Category: Festivals

The Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn will open its 45th annual Quilts=Art=Quilts exhibition with 73 art quilts from around the world and an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. … more: Schweinfurth plans Halloween quilt opening, new exhibition and studio open house

More than 700 luminarias will light downtown Seneca Falls on Dec. 10 as a community celebration opens this year's It's a Wonderful Life Festival, marking the movie's 80th anniversary. A Wonderful Night … more: Seneca Falls plans luminaria-lit festival kickoff Dec. 10

A free outdoor music and arts festival is planned for Saturday, Oct. 10, at O.I.M. Studios in Penfield, with five musical acts and donations supporting two charitable organizations. The studio's event announcement … more: Penfield outdoor music and arts festival set for Oct. 10

Dickens Christmas is looking for performers, particularly young people, for its 32nd season of street theater in Skaneateles. Auditions are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at First … more: Dickens Christmas seeks young performers for Skaneateles auditions Oct. 14

Geneva's October community events will include the final farmers market of the season, a free Touch-A-Truck program, public skating and the city's 80th annual Halloween parade and costume contest. The Geneva Farmers Market … more: Geneva plans harvest bash, truck event and Halloween parade for October

Drivers heading to the Naples Grape Festival this weekend are being urged to plan ahead as a Route 21 closure in South Bristol is expected to push additional traffic onto the primary … more: Route 21 closure expected to complicate traffic for Naples Grape Festival this weekend

Ithaca's 44th annual Apple Harvest Festival will fill downtown with apples, food, crafts and live performances Sept. 25-27, with a pie-eating contest and family activities among the weekend's highlights. The festival … more: Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival returns Sept. 25-27 with music and pie contest

Geneva residents ages 8 and older can join a community performance of the “Thriller” dance at the end of the city's Halloween parade Sunday, Oct. 25. St. Peter's Community Arts Academy, The … more: Geneva Thriller dance seeks performers for Halloween parade

Zero Waste Ithaca is asking visitors to bring reusable cups, bags and other items to the Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival this weekend, part of the group's campaign to reduce single-use waste at … more: Zero Waste Ithaca asks Apple Harvest visitors to bring reusable items

The Rochester Folk Art Guild will hold its annual fall open house and apple festival Oct. 10 and 11 at its Middlesex campus, offering studio tours, craft demonstrations, food and live music. … more: Folk Art Guild plans fall open house and apple festival in Middlesex

The Montour Falls Harvest Festival will return Saturday, Oct. 3, with about 100 vendors, live entertainment and an evening fireworks display along Main Street. The free festival will run from noon … more: Montour Falls Harvest Festival returns Oct. 3 with vendors, music and fireworks

Dickens Christmas will return to Skaneateles for its 33rd season Nov. 27, opening with the World's Smallest Christmas Parade and beginning nearly a month of weekend performances and holiday activities in the … more: Skaneateles Dickens Christmas returns Nov. 27 with parade and weekend performances

The schooner True Love's 100th anniversary will bring two days of free waterfront activities to Watkins Glen on Sept. 25 and 26, including public boat tours, maritime demonstrations and a classic sailboat … more: True Love centennial festival planned for Watkins Glen waterfront Sept. 25-26

Hot air balloons will rise over the east side of Seneca Lake during a three-day festival planned for Sept. 25-27 at Idol Ridge Winery and Alder Creek Distillery in Lodi. The first … more: Hot air balloon weekend coming to Seneca Lake winery in Lodi

The Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival will return to village streets Friday, Sept. 11, with a full day of vintage race cars, historic demonstrations and tours of the original road course. This year’s … more: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival returns Sept. 11 with Camaros, Firebirds and vintage racers

The Seneca Sounds Music & Arts Festival will bring live music, local art, food and family activities to The Cracker Factory in Geneva from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The … more: Seneca Sounds festival brings music, art and family activities to Geneva

Mike Joy and his son, Scott Joy, will serve as grand marshals for the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival, a free event set for 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, … more: Mike and Scott Joy named grand marshals for Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival

The State Fair will host Department of Environmental Conservation exhibits for visitors August 26 through September 7 in Syracuse, including free tree seedlings, sporting license sales and outdoor recreation displays. DEC's Aquarium … more: DEC exhibits set for State Fair with free seedlings, licenses

The 2026 State Fair will host an 800-pound butter sculpture for visitors, continuing one of the fair's most popular annual attractions, according to the American Dairy Association North East. The sculpture contains … more: 800-pound butter sculpture set for 2026 State Fair