Fireboat Edward Cotter 125th Anniversary- September 6, 2025 at around 11am which you can watch from Canalside or get a VIP ticket for $50 which includes events from 9am to 11:30am.
The VIP event will begin inside the Hangar Building at 9:00 AM with breakfast and a presentation on the Fireboat’s 125 years of service to Buffalo and Western New York. Guests will then watch the reenactment of the Fireboat E.M. Cotter’s arrival from a viewing area aboard USS Little Rock.
9:00 AM: Doors open in the Hangar Building and a continental breakfast is served
9:30 AM: Historic presentation of the Edward M. Cotter’s service to the City of Buffalo and surrounding watershed communities
10:30 AM: Move to the Little Rock Fantail for a VIP view of the festivities
11:00 AM: Reenactment of the arrival and escort of the Fireboat Edward M. Cotter
11:30 AM: Event ends; Guests may stay to take a self-guided tour of the Buffalo Naval Park
1:00 PM: As a bonus, guests are welcome to return to the Little Rock Fantail to watch the Bills Mafia Boat Parade
