The excitement, exhilaration, and the anticipation of a town band playing a foot stomping march is a continuing tradition in the rural community of Rushford, located in Northwest Allegany County New York. Nostalgic echoes draw you to the Main Street bandstand every Saturday evening.  Sit in your car or on the grass to enjoy a taste of rich cultural heritage.  The musicians, ages 10 to 80+ assemble to play and good things happen on the old Rushford Academy lawn. The Rushford Concert Band’s first concert for the 2008 season will be on  June 28th starting at 7:30 and continue weekly until August 30th at the main street band stand.  The “Grand Finale” will be Monday night at Rushford’s Labor Day Celebration, which, by the way is the 200th anniversary of the Town of Rushford. 

In addition, the Band Wagon performs at many parades and concerts during the summer.  The following is a tentative schedule of parades and concerts:

THURSDAY	7/17/2008	6:30 PM	CONCERT-ALLEGANY CO FAIR	ALLEG CO FAIR GROUNDS
SATURDAY	7/19/2008	10:30 AM	PARADE-CENTERVILLE	TBA
SATURDAY	7/19/2008	7:30 PM	CONCERT	RUSHFORD BANDSTAND
SATURDAY	7/26/2008	7:30 PM	CONCERT	RUSHFORD BANDSTAND
SATURDAY	8/2/2008	7:30 PM	CONCERT	RUSHFORD BANDSTAND
SATURDAY	8/9/2008	7:30 PM	CONCERT	RUSHFORD BANDSTAND
SATURDAY	8/16/2008	4:15-5:00PM	CONCERT-BALCOLM BEACH	RUSHFORD LAKE
THURSDAY	8/21/2008	6:30PM	CONCERT-DELEVAN	DELEVAN BANDSTAND
SATURDAY	8/23/2008	7:30 PM	CONCERT	RUSHFORD BANDSTAND
SATURDAY	8/30/2008	6:00 PM	CONCERT	RUSHFORD PARADE GRNDS
MONDAY	9/1/2008	9:00 AM	PARADE-RUSHFORD
MONDAY	9/1/2008	5:00 PM	CONCERT	RUSHFORD PARADE GRNDS
SUNDAY	9/28/2008	2:00 PM	PARADE-SALAMANCA	FALLING LEAVES FESTIVAL
SATURDAY	10/4/2008	TBA	HOUGHTON-HOMECOMING	HOUGHTON