There is an endless list of things to do in the Finger Lakes.
Listed below are just a handful of annual events. But remember-open
year round are the Corning Museum of Glass, the Curtiss Museum of
Aviation in Hammondsport, the Women's Rights National Historical
Park in Seneca Falls…and much, much more. Look at our "Local
Attractions" page for more ideas.
Other resources for events include the Seneca County on-line
Visitor's Guide,
www.fingerlakescentral.com, which has an events page that is
frequently updated. Another great resource for events and festivals
is
www.fingerlakes.org, the web site for the Finger Lakes Tourism
Alliance.
Wine Trail Events
Each wine trail website has an extensive listing of wine trail events as well as individual winery events.
Seneca Lake Wine Trail www.senecalakewine.com (877-536-2717)
Cayuga Lake Wine Trail www.cayugawinetrail.com (800-684-5217)
Keuka Lake Wine Trail www.keukawinetrail.com (800-440-4898)
Festivals
June: Old Home Days in Interlaken
June: Strawberry Festival in Ovid
July & August (Saturdays & Sundays):
Sterling Renaissance Festival (www.sterlingfestival.com)
July: Native American Dance and Music Festival (www.ganondagan.org)
Location: Ganondagan State Historic Site, Victor, New York
July: Waterfront Art Festival (www.waterfrontartfestival.com)
Location: Kershaw Park, Canandaigua
July: Finger Lakes Wine Festival
Location: Watkins Glen International Race Track
Over 70 wineries with tastings & sales, arts & crafts, wine seminars
and cooking demos, live jazz and blues, a gourmet food court and
much more! (www.flwinefest.com)
August: Arts at the Gardens (www.sonnenberg.org)
Location: Sonnenberg Gardens, Canandaigua
September: Naples Grape Festival (www.naplesvalleyny.com)
Location: Naples Memorial Town Hall Park
Other Events
Memorial Day Weekend: Celebrate/Commemorate
Location: Waterloo, the birthplace of Memorial Day
July: Convention Days
Location: Seneca Falls, Birthplace of Women's Rights
Last week in September: Wine Country Circuit Dog Shows
Location: Sampson State Park on Route 96A (10 minutes from Yale
Manor)
December: The Real Christmas
Location: Waterloo
December: "It's A Wonderful Life"
Location: Seneca Falls
Music & Culture:
(also refer to our Local Attractions Page
for many more listings)
Blues-n-Brews
Hear local blues bands and taste featured micro-brews while riding
the Finger Lakes Scenic Railway
(www.FingerLakesScenicRailway.com)
June - September: Bristol Valley Theater Summer Season
(www.bvtnaples.org)
June 9-17: Rochester International Jazz Festival
Location: Clubs, concert halls and various locations in downtown
Rochester
www.rochesterjazz.com
July: Hill Cumorah Pageant
Outdoor drama based on the Book of Mormon
Location: Hill Cumorah hillside in Manchester
www.hillcumorah.org
July - August: Geneva Summer Arts Festival
From mid-July through late August, Geneva experiences six solid
weeks of the arts, with music, theater, visual arts, poetry and fun!
www.genevarts.com
August: Pickin' In the Pasture
Family-oriented music festival featuring the finest in bluegrass
entertainment.
Location: Lodi
www.pickininthepasture.com
Competitions:
July: Musselman Trialthlon
www.musselmantri.com/races/musselman
(Bike route goes right past Yale Manor)
September: Wine Country
Circuit Dog Show
Last Week in September: Wine Country Circuit Dog Show
Location: Sampson State Park (10
minutes from Yale Manor)
