---
type: Event
title: Erie Canal closes to boats for the season
start: '2026-10-14T18:00:00-04:00'
event_status: scheduled
checked_on: '2026-10-03'
event_types:
  - civic
event_url: 'https://www.canals.ny.gov/Boating-Information/Canal-Alerts/Message?id=10335141'
tags:
  - canal
  - boating
sources:
  - resource: >-
      https://www.canals.ny.gov/Boating-Information/Canal-Alerts/Message?id=10335141
    title: >-
      New York State Canal Corporation: Canal System Update: Hours of Operation
      & Last Day of Navigation
generated:
  by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p1'
  at: '2026-10-04T14:28:06.233Z'
listing_role: closure
topics:
  - canal
superbee_updated_by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p1'
---
# Erie Canal closes to boats for the season

The canal system closes to navigation at 6 pm. The Canal Corporation expects to reopen in May 2027; dates are not announced yet.

# Related

- [organized by](../organizations/ny-canal-corporation.md)
- [in area](../areas/village-of-fairport.md)
- [in area](../areas/town-of-perinton.md)
- [explained in](../updates/canal-navigation-season-2026.md)