a cozy cafe. a creative haven.
Slow Season invites you to unwind and create in the heart of historic Lockport, NY, just steps from the Erie Canal. Come for a warm cup of coffee, visit upstairs to create in our Crafting Café, become a member of our creative community, or join in one of our monthly events.
Here, creativity and community are always in season.
Upcoming Events
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New drinks, new crafts, and one very big reason to celebrate - we're turning ONE! Join us this month as we celebrate a full year of creativity, coffee, and community in beautiful Lockport. New menus go live Monday June 15th!
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Our monthly, adults-only fiber arts cohort is a guided gathering for members working on their own fiber arts project. Instruction and materials are provided, and each meeting builds on the last. Learn more about joining the cohort here.
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Each week-long camp invites children into a different elemental world through handwork, fiber arts, and a gentle creative rhythm…. learn more and register here
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Coffee House Hours:
Sunday: 9a-2pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 8a-3p
Thursday & Friday: 8a-7p
Saturday: 9a - 7p
Spring Seasonals are here!
The Slow Season
Crafting Cafe
Located upstairs at Slow Season, the Crafting Café is a cozy, self-guided creative space where the menu is made of crafts. Choose from a selection of seasonal, high-quality, thoughtfully designed art and handwork projects, and we’ll bring everything right to your table. Sip your drink from the Coffee and Tea House and settle into the joy of making.
Crafting Cafe Hours:
Sunday: 11a - 2pm
Thursday & Friday: 5pm - 8pm
Saturday: 11am - 8pm
Crafting for Children
A summer of creativity awaits at Slow Season Crafting Café!
Our Handwork Day Camps invite young makers into immersive three-day adventures filled with fiber arts, natural materials, and meaningful projects inspired by the elements.
Additionally, join us on Mondays for our weekly Craft Club, where children can learn knitting or crochet, create trinkets (think magnets, hair clips..) with polymer clay, explore junk journaling and collage, and follow their creativity wherever it leads.
The Slow Season Stitch Club is a creative journey designed for adult beginners and returning makers alike. You’ll be guided, encouraged, and inspired as you explore the fiber art of your choice - knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross-stitch, or weaving - surrounded by warmth, good company, and cozy studio vibes. With monthly instruction, open studio hours, and community Stitch Circles, you’ll have the time, tools, and support you need to grow your craft. All materials included…just bring your hands and your heart. Coffee House perks included!
Stitch Club
In the Coffee House you’ll find a cozy corner full of beautiful handwork supplies. Wool, yarn, notions, tools, hand stitched hats, and some tiny treasures!
And, by popular demand… our brand new Slow Season Handwork Kits! Shop our kits and pre-order now!
The Makers Market is Here!
Slow Season Gift Cards
Stop into the Coffee House to purchase a physical gift card, or send a digital gift card here:
The mood is the magic. The way we move, the way we create, becomes a quiet language of care and intention. Through thoughtful gestures and attention to beauty, we experience both the quality of nature and the harmony of form and function. When lifted by beauty, even the simplest craft becomes an art form, something to cherish and hold.