Pageant of Steam is an annual

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held on Gehan Road in

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( Town of Hopewell). It started in 1960 and is hosted by the New York Steam Engine Association. The pageant is held the second full weekend of August, starting on Wednesday and continuing through Saturday. Besides

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, it features an antique

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and a large

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. Due to the nearby

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event in Seneca Falls, held from Tuesday until Thursday, some of the flea market vendors and many visitors attend the Steam Pageant on Friday and Saturday. Until 1971, when were purchased on Gehan Road off

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East of the

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,New York Steam Engine Association Pageant of Stea

old-engine.com the event was held at various places, including the old site of

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References

Roseland Amusement park on Canandaigua lake.

External links

*https://nysteamengineassociation.com/pageant-of-steam/ {{coord missing, New York (state) Steam festivals Festivals in New York (state) Tourist attractions in Ontario County, New York Recurring events established in 1960 1960 establishments in New York (state)