Discover Chemung County, NY

09/12/2026

🍦 LAST CALL! Today, Saturday 9/12, is your final chance to pick up your Chemung County Ice Cream Trail prizes!

Stop by the Chemung County Visitors Center, 400 E Church St, Elmira, between 12-3pm today to get yours!

Happy Labor Day Weekend! 🍦🎉

This is your last chance to get those stamps on your Chemung County Ice Cream Trail passports!

Prize redemption is happening next week:
🗓️ Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm
🗓️ Saturday, 9/12, 12pm-3pm

📍 Discover Chemung Visitors Center, 400 E Church St, Elmira

Prizes are while supplies last, so plan on stopping in early to get your t-shirt in your preferred size!

09/12/2026

🍦 LAST CALL! Today, Saturday 9/12, is your final chance to pick up your Chemung County Ice Cream Trail prizes!

Stop by the Chemung County Visitors Center, 400 E Church St, Elmira, between 12-3pm today to get yours!

Chemung County Ice Cream Trail prizes are still up for grabs!🍦

We've had a great turnout so far, but there's still plenty of prizes left! Right now we have:

- All 6 colors of the ice cream bowls
- Plenty of stickers
- T-shirts: Adult sizes small through 3XL, plus 5XL

If you have a specific t-shirt size in mind, we'd recommend stopping in sooner rather than later!

All prizes are while supplies last.

Prize Redemption Hours:
🗓️ Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm
🗓️ Saturday, 9/12, 12pm-3pm

📍 Chemung County Visitors Center, 400 E Church St, Elmira

Come claim your prize for completing the trail!

09/09/2026

Chemung County Ice Cream Trail prizes are still up for grabs!🍦

We've had a great turnout so far, but there's still plenty of prizes left! Right now we have:

- All 6 colors of the ice cream bowls
- Plenty of stickers
- T-shirts: Adult sizes small through 3XL, plus 5XL

If you have a specific t-shirt size in mind, we'd recommend stopping in sooner rather than later!

All prizes are while supplies last.

Prize Redemption Hours:
🗓️ Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm
🗓️ Saturday, 9/12, 12pm-3pm

📍 Chemung County Visitors Center, 400 E Church St, Elmira

Come claim your prize for completing the trail!

09/09/2026

🎬 We are SO lucky to have a real drive-in movie theater right here in Chemung County!

The Elmira DriveIn sits on 19 acres and boasts one of the largest outdoor movie screens in New York State, an incredible 50 feet by 100 feet! Drive-in theaters have become a rare treat nationwide, with only a small handful left operating across all of New York State, so this is truly something special to have in our own backyard.

This weekend, catch Practical Magic 2, opening at the Elmira DriveIn starting September 11th! Load up the car, bring some snacks (or grab some from their snack bar), and enjoy a movie under the stars!

📍 2431 State Route 352, Elmira, NY

Check their website or page for full showtimes and the second feature playing alongside it! https://www.elmiradrivein.com/

🎉🎉FRIDAY 09/11-SUNDAY 09/13! 🎉🎉


⚠️⚠️WE ARE WEEKENDS ONLY, NOW. (FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, & SUNDAYS)⚠️⚠️

🎟🎟 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! 🎟🎟

We are always open rain or shine, with THREE movies this weekend for the price of only one ticket! The box office will open at 6⁴⁴ on Friday, 6³⁰ on Saturday, and 7pm on Sunday.

🚨🚨 Please plan to arrive early to secure the spot of your choice, grab some snacks or dinner and avoid longer waits! 🚨🚨

We have an extensive menu of hot foods, along with the traditional popcorn, fountain drinks, Icees, ice cream, and candies!

Our full menu can be found on our website. You can enjoy dinner with us for cheaper than any fast food restaurant and the food is MUCH better! Check out our menu and give us a try! 💕
🍿🥤🍦🍟🍕🍟🍔🌭🥨

🎟🎟 Tickets are available both online at www.ElmiraDriveIn.com and at the box office upon arrival. 🎟🎟
, online, or at the box office upon arrival.

📽 Visit us at www.ElmiraDriveIn.com for all informa
Ticket prices are:
$12 ages 12yrs and older
$6 ages 4yrs-11yrs
Ages 3 and under are free

*Tickets are entrance for the night and are available either in advancetion and showtimes.

🌟🌟See you under the stars!! 🌟🌟

09/09/2026

09/04/2026

Happy Labor Day Weekend! 🍦🎉

This is your last chance to get those stamps on your Chemung County Ice Cream Trail passports!

Prize redemption is happening next week:
🗓️ Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm
🗓️ Saturday, 9/12, 12pm-3pm

📍 Discover Chemung Visitors Center, 400 E Church St, Elmira

Prizes are while supplies last, so plan on stopping in early to get your t-shirt in your preferred size!

09/01/2026

🦆🎨 AND THE DUCK-TASTIC WINNERS ARE...

Last month, hundreds of local students ages 3-12 got creative and colored their own duck in celebration of the World's Largest Rubber Duck's visit to Chemung County. The entries were absolutely amazing, from patriotic stripes to a spider-duck superhero, these kids brought some serious imagination to the table!

A huge thank you to the Chemung County Youth Bureau and Chemung County, NY Government for organizing this contest and giving local students such a fun way to be part of the excitement. Here are our winners by age group:

🥇🥈 Age Group 3-5
1st Place: Ciara C. (Boost - Hendy)
2nd Place: Colton M. (Boost - Hendy)

🥇🥈🥉 Age Group 6-8
1st Place: Landynn L. (Cohesion - Pine City)
2nd Place: No Name Written (Cohesion - Edison)
3rd Place: Ava M. (Cohesion - Pine City)

🥇🥈🥉 Age Group 9-12
1st Place: Connor B. (Boost - Hendy)
2nd Place: Avelyn K. (Southport Rec. - Chapel)
3rd Place: Ellie S. (Cohesion - Pine City)

⭐ Most Unique
Raeghna D. (Boost - Hendy)

Each winner will receive a prize for their amazing artwork! If you see your kiddo's name or recognize their artwork, message our page, comment below, or stop by Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm to claim your prize. Please call ahead at 607-734-5137 to make sure someone will be in the office.

📍 Chemung County Visitors Center/Chamber of Commerce, 400 E Church St, Elmira, NY

Thank you to every single student who entered, you all quacked us up with your creativity! 🖍️

08/26/2026

🎉THANK YOU!

Saturday's Chemung County America 250 Celebration! 🇺🇸 at Park Station was everything we hoped it would be! The World's Largest Rubber Duck, live music, fireworks, all of it. Thank you to everyone who came out!

People traveled from all over New York and neighboring states to see the duck and enjoy the celebration, and it was an amazing turnout! Our local food vendors sold out completely!

🍴 Thank you to our vendors: Los Panchos' Taco Truck, Marlaina's Slavi Dawgz, Greenbush Farm, Wholesome Wheels - Wholesome Cafe, Weird Walters Handcrafted Ice Cream, Lil’ Dippers, Cold Rush Italian Ice, Siply Soda, and The Tipsy Cow Saloon.

🎨 Thank you to our amazing street painting artists, Brandi Moffe, Crystal Townsend, and Emily Solometo, and to Jennifer Sekella of Painted Love Face & Body Painting for the beautiful face painting all evening!

🎸 Thank you to Suspect for keeping the whole crowd dancing all night long!

🌭 And a huge shoutout to all of our hot dog eating contestants for stepping up and putting on quite a show!

🎁 If you stopped by our Discover Chemung booth, we hope you enjoyed your fireworks glasses, coloring books, and limited edition Newtown Battlefield posters!

🦆 And a huge thank you to the Chemung County Youth Bureau for the kids' duck decorating contest! Those little ducks around the big one were one of the best parts of the whole day. Winners announced tomorrow!

This event was made possible by the New York State 250th Commemoration Commission, Casella Community Development Funding, Discover Chemung, Chemung County, and Wegmans (Elmira).

Thanks for celebrating with us, Chemung County! ❤️

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

Wow! Had the special opportunity to work with both of my sisters today. We took the truck up to Park Station for Chemung County’s 250 celebration and had our busiest event ever.

We ran out of everything, restocked, then ran out of nearly everything again😳
Huge shoutout to my husband for making a store run so we could keep serving all night.

To everyone that waited in a line that was constantly 25 orders deep THANK YOU. Thank you for supporting and enjoying our menu as much as we do.

Ft. Our celebratory blue raspberry lemonades to wrap up the night