By Randy Carter
CAYUGA—Cayuga Summer Festival on July 19, 2025 had something fun for everyone.
Visitors could begin at the Cayuga Fire Hall for a pancake breakfast and visit with firefighters.
CAYUGA—Dawson Burley, 3, slides down the bouncy castle. 
CAYUGA—Julia Gordon, 6, and her brother Jack Gordon, 2, try their hand at slapshots. 
CAYUGA—Little Hobby Hill Farm employee Raya Schoenmakers, 14, holds a guinea pig. 
CAYUGA—Dale Bartlett shows off his 1934 Chevy pickup, a vehicle made at a time when the cab consisted of wood between the metal. 
CAYUGA—Kids (l-r) Jacob Kemp, 5, Arthur Kemp, 7, David Kemp, 3, and Anna Charles, 8, examine fur pelts supplied by Michael Berry from Ruthven Park. 
CAYUGA—Tiago Pereira, 4, and Gianni Pereira, 2, get to operate the fire hose under the direction of a Haldimand firefighter. 
CAYUGA—Steve Livingstone took five years of Sundays to fully restore this 1976 Camaro. 
CAYUGA—The team of pancake makers includes (l-r) Captain Bill Hoeflaak, Randy Fearman, and Brandon Glenney. 
CAYUGA—Adilia Marchese, 3.5, pets a guinea pig. —Haldimand Press photos by Randy Carter. 
A short walk up the road to the Cayuga arena sat a tethered hot air balloon, with rides available for a small donation. The classic cars kept rolling in for all to view and appreciate the work that goes into restoring these beauties.
The kids had plenty of options from bouncy castles, a rock climbing wall, petting farm animals, food vendors, hockey, and football.
Inside the arena there were a variety of vendors, exotic reptiles, and balloon animals.
Event organizer and Cayuga Chamber of Commerce President Erica Riewald said the day was fantastic: “I was worried because there’s two things I can’t control: the weather and the crowds, and today is perfect.”
Riewald said this was the second year for the event, and it has really grown, with twice as many vendors coming out.
