You may have heard about or even been to the Genoa Candy Dance, well believe it or not but it's the festivals 100th year.
If you visit Genoa you will see a statue of Lillian Virgin Finnegan who started the Candy Dance back in 1919.
What all started as a way to raise money for street lights is now a destination for thousands of people.
"It's just a fun thing for families to get together and come here for Candy Dance. Do a little bit of shopping and maybe get the Christmas shopping over with," says Bettie Kanelos.
Originally Finnegan came up with the idea to have a dance and a midnight supper featuring candy, which is how they got the name Candy Dance.
The event which started off as a fundraiser now helps put small business owners in Genoa on the map, like the Genoa Country Inn.
"People love staying here, and for Candy Dance we book a year in advance. We even have people who have been coming back for the last 17 years," says Genoa Country Inn Owner, Cindy Agosta.
But most importantly, Candy Dance has brought people together for the past 100 years from all over the region.
"We haven't been to Genoa, so we were like why don't we go there. Then we get here and there's five thousand people, and we love it."
