Festivals

The Weedsport Fire Department will once again host its annual Field Days event, featuring rides, live music, and more. It runs today through Saturday. The festivities begin at 12 p.m. each day it's open. There ... more

Editor's Note: Watch the premiere LIVE on the FingerLakes1.com YouTube channel at 4 p.m. The first weekend of June is here in the Finger Lakes and the music scene is packed full of events. Janelle ... more

A celebration of harvest season featuring live music, craft whiskey and bourbon, and local culture, the inaugural Hoochenanny Whiskey Festival will take place in the Village of Geneseo the weekend of October 20-21, 2023. From ... more

The much-anticipated Ithaca Festival is set to once again fill the city with music, art, and community spirit this week. Running from June 1 through June 4, the annual festival, themed “Planet Ithaca”, brings together ... more

Corning's Gaffer District is set to host the annual GlassFest, a celebration of glassmaking, beginning Thursday, May 25, through Sunday, May 28. The festival includes a variety of activities such as live music, food and ... more

Steuben County's much-loved Dairy Festival is all set to make its comeback in Bath, at the Steuben County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 3. The day will kick off at 9 a.m. with a flea market, ... more

Steven Page, formerly of the Barenaked Ladies, is set to be the inaugural performer on the newly christened Suburban Park Stage at the 2023 Great New York State Fair. The concert is scheduled for 2 ... more

Rapper and "Fast & Furious" actor Ludacris is set to perform at the New York State Fair on August 31 at 8 p.m. on the Suburban Park Stage. Ludacris, who has sold over 24 million ... more

Fingerlakes Mall is set to host a fun-filled family carnival this weekend at the Aurelius shopping center. The event will offer a range of exciting rides, entertaining games, and delicious food for all ages. The ... more

The Finger Lakes Wine Festival at Watkins Glen International, a popular Western New York festival, will return on July 8-9, 2023, with a new presenting sponsor, the Cayuga Health System. The local health system has ... more

It's February in New York State but there are a couple of news items to share ahead of the Great New York State Fair coming late summer 2023 ... more

Mary Bakogiannis and Sara Allen from the Geneva Family YMCA are in studio to talk about their annual Frost Fest Fundraiser to be held at Three Brothers Winery on January 28th & 29th . Mary ... more

If you're accustomed to seeing balloons fly in Western New York around Labor Day it might have come to an end. The Dansville Festival of Balloons is an annual tradition that draws tens of thousands ... more

The official video of the It's A Wonderful Run 5K and footage from the It's A Wonderful Life Festival in Seneca Falls, NY on Saturday, December 10, 2022 ... more

It started out foggy and damp in Seneca Falls as it transformed (again) into Bedford Falls for the third day of the It's A Wonderful Life Festival. Members of the original cast, street actors, vendors, ... more

Jeff Rook and Kevin Korzeniewski are two of the founding organizers of the It's A Wonderful Run 5K were in studio one-day ahead of the 2022 race with information for the over 4,500 runners and ... more

What was it like being part of the holiday classic It's A Wonderful Life? That's the running question this week as we sit down with cast members of the 1946 hit It's a Wonderful Life ... more

Last year the Prison City Holiday Market drew between 3,000 and 4,000 people. It was the first of its kind at Prison City, according to Dawn Schulz, who co-owns the brewery and event space with ... more

Corning is a Hallmark Christmas town. The festive community will be featured on Hallmark throughout the holiday season. "It's a holiday gift that Hallmark is giving Corning by recognizing that it has something special, qualities ... more