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. Ovid 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. Finger Lakes Cheese FestivalWhen: last Saturday in July Where: Member farms of the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail Contact: flxcheesetrail@gmail.com Family friendly, farm focused day with the members of the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail. Barnyard Olympics, local vendors, food, petting zoo, goat milking, seminars, cheese making classes, and more. 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. 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. 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. Naples 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. 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: 2 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. LaFayette Apple FestivalWhen: 2nd weekend in October Where: Tully Farms Rd., LaFayette, NY 13084 Apple cider from on-site cider mill made while you watch. Donuts, dumplins, pies and fritters, as well as lots of other food. Midway rides and attractions. One of the largest arts and crafts shows in the northeast U.S. 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. 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.)
Updated 17 May 2018
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