Home > Arts & Entertainment > Fairs & FestivalsFairs & Festivals in the Finger LakesAgricultureCentral New York Maple FestivalWhen:weekend nearest the end of March/beginning of April Where: various venues around Marathon, NY 13803 Contact: 607-849-3812 Arts and crafts, live entertainment, food, helicopter rides, one-room schoolhouse, children's activities, and more. Cayuga Nature Center Annual Maple FestivalWhen: 3rd weekend in March Where: Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact: 607-273-6260 Breakfast, live entertainment, children's activities, storytelling, sugaring demonstrations, and more. Stella Maris Strawberry FestivalWhen: 2nd Saturday in June Where: Stella Maris, 130 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles, NY 13152 Contact: 315-685-6836 Strawberries, live music, artists, children's activities, raffle. Strawberry FestivalWhen: Saturday in mid-June Where: The Three Bears, Main St., Ovid, NY 14521 Contact: 607-869-9512 Enjoy strawberries and the history and architecture of these historical buildings. Strawberry FestivalWhen: 3rd Saturday in June Where: Owego, NY 13827 Strawberries in just about every form as well as arts & craft vendors. Finger Lakes Wine FestivalWhen: mid-July Where:Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY 14891 Contact: 866-461-7223 Three-day wine-tasting festival of over 500 wines. Music, food, vendors. Sweet Corn FestivalWhen: mid-August Where: Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Rd., Macedon, NY 14502 Contact: 315-986-9821 Corn maze, petting zoo, farm market, flight park. Wheat Harvest FestivalWhen: 1st Saturday in August Where: King Ferry, NY 13081 Contact: 315-364-8202 Draft horses, parade, wagon rides, museum exhibits, pie- and watermelon-eating contest, cake booth, crafts. Sauerkraut FestivalWhen: 1st weekend in August Where: Festival Grounds, Ontario St., Phelps, NY 14532 Fireworks, food, beer pavilion, local bands, rides. Avon Rotary Corn FestivalWhen: Saturday in mid-August Where: Genesee St., Avon, NY 14414 Contact: 585-226-8195 Corn every which way, arts and crafts, live music. Empire Farm DaysWhen: 2nd weekend in August Where: Rodman Lott & Sons Farms, Seneca Falls, NY 13148 Contact: 877-697-7837 The newest farm equipment, technology, and products with displays by leading manufacturers, scientists, and industry specialists. Wayland Potato FestivalWhen: Saturday at the end of August Where: Wayland, NY 14572 Parade, politicians, food, fireworks. Potter Park Onion FestivalWhen: Sunday in late August Where: Potter Park, Rt. 364, west of Penn Yan in Yates County. Contact: 585-393-2704 Celebration of the local onion harvest. TomatoFestWhen: 2nd weekend in September Where: Emerson Park on Owasco Lake, Auburn, NY Contact: 315-253-6569 Food (of course), games, live music, arts and crafts, rides, farmer's market. Golden Harvest FestivalWhen: weekend after Labor Day Where: Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 E. Mud Lake Rd. Baldwinsville, NY 13027 Contact: 315-638-2519 Puppets, juggling, magic show, storytelling, live music, food, including cider, fresh apple pies, corn on the cob. Purple Foot FestivalWhen: Sunday after Labor Day weekend Where: Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport, NY 14450 Contact: 585-223-4210 Grape stomping, food, games, wine, tours. Cincinnatus Corn FestivalWhen: 3rd week of September Where: Cincinnatus, NY 13040 Contact: 607-863-3900 Parade, food, live music. Richford Potato FestivalWhen: 3rd Saturday in September Where: various locations in Richford, NY 13835 Contact: 607-255-7661 Celebrates the historic significance of potato farming in the community. Storytelling, jugglers, bathtub race, and, of course, food. Savannah Potato FestWhen: 4th weekend in September Where: Savannah, NY 13146 Contact: 315-365-3156 Everything potatoes. Potato peeling contest, potato recipe contest, potato parade, potato art. Grape FestivalWhen: 4th weekend in September Where: Naples, NY 14512 Contact: 585-374-2240 Celebrate the region's grape harvest. Grape pie contest, grape-stomping contest, wineries, wagon rides, arts, crafts. Apple FestWhen: 1st or 2nd Sunday in October Where: Greig St., Sodus Point, NY 14555 Contact: 315-483-3691 Everything apples--pies, wine, cider, and those little round red things. Newark Valley Apple FestivalWhen: 1st full weekend in October Where: Bement-Billings Farmstead, State Route 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 Contact: 607-642-9516 Civil War re-enactments, tours of the farmstead, craft vendors, music, heirloom activities, food, and everything apple. The Great Cortland PumpkinfestWhen: 3 days in early October Where: various locations around Cortland, NY 13045 Contact: 800-859-2227 Pumpkins, food, children's activities, live music, antique tractors, hay rides, crafts, exhibits. Apple Harvest FestivalWhen: 1st weekend in October Where: Downtown, Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact: 607-277-8679 Apples, cider, baked goods, Ferris wheel, petting zoo, pony rides, music, crafts. Brooktondale Apple FestivalWhen: 3rd Saturday in October Where: Brooktondale Community Center, Valley Rd. Brooktondale, NY 14817 Contact: 607-539-9928 Anything apples, especially cider and pies. Pumpkin Harvest FestivalWhen: each weekend in October Where: Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Rd., Macedon, NY 14502 Contact: 315-986-9821 Corn maze, petting zoo, farm market, flight park. The International Rutabaga CurlWhen: Last Saturday before Christmas (December 25) at "high noon" Where: Ithaca Farmers' Market, Steamboat Landing, Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact: 607-387-3424 A tongue-in-cheek game (with rules) played on the last day of the farmers' market season. There is a Turnip Toss for small children. And a good time is had by all. (Spectators should dress warmly as the building is unheated.) |
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