Shire Pub has officially opened its outdoor bar, The Locale. This beautiful open-air setting has a lounge area for sipping cocktails with your friends, a bar with plenty of chairs and stools, and tables scattered around the patio. The theme is raw seafood and tapas, sunshine, and summer shenanigans. This lovely addition to the Shire will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 5pm, weather permitting.

Find out more on their website and Instagram.

Photo courtesy of The Locale

Photo courtesy of The Locale

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Delhi Fair in the Square Seeks Vendors

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The Fair on the Square event in Delhi is looking for vendors. The Fair is held from 5-9 p.m. each Friday in July, rain or shine. The goal is to provide fun-filled evenings for the entire family with games, food, arts and crafts, music, and vendors who, preferably, sell locally grown or homemade items.

Register for the Fair on the Square at this link: https://forms.gle/KzppMeHBWy2rxLpX9

For more information, please contact June Barriger at 607-746-2822, or email delhifots@gmail.com.

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27th Annual Delhi Bridge Run

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The 27th Annual Delhi Bridge Run is taking place Saturday, June 3rd in Delhi. This time tested event has been bringing the community together for nearly three decades to raise money for two graduating seniors and a charitable organization of their choice. The race begins and ends at Hoyt Park in Delhi with an awards ceremony immediately following. There is still time to make donations and sign up to participate. The race would not be possible without the community's participation. We hope to see you there!


This year W.I.D.E, NY is hosting a festival immediately following the Bridge Run at Courthouse Square in Delhi. This event is unrelated to the annual run but encourages families to come over from the Bridge Run to enjoy food and activities. This is a family-friendly event with activities like rolling your own sushi, making persian tea blends and a West African drumming demonstration. Find out more on their website.

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World W.I.D.E. Family Festival

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W.I.D.E. NY, (Womxn for Inclusion, Diversity + Equity) is hosting a multi-cultural festival on Saturday, June 3rd from 11am-2pm. This is a free family-friendly event full of captivating activities intended to share a glimpse into a variety of cultural traditions and pastimes.

Some activities include making your own sushi roll with Tuna III, making your own Persian tea blend with Tay Tea, Ikebana (the Art of Japanese flower arranging) with Meat & Flowers, and a West African drumming performance. There are scheduled events happening from 11am-2pm. Swing by with your family after the Bridge Run and enjoy one of the many free activities. Find the full schedule on the website. 

Courtesy of W.I.D.E. NY



2023 Delhi Harvest Festival Registration is Open

The Greater Delhi Area Chamber of Commerce (GDAC) is hosting the 38th Annual Delhi Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The festival will take place at Delhi's Courthouse Square on Main Street in Delhi and will happen RAIN OR SHINE.  

We are looking for vendors to participate!

Only one of each Direct Sales Company will be permitted.

REGISTER HERE!

Pay with PayPal below or mail a check to PO Box 46 in Delhi, NY 13753.

Select the space you are registering for, then add to cart and complete the payment process.

Email hello@visitdelhiny.org with questions

All payments are final and non-refundable.

Harvest Festival Spaces

Delaware County 2023 Tourism Grant

Delaware County has launched the 2023 Tourism Grant. This grant program, an action of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors and Delaware County Tourism Advisory Board, is intended to give local businesses and local nonprofits assistance in bringing forward an initiative that will increase visitors, visitor frequency and visitor spending. 

Photo courtesy of Delaware County Economic Development

The Delaware County Occupancy tax was enacted into law for the purpose of creating a dedicated funding stream to promote and develop the tourism industry within Delaware County to stimulate economic growth. Funds raised through the occupancy tax will be utilized to support the implementation of programs designed to promote and increase tourism in Delaware County. 


The applications are open with two different deadlines. The first, Tuesday, February 28th, for non-profits and municipalities and Wednesday, March 22nd for for-profit businesses and tourism-related projects. Find out more and apply here.

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GDAC Response to Village Parking Study

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The Greater Delhi Area Chamber of Commerce has taken a strong and clear position on the proposed paid or metered parking on village streets. Matt Krzyston, Board President, presented the chambers position, reading a letter from the Chamber at a public hearing on Dec. 1st.

“Matt Krzyston, Delhi Area Chamber of Commerce president and Delhi councilmember, recommended alternatives to paid parking. The chamber’s primary concerns, he said, include an unfair burden on local taxpayers due to proposed sale of parking passes. The study does not include the possible impact on local businesses and the chamber fears paid parking will increase issues with private parking lot congestion. Additionally, the appearance of meters will distract from the visual appeal of the business district, Kryzston said. Chamber members also question the projected revenue of approximately $200,000 annually.

The chamber is committed to solving the problem, he said, suggesting decreasing time restraints on parking spots from two hours to 30 minutes and increasing enforcement, establishing PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreements with non-taxed establishments, and requesting a share of the county’s local sales tax revenue. Krzyston noted Walton has a PILOT agreement with the county for its landfill and encouraged trustees to contact Walton officials regarding the contract. ”
— The Reporter December 7, 2022

Read the full article in The Reporter here.

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