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Annual Festivals & Special Events

Fun for the whole family

There are a number of great annual festivals and events throughout the Finger Lakes every year. Finger Lakes events showcase the rich character of our communities year-round.

The Finger Lakes is wine country, so don't forget to check on special events with our Wine Trail partners. But, there's much more to the Finger Lakes. Events centered around outdoor adventure, our rich history, the changing seasons, harvest season and the region's agricultural bounty, sport and music are never far away.  

GlassFest in Corning celebrates the long history of glass and glassmaking in Corning, with many events held in Corning’s Gaffer District and at the Corning Museum of Glass. Looking for out of the box unique celebrations of music, art, and more? Don’t miss the Rochester Fringe Festival celebrating the not so mainstream art of the ‘fringes’. More music abounds at the Geneva Music Festival with music and the arts taking place with celebrations around the Finger Lakes in various towns and communities.

Live music can be found throughout the region nearly every day of the week by visiting our partner FLX Music 247.

Find true local culture in the county fairs hosted in each of the 14 counties of the Finger Lakes. There you will find the taste, sights and sounds of summer in the region.

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live music wednesdays
Live music Wednesdays at Ventosa Vineyards

FINGER LAKES LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEDNESDAY! SUPPORTING LOCAL, LIVE MUSIC, DELICIOUS FOOD, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF SENECA LAKE & BREATH-TAKING SUNSETS!

Ventosa Vineyards has free, local, live music year-round every Wednesday (and select other days), along with a buy 1, get 1 happy hour! If the weather is nice, music is out on our terrace…which comes with a beautiful view of Seneca Lake & sunsets that will take your breath away! Come support live, local music while enjoying yourself!
*BOGO happy hours only on Wednesdays

Redbud and dogwood bloom at Robert H. Treman State Park in Ithaca NY.
Paying it Forward in Parks

2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the New York State Park system, and we are celebrating it locally! Robert H. Treman State Park itself was opened to the public a century ago, and Buttermilk Falls State Park was established in 1924 as well.

The Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park (Tremanparkfriends.org) have worked with Finger Lakes State Parks education/interpretation staff to produce exhibits about state parks in Tompkins County and the Finger Lakes Region in the atrium of the Tompkins Center for History and Culture (tompkins-center.net) on the Ithaca Commons. Come on down and explore the displays and short videos, including a life-sized image of Robert H. Treman, benefactor and leader in the creation of our state parks in Tompkins County and throughout the region, as well as other local parks and preserves. We take a brief tour of the exhibits in this episode (#260) of Walk in the Park (Walkinthepark.tv)

Also on May 4, hundreds of volunteers across the state pitched in on “I Love My Park Day” to help prepare parks for this season and for generations to come. We go to Robert H. Treman State Park to see what was happening there, including interviews with Park Supervisor Cassie Lovelace, Park Manager Jim Brophy, and Finger Lakes State Park Regional Director Fred Bonn. I Love My Park Day is coordinated by Parks & Trails NY (ptny.org).

Walk in the Park is a non-commercial, public access, cable TV series shown on channel 13 in the Ithaca, NY area. Owl Gorge Productions (Owlgorge.com) produces Walk in the Park as a public service at PEGASYS Community Media Center (Pegasys.webstarts.com). Owl Gorge Productions is a Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance partner.

Outside wine tasting in Eugenia's Garden
Eugenia's Garden Opening Weekend

VENUE: EUGENIA'S GARDEN

It’s finally here! Warm weather, striking views, and delicious wines and food to enjoy at your leisure. Eugenia’s Garden is a great place for family and friends to gather and relax! We invite you to join us for this annual weekend where we will be serving special flights and food items in celebration of the beginning of the season!

Yoga under Hunt Country's Arbor
2024 SUMMER YOGA in the Vineyards at Hunt Country with Instructor, Jan Corning

      Outdoor Summer Saturday Yoga at Hunt Country will be back in session for the 2024 summer season! 

      Start your Saturdays this summer with Yoga instructor Jan Corning.

      Yoga in our scerene vineyard setting is the perfect way to treat yourself and rejuvinate for the start of the weekend. 

 

About the Instructor, Jan Corning:

Jan received her certification from Ohra Studios in Bedford, NY in 2019 after practicing Yoga for ten years.  She teaches a fitness based vinyasa flow at a level half.  So, there is some challenge, but modifications are always offered.  More advanced positions are rarely included in Jans class because she likes to keep the asanas available to everyone.  She focusses on building strength, while increasing flexibility, and also focusing as always, on the breath.  Her goal when teaching is to have the students feel as if they worked at something, and accomplished it!   

$15 per guest: Arrive 10 - 15 minutes early to sign in and pay.

More info: https://www.huntwines.com/Events/Yoga/Summer-Saturday-Yoga-in-the-Vineyards--2024

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May 2024
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Oct 2024
FINGER LAKES LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEDNESDAY! SUPPORTING LOCAL, LIVE MUSIC, DELICIOUS FOOD, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF SENECA LAKE & BREATH-TAKING SUNSETS!
3440 Rt 96a
5pm
(315)-719-0000
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May 2024
Clemens Center presents I’m Dead. Now What? End-of-Life Planning Q&A Session Wednesday, May 15, 2024 5:30pm – 6:30pm Clemens Center Upper Lobby
207 Clemens Center Parkway
5:30pm
(607)-734-8191
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May 2024
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May 2024
801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)-273-2787
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May 2024
Join us for a dynamic art party with the artists of the exhibition Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Re
1 Museum Way
7:00 PM
(607)-937-5371
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May 2024
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May 2024
2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the New York State Park system, and we are celebrating it locally! Robert H.
PEGASYS Community Media Center (by appointment only), 519 W. State Street
Online anytime, and on Ithaca channel 13 beginning May 17 through May 26. At 3 pm & 6 pm on Friday May 17, at 9 am & 5 pm Saturday, and at 9:30 a.m. & 5 pm Sunday. Next week: 9 pm Thursday, 3 pm Friday, 9 am & 5 pm Saturday, and Sunday at 9:30 am & 5 pm.
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May 2024
Join us for a dynamic art party with the artists of the exhibition Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Re
1 Museum Way
7:00 PM
(607)-937-5371
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May 2024
Common Time Choral Group presents WELCOME TO SPRING Saturday, May 18, 2024 Pre-show: 7:00pm Concert: 7:30pm at the Clemens Center in Downtown Elmira FREE EVENT
207 Clemens Center Parkway
7:00pm
(607)-734-8191
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May 2024
Come be Celtic for the day (if you’re not already) and enjoy a pleasing array of sights, sounds and smells.
3792 NY-247, Canandaigua, NY 14424
9:30 AM
(585)-430-4661
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May 2024
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Date & Time: Saturday, May 18 & Sunday, May 19, 2024:  9:00am-4:00pm
4021 Italy Hill Road
9am
(315)-595-2812
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May 2024
Historic Geneva welcome
3373 Route 96A
11:00am
(315)-789-5151