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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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Dec 2022
Children are invited to decorate gingerbread houses and enter them into the 13th Annual Judy Pipher Gingerbread Contest. All supplies are provided. Dates TBA.
89 Fall St.
01
Dec 2022
Thru
03
Dec 2022
This exhibit will explore the history of how wine, beer, cider and spirits are made in Cayuga County. Visitors to the exhibit will explore three themes: history, the process, and the impact.
203 Genesee Street
11:00 AM
(315)-253-8051
02
Dec 2022
Thru
07
Dec 2022
1410 Flint Hill Road
(585)-538-6822
02
Dec 2022
RMSC After Dark is a series of after-hours social events for adults 21 and over featuring full Museum & Science Center access and cash bars. Costumes encouraged! 
657 East Avenue
7:00pm
(585)-697-1942
03
Dec 2022
Thru
04
Dec 2022
This is our 7th year and again there will be a bunch of local craft vendors setting up their things upstairs and we will open the upstairs "Wetmore Hall" on all three weekends leading up to Christmas from 10am - 4pm f
2 University Avenue
10:00 am
03
Dec 2022
Thru
17
Dec 2022
On each Saturday, support 20 Finger Lakes vendors selling their diverse gifts. Enjoy local wine, beer, cider, and food tastings, while you fill your "Made in the Finger Lakes" gift boxes with local products.
35 Lakefront Drive
9:00am
(570)-637-0645
03
Dec 2022
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes presents Not All Frozen Holiday Concert Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 2:00pm
207 Clemens Center Parkway
2:00pm
(607)-734-8191
03
Dec 2022
Ring in the holiday season with a visit from The Pickle Mafia, Rochester’s high energy piano power instrumental trio, as they deck BVT’s halls with their own take on Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas mu
151 S. Main Street
7pm
(585)-374-9032
03
Dec 2022
Handmade Holiday Market 2022 Visit the Handmade Holiday Market, on December 3 (the same day as Trumansburg Winterfest) from 1:00 to 6:00 pm, at the Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts. 
5 Mclallen St
1pm
(607)-387-5939
03
Dec 2022
Thru
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Dec 2022
Who's ready for Santa?!
2 University Avenue
10:00 am