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Brick-paved shared street on River Street in downtown Batavia with a share-the-road sign
River Street in downtown Batavia. Photo: AlphaBeta135 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0). Resized.
weekendFri, Nov 13Batavia

Friday night in Batavia: a free museum, happy hour and the Holiday Lantern Walk

Start at the Depot Museum before it closes at 4, catch happy hour on Wilson Street, then follow the lantern trail through more than 30 downtown shops open late on Friday, Nov. 13.

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    Batavia Depot Museum3:00 PM

    General admission is free at the restored 1854 railroad depot at 155 Houston St. Friday hours are short, 2 to 4 p.m., so go here first. The In Harmony exhibit on local bands, choirs and ensembles runs through Nov. 22.

    Free

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    Happy hour at Riverside Pizza & Pub4:15 PM

    Riverside is at 142 W. Wilson St. in downtown Batavia. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., dine-in only, so order before 6 and make it an early dinner.

    $4.25 beers, $5.25 house wine and $6.25 martinis until 6 p.m.; food at menu prices

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    Holiday Lantern Walk5:30 PM

    Batavia MainStreet's Lantern Walk runs 5 to 9 p.m. More than 30 downtown businesses stay open late, a lantern trail links the shops and a free hop-on, hop-off holiday trolley connects the two sides of town. Young Makers Markets run 5 to 7 p.m. at Start Something Studio and Zen Loft Collective, and Batavia Academy of Dance has live ballet dancers in its windows.

    Free to walk. The $25 wine tickets are sold out.

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    A holiday drink at Sidecar Supper Club8:00 PM

    Sidecar at 12 N. River St. is one of the participating businesses and is serving festive holiday drinks for the walk. It is a vintage-style tavern in a building that dates to the 1880s.

    Menu prices vary

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