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October 2026
Death Rites and Victorian Mourning Culture: A Specialty Tour at Auburn's Seward House This October
Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St, Auburn, NY 13021
The Seward House Museum in Auburn has a specialty tour that arrives at exactly the right moment in the calendar: the Death Rites and Victorian Mourning Culture tour on October 22. Victorian mourning h
Mourning Otis at Rose Hill Mansion: An October Evening Tour in Geneva Worth Planning Around
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Rose Hill Mansion, Route 96A, Geneva, NY
Two nights before Halloween, Rose Hill Mansion opens its doors after dark for Mourning Otis — a special evening tour built around one of the more quietly fascinating chapters of American history: the
Victor Spooktacular: A Halloween Bar Crawl Through the Finger Lakes Corridor
Friday, October 23, 2026
85 East Main St., Victor, NY
Victor's downtown main street goes full Halloween on October 23 with the Spooktacular — a grown-up bar crawl that sends you through more than 10 local stops for drinks and treats. It is the kind of ev
Halloween Party at Montezuma Winery: Costume Contest and Spooky Sips on the Finger Lakes
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Montezuma Winery Finger Lakes, 2981 US Route 20, Seneca Falls, NY
Montezuma Winery is going full Halloween on Friday the 23rd — costumes encouraged, spooky food on the menu, and signature cocktails built for the occasion. The entry fee is $10, which makes this one o
Haunted History Tours of Auburn: Three Evenings at the Seward House This October
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St, Auburn, NY 13021
Auburn has one of the most layered histories in the Finger Lakes — a Lincoln cabinet member, an Underground Railroad conductor, a state prison, and a city that refuses to forget any of it. For three n
Rocky Horror Returns to The Smith in Geneva — An October Night with Shadow Cast
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith), Geneva, NY
Rocky Horror is back at The Smith — and if you've never seen it with a shadow cast, this is your October. A live cast performs alongside the 1975 film, the audience participates, and the whole room be
Hos-Oween Weekend at Hosmer Winery: Halloween, Harvest Wines, and a Haunted Cayuga Lake — October 24-25
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Hosmer Estate Winery, 7020 State Route 89, Ovid, NY 14521 (Cayuga Lake)
Hosmer Winery gets spooky for Halloween weekend. Hos-Oween Weekend transforms the Cayuga Lake estate into an immersive tasting experience over two days — three haunted wine and food pairings, a souven
Days of Incandescence: A Free October Festival in Corning Where History Becomes Theater
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Corning Historic District, Riverfront Centennial Park & Centerway Square, Corning, NY
Corning's historic district transforms every October into a stage — and on the evening of October 24, the curtain goes up on Days of Incandescence, a free festival built around the city's singular sto
Fall Into Canandaigua: A Saturday Harvest Festival on the Finger Lakes That Earns the Drive
Saturday, October 24, 2026
115 Main St., Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua's Main Street puts on its best fall self on October 24 with Fall Into Canandaigua — a harvest festival that manages to hit all the notes at once: a farmers market, pumpkin decorating, a ma
Days of Incandescence: Corning's October Night Walk Through Glass and History
Monday, October 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Corning Historic District, Centennial Park, Centerway Square, Corning NY
Corning's historic district comes alive for Days of Incandescence — an October evening walking event that weaves together the city's glass heritage, Thomas Edison's history, and a touch of the superna
Inspire Moore Winemaker's Fall Dinner at Glen Iris Inn: Wine Country Meets the Grand Canyon of the East — October 30
Friday, October 30, 2026
Glen Iris Inn, Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY 14227
At the peak of fall foliage season, Glen Iris Inn — the 1914 historic inn inside Letchworth State Park — is hosting a winemaker's dinner featuring Inspire Moore Winery from the Canandaigua Lake Wine T
Halloween at Hotel Canandaigua: A Lakeside Finger Lakes Halloween Night Worth Getting Dressed Up For
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Hotel Canandaigua, Tapestry by Hilton, 205 Lakeshore Dr., Canandaigua, NY
Hotel Canandaigua sits right on the lake, and on Halloween night it leans into it: the Halloween Bash brings live music from Boogie Shoes, costume contests, a cash bar, and food and drinks to one of t
Sips and Spells: A Halloween Day on America's First Wine Trail — October 31 on Cayuga Lake
Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Multiple wineries, Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Cayuga Lake, NY
Halloween on America's oldest wine trail is not a costume party — it's a full-trail collaboration. Sips and Spells transforms the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail into a moveable experience on October 31, with
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at The Smith in Geneva: New Orleans Brass on Seneca Lake — November 5
Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith Opera House), Geneva, NY
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band has been playing New Orleans second-line brass, bebop, and funk for more than four decades — and their version of jazz will not sit still. This November date at The Smith br
Irish Immigrant Experience: A Lunchtime Lecture at Auburn's Seward House — November 5
Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St., Auburn, NY 13021
The Seward House Museum in Auburn — the restored home of Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State, one of the most significant historic houses in New York — opens its lunchtime lecture series to a new sto
Lake Placid Film Festival 2026: Four Days of Cinema in the Heart of the Adirondacks
Thursday, November 5, 2026
The Palace Theatre, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
November in the Adirondacks feels like the mountains exhaling — the summer crowds are gone, the ski season has not quite started, and the whole region belongs to people who show up on purpose. The Lak
Farm Sanctuary's Celebration for the Turkeys — A Vegan Holiday Gathering in the Finger Lakes, November 7
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Farm Sanctuary, Watkins Glen, NY
Each November, Farm Sanctuary's 275-acre sanctuary in Watkins Glen does something quietly radical: it throws a Thanksgiving celebration where the turkeys are the guests of honor, not the meal. The Cel
Book Talk: Founding Immigrants at the Seward House in Auburn — November 12
Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St., Auburn, NY 13021
What does it mean that so many of the people who shaped America's founding era were immigrants themselves? On November 12, the Seward House Museum in Auburn hosts a book talk — "Founding Immigrants" —
History Happy Hour: The Smith Opera House — November 19 at Lake Drum Brewing in Geneva
Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Lake Drum Brewing, 16 East Castle St, Geneva, NY
The Smith Opera House has been part of Geneva's life since 1894 — opera house, movie theater, and now one of the most storied performing arts venues in the Finger Lakes. On November 19, Historic Genev
Deck the Halls on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail: A Holiday Weekend Worth the Drive
Friday, November 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Seneca Lake Wine Trail member wineries, Watkins Glen area, NY
Before the holiday month gets away from you, the Seneca Lake Wine Trail spends a weekend in late November dressed for the season. Deck the Halls sends you winery to winery on a self-guided tour throug
Donna The Buffalo at The Smith in Geneva: Americana-Roots Music on Seneca Lake — November 20
Friday, November 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith Opera House), Geneva, NY
Donna the Buffalo has been building their Americana-folk-Cajun-roots sound since 1989, accumulating a devoted following across the Northeast that keeps coming back because the music is honest and the
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue at The Smith in Geneva — A Pre-Thanksgiving Sunday on Seneca Lake
Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith Opera House), Geneva, NY
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue is a live tribute show celebrating the landmark sitcom — scripted scenes, audience participation, the costumes — at The Smith Opera House in Geneva, the Sunday before
December Deck the Halls: Seneca Lake Wine Trail Holiday Weekend — December 4-6
Friday, December 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Seneca Lake Wine Trail member wineries, Watkins Glen area, NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail does the holidays properly, and the December version of Deck the Halls gives you the whole experience: decorated tasting rooms, winter pours, and the kind of unhurried winer
Holiday Traditions Open House at the Seward House: A December Afternoon in Auburn's Most Beautiful Victorian Home — December 13
Sunday, December 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St., Auburn, NY 13021
The Seward House Museum throws open its Victorian parlors on December 13 for a Holiday Traditions Open House — four hours inside one of New York's most handsomely preserved 19th-century homes, dressed
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Vineyards and Vaults: The Italian Tour at Auburn's Seward House — An October Evening Worth the Drive
Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St, Auburn, NY 13021
The Seward House Museum in Auburn runs an evening series called Vineyards and Vaults, and the October 17 edition takes an Italian tour. William Henry Seward served as Secretary of State and traveled e
High Peaks Harvest Festival: An October Afternoon in Lake Placid Worth Planning Around
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Lake Placid, NY
The High Peaks Harvest Festival arrives in Lake Placid on October 17, 2026, dropping into a fall season that has already earned the Adirondacks the title of Priceline's #1 Fall Foliage Destination in
Oktoberfest at Engine 14 Brewery — A Fall October Night in Naples, NY
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Engine 14 Brewery, 52 West Ave., Naples, NY
Naples knows how to do October. The town that gave the world grape pie is adding another reason to make the southern Canandaigua Lake drive this fall: Engine 14 Brewery hosts its Oktoberfest on Octobe
Sonnenberg Mansion Mysteries: A Live Whodunnit in a Canandaigua Victorian Landmark This October
Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 250 Gibson Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Sonnenberg Mansion becomes a crime scene this October. Mansion Mysteries is an evening of live whodunnit theater staged inside the Victorian halls of Sonnenberg Gardens — one of Canandaigua's most bel
Autumn Wine Dinner at Hosmer Winery: A Seasonal Multi-Course Pairing on Cayuga Lake — October 16
Friday, October 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Hosmer Estate Winery, 7020 State Route 89, Ovid, NY 14521 (Cayuga Lake)
On a Friday evening in mid-October, Hosmer Winery invites guests to slow down and eat well. The Autumn Wine Dinner pairs a curated selection of Hosmer's Finger Lakes wines with a seasonal multi-course
History Happy Hour: Railroads in Geneva — October 15 at Lake Drum Brewing
Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Lake Drum Brewing, 16 East Castle St, Geneva, NY
Geneva's railroad history runs from 1841 to the present, and on October 15, Historic Geneva Curator John Marks brings the images to Lake Drum Brewing. The evening is informal and unhurried — slides lo
Witches, Women, and Wine at Lucas Vineyards: A Bewitching October Sunday on Cayuga Lake — October 11
Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Lucas Vineyards, 3862 County Road 150, Interlaken, NY 14847 (Cayuga Lake)
Every October needs a moment that actually feels like October. Lucas Vineyards' 2nd Annual Witches, Women & Wine delivers exactly that — a Sunday afternoon on Cayuga Lake with live music, movement wor
Harvest Fest at Hosmer Winery: Live Music, Local Vendors, and Cayuga Lake in Full Fall Color — October 10
Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Hosmer Estate Winery, 7020 State Route 89, Ovid, NY 14521 (Cayuga Lake)
Hosted in mid-October when the Cayuga Lake vines are giving up their last harvest, Hosmer Winery's annual fall celebration brings together live music, local makers, and smoky BBQ on the estate grounds
16th Annual Fall Gardening Forum at Sonnenberg — A Canandaigua October Morning Worth Planning Around
Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 250 Gibson Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
For sixteen years, Sonnenberg Gardens has opened its October doors for a gardening forum that feels less like a lecture and more like a morning spent with someone who actually knows the land. This yea
Lettuce Cook Tour at The Smith in Geneva: Funk and Precision on Seneca Lake — October 10
Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith Opera House), Geneva, NY
Lettuce is a Brooklyn-originated funk collective that plays with the kind of precision and abandon that makes you understand why people dedicate decades to chasing that sound. Their Cook Tour comes to
Lake Placid Classic Half Marathon & 10K: Running Through Peak Foliage in the Adirondacks, October 10-12
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Lake Placid, NY
October 10-12 is Lake Placid's biggest fall weekend, with three events converging at what Priceline named the #1 Fall Foliage Destination in the U.S. for 2026. Among them: the Lake Placid Classic Half
Flaming Leaves Festival at the Olympic Ski Jumps: Peak Foliage, Live Music, and US Ski Jumping Championships — October 10-11
Saturday, October 10, 2026 at All day
Olympic Ski Jumps, 5486 Cascade Rd., Lake Placid, NY 12946
Every October the Olympic Ski Jumps complex in Lake Placid hosts a festival that reminds you how much is possible when a community leans into its landscape. The Flaming Leaves Festival fills a weekend
Bristol Mountain Fall Festival: Chairlift Foliage Views and a Full October Day on the Finger Lakes
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Bristol Mountain, 5662 State Route 64, Canandaigua, NY
Bristol Mountain is a ski area most people in Rochester know as a winter destination. On October 10, it becomes something different: the Fall Festival transforms the mountain into an autumn celebratio
Harvest Dinner at Point of the Bluff — An Autumn Evening on Keuka Lake, October 10
Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Point of the Bluff Vineyards, 10489 County Route 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840 (Keuka Lake)
Every October, Point of the Bluff Vineyards hosts its Annual Harvest Dinner — an evening that puts you right in the middle of the Keuka Lake countryside just as the vines are winding down for the year
The Haunts of History's Hometown: A Seward House Lunchtime Lecture in Auburn — October 8
Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Seward House Museum, Auburn, NY
The Seward House Museum's Lunchtime Lecture Series brings a perfect October topic on October 8: The Haunts of History's Hometown. The hour-long talk explores Auburn through the lens of its own ghost s
Samara Joy and her Septet at The Smith in Geneva: Grammy-Winning Jazz on Seneca Lake — October 7
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith Opera House), Geneva, NY
Samara Joy won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best New Artist — not as a pop act but as a jazz vocalist who sings standards with the kind of conviction that made jazz worth taking seriously in the first pl
Gregory Alan Isakov at Point of the Bluff — An October Evening on Keuka Lake
Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Concert Venue, 10531 County Road 76, Hammondsport, NY (Keuka Lake)
One of the most beloved voices in folk and indie music comes to Keuka Lake this October. Gregory Alan Isakov — born in Johannesburg, now based in Colorado — has spent two decades building a devoted fo
The Guthrie Wineglass Marathon: 45 Years of Running Through Wine Country — October 4, 2026
Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Bath, NY to Corning, NY (finish: historic Market Street, Corning, NY)
The Guthrie Wineglass Marathon turns 45 this year — and it does it the same way it always has. A point-to-point race that starts in Bath, NY, winds through the Corning valley, and finishes on historic
Wineglass Marathon 2026: Run Through the Finger Lakes This October
Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Bath to Corning, NY
This October, one of the most beloved fall marathons in the Northeast returns for its 45th anniversary. The Wineglass Marathon runs point-to-point from Bath through the Finger Lakes valley into Cornin
Oktoberfest at Brew & Brats in Naples: A Two-Day Fall Weekend in Canandaigua Lake Wine Country
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Brew & Brats, 6461 NY-64, Naples, NY
Naples, NY is already the center of Finger Lakes harvest season — home to grape pie, surrounded by wineries, perched at the bottom of Canandaigua Lake. And on the first weekend of October, Brew & Brat
Civil War Day at Rose Hill: Free Living History on the Shore of Seneca Lake — October 3 in Geneva
Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Rose Hill Mansion, Route 96A, Geneva, NY
On October 3, re-enactors set up camp on the grounds of Rose Hill Mansion in Geneva for Civil War Day — a free, all-day program where you can spend several hours with living history demonstrations of
Watch Geneva's Own Bicentennial on Film: Free Screening at the Geneva History Museum — October 3
Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Geneva History Museum, 543 South Main Street, Geneva, NY
Somewhere in a Geneva archive, there is footage of the Fireman's Parade, a packed Pulteney Park, barbershop singers, a gospel choir, and the Friendship Squares dancing club — all celebrating the city'
The World Comes to Lake Placid: UCI Mountain Bike World Series Returns for an October Weekend in the Adirondacks
Friday, October 2, 2026
Lake Placid, NY
Lake Placid — already named Priceline's #1 Fall Foliage Destination in the U.S. for 2026 — adds another reason to visit this October: the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series arrives for a three-day e
Destroyer (Solo) Comes to the Hangar Theatre — A Rare Ithaca Night with Dan Bejar
Monday, September 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY
Destroyer — the acclaimed indie project of Dan Bejar — plays a solo show at the Hangar Theatre on the last Monday in September. Solo Destroyer shows almost never happen; this is Dan Bejar with just hi
Switchfoot at Point of the Bluff — A Vineyard Stage Afternoon on Keuka Lake, September 27
Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY (Keuka Lake)
A band that has spent nearly three decades writing songs about searching for something real is coming to one of the most quietly beautiful spots in wine country. Switchfoot plays the outdoor Vineyard
Naples Grape Festival: Two Days of Wine, Grape Pie, and the Finger Lakes at Its Most Autumnal
Saturday, September 26, 2026
154 N. Main St., Naples, NY
Naples, NY has been making grape pie longer than most people have been making travel plans. Each fall, the village that calls itself the Grape Pie Capital of the World hosts its annual Grape Festival
Fun on the Farm: A Free September Saturday at Lawnhurst Farms in Stanley, NY
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Lawnhurst Farms, 4124 County Road 5, Stanley, NY
Some of the best travel days are the ones you didn't plan around wine. On Saturday, September 26, Lawnhurst Farms in Stanley opens for a free farm day — a chance to see an operating dairy farm up clos
Oktoberfest at Whiteface Mountain: A Full September Day in the Adirondacks
Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Whiteface Mountain, Wilmington, NY (near Lake Placid)
Whiteface Mountain hosts its annual Oktoberfest on September 26, and the Adirondack setting makes it a different thing than a tent full of steins in a parking lot. The mountain itself is the draw — wh
Run Around Schroon Lake: The Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival on September 26-27
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Schroon Lake, NY (Adirondacks)
Every September the Adirondacks host a weekend of running that earns the drive on its own terms. The Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival sends marathoners and half marathoners around the full loop o
Pete Davidson Comes to Rochester for One Night Only — September 25 at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Friday, September 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604
Pete Davidson — stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for years on Saturday Night Live and the Peacock series Bupkis — headlines the Rochester Fringe Festival this September for one night only. H
The Pomarium at the Hangar Theatre — An Ithaca September Night Worth Planning Around
Friday, September 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY
There is a lot happening at the Hangar Theatre this September, but The Pomarium — playing Friday, September 25 at 801 Taughannock Blvd — is the kind of show you plan a trip around. Tilia Cordata has b
Finger Lakes Wine Train: A 90-Minute Seneca Lake Wine Experience on Rails, Running Through September
Friday, September 25, 2026 at Multiple daily departures
Finger Lakes Wine Train, 210 West Williams Street, Waterloo, NY 13165
All summer long, the Finger Lakes Wine Train rolls out of Waterloo for a 90-minute journey through Seneca Lake wine country. Traveling in restored mid-century passenger cars from the 1940s and 1950s,
Balloons on the Ridge: Hot Air Balloon Weekend on Seneca Lake — September 25–27 at Idol Ridge Winery
Friday, September 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM (Friday start)
Idol Ridge Winery, 9059 State Route 414, Lodi, NY 14860
Hot air balloons rise at dawn over Seneca Lake vineyards. That is the image at the center of Balloons on the Ridge, a three-day festival coming to Idol Ridge Winery in Lodi at the end of September. Th
Immigration on the Erie Canal: A Seward House Lunchtime Lecture in Auburn — September 24
Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St, Auburn, NY 13021
The Seward House Museum's Lunchtime Lecture Series explores how immigration shaped the people and places along the Erie Canal on September 24. Auburn sits at the edge of that water corridor — and Will
Graham Nash – Live on Tour 2026 at The Smith in Geneva: A Seneca Lake September Night
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith Opera House), Geneva, NY
Graham Nash has been writing the soundtrack for difficult and hopeful moments for more than fifty years — and this fall he brings his current solo tour to The Smith Opera House in Geneva, one of the m
Sip and Tour at Sheldrake Point: A Vineyard Walk During Harvest on Cayuga Lake — September 20
Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Sheldrake Point Winery, 7448 County Road 153, Ovid, NY 14521 (Cayuga Lake)
Just before harvest begins in earnest, Sheldrake Point Winery opens the vineyard rows to visitors. Vineyard Manager Dave Wyman leads a guided walk through the estate vines — the kind of conversation t
Myco Mania: A Full Day of Fungi, Hikes, and Hands-On Learning in Naples — September 20
Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Cumming Nature Center, Naples, NY
Naples, New York tucks a whole different kind of Finger Lakes day inside the hills above the wine trails. Myco Mania brings together regional fungi enthusiasts, mushroom scientists, foragers, and anyo
The Ionia Fall Festival: A 28-Year Tractor Parade Tradition in Ontario County — September 19
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 9:30 AM
2120 Elton Rd, Ionia, NY 14475 (off Route 64, Ontario County)
Ionia is a small Ontario County hamlet that most people drive past. On September 19, it earns a detour. The 28th annual Ionia Fall Festival centers on one of the most specific events in western New Yo
Adirondack Harvest Festival 2026: Bees, Honey, and a Free Saturday in the Champlain Valley
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
3 Sisco Street, Westport, NY 12993
Every September, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County brings together more than 30 local farmers, producers, and makers for the Adirondack Harvest Festival in Westport, on Lake Champlain'
Afternoon Tea at Rose Hill: A September Afternoon in Geneva with a Theme That Earns Your Full Attention
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 Route 96A, Geneva, NY
Rose Hill Mansion stands at the edge of Seneca Lake like it has always been waiting for you to sit down at a properly set table. On September 19, Historic Geneva is hosting an Afternoon Tea at Rose Hi
Hare Prix 10K: Run the Grand Prix Course and Finish at a Brewery on Seneca Lake
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Starts at 105 9th St (Schuyler County Courts), Watkins Glen, NY; finishes at Lucky Hare Brewing on the marina
The Hare Prix 10K takes runners through the same historic streets where the Watkins Glen Grand Prix has been held since 1948 — starting at Schuyler County Courts and finishing at Lucky Hare Brewing Ba
Lotus Land Brings the Rush Tribute Experience to Geneva — A September Night at The Smith
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith), Geneva, NY
Lotus Land has built its reputation doing what only a handful of tribute acts manage: they don't just cover Rush — they recreate the full sonic experience. "With an unparalleled performance, The Ameri
Garrison Keillor Tonight at Hangar Theatre — A Prairie Home Companion Creator Returns to Ithaca This Fall
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY
Garrison Keillor — the creator of A Prairie Home Companion and the inventor of Lake Wobegon — is coming to the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca for one evening this September. The man who made public radio fe
Tunes and Tots at Montezuma Winery: Friday Live Music and Happy Hour in Seneca Falls Through October
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Montezuma Winery, 2981 US Route 20, Seneca Falls, NY
Montezuma Winery started as a farm operation in Seneca Falls and grew into one of the Finger Lakes' most visited family-run tasting rooms. Their Tunes and Tots series runs every Friday through October
Circus in the City: Free All-Ages Outdoor Circus in Downtown Rochester — September 18 and 19
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Parcel 5, 285 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604
For two nights during Rochester Fringe, Parcel 5 and Gibbs Street go full circus. Circus in the City brings internationally acclaimed companies to downtown Rochester: the Québecois powerhouse FLIP Fab
History Happy Hour: A Brief History of Geneva's Schools — September 17 at Lake Drum Brewing
Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Lake Drum Brewing, 16 East Castle St, Geneva, NY
Geneva has been educating its children for nearly 200 years, and the stories live in photographs. On September 17, Historic Geneva Curator John Marks brings those images to Lake Drum Brewing for a cas
Sunset Music Series at Six Mile Creek Vineyard: Free Evening Music at Ithaca's Oldest Winery — September 17
Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Six Mile Creek Vineyard, 1551 Slaterville Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
Six Mile Creek Vineyard is Ithaca's oldest winery and distillery — a 19th Century Dutch Colonial barn on Slaterville Road with more than thirty years of winemaking behind it and a 2019 New York Govern
Rochester Fringe 2026: The Best Reason to Plan a September Weekend in Rochester
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Various
Multiple venues, Rochester, NY
If you've been looking for a reason to plan a fall trip to Rochester, the Fringe Festival is it. September 15-26, 2026 — twelve days, 500+ performances, dozens of venues across the Neighborhood of the
Cirque du Fringe: Anchors Away — A World Premiere Circus Night at Rochester's Spiegeltent
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7:30pm Tues/Sun; 7:00pm Wed-Sat
The Spiegeltent, One Fringe Place, Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604
Every night for twelve nights, the Spiegeltent at the corner of Main and Gibbs streets in downtown Rochester transforms into the HMS Spiegeltent for the world premiere of Cirque du Fringe: Anchors Awa
Vinyasa in the Vineyard: Morning Yoga and a Mimosa at Hosmer Estate Winery — September 13
Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Hosmer Estate Winery, 7020 State Route 89, Ovid, NY 14521 (Cayuga Lake)
Hosmer Estate Winery on Cayuga Lake is hosting an outdoor Vinyasa yoga class on the morning of September 13, led by instructor Shanelle France and followed by a complimentary mimosa. It's one of those
Inside: Rochester Architecture Weekend — The Landmark Society's Inside Downtown Tour Returns September 12-13
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Downtown Rochester, NY
Once a year, the Landmark Society of Western New York opens doors that are normally closed — literally. The 2026 Inside Downtown Tour invites you to step inside Rochester's skyline and walk through th
The 5th Annual Explore Victor Fest: A Community Celebration Worth Adding to Your September Plans
Saturday, September 12, 2026
39 E Main St., Victor, NY
Victor shows up for itself every September — and on the 12th, the whole town spills into the street for the 5th Annual Explore Victor Fest. Local vendors, artisans, live music, and food set the scene
Seneca Sounds: A Full Day of Regional Music, Art, and Community in Geneva This September
Saturday, September 12, 2026
The Cracker Factory, 35 Lehigh St., Geneva, NY
Geneva has always been more than a wine trail stop, and Seneca Sounds makes the case. The Cracker Factory — a converted historic building that's become one of the Finger Lakes' more distinctive event
7th Annual Garlic Day in Lyons: Braiding, Fermenting, and a Garlic Seed Federation Expert — September 12
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
26 Church Street, Lyons, NY 14489 (Wayne County)
You can smell Lyons before you see it on this particular September Saturday. The 7th Annual Garlic Day brings dozens of garlic varieties — hardneck and softneck, mild to spicy — to the farmers market
Neighbor Day at Rose Hill Mansion: Free Admission and Seneca Lake Views on September 12
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 Route 96A, Geneva, NY 14456
Rose Hill Mansion — an 1839 Greek Revival estate on the shore of Seneca Lake — opens its doors for free to Ontario and Seneca County residents on Neighbor Day, September 12. It's a rare chance to wand
Italian Heritage Festival in Auburn: A Full Day of Food, Music, and Community — September 12
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
State Street Plaza, Auburn, NY
Auburn's State Street Plaza fills with Italian food, live music, and community spirit on September 12 for the annual Italian Heritage Festival. It runs a full day — noon to 10 PM — with the kind of sp
Grand Prix Festival 2026: A Watkins Glen Weekend Worth the Drive — September 11-13
Friday, September 11, 2026 at Varies by event
Watkins Glen Village and Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
Watkins Glen hosts its annual Grand Prix Festival — three days of vintage cars, racing history, and the kind of September weekend the Finger Lakes does better than anywhere. The village fills with Tou
Teddy Roosevelt Weekend: Free Wagon Rides, Historical Tours, and an Adirondacks Presidential Story
Friday, September 11, 2026
Overlook Park / Newcomb Central School, Newcomb, NY
In September 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was descending Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks when a messenger arrived: President McKinley had been shot in Buffalo. What followed was a nighttime relay through t
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre at Glen Iris Inn: A Theatrical Fall Night Inside New York's Grand Canyon
Friday, September 11, 2026
Glen Iris Inn, Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY 14227
Glen Iris Inn — the only inn inside Letchworth State Park, steps from the gorge's three waterfalls — is hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on September 11. This is the kind of evening that makes
Choir! Choir! Choir! Brings a Fleetwood Mac Singalong to Geneva — A September Night at The Smith
Friday, September 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Smith Center for the Arts (The Smith), Geneva, NY
Choir! Choir! Choir! doesn't do regular concerts. Since 2011, directors Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman have been turning roomfuls of strangers into choirs — teaching harmonies on the spot, then watch
Natural Causes: A Labor Day Weekend Circus Adventure at Hangar Theatre in Ithaca
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY
On Labor Day weekend, Ithaca's Hangar Theatre hosts something completely unexpected: a professional circus. Company29 brings *Natural Causes* — a whimsical, wild adventure built from world-class acrob
Some Like It Hot: Hosmer Winery Kicks Off Harvest Season with Live Blues and BBQ
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Hosmer Estate Winery, 7020 State Route 89, Ovid, NY 14521 (Cayuga Lake)
Harvest season in the Finger Lakes has its own particular feeling — the light shifts, the air cools, and the vines are heavy with fruit that took all summer to get there. Hosmer Winery marks the momen
An 80's Night on Cayuga Lake: M80's Tribute to MTV at Treleaven Wines September 5
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Treleaven Wines, 658 Lake Rd., King Ferry, NY 13081 (east shore of Cayuga Lake)
Treleaven Wines on the east shore of Cayuga Lake is handing its outdoor stage over to the M80's — billed as The World's Largest 80's Party — for one night this Saturday. The band delivers a fully imme
See the Hidden Rose Hill: Behind-the-Scenes Mansion Tour on September 5 in Geneva
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 Route 96A, Geneva, NY 14456
Most visitors to Rose Hill Mansion see the parlors, the dining room, the grounds overlooking Seneca Lake. The Behind-the-Scenes Tour goes further — into the basement and up to the belvedere, the squar
John Fogerty and Steve Winwood at CMAC — Two Legends Share the Canandaigua Stage This September
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
John Fogerty and Steve Winwood share the CMAC stage on September 5 — two of rock's most enduring songwriters, playing together at an outdoor amphitheater on Canandaigua Lake as summer turns to early f
Rosella FLX Pop-Up Brings Michelin-Starred Omakase to Keuka Lake — September 4 and 5 at Point of the Bluff
Friday, September 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Pavilion, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY
Something genuinely rare is coming to the Finger Lakes this September. The Michelin-starred team behind Bar Miller and Rosella — two of New York City's most celebrated contemporary restaurants — are l
Hupstate Circus Festival: Four Days of Circus Arts in Ithaca for Labor Day Weekend 2026
Friday, September 4, 2026
Ithaca, NY (Cayuga Lake)
Labor Day weekend brings something genuinely unexpected to Ithaca: a full-scale circus festival that fills the city with performers, workshops, and free outdoor shows. The Hupstate Circus Festival — a
Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration at CMAC — Dead Heads and Classical Fans Meet on Canandaigua Lake
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration arrives at CMAC on September 1 — Labor Day weekend — bringing Garcia's beloved catalog to life with full orchestral arrangements. It is a rare combination: the w
The Mavericks & Friends at Point of the Bluff — Multicultural Americana Comes to Keuka Lake This August
Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY
The Mavericks are coming to Keuka Lake for one Sunday afternoon concert, and it is exactly what August deserves. This is not a tribute act or a nostalgia show — The Mavericks are still recording, stil
7 Bridges Plays the Eagles on Keuka Lake — A Vineyard Afternoon at Point of the Bluff
Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY
Point of the Bluff has built one of the Finger Lakes' best outdoor concert lineups this summer — and they are not done yet. On Saturday, August 29, the Vineyard Stage hosts 7 Bridges, one of the most
Tomato & Wine Pairing at Point of the Bluff — A Farm-to-Table Evening at the Production Barn
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Point of the Bluff Production Barn, 10304 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY
This is what a working vineyard looks like when it invites you inside. Point of the Bluff's production barn opens for a guided greenhouse tour led by farm staff, followed by a farm-to-table pairing of
Luke Bryan at CMAC — Country Music's Biggest Summer Show Comes to Canandaigua Lake
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Luke Bryan brings one of country music's most celebrated live shows to CMAC on August 26, closing out the summer season with Drew Baldridge, Lanie Gardner, Lauren Watkins, and DJ Rock all on the same
KidsFest: Time Travel with the Terra String Quartet — Saturday Morning Chamber Music for Families at Mandana Barn
Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Mandana Barn, 1274 NY-359, Skaneateles, NY 13152
Saturday morning in Skaneateles, the Terra String Quartet — four world-class musicians from four continents — turns their closing weekend into a kids' concert. "Time Travel with the Terra String Quart
Festival Finale with Cécile McLorin Salvant at Anyela's Vineyards — Closing Night at the Skaneateles Festival
Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Robinson Pavilion at Anyela's Vineyards, Skaneateles, NY
The 2026 Skaneateles Festival closes its season Saturday evening with Cécile McLorin Salvant as the festival finale. The venue is Robinson Pavilion at Anyela's Vineyards on Skaneateles Lake — one of t
Tunes and Tastings at Rose Hill: An August Evening of Local Wine, Beer, and Live Music in Geneva
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 NY-96A, Geneva, NY
Rose Hill Mansion — one of the finest Greek Revival estates in America, sitting on a hill above Seneca Lake outside Geneva — opens its grounds for an evening of local wine and beer tastings set to liv
Sublime at CMAC — The Ataris and Bedouin Soundclash Open a Summer Night on Canandaigua Lake
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Sublime brings The Ataris and Bedouin Soundclash to CMAC on August 22 for a late-summer show that spans ska, reggae-rock, and 90s punk nostalgia. The CMAC lawn in August has a particular energy — 10,0
The Wallflowers Bring Bringing Down the Horse to Keuka Lake — A 30th Anniversary Concert at Point of the Bluff
Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY
Some albums do not just define a decade — they become part of how a generation marks time. Bringing Down the Horse by The Wallflowers is one of them. Thirty years after its release, Jakob Dylan and th
Rhiannon Giddens and the Silkroad Ensemble at del Lago Resort — A Once-in-a-Season Finger Lakes Night
Friday, August 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Vine Theater at del Lago Resort, 1133 Route 414, Waterloo, NY 13165
Rhiannon Giddens is bringing the Silkroad Ensemble to the Finger Lakes for a single Friday night, and it's worth planning your August around. American Songwriter calls her "one of the most important m
Lunchtime Lecture at the Seward House: The Arts and the Burned Over District
Friday, August 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St, Auburn, NY 13021
If you've ever driven through Auburn and wondered why this region produced so many world-changing ideas — from the Underground Railroad to the women's suffrage movement — this lunchtime lecture offers
Gone to the Dogs: Bring Your Dog to the Seneca Lake Wine Trail This August
Friday, August 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Seneca Lake Wine Trail member wineries, Watkins Glen area, NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail turns dog-friendly for a full week every August, and Gone to the Dogs is the event that makes it official. With a tasting pass in hand, you and your leashed companion move f
Ghost Tours of Auburn: An Evening at the Seward House Museum After Dark
Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St, Auburn, NY 13021
The Seward House Museum — home to Lincoln's Secretary of State and TripAdvisor's #1 attraction in Auburn — opens its doors after dark for Ghost Tours. The 19th-century mansion holds one of the largest
Walking Liberia Street: A Guided Tour of Geneva's Historically Black Neighborhood — August 20
Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
30 West Street, Geneva, NY
Geneva has more stories than most Finger Lakes travelers ever find. On August 20 at 5:30 PM, Historic Geneva Archivist Becky Chapin leads a walking tour through the West and High Street neighborhood o
Pump Boys and Dinettes at Bristol Valley Theater — Southern-Fried Laughs in Naples Through August 29
Thursday, August 20, 2026 at See website for schedule
Bristol Valley Theater, 151 S. Main Street, Naples, NY 14512
Bristol Valley Theater is ending its 2026 summer season with Pump Boys and Dinettes — a warm, funny musical set at a fictional gas station and roadside diner in rural North Carolina, where six perform
Brandi Carlile at CMAC — A Finger Lakes Concert Night That Belongs on Your August Calendar
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Brandi Carlile comes to CMAC on August 20 with I'm With Her — the supergroup featuring Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan — opening the show. Carlile is one of those artists who turns a c
Terra String Quartet at the Skaneateles Festival — An Evening of Chamber Music at Its Best, Thursday August 20
Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
Thursday evening, the Terra String Quartet closes its week-long residency at the Skaneateles Festival with a full evening concert at First Presbyterian Church. Four musicians from four continents, spe
Josh Groban with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra at CMAC — A Finger Lakes Summer Night Worth the Drive
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Josh Groban takes the CMAC stage on August 18 with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra — a collaboration that turns an already beautiful outdoor concert venue into something genuinely special. Hearin
Brunch & Bocce at Point of the Bluff — A Late-Summer Sunday Morning on Keuka Lake
Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY
Point of the Bluff is opening its Sunday morning to bocce, brunch, and a view of Keuka Lake that earns a slow sip. A food truck sets up beside the tasting room while mimosas and pours flow freely — an
Free Concert on the Lawn at Rose Hill Mansion: The 3 of Us Brings R&B and Funk to Geneva on August 16
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 NY-96A, Geneva, NY
Rose Hill Mansion sits on a hill above Seneca Lake with one of the best views in the Finger Lakes. This Sunday, August 16, the lawn becomes a concert venue when The 3 of Us — Diana Jacobs, Dave Kuyken
Bluegrass with Carter & Cleveland at the Skaneateles Festival — Outdoor Vineyard Concert on the Lake
Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Robinson Pavilion at Anyela's Vineyards, Skaneateles, NY
The Skaneateles Festival moves outdoors for its Saturday night concert, bringing bluegrass duo Carter & Cleveland to Robinson Pavilion at Anyela's Vineyards — an outdoor stage perched above Skaneatele
Tell Me Lies: The Fleetwood Mac Experience at Point of the Bluff — A Keuka Lake Afternoon with the Full Fleetwood Catalog
Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport, NY
Point of the Bluff Vineyards has hosted some of the summer's most memorable outdoor concerts — Ben Folds, Al Jardine, the Infamous Stringdusters — and on August 15 they close out the season with Tell
Farm Sanctuary Hoedown: 40 Years — A Weekend in the Fields That Celebrates Four Decades of Animal Rescue
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Farm Sanctuary, Watkins Glen, NY
Farm Sanctuary turns 40 this year, and Hoedown is how they are marking it. This two-day celebration at the 275-acre Watkins Glen sanctuary brings behind-the-scenes access to the sanctuary's fields and
34th Annual Ithaca Artist Market: A Late-Summer Saturday at the Cayuga Lake Waterfront
Friday, August 14, 2026
Ithaca Farmers Market, Steamboat Landing, Ithaca, NY
The Ithaca Farmers Market transforms on August 14th for the 34th Annual Ithaca Artist Market — one of the summer's most personal gatherings in the Finger Lakes. Juried artists and craftspeople from ac
MacKenzie-Childs Warehouse Sale Returns This Weekend: August 14-16 in Union Springs on Cayuga Lake
Friday, August 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
MacKenzie-Childs Warehouse, 107 Salem Street, Union Springs, NY
MacKenzie-Childs — the Aurora-based studio whose hand-painted enamelware and wildly patterned furniture have a dedicated following — opens its warehouse doors for three days this weekend. The annual s
From the Forest to the Ocean at the Skaneateles Festival — A Chamber Music Evening by the Lake
Friday, August 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
The Skaneateles Festival — which the Boston Globe described as central New York's answer to Tanglewood — continues its 2026 season with From the Forest to the Ocean, an evening concert at the First Pr
Shakespeare in the Gardens at Auburn's Seward House: The Taming of the Shrew Under the Summer Sky
Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Seward House Museum, 33 South St, Auburn, NY 13021
The gardens of the Seward House Museum in Auburn have hosted many kinds of history. On August 13, they become an outdoor theater — with Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew performed in the open air
Yoga in the Flower Fields at Jenny Creek Flowers: Thursday Evenings in Trumansburg Through August 27
Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Jenny Creek Flowers, Trumansburg, NY (Cayuga Lake)
On the farm fields outside Trumansburg, instructor Lara Green leads Thursday evening yoga classes among Jenny Creek Flowers' dahlias and cutting gardens. The class runs at 6:30 PM — golden hour in mid
Matinee: An Afternoon with Friends at the Skaneateles Festival
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
There are two weeks left in the Skaneateles Festival season, and Sunday afternoon belongs at a Matinee. For more than 40 years this festival has drawn world-class musicians to a small Finger Lakes vil
Genoa in 3D: See a 19th-Century Finger Lakes Village Through 3D Stereoviews — Free Through October 4
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
999 State Route 34B, King Ferry, NY 13081 (Cayuga Lake)
At a café along the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, a free exhibit is giving you a window into a Finger Lakes village that most people have never heard of — from 150 years ago. "Genoa in 3D" uses 3D gla
Al Jardine & The Pet Sounds Band at Point of the Bluff — A Beach Boys Tribute on Keuka Lake This August
Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Vineyards, 10489 County Route 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
Al Jardine — founding member of The Beach Boys — is bringing The Pet Sounds Band to the vineyard stage at Point of the Bluff this August. The 2026 tour is a tribute to the late Brian Wilson, and the b
Music and Mimosas at Hosmer Winery: A Free Sunday Afternoon on Cayuga Lake
Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Hosmer Estate Winery, Ovid, NY (Cayuga Lake)
Some of the best things in the Finger Lakes are free — and Music and Mimosas at Hosmer Winery is one of them. Every Sunday from 1 to 4 PM, the estate opens its outdoor space to live music, estate wine
Resilience: A Solo Show with Music at the Hangar Theatre on Cayuga Lake This August
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY
Samite — Uganda-born musician, humanitarian, and storyteller — brings *Resilience* to the Hangar Theatre for two August nights. It's a solo show with music: Samite onstage with his instruments and his
KidsFest: Sound Out! at the Skaneateles Festival — A Morning of World-Class Music for Kids
Friday, August 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Mandana Barn, Skaneateles, NY
The Skaneateles Festival brings world-class chamber musicians to Cayuga Lake country every summer — and KidsFest is the moment that feeling reaches the next generation. On Friday morning, Imani Winds
Dog Days of Summer: Bring Your Pup to Point of the Bluff for a Keuka Lake Evening Benefiting the Finger Lakes SPCA
Friday, August 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY
Dog Days of Summer is a tail-wagging evening on the shores of Keuka Lake that asks one thing of you: bring your dog. Point of the Bluff Vineyards — already one of the Finger Lakes' great gathering pla
Moon Over Buffalo at Bristol Valley Theater — Professional Summer Theater in the Village of Naples, NY Through August 15
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Bristol Valley Theater, 151 S. Main Street, Naples, NY 14512
Professional summer theater has been happening in Naples, NY for over 30 years, and most people in the region have never made the drive. Bristol Valley Theater — the Finger Lakes' premiere professiona
Imani Winds & Andy Akiho at Skaneateles Festival: A World-Class Chamber Night on Cayuga Lake
Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
The Skaneateles Festival brings one of its most anticipated concerts of the 2026 season to the First Presbyterian Church on August 6 — Grammy-winning wind quintet Imani Winds sharing an evening with c
Fourth Annual Wine & Edible Flower Pairing at Point of the Bluff — An August Evening Above Keuka Lake
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Point of the Bluff Production Barn, 10304 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY
Every August, the production barn at Point of the Bluff fills with the scent of fresh flowers and the sound of a good pour. This is the Fourth Annual Wine & Edible Flower Pairing — a two-hour evening
Shake on the Lake: A Comedy of Errors at the Folk Art Guild — Shakespeare in the Finger Lakes Vineyards
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Folk Art Guild, Middlesex, NY (Canandaigua Lake)
Shake on the Lake brings Shakespeare's *A Comedy of Errors* to the Folk Art Guild in Middlesex this Sunday — outdoor theater in the middle of Canandaigua Lake wine country. A Comedy of Errors is Shake
Glorious Garlic Festival: Two Days of Lakefront Food and Music in Geneva This August
Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Geneva Lakefront, Geneva, NY
Every August, Geneva's lakefront turns into something you can smell from the parking lot — in the best possible way. The Glorious Garlic Festival brings 50+ farms and vendors to the water's edge for t
Ben Folds at Point of the Bluff — A Seated Summer Evening on Keuka Lake
Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
Ben Folds is coming to the Vineyard Stage at Point of the Bluff for a rare seated concert experience above Keuka Lake. This isn't the standing-room lawn show format that most Vineyard Stage concerts u
Phelps Sauerkraut Weekend: The Most Specific Food Festival in the Finger Lakes
Saturday, August 1, 2026 at TBD
Main Street, Phelps, NY (Ontario County)
Phelps, New York was once the sauerkraut capital of the world — and every August, it has not forgotten. The Phelps Sauerkraut Weekend is the kind of small-town festival that reminds you why driving pa
Skaneateles Festival 2026: World-Class Chamber Music by the Lake This Summer
Saturday, August 1, 2026
First United Methodist Church and village venues, Skaneateles, NY
Every August, Skaneateles becomes one of the most quietly extraordinary places in the Finger Lakes. The Skaneateles Festival brings world-class chamber musicians to intimate village venues — the kind
Hosmer Winery Turns 41: A Free Cayuga Lake Celebration with Live Music and BBQ
Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Hosmer Estate Winery, 7020 State Route 89, Ovid, NY 14521 (Cayuga Lake)
Forty-one years is a long time to keep pouring great wine, and Hosmer Winery is celebrating every single one of them this Saturday on Cayuga Lake. The anniversary party is free and open to everyone —
Ella Langley at CMAC — The Dandelion Tour Comes to the Finger Lakes
Friday, July 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), 3355 Marvin Sands Dr, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Ella Langley is bringing the Dandelion Tour to CMAC on the last Thursday of July, with special guests Kameron Marlowe and Laci Kaye Booth opening the night. Langley has become one of country music's m
Beetlejuice JR. at Hangar Theatre — A Cayuga Lake Weekend for the Whole Family (July 31-August 2)
Friday, July 31, 2026
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY (Cayuga Lake)
Hangar Theatre brings the outrageously inventive world of Beetlejuice to the stage this summer, with Beetlejuice JR. running July 31 through August 2 on the shores of Cayuga Lake. The Hangar is one of
Full Moon Yoga at Point of the Bluff Vineyards — A Summer Evening on Keuka Lake
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Pavilion, Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
You lay your mat down in the vineyard pavilion on Keuka Lake as the full moon rises over the water. Point of the Bluff Vineyards hosts its Full Moon Yoga class on July 29 — an evening class that the v
Journey of Water: A Free Morning on Cayuga Lake That Is Also Real Science
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Allen H. Treman State Marine Park, 805 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY
For the 19th straight year, the Community Science Institute and Discover Cayuga Lake are taking people out on the water to do something real: collect water samples, use professional-grade field equipm
SkanFest U: American Revolutions — Free Lecture at the Skaneateles Festival, July 28
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
Two days before the Skaneateles Festival's opening night, the festival offers a free one-hour lecture under the SkanFest U banner: 'American Revolutions.' It's an hour of ideas, music, and context — t
Brassquatch! at Hangar Theatre — A New Family Musical from the Fall Creek Brass Band
Monday, July 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY
Something new is taking the stage at the Hangar Theatre this July. The Fall Creek Brass Band — beloved in Ithaca for years — has written an original musical, and this is its world premiere. Brassquatc
Alta B Weekend at Wagner Vineyards — Wine, Music, and Seneca Lake Views This July
Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Wagner Vineyards, Lodi, NY (Seneca Lake east shore)
Wagner Vineyards is spending the last weekend of July celebrating their Alta B Riesling — one of the signature wines from Seneca Lake's east shore — with two days of summer music at the Vantage Point,
Eureka Day at Hangar Theatre — A Contemporary Play Worth the Drive to Ithaca This Late July
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY
After Dear Evan Hansen closes, the Hangar Theatre pivots to something a little sharper: Eureka Day, the contemporary comedy-drama about a progressive private school community forced to take sides on v
Alison Krauss & Union Station at CMAC — The Arcadia Tour in the Finger Lakes This July
Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Alison Krauss & Union Station bring the Arcadia Tour to CMAC on July 25, with Jerry Douglas on dobro — a combination of voice, strings, and slide steel that belongs exactly here, on a warm July night
Ganondagan's Indigenous Music & Arts Festival — Two Days of Native Culture at a Seneca Heritage Site Near Rochester
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Ganondagan State Historic Site, Victor, NY
Ganondagan State Historic Site in Victor hosts its Indigenous Music & Arts Festival this July — two days of Native American music, dance, and visual art on one of the most culturally significant lands
Finding Nemo the Musical in Ithaca: A Cayuga Lake Weekend for the Whole Family
Friday, July 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Ithaca, NY (Cayuga Lake)
Marlin is searching — and you are invited to join the adventure. A musical adaptation of the beloved film Finding Nemo comes to Ithaca this weekend, bringing the story of an overly protective clownfis
Thursday Evenings on Seneca Lake: Sunset Music Series in Geneva All Summer Long
Friday, July 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Geneva, NY (Seneca Lake)
Every Thursday this summer, Geneva's lakefront comes alive with local musicians, the smell of food truck fare, and the particular golden-hour magic that only Seneca Lake can produce. The Sunset Music
Antique and Classic Boat Show in Skaneateles — Three Days of Restored Classics on the Lake
Friday, July 24, 2026
Skaneateles, NY
For three days in late July, the Skaneateles waterfront becomes home to the Antique and Classic Boat Show, an annual gathering of lovingly restored vintage watercraft. Whether you are a dedicated boat
Irondequoit Passport to Art: A Free 4-Day Festival of Homes, Galleries, and Hidden Studios
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Irondequoit, NY
Grab your passport and go exploring. The Irondequoit Passport to Art turns an entire community into a gallery — four days of homes, garages, yards, galleries, and local businesses opening their doors
Moonlight Strolls at Sonnenberg Gardens — Summer Thursday Nights in the Victorian Gardens of Canandaigua
Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 250 Gibson Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Every Thursday summer evening through September 3, the gates of Sonnenberg Gardens open for something that feels closer to a neighborhood gathering than a ticketed event. Live music plays in the moonl
CAAMP at CMAC — Folk-Tinged Americana on Canandaigua Lake This July
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), 3355 Marvin Sands Dr, Canandaigua, NY 14424
CAAMP — the Ohio duo behind Peach and By and By and a touring catalog that sounds like summer on a back porch — is playing CMAC on Canandaigua Lake this Tuesday evening. The amphitheater setting, with
Ontario County Fair 2026: Five Days of the Real Finger Lakes
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Ontario County Fairgrounds, 2820 Co Rd 10, Canandaigua NY
The Ontario County Fair hits 183 years — five days of 4-H shows, livestock, midway rides, demolition derby, and live music at the Canandaigua fairgrounds. This is the Finger Lakes at its most genuine.
Jazz Greats on the Vineyard: Michael Lington & Paul Taylor at Glenora Wine Cellars This Sunday
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Glenora Wine Cellars, Dundee, NY
This Sunday, Glenora Wine Cellars on Seneca Lake hosts two of smooth jazz's most recognizable voices — Michael Lington and Paul Taylor. Both have toured alongside names like Dave Koz and spent careers
Punch Brothers at Point of the Bluff — Chris Thile's Virtuosic Quintet on the Vineyard Stage in Hammondsport
Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
Punch Brothers are the kind of band where the person next to you in the audience turns around mid-song because they can't believe what they just heard. Five virtuosic players doing something that does
Little River Band at Point of the Bluff — Classic Rock on the Vineyard Stage Overlooking Keuka Lake
Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
Remembering Reminiscing never gets old — and hearing Little River Band perform it on a hillside vineyard above Keuka Lake on a Saturday afternoon is the kind of unexpected pleasure that the Finger Lak
Death Cab for Cutie at CMAC — The I Built You a Tower Tour Comes to Finger Lakes Wine Country
Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Death Cab for Cutie brings their I Built You a Tower Tour to CMAC on July 18, with Japanese Breakfast opening — a pairing that puts two of indie rock's most beloved acts on the same outdoor stage in t
Rock Stream Winery's 21st Anniversary Party: A Seneca Lake Afternoon Worth Clearing Your Schedule
Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Rock Stream Winery, Rock Stream, NY
Rock Stream Winery turns 21 this Saturday, and they are marking the occasion with a party and music festival on Seneca Lake's west shore. Two decades in the Finger Lakes wine country is something wort
The 38th Annual Canandaigua Art and Music Festival: Three Free Days of Art, Music, and Community on Main Street
Friday, July 17, 2026 at Friday noon-7 PM; Saturday and Sunday 10 AM-5 PM
115 S Main Street, Historic Downtown Canandaigua, NY
The 38th Annual Canandaigua Art and Music Festival transforms Main Street in Historic Downtown Canandaigua into one of the Finger Lakes most beloved summer gatherings — three days of juried artwork, l
The Infamous Stringdusters at Point of the Bluff — Grammy-Winning Bluegrass on the Vineyard Stage in Hammondsport
Friday, July 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
The Infamous Stringdusters are celebrating 20 years of making some of the most joyful, technically stunning bluegrass music in America — and they're bringing that anniversary tour to the Vineyard Stag
Trans Am Weekend at The Glen: America's Oldest Road Racing Series Returns to Watkins Glen This July
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Watkins Glen International, 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY 14891
This July, Watkins Glen International hosts the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli — the longest-running professional road racing series in North America. For four days, high-powered TA class machin
GrassRoots Festival 2026: Four Days of Music, Dance, and Community in Trumansburg
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Trumansburg, NY
The GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance returns to Trumansburg for its 34th year this July. Four days, four stages, 70-plus bands — and the kind of unhurried community energy that makes you forget
Band of Horses & Dinosaur Jr. at Point of the Bluff — Indie Rock on the Vineyard Stage Overlooking Keuka Lake
Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. are sharing a stage at Point of the Bluff's outdoor Vineyard Stage — with Keuka Lake spreading out below and the Hammondsport hills catching the evening light behind th
GrassRoots Culture Camp 2026: Four Days of Music and Dance Workshops Before the Main Festival
Sunday, July 12, 2026 at All day
Trumansburg Fairgrounds, 2150 Trumansburg Rd, Trumansburg, NY 14886
Before the main GrassRoots Festival draws thousands to Trumansburg, Culture Camp offers something rarer — four days of hands-on workshops in music, dance, and movement, led by the same artists who wil
Corn Hill Arts Festival 2026 — Why This Rochester Weekend Is Worth the Drive
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Corn Hill Landing, Rochester NY
The Corn Hill Arts Festival has been a fixture of Rochester's summer for over four decades — a free, outdoor juried art event at Corn Hill Landing where the historic neighborhood meets the Genesee Riv
Dierks Bentley's Off the Map Tour Comes to CMAC — A Summer Night Worth the Drive
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM (Doors 5:30 PM)
Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Dierks Bentley brings his Off the Map Tour to CMAC on July 11, joined by Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and Kaitlin Butts. CMAC in Canandaigua is one of the most beautiful outdoor amphitheaters in th
Live Glass Blowing at Bully Hill Vineyards — Watch Molten Glass Become Art on Keuka Lake This Saturday
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Bully Hill Vineyards, Hammondsport, NY (Keuka Lake)
Bully Hill Vineyards — one of the most storied labels in the Finger Lakes — is hosting a live glassblowing showcase this Saturday on the hillside above Keuka Lake. Watch glass artists transform molten
Summer Tasting Series in Watkins Glen: Rotating Micro-Wineries at the Visitors Center Through July 25
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Watkins Glen Visitors Center, 214 N. Franklin St., Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Every weekend through July 25, the Watkins Glen Visitors Center becomes a tasting lounge where the innovative producers of Wineries Without Walls bring their rotating micro-winery selections into the
Bike the Glen — Ride the NASCAR Course on a Bicycle This July at Watkins Glen
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Watkins Glen International, 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY
Watkins Glen International — the road course that hosts NASCAR, IndyCar, and the IMSA Six Hours — opens its gates this July evening for cyclists. Bike the Glen lets you ride the 3.4-mile circuit on yo
Savor the Season: The 100 Mile Table at Point of the Bluff — A Farm-to-Table Evening on Keuka Lake
Friday, July 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
The Finger Lakes has never been short of beautiful evenings, but the 100 Mile Table at Point of the Bluff takes the best of them and builds a meal around it. Local farms, Point of the Bluff wines, and
Thursday Farmer's Market at Point of the Bluff — Local Produce, Wine, and Live Music on Keuka Lake
Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Point of the Bluff Tasting Room, 10489 Co Rd 76, Hammondsport, NY 14840
Every Thursday evening this summer, Point of the Bluff Vineyards opens its tasting room lawn for a farmer's market where the produce comes from Glenn Scott Farm down the road, the makers are your actu
Curbstone Festival 2026: Folk and Roots Music by the Lake in Skaneateles
Thursday, July 9, 2026 at All day (multi-day festival)
Downtown Skaneateles, Skaneateles NY
For three days in July, the lakeside village of Skaneateles fills with folk, roots, and Americana music — the Curbstone Festival bringing musicians and neighbors together on outdoor stages throughout
Dear Evan Hansen Comes to Ithaca This July — Hangar Theatre on Cayuga Lake
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY
The Hangar Theatre — Ithaca's beloved summer repertory company — opens its mainstage season with Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony Award–winning musical about loneliness, belonging, and the stories we tell o
TARZAN The Musical Returns to Auburn This Summer — Three Weeks at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Auburn, NY (Finger Lakes)
There's something unexpectedly moving about watching TARZAN unfold in Auburn — a small Finger Lakes city with its own story about what it means to belong somewhere. Merry-Go-Round Playhouse brings pro
We Love Lodi: Celebrate 200 Years of a Finger Lakes Hometown at Idol Ridge Winery
Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Idol Ridge Winery, 9059 State Route 414, Lodi, NY
Lodi, New York turns 200 this summer, and Idol Ridge Winery — perched on a ridge above Seneca Lake — is throwing a month-long birthday party for the whole community. Whether you've been coming to this
NY Lavender Festival: Nine Days of Purple in Bloom North of the Finger Lakes
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Red Creek, NY
For nine days in early July, a working lavender farm in Red Creek fills the air with something you do not expect this close to upstate New York — the smell of Provence. The NY Lavender Festival brings
Farm Sanctuary Pignic: A Different Kind of Fourth of July in the Finger Lakes
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Farm Sanctuary, Watkins Glen, NY
If you've driven through Watkins Glen and wondered about the lanes leading to Farm Sanctuary, July 4th is the day to finally pull in. The Pignic is Farm Sanctuary's annual Fourth of July celebration —
Island Groove Bash at Montezuma Winery: Pre-Fourth Reggae Night on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail
Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Montezuma Winery Finger Lakes, 2981 US Route 20, Seneca Falls, NY
The Thursday before Fourth of July at Montezuma Winery becomes an island-party night — live reggae, tropical cocktails, Hawaiian pizza, and lawn games at the Seneca Falls winery. It is an unusual thin
Red, White and Boom! Independence Day Concert at CMAC — July 2
Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
CMAC (Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center), Canandaigua NY
CMAC lights up for its annual Fourth of July celebration concert the night before the long holiday weekend. The outdoor amphitheater perched above Canandaigua Lake is one of the best settings in upsta
Corning Farmers Market 2026 — Every Wednesday Through October in the Crystal City
Thursday, July 2, 2026 at Wednesdays (seasonal, through October 29)
Downtown Corning, Corning NY
The Corning Farmers Market runs every Wednesday through the growing season — local produce, artisans, and the particular energy of a market set against downtown Corning's historic Market Street. A nat
Jack Johnson at CMAC — Surfilmusic Tour, Canandaigua, July 1
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
CMAC (Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center), Canandaigua NY
Jack Johnson brings his mellow acoustic energy to CMAC — the outdoor amphitheater set on the grounds of Canandaigua Lake wine country — for the Surfilmusic Tour with special guest Hermanos Gutierrez.
Run the Vineyards: 5K Through Sheldrake Point Winery
Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Sheldrake Point Winery, Ovid, NY
This is a 5K where the finish line leads directly to a wine glass. The course winds through 200 acres of working vines along the western edge of Cayuga Lake — chip-timed, unhurried in spirit, and endi
Lyons Farmers Market — Summer Season 2026
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lyons Farmers Market, Lyons, NY
The Lyons Farmers Market is open every Saturday morning from now through the end of October, bringing fresh produce, local goods, and good company to the Erie Canal village of Lyons. It is the kind of
FLXcursion 2026: The Finger Lakes Riesling Conference That Puts Geneva on the World Wine Map
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Geneva, NY
FLXcursion 2026 brings winemakers and enthusiasts from Riesling regions around the world to Geneva, New York for three days of seminars, tastings, wine dinners, and vineyard tours.
Local Author Event at The Windmill — FLARE Finger Lakes
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The Windmill, Penn Yan, NY
The Finger Lakes Authors & Readers Exchange (FLARE) is bringing local authors to The Windmill Farm and Craft Market this Saturday. Stop by to browse new books, meet the people who wrote them, and supp
Arts at the Gardens (25th Edition) at Sonnenberg
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Sonnenberg Gardens, 250 Gibson St., Canandaigua, NY
For 25 years, artists have been setting up their work in the Victorian gardens at Sonnenberg — and it shows. Arts at the Gardens brings painters, photographers, jewelers, and potters together across t
Afternoon Tea at Rose Hill: 1876 Centennial Celebration
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Rose Hill Mansion, Geneva NY
Rose Hill Mansion in Geneva hosts an Afternoon Tea on June 27 themed to the 1876 Centennial period — a Victorian-style event at one of the most stunning historic properties in the Finger Lakes. Seneca
June Open Mic Night at Sulfur Books
Friday, June 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sulfur Books, Finger Lakes, NY
Sulfur Books holds its monthly open mic this Thursday evening, opening the floor to poets, readers, musicians, and storytellers. Whether you come to perform or just to listen, it is one of the more ge
Music on the Erie — Free Summer Concerts on the Canal in Newark NY
Friday, June 26, 2026 at Weekly performances through August 28
Newark, NY (Erie Canal corridor)
Every week from June 26 through August 28, the Erie Canal town of Newark hosts free outdoor concerts along the canal as part of Music on the Erie. It is a lovely way to experience a quieter piece of t
Mumus and Mimosas: A Summer Evening at Montezuma Winery for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Friday, June 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Montezuma Winery Finger Lakes, 2981 US Route 20, Seneca Falls, NY
Montezuma Winery is hosting Mumus and Mimosas — an evening of welcome mimosas, DJ music, and fundraising for Hope for Heather ovarian cancer awareness. Wear your favorite mumu and settle in for a summ
Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026
Branchport, NY (Finger Lakes)
The Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival brings classical chamber performances to Branchport, NY on the shores of Keuka Lake on June 26. It's an intimate, beautiful setting — the kind of cultural exper
Beginnings Summer Concert Series — Free Live Music in Downtown Ithaca All Summer
Thursday, June 25, 2026 at Weekly performances through September 3
Downtown Ithaca, Ithaca, NY
The Beginnings Summer Concert Series brings free live music to downtown Ithaca every week from June 25 through September 3. This is the kind of summer tradition that makes Ithaca worth a recurring vis
IMSA Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen 2026 — World-Class Sports Car Racing at Watkins Glen
Thursday, June 25, 2026 at Race on June 28; full event June 25-28
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to Watkins Glen International this week for the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen, one of the most prestigious endurance racing events in North America
Crys Matthews with Special Guest Heather Matthews — Live in Geneva June 25
Thursday, June 25, 2026 at TBD
Geneva, NY (Finger Lakes)
Singer-songwriter Crys Matthews brings her powerful folk-Americana sound to Geneva this Wednesday evening, joined by special guest Heather Matthews. Whether you're already in the Finger Lakes for wine
Axe Throwing on the Ridge: Father's Day Weekend at Idol Ridge Winery
Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Idol Ridge Winery, 9059 State Route 414, Lodi, NY
Father's Day weekend at Idol Ridge brings an unexpected addition to the standard winery afternoon: free axe throwing, with live music and drinks alongside. It runs June 21, 2026 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM o
20th Annual Father's Day Car Show at Sonnenberg Gardens
Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 250 Gibson St, Canandaigua, NY
Sonnenberg Gardens turns 20 for its Father's Day Car Show this June, filling the mansion's shaded south lawn with timeless classic cars. It is the kind of Father's Day that doubles as a reason to be o
Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival and Cardboard Boat Regatta — June 20
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Watkins Glen, NY (Seneca Lake waterfront)
Watkins Glen hosts its annual Waterfront Festival on Seneca Lake, headlined by the Cardboard Boat Regatta — where teams race boats made entirely of cardboard and tape across the water. Most of them si
Canandaigua Antique Show — 10th Anniversary Edition
Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Canandaigua, NY
The Canandaigua Antique Show marks its 10th anniversary on June 20, 2026, with dealers bringing antiques and collectibles to one of the most walkable waterfront settings in the Finger Lakes. A milesto
Finger Lakes Live Steamers Father's Day Open House Weekend
Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Finger Lakes Live Steamers Park, Clyde, NY
The Finger Lakes Live Steamers open their park in Clyde, NY for Father's Day Weekend, June 20-21, 2026. This is a place where you ride miniature live steam trains through grounds built by volunteers w
SCCA Majors Super Tour Returns to Watkins Glen This Weekend
Friday, June 19, 2026 at All day
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen NY
The Sports Car Club of America Majors Super Tour comes to Watkins Glen this weekend, bringing some of the fastest amateur road racers in the country to one of America's most beloved circuits. From Spe
Rochester Jazz Fest 2026: Nine Days of Music Worth Planning a Trip Around
Friday, June 19, 2026 at All day / evening
East End / Parcel 5, Rochester NY
The Rochester International Jazz Festival runs nine days in late June and is one of the best-kept secrets in American music festivals. Free outdoor stages at Parcel 5, intimate club shows within walki
Raise A Glass To Dad Weekend at Montezuma Winery: Whiskey, Jerky, and Draft Beers on Father's Day Weekend
Friday, June 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Montezuma Winery Finger Lakes, 2981 US Route 20, Seneca Falls, NY
Montezuma Winery is running a four-day Father's Day celebration with Hidden Marsh whiskey paired with beef jerky and five-dollar draft beers. It is the kind of low-key, no-reservation outing that actu
Free Thursday Concerts Return to Downtown Ithaca All Summer
Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Evening
Downtown Ithaca Commons, Ithaca NY
The Beginnings Summer Concert Series returns to the Ithaca Commons this Thursday — and continues every Thursday through Labor Day weekend. Free, outdoor, and open to everyone, this is the heartbeat of
Motors and Music at The Glen: Where NASCAR Meets Live Music This Summer
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at TBD
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen NY
Watkins Glen International — the storied road course that has hosted NASCAR, IndyCar, and Formula 1 — launches a new summer music series this year. Motors and Music at The Glen brings live performance
New York Kitchen Grüner Veltliner Release Party — June 17
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at TBD
New York Kitchen, 800 South Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
New York Kitchen is releasing their own Grüner Veltliner — a variety worth knowing if you enjoy the Finger Lakes' white wine tradition. The release party is a chance to taste it fresh and meet the peo
Mark & Maggie O'Connor Close the Geneva Music Festival at Geneva On The Lake
Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Geneva On The Lake, Geneva, NY
The Geneva Music Festival ends its 2026 season the right way: a Sunday afternoon concert with Mark and Maggie O'Connor at Geneva On The Lake, a graceful historic resort sitting above Seneca Lake. The
A Bronx Tale The Musical Comes to Auburn This Week
Sunday, June 14, 2026 at Various
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Emerson Park, Auburn NY
A Bronx Tale The Musical opens this week at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, the professional Actors Equity theater nestled on the shores of Owasco Lake in Auburn. Based on Chazz Palminteri's beloved autobio
Freedom Festival 2026: America 250 in Bristol Hills
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Bristol Hills Historical Society, 6751 County Road 32, Canandaigua, NY
America turns 250 in 2026, and the Finger Lakes has a few things to say about it. The Freedom Festival in Bristol Hills brings Revolutionary War reenactors, pioneer craftspeople, vintage games, and hi
Ithaca Pride Festival 2026
Friday, June 12, 2026
Various venues, Ithaca, NY
Ithaca Pride Festival returns June 12-14, 2026 for a full weekend of community celebration, visibility, and belonging. Ithaca's Pride tradition is rooted in genuine community — it draws people who car
Eighth Blackbird at Geneva Music Festival: Grammy-Winning Chamber Ensemble on Seneca Lake
Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Froelich Hall, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva NY
Six-time Grammy-winning contemporary chamber ensemble Eighth Blackbird performs at Geneva Music Festival. This is world-class musicianship in a Finger Lakes college town — the kind of evening that mak
Keuka Lake Gravel Classic 2026: Ride Through the Finger Lakes Wine Country
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Hammondsport, NY
The Keuka Lake Gravel Classic brings gravel cyclists to Hammondsport for a ride through the vineyard roads and rolling farmland that make the Finger Lakes one of the best cycling regions in the Northe
Frost Town Trail Fest — Naples NY
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at null
Cumming Nature Center, Naples NY
The Frost Town Trail Fest brings trail runners into the hills above Naples — the same ridgeline terrain that frames the southern end of Canandaigua Lake. Whether you are racing or just exploring, the
Smokin Summer Kickoff on Seneca Lake
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Watkins Glen area, NY
Summer arrives on Seneca Lake with smoke, wine, and the specific pleasure of having absolutely nowhere else to be. The Smokin Summer Kickoff sends you across 15 participating wineries with a souvenir
Canandaigua in Bloom — Opening of Outdoor Season
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Historic Downtown Canandaigua, 115 Main St., Canandaigua, NY
Every June, Canandaigua's Main Street earns its name. Over 100 hanging flower baskets, earth planters, ground plantings, and window boxes transform the historic downtown into something that rewards a
Finger Lakes Gem & Mineral Show — Canandaigua, June 6–7
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Canandaigua, NY
The Gem & Mineral Show comes to Canandaigua for a two-day weekend event on June 6 and 7. Whether you're a serious collector or just curious, these shows have a way of pulling you in — vendors come fro
Behind the Scenes at Rose Hill Mansion: A Geneva Day Trip Gem — June 6
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at TBD
Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 NY-96A, Geneva, NY 14456
Rose Hill Mansion on the east shore of Seneca Lake opens its doors for a behind-the-scenes tour on June 6 — access to areas of the Greek Revival mansion not normally seen on a standard visit. Rose Hil
Smokin' Summer Kickoff: Wine and Food Pairings Across 15 Seneca Lake Wineries
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
15 wineries across Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Geneva NY region
Fifteen Seneca Lake wineries open their doors for the Smokin' Summer Kickoff — two days of wine paired with food at every stop, the kind of weekend that reminds you why this region keeps pulling peopl
Canandaigua in Bloom 2026: A Finger Lakes Day Trip for Garden Lovers
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Historic downtown Canandaigua, 115 Main St., Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua in Bloom returns for a full day of garden tours, floral displays, and community celebrations along one of the Finger Lakes' most walkable main streets. It's the kind of day trip that start
Blind Tasting in the Vineyard: Friday Afternoon Sessions at Either Oar in Hector
Friday, June 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Either Oar Wine, Whiskey, & Cheese Bar, 6075 State Route 414, Hector, NY
Every Friday afternoon this summer, Either Oar in Hector runs a guided blind tasting — wine or whiskey, your choice — from 5:00 to 6:00 PM in the vineyard setting above Seneca Lake. It runs concurrent
The Quartet: Modern Jazz in Auburn — A Finger Lakes Night Worth the Drive
Friday, June 5, 2026
Auburn, NY (Finger Lakes)
Auburn brings modern jazz to the Finger Lakes on June 5 — a live performance from The Quartet that makes a compelling case for a Friday night drive east from Rochester. Auburn is one of those Finger L
Thursday Night Live Music at Montezuma Winery: Tunes & Tots Summer Series
Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Montezuma Winery Finger Lakes, 2981 US Route 20, Seneca Falls, NY
Montezuma Winery brings back live music every Thursday evening this summer, running from June 4 through July 9. Six consecutive Thursday nights of live music on the Seneca Lake wine trail — close enou
Wine Labels for Dummies at New York Kitchen: A Finger Lakes Evening Worth the Drive
Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
New York Kitchen, 800 South Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
New York Kitchen in Canandaigua hosts Wine Labels for Dummies on Thursday, June 4. If you've ever stood at a wine shop or tasting bar wondering what all those label terms actually mean, this is the ev
Daughters (Hijas): A New Musical — Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY
Daughters (Hijas), a new bilingual English-Spanish musical, runs at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca through June 14, 2026. The Hangar is one of Upstate New York's most beloved regional stages — a lakesid
A Bronx Tale The Musical at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse: A Cayuga Lake Night Worth the Drive
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at varies by performance
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn, NY 13021
A Bronx Tale The Musical opens June 3 at Auburn's Merry-Go-Round Playhouse and runs through June 20. The Merry-Go-Round is an Equity professional regional theater that has been producing Broadway-cali
Smith Summer Cabaret Series Opens in Geneva — Live Theater on Seneca Lake
Monday, June 1, 2026
Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca Street, Geneva, NY
The Smith Opera House in Geneva kicks off its summer cabaret series on June 1. This restored 1894 theater is one of the most beautiful performance spaces in the Finger Lakes, and the summer series bri
Penfield Art Association Spring Show and Sale — Rochester Area
Monday, June 1, 2026
Penfield, NY (Rochester area)
The Penfield Art Association's annual spring show is one of the more established community art events in the Rochester area — a week of local and regional work across painting, photography, and mixed
Wag Your Tail Along the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail: Two Weeks of Dog-Friendly Wine Tasting
Monday, June 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cayuga Lake Wine Trail wineries, Cayuga Lake, NY
The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail is running a two-week dog-friendly tasting event across its member wineries. From June 1 through 14, participating wineries welcome your dog alongside you as you taste your
Finger Lakes Sweet Treat Trail 2026: Stars, Stripes, and Something Sweet Across Cayuga County
Monday, June 1, 2026
Multiple venues across Cayuga County, NY
The Finger Lakes Sweet Treat Trail is back for 2026 with a Stars, Stripes and Sweet Treats theme. Organized by the Cayuga County Office of Tourism, the trail sends you to a collection of dessert shops
Sunday Songs on the Ridge: Live Music All Summer at Idol Ridge Winery
Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Idol Ridge Winery, 9059 State Route 414, Lodi, NY
Every Sunday this summer, Idol Ridge Winery in Lodi hosts live music from 1:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon, with Seneca Lake stretching out below. The series runs from May 31 through August 30 — fourteen
The Many Faces of Chardonnay at New York Kitchen: A Friday Afternoon in Canandaigua Worth Planning Around
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
New York Kitchen, 800 South Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
New York Kitchen hosts The Many Faces of Chardonnay on Friday, May 30 — a midday tasting that explores why the same grape can taste like green apple at one winery and butter at the next. Instructor He
Fred Hersch Trio — Geneva Music Festival
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts – Froelich Hall, Geneva, NY
Fred Hersch has spent decades making piano jazz that sounds like conversation — unhurried, attentive, specific. His trio brings that quality to Froelich Hall at the tail end of Memorial Day weekend, a
Finger Lakes Country Music Festival: Lee Brice Headlines in Palmyra — May 30
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Wayne County Fairgrounds, Palmyra, NY
The 5th annual festival at Wayne County Fairgrounds features headliner Lee Brice with Avery Anna. A full day of music plus camping, food trucks, vendors, craft beer, wine slushies, and a classic clamb
Caledonia Trout Festival 2026: A Small-Town Day Trip Worth the Drive
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at TBD
Main Street and Pioneer Street, Caledonia, NY
Caledonia celebrates its trout heritage with a street festival on Main Street. It's one of those small-town events that feels like stepping into a different pace — food vendors, community spirit, and
Burning Springs Open Gardens Weekend: Bristol Hills Historical Society — May 30-31
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Bristol Hills Historical Society, Canandaigua, NY
Open gardens weekend at the Bristol Hills Historical Society in the Canandaigua area — Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 PM.
58th Gorham Pageant of Bands — Jazz Fest and Parade, Rushville NY
Friday, May 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Rushville, NY (Gorham area, Finger Lakes)
Rushville has been doing this for 58 years — a Friday jazz festival followed by a Saturday parade of bands through the center of the village. It is exactly the kind of community event that does not an
Pinot Noir Decoded at New York Kitchen: The Science Behind the Heartbreak Grape
Friday, May 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
New York Kitchen, 800 South Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
New York Kitchen in Canandaigua hosts Pinot Noir Decoded on Thursday, May 29 — a 90-minute deep dive into the grape that winemakers love and fear in equal measure. You'll taste examples that show why
Immersive Wine Pairing at Six Eighty Cellars: A Seneca Lake Evening Worth the Drive
Friday, May 29, 2026
Six Eighty Cellars, Ovid, NY
Six Eighty Cellars in Ovid is hosting an immersive walk-around wine pairing on Thursday, May 29. Instead of sitting at a bar, you'll move through multiple stations where wines are paired with food in
Greek Fest Rochester: Four Days of Food, Music, and Culture — May 28-31
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Greek Orthodox Church, Rochester, NY
Rochester's annual Greek festival returns for four days of traditional food, live music, dancing, and cultural programming at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church grounds. One of the city's most pop
Musical Mixology — Wine, Music, and Community at Linden Social Club
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Linden Social Club, Geneva, NY
The Geneva Music Festival's most social evening pairs live music with wine and cocktails at the Linden Social Club — a format that invites you to mingle as much as to listen. This is the festival at i
CMoG Summer of Wonder — Corning Museum of Glass All Summer
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
The Corning Museum of Glass runs its Summer of Wonder programming through September 7 — enhanced exhibits and demonstrations featuring some of the most spectacular glassblowing and art glass in the wo
National Lake Trout Derby on Seneca Lake — May 23-24
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Seneca Lake, NY
A two-day fishing competition on Seneca Lake with a $7,500 grand prize and multiple category winners. Seneca Lake is one of the top lake trout fisheries in the Northeast.
Warblers, Wildflowers, and Wine at Montezuma Winery: A Morning in the Finger Lakes That Starts With Binoculars and Ends With a Glass
Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Montezuma Winery Finger Lakes, 2981 US Route 20, Seneca Falls, NY
Montezuma Winery in Seneca Falls is hosting a morning that pairs guided birding with wine — a walk through the grounds near the Montezuma Wetlands to spot spring warblers and wildflowers, followed by
GlassFest 2026: A Free Weekend in America's Crystal City
Friday, May 22, 2026 at All day, three days
Downtown Corning, NY (Market Street / Riverfront Centennial Park)
GlassFest returns to downtown Corning for its annual three-day celebration of glass, craft, and community. More than 100 vendors line Market Street and Riverfront Centennial Park with live glass blowi
Jeremy Denk Solo Piano — Geneva Music Festival
Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts – Froelich Hall, Geneva, NY
Jeremy Denk is one of those pianists who makes you think about music differently — his writing about music is as celebrated as his playing, and his concerts tend to reward curiosity. Hearing him in a
Geneva Music Festival Expands to Four Weeks for 2026: Grammy Winners, Free Pop-Ups, and Wine Pairings
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Various venues, Geneva, NY
The Geneva Music Festival expands to four weeks for 2026 — Grammy-winning artists across classical, jazz, bluegrass, and Americana. Many performances paired with local winery tastings. Free pop-up con
Geneva Music Festival 2026
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Various venues, Geneva, NY
For three weeks in late May and early June, Geneva becomes one of the best reasons to be in the Finger Lakes. The Geneva Music Festival brings piano recitals, chamber ensembles, and jazz to venues acr
Morning Yoga at Hunt Country Vineyards: A Spring Series in the Vineyard
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Hunt Country Vineyards, Branchport, NY
There are worse places to do your Sunday yoga than a vineyard overlooking Keuka Lake. Hunt Country Vineyards hosts weekly sessions with Jan Corning through May 19 — a spring series that gives you a re
Meet Your Local Farmer Fair: Live Music, Chef Demos, and Farm Vendors in Canandaigua — May 17
Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
New York Kitchen, Canandaigua, NY
A farm-to-table fair at New York Kitchen in Canandaigua — live music, chef demonstrations using local ingredients, and vendors from area farms and beverage producers.
Sourdough and Wine at Three Brothers Wineries
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Three Brothers Wineries, Penn Yan, NY
Some winery weekends call for more than just tasting. The sourdough baking class at Three Brothers Wineries puts you in the kitchen at the Knead and Seed Bakery — hands in dough, starter kit to take h
Corvette: Thunder in the Glen — A Car Show Worth the Finger Lakes Drive
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Watkins Glen International, 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY
Watkins Glen International hosts Corvette: Thunder in the Glen, bringing Corvette enthusiasts from across the Northeast to the Finger Lakes for a weekend of car shows, track time, and the kind of shar
Sip Into Summer: All Nine Canandaigua Lake Wineries in One Afternoon
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Inspire Moore Winery, 197 North Main Street, Naples, NY 14512
All nine wineries from the Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail gather at Inspire Moore Winery for one afternoon of tastings, live music, and the kind of low-key festival that makes the Finger Lakes feel perso
Sip into Summer — Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail at Inspire Moore Winery, May 16
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Inspire Moore Winery, Naples, NY
The Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail kicks off its spring season on May 16 at Inspire Moore Winery in Naples — and they're bringing all 9 trail wineries together in one spot. Add live music from Big Blue H
Classic Euro Car Show and International Festival — A Free Finger Lakes Day Trip, May 16
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua hosts a Classic Euro Car Show alongside an International Festival — European automobiles on display in one of the prettiest lakeside towns in the Finger Lakes. Free admission, outdoor sett
Corvette: Thunder in the Glen — Watkins Glen International
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
Watkins Glen International has seen some of the most important motorsport moments in American history. For one May weekend, it becomes a showcase for one of the most iconic American cars ever built —
International Festival and Euro Vintage Car Celebration in Canandaigua — May 16
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Canandaigua Downtown Shopping District, Canandaigua, NY
A cultural festival combined with a European vintage car show takes over downtown Canandaigua on May 16 — international food, culture, and classic European automobiles on one of the Finger Lakes' pret
Dendrofemonology: A Feminist History Tree Ring Exhibition — Seneca Falls
Friday, May 15, 2026
Seneca Falls, NY
Seneca Falls — the town where the first women's rights convention took place in 1848 — is hosting a summer-long art exhibition that takes its cue from the town's own historical layers. Dendrofemonolog
Tough Stuff: A New Exhibition at the Corning Museum of Glass Worth the Finger Lakes Drive
Friday, May 15, 2026
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
The Corning Museum of Glass opens Tough Stuff: Women in the American Glass Studio, a new exhibition spotlighting the women who broke into — and helped define — the American studio glass movement. If y
Sip Into Spring: Seneca Lake Wine Trail Tasting Pass — May 10–21, 2026
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Watkins Glen, NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail's Sip Into Spring pass gives you access to tastings at 17 wineries across 12 days — May 10 through 21. One digital pass, no fixed schedule, go at your own pace. With the lar
Sip Into Spring: 19 Seneca Lake Wineries, One Pass, Twelve Days
Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Seneca Lake NY
Spring arrives on Seneca Lake the way it should — with a glass in your hand and nowhere to rush. The Sip Into Spring Tasting Pass opens 19 wineries across the trail for twelve unhurried days.
Mother's Day Brunch at Geneva On The Lake — A Finger Lakes Tradition Worth the Drive
Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Geneva On The Lake, Geneva, NY
Mother's Day brunch at Geneva On The Lake — one of the Finger Lakes region's most scenic and elegant dining settings for the holiday.
Forest Bathing in Naples, NY — Finger Lakes Wellness Walk
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Naples, NY
A guided forest bathing experience in Naples — slow, sensory immersion in the wooded hills of the southern Finger Lakes.
Orange Wine Vertical Tasting at Atwater Vineyards: Library Wines and a Winemaker Q&A — May 9
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Atwater Vineyards, 5055 State Route 414, Burdett, NY
Orange wine is having a moment nationally — and Atwater Vineyards is ahead of the curve with a vertical tasting of four exclusive library skin-fermented wines led by Head Winemaker Wes Andrew. Cheese
Watkins Glen Gorge Trail Opens May 9 for the 2026 Season
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Dawn
Watkins Glen State Park, Watkins Glen, NY
After a winter closure, the Watkins Glen gorge opens its doors tomorrow - and the first weeks of the season are quietly the best time to go. Snowmelt pushes the 19 waterfalls to their fullest, the cro
NASCAR Returns to Watkins Glen: Cup Series on the Finger Lakes Road Course
Friday, May 8, 2026
Watkins Glen International, 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY
NASCAR comes to the Finger Lakes for the Go Bowling at The Glen weekend — Cup Series, Truck Series, and ARCA all on the 2.45-mile road course that makes Watkins Glen one of the most anticipated stops
Civil War Days at Sonnenberg Gardens: History Comes Alive in Canandaigua
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sonnenberg Gardens, 250 Gibson St, Canandaigua NY
Civil War Days returns to Sonnenberg Gardens — reenactors, period demonstrations, and living history on the grounds of Canandaigua's Gilded Age estate. Part of America 250 programming.
Ravi Coltrane at The Smith Opera House — A Jazz Night Worth the Finger Lakes Drive
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca Street, Geneva, NY
The Smith Opera House in Geneva opens its stage to Ravi Coltrane — Grammy-nominated saxophonist and son of John Coltrane — for an evening of contemporary jazz that is genuinely worth building a trip a
NY Cider Week at New York Kitchen: A Finger Lakes Evening Worth the Drive
Friday, May 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
New York Kitchen, 800 South Main Street, Canandaigua NY 14424
New York Kitchen hosts a guided hard cider tasting to celebrate NY State Cider Week, featuring local Finger Lakes producers. Expect to explore cider styles, apple varietals, and food pairings — the sa
NASCAR Comes to Watkins Glen in May for the First Time — Triple-Header Weekend, May 8-10
Friday, May 8, 2026
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
NASCAR moved the Watkins Glen Cup Series race from August to May 8–10 for the first time ever. A triple-header weekend: CRAFTSMAN Truck Series on Friday, O'Reilly Auto Parts Mission 200 on Saturday, a
Rochester Lilac Festival 2026 — Highland Park, May 8-17
Friday, May 8, 2026
Highland Park, Rochester, NY
One of the largest free outdoor festivals in the Northeast happens every May in Rochester — and the 128th annual Lilac Festival is reason enough to plan a trip. Ten days at Highland Park, home to the
Eco-Book Club and Hike at Cumming Nature Center — A Finger Lakes Day Trip Worth Making
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Cumming Nature Center, Naples, NY
There are book clubs. And then there is this. The Eco-Book Club at the [Cumming Nature Center](https://www.rmsc.org/CummingNatureCenter) in Naples, NY meets on a trail — discuss an ecology-focused boo
Kentucky Derby High Tea at Geneva On The Lake — May 2
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Geneva On The Lake, Geneva, NY
Geneva On The Lake hosts a Derby Day afternoon tea on May 2 with two seatings. Traditional Derby Day foods in one of the region's most elegant lakeside settings.
Wine & Herb Weekend on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail — May 1–3, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026
Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Seneca Falls, NY
The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail's Wine & Herb Weekend runs May 1–3 — your ticket gets you into all 10 participating wineries across the weekend, each pairing their wines with herb-inspired food. It's a str
Opening Weekend at Long Acre Farms: Free Admission Weekend in Macedon — May 1-3
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Road, Macedon, NY
Long Acre Farms kicks off its 2026 season with a generous deal — free admission to the Back 40 play area all weekend in exchange for a non-perishable food donation for local food pantries. One donatio
Sonnenberg Gardens Opens for the Season: 50 Acres of Victorian Gardens in Canandaigua Starting May 1
Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, Canandaigua, NY
Fifty acres of Victorian gardens and a 40-room Queen Anne mansion open for the season on May 1 in Canandaigua. Nine internationally-inspired themed gardens plus one of the few remaining Lord & Burnham
Orchid Show and Plein Air Showcase at Sonnenberg Gardens This Weekend — April 25-26
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, Canandaigua, NY
One of the first events at Sonnenberg before the full seasonal opening May 1 — orchid displays in the historic Lord & Burnham greenhouse alongside plein air painting demonstrations across the 50-acre
Warblers, Wildflowers and Wine: A Spring Nature Walk at Hunt Country Vineyards
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Hunt Country Vineyards, Branchport NY
The guided nature walk through Hunt Country Vineyards is one of the better ways to spend a spring Saturday in the Finger Lakes — spring warblers moving through, wildflowers at peak bloom, and wine tas
Warblers, Wildflowers and Wine: A Spring Day Trip to Keuka Lake
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Branchport, NY
A nature-focused spring outing combining birdwatching for spring warblers, wildflower walks, and wine tasting in the Keuka Lake area on April 25.
Wine and Herb on Cayuga Lake: Spring Pairings Along the Trail
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Cayuga Wine Trail, Cayuga Lake NY
Cayuga Lake wineries are pairing their wines with fresh herb-driven dishes this spring. Wine and Herb runs April 24 through May 3, giving you ten days to find your favorite combination.
Sips and Succulents: A New Spring Event on the Keuka Lake Wine Trail — April 24-25
Friday, April 24, 2026
Keuka Lake Wine Trail, Penn Yan, NY
Brand new for 2026 — Sips and Succulents is the Keuka Lake Wine Trail's first-ever spring event. Ticket holders visit six participating wineries for wine samples paired with seasonal small bites, and
Wine and Plant-Based Cheese Tasting: A New Finger Lakes Pairing Experience
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Himrod, NY
Something new is showing up in Finger Lakes tasting rooms this spring — plant-based cheese pairings alongside the region's signature wines. Today's event in Himrod puts a reserve Riesling next to oat-
The Windmill Farm and Craft Market Opens for the Season — April 18
Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Windmill Farm & Craft Market, Penn Yan, NY
The Windmill Farm and Craft Market opens for its 2026 season tomorrow — the classic Finger Lakes rite of spring. Over 40 acres, 175+ vendors, fresh produce, flowers, local wineries, craft food, and li
Wine and Cheese Weekend on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail — April 17-19
Friday, April 17, 2026
Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Watkins Glen, NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail kicks off its 2026 spring season this weekend with Wine and Cheese — a self-guided tasting event across participating wineries. Go at your own pace across three days. The fi
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