Our neighbors in Buffalo, N.Y., have come up with a clever way to try to connect with some of its brain-drain victims.

The community plays host to an annual event called Buffalo Homecoming Weekend.

According to The Buffalo News, “The event touts the region as a place to live and do business in a bid to keep the area’s college students from leaving, while getting potential workers and entrepreneurs who have left home to consider returning.”

It seems to me that such an event would play well in Erie — especially during the summer time. It would offer folks an excuse to come home for a weekend and would allow business groups and others to market the region to those who have strayed.

Could such an event work in Erie? If so, what elements do you think would help make the event worth attending?