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Finger Lakes Events Calendar

Festivals, Happy Hour, Live Music, Theatre, and More!

It doesn’t matter what your interests are or who you’re in the Finger Lakes with, you can always find a great event to enrich your time in the region with those you care about. 

Events take place all year round in the Finger Lakes region. From lakeside (and on the lake) events in the summer to harvest activities in the fall, snowmobiling or snowshoeing in the winter, and festivals in the springtime! Step inside a glassmaker’s studio to blow your own glass, stroll Main Street on a food tour, or gather for live music and theater performances. Browse the list of Finger Lakes events below or search the specific dates you will be visiting to see everything going on in the region.

Great Events that Happen Every Year

Below, you will find dozens of great events happening throughout the year with many of them happening annually. If you have memories of favorite annual Finger Lakes events from childhood such as cardboard boat regattas, hot air balloon festivals, cheese, apple or pumpkin festivals, to name a few, it’s likely that event that still takes place or, has likely improved your enjoyment. If you see a special event that piques your interest but can’t make it, click on the event anyway, it might be coming back next year!

Events Added Daily

Make sure to check back frequently to see if any other great events have been added. Events are added daily by businesses from every sector and interest so if there is nothing that sparks your interest now, there very well could be soon!
 

**Public Notice**

Please be sure to contact event venues directly for details regarding scheduling changes. These events are all subject to change or be cancelled at the discretion and direction of the event organizers or business hosting the event. Please be sure to contact the event organizers or venue directly to confirm times and details. The Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance provides this information as posted by partner businesses and does not endorse or sponsor any listed event. 

 

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Events for September 1, 2023 x
NY Fiber Trail - 2023 Passport

Follow the Trail to Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery

Experience the Vibrant NY Fiber Community

Follow this self-guided summer-long tour centered around yarn and fiber. Explore new shops, visit working fiber farms and find your new favorite fibery spaces across New York State!

Visit Shops, Farms & Studios

From May 15 to October 31, 2023 visit as many participating shops, fiber farms and studios along the trail as you can. 

Pick up a passport at your first stop and have it stamped at every member shop you visit! At the end of the season, send a photo of your stamped passport in for a chance to win a $300, $150 or $75 gift card to the participating shop of your choice!

Explore Communities

NY has more that just amazing yarn. Join us along the trail to explore and celebrate our amazing fiber-centric businesses and their surrounding communities! Peruse member shop listings for recommendations for local restaurants, businesses & attractions.

Dora Donovan
Dora Donovan Opening Reception

Dora Donovan Opening Reception
Saturday, August 5, 2023. 7-9pm
Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts
Exhibit will run in the Main Gallery through October 1, 2023
Gallery Hours: Fridays and Sundays 1-5pm 
CLOSED LABOR DAY WEEKEND

"I paint to make my experience of the world more concrete to myself and to make permanent an elusive moment"

Dora started her over half century career as a painter in 1956. Her work was usually abstract but always inspired by the natural world. She was captivated by the infinite variety of forms and colors in nature and their repetition in water, sand, stone and wood. She enjoyed local and regional gallery and museum shows and was particularly excited about interpreting what she experienced in her many visits to Taughannock State Park, Cape Cod, the Grand Canyon, and the surreal landscape of Utah. She also enjoyed trips to Greece, Italy and her ancestral home of Slovenia, all of which influenced her painting.

4 Days of Live Music
End of Summer Music Fest

While summer is winding down, Market Street Social will be heating up when it presents its first annual End-of-Summer Music Fest, August 31st through September 3rd.   The “free” festival at Radisson Corning’s outdoor dining and entertainment venue is a celebration of the area’s vibrant music scene, with four days of local artists as well as games, activities, and summer foods and drinks.  In addition, there will be daily fundraising opportunities for the United Way of the Southern Tier, the beneficiary which is dedicated to taking care of people who need food or shelter.  This charitable effort for United Way will also coincide with the inauguration of the hotel’s voluntary employee donation program.  

The Music and Food
End-of-Summer Music Fest will kick off daily with an opening act before the nightly headliner takes the stage followed by a chill unplugged session under the stars to close things out (schedule follows below – on Aug 31 only a headliner will perform).   Besides the tunes, Executive Chef Bill Winnie will satisfy those insatiable summer appetites each day by manning the outdoor grill and personally cooking up a selection of sliders, Italian sausage, and chicken skewers to go along with other event F&B specials like flatbread pizzas, pretzel rods with cheddar beer sauce, and steamed clams as well as an assortment of refreshing adult slushies and buckets of beer.  Guests are also invited to further lean into summer nostalgia by cozying around Market Street Social’s firepits and trying their hand at roasting S’mores while the music plays on.  Market Street Social’s full contemporary American, farm-driven menu and beverage list will be available upon request too.  

The Activities and Accommodations 
When it comes to gaming, End-of-Summer Music Fest is pulling out all the stops.  Cornhole, Giant Jenga, Giant Connect 4, Bocce Ball, and Croquet will be among the various friendly tournaments running all weekend on Market Street Social’s sprawling lawns.  For $1, guests can purchase raffle tickets benefitting the event’s designated charity partner, United Way of the Southern Tier, for a chance at hand selected bottles of wine by the hotel’s Food & Beverage Director Will Bradley.   Also outside on the lawns will be free pre-fest yoga classes (with a donation to United Way) on Saturday and Sunday from 2 pm to 3 pm followed by complimentary mimosas.  To top it off, for all those who’d like to make it a multi-day experience, the Radisson is offering an End-of-Summer staycation package that includes guestroom accommodations with full breakfast for two, specialty cocktails for two, and S’mores kits they could enjoy together at Market Street Social.  

Music Fest Line Up:

Thur, Aug 31:     
6pm to 9pm Virgil Cain

Fri, Sept 1:    
5pm to 6 pm Brian Moore 
6pm to 9pm Can't Count Trio
9pm to 10pm Late Night with Lee

Sat, Sept 2:    
5pm to 6 pm Opening act TBD
6pm to 9pm Mike Gianonne
9pm to 10pm Late Night with Lee

Sun, Sept 3:    
4pm to 6pm Kenny Ende
6pm to 9pm Sam Swanson
 

A dramatic movie scene on the brink of Fall Creek Gorge in Ithaca
Silent Movies in our Parks

Following upon the annual "Silent Movie under the Stars" event at Taughannock Falls State Park in August, Walk in the Park presents this encore episode from 2019. 
In 1915, Leo and Ted Wharton established a movie studio at Renwick Park (now Stewart Park) at the south end of Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, NY. For several years they made numerous silent movies and weekly serials for national distribution using the town and area gorges. In this episode of Walk in the Park (219), we take a look at some of the dramatic ways they used our rugged gorges to simulate western or Alaskan movie settings. The Wharton Studio Museum project is working to create a museum in one of the old studio buildings at Stewart Park.

Walk in the Park is a non-commercial, public access TV series shown on Ithaca, NY cable channel 13, as well as online. Walk in the Park is produced by Owl Gorge Productions, a Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance partner.

Flowers
Art Exhibition - Suzanne M. Lachman

Glen Park Vineyards and the Tioga Arts Council (TAC) have teamed up to bring you an exhibition of paintings by local artist Suzanne M. Lachman.  Come enjoy the beauty of Suzanne's work in a beautiful winery!

For additional information, contact Christina Di Stefano at tiogaartscouncil@gmail.com or Glen Park Vineyards at owegowineco@gmail.com

Flight of wines and food bites
Labor Day Weekend in Eugenia's Garden

As summer winds down, and we begin to think about the autumn season, let’s celebrate with one last summer hurrah! We will be serving seasonally focused bites from Lake Life Catering and our wines by the flight, by the glass or bottle. Bring your family and friends to relax in our vineyard and lakeview seating area.

Soft People chicken + chick doll
September '23 Gallery Night at Grayhaven Motel

Opening reception!

Join us on 9/1 from 4-7pm in celebrating + viewing new work from local legend, Loretta Louviere (formerly Loretta Pompilio) of Viva Loretta! From the dolls of her 1979 published pattern book, Soft People, to her whimsical paintings and other wildly creative endeavors, Loretta's work continues to spark joy and wonder in folks of all ages. Don't miss this show!

Exhibited in Grayhaven Motel's guest lounge through the month of September.

Billsboro Winery First Friday
Billsboro Winery: Live Music with Meyer & McGuire (FREE)

Join us for First Fridays, a monthly event happening on, you guessed it - the first Friday of every month!

Kick back with a glass of wine and enjoy live music by Meyer & McGuire.

No need to make a reservation or worry about a cover charge - this event is free and open to all. So gather your friends or come solo to kickstart the weekend!

An award winning banjo player and cherished songwriter, Benny lives up to the truest form of folk music – made by the folks, for the folks.
Live Music at Hunt Country Vineyards by Benny Bleu

When weather permits, performances will take place on our covered porch where music can be enjoyed from our tasting room, porch seating, and lawn seating.  Or, feel free to bring a picnic blanket or folding chairs for set up on the lawn.  In inclement weather, the show will go on in our Tasting Room.  

Reservations for tastings are highly recommended, but not required.  Make your reservations at https://www.huntwines.com/Visit-Us-At-Hunt-Country. 
Wines can also be purchased in our tasting room by the glass or by the bottle as well.  

Picnic items include local cheeses, breads by Blue Heron Bakery, salamis, ferments, olives, nuts, popcorn, pretzels, chips, crackers, pesto, specialty mustards, Hedonist chocolates, grape candy, etc...  We also offer local canned beer, kombucha, bottled soda, iced teas, and sparkling water. 

Image featuring pumpkins by: Peter Carter, James Geekie, Kyle Landin, Tom Ryder, and Kalli Snodgrass.
Glass Farmers Market

Enjoy a full fall display, where you can choose from thousands of glass pumpkins, acorns, gourds, and more. You’ll find the best in handmade glass, ready to be picked and perfect for adorning your fall table.

Events for September 2, 2023 x
NY Fiber Trail - 2023 Passport

Follow the Trail to Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery

Experience the Vibrant NY Fiber Community

Follow this self-guided summer-long tour centered around yarn and fiber. Explore new shops, visit working fiber farms and find your new favorite fibery spaces across New York State!

Visit Shops, Farms & Studios

From May 15 to October 31, 2023 visit as many participating shops, fiber farms and studios along the trail as you can. 

Pick up a passport at your first stop and have it stamped at every member shop you visit! At the end of the season, send a photo of your stamped passport in for a chance to win a $300, $150 or $75 gift card to the participating shop of your choice!

Explore Communities

NY has more that just amazing yarn. Join us along the trail to explore and celebrate our amazing fiber-centric businesses and their surrounding communities! Peruse member shop listings for recommendations for local restaurants, businesses & attractions.

Dora Donovan
Dora Donovan Opening Reception

Dora Donovan Opening Reception
Saturday, August 5, 2023. 7-9pm
Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts
Exhibit will run in the Main Gallery through October 1, 2023
Gallery Hours: Fridays and Sundays 1-5pm 
CLOSED LABOR DAY WEEKEND

"I paint to make my experience of the world more concrete to myself and to make permanent an elusive moment"

Dora started her over half century career as a painter in 1956. Her work was usually abstract but always inspired by the natural world. She was captivated by the infinite variety of forms and colors in nature and their repetition in water, sand, stone and wood. She enjoyed local and regional gallery and museum shows and was particularly excited about interpreting what she experienced in her many visits to Taughannock State Park, Cape Cod, the Grand Canyon, and the surreal landscape of Utah. She also enjoyed trips to Greece, Italy and her ancestral home of Slovenia, all of which influenced her painting.

4 Days of Live Music
End of Summer Music Fest

While summer is winding down, Market Street Social will be heating up when it presents its first annual End-of-Summer Music Fest, August 31st through September 3rd.   The “free” festival at Radisson Corning’s outdoor dining and entertainment venue is a celebration of the area’s vibrant music scene, with four days of local artists as well as games, activities, and summer foods and drinks.  In addition, there will be daily fundraising opportunities for the United Way of the Southern Tier, the beneficiary which is dedicated to taking care of people who need food or shelter.  This charitable effort for United Way will also coincide with the inauguration of the hotel’s voluntary employee donation program.  

The Music and Food
End-of-Summer Music Fest will kick off daily with an opening act before the nightly headliner takes the stage followed by a chill unplugged session under the stars to close things out (schedule follows below – on Aug 31 only a headliner will perform).   Besides the tunes, Executive Chef Bill Winnie will satisfy those insatiable summer appetites each day by manning the outdoor grill and personally cooking up a selection of sliders, Italian sausage, and chicken skewers to go along with other event F&B specials like flatbread pizzas, pretzel rods with cheddar beer sauce, and steamed clams as well as an assortment of refreshing adult slushies and buckets of beer.  Guests are also invited to further lean into summer nostalgia by cozying around Market Street Social’s firepits and trying their hand at roasting S’mores while the music plays on.  Market Street Social’s full contemporary American, farm-driven menu and beverage list will be available upon request too.  

The Activities and Accommodations 
When it comes to gaming, End-of-Summer Music Fest is pulling out all the stops.  Cornhole, Giant Jenga, Giant Connect 4, Bocce Ball, and Croquet will be among the various friendly tournaments running all weekend on Market Street Social’s sprawling lawns.  For $1, guests can purchase raffle tickets benefitting the event’s designated charity partner, United Way of the Southern Tier, for a chance at hand selected bottles of wine by the hotel’s Food & Beverage Director Will Bradley.   Also outside on the lawns will be free pre-fest yoga classes (with a donation to United Way) on Saturday and Sunday from 2 pm to 3 pm followed by complimentary mimosas.  To top it off, for all those who’d like to make it a multi-day experience, the Radisson is offering an End-of-Summer staycation package that includes guestroom accommodations with full breakfast for two, specialty cocktails for two, and S’mores kits they could enjoy together at Market Street Social.  

Music Fest Line Up:

Thur, Aug 31:     
6pm to 9pm Virgil Cain

Fri, Sept 1:    
5pm to 6 pm Brian Moore 
6pm to 9pm Can't Count Trio
9pm to 10pm Late Night with Lee

Sat, Sept 2:    
5pm to 6 pm Opening act TBD
6pm to 9pm Mike Gianonne
9pm to 10pm Late Night with Lee

Sun, Sept 3:    
4pm to 6pm Kenny Ende
6pm to 9pm Sam Swanson
 

A dramatic movie scene on the brink of Fall Creek Gorge in Ithaca
Silent Movies in our Parks

Following upon the annual "Silent Movie under the Stars" event at Taughannock Falls State Park in August, Walk in the Park presents this encore episode from 2019. 
In 1915, Leo and Ted Wharton established a movie studio at Renwick Park (now Stewart Park) at the south end of Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, NY. For several years they made numerous silent movies and weekly serials for national distribution using the town and area gorges. In this episode of Walk in the Park (219), we take a look at some of the dramatic ways they used our rugged gorges to simulate western or Alaskan movie settings. The Wharton Studio Museum project is working to create a museum in one of the old studio buildings at Stewart Park.

Walk in the Park is a non-commercial, public access TV series shown on Ithaca, NY cable channel 13, as well as online. Walk in the Park is produced by Owl Gorge Productions, a Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance partner.

Flowers
Art Exhibition - Suzanne M. Lachman

Glen Park Vineyards and the Tioga Arts Council (TAC) have teamed up to bring you an exhibition of paintings by local artist Suzanne M. Lachman.  Come enjoy the beauty of Suzanne's work in a beautiful winery!

For additional information, contact Christina Di Stefano at tiogaartscouncil@gmail.com or Glen Park Vineyards at owegowineco@gmail.com

Flight of wines and food bites
Labor Day Weekend in Eugenia's Garden

As summer winds down, and we begin to think about the autumn season, let’s celebrate with one last summer hurrah! We will be serving seasonally focused bites from Lake Life Catering and our wines by the flight, by the glass or bottle. Bring your family and friends to relax in our vineyard and lakeview seating area.

Soft People chicken + chick doll
September '23 Gallery Night at Grayhaven Motel

Opening reception!

Join us on 9/1 from 4-7pm in celebrating + viewing new work from local legend, Loretta Louviere (formerly Loretta Pompilio) of Viva Loretta! From the dolls of her 1979 published pattern book, Soft People, to her whimsical paintings and other wildly creative endeavors, Loretta's work continues to spark joy and wonder in folks of all ages. Don't miss this show!

Exhibited in Grayhaven Motel's guest lounge through the month of September.

Image featuring pumpkins by: Peter Carter, James Geekie, Kyle Landin, Tom Ryder, and Kalli Snodgrass.
Glass Farmers Market

Enjoy a full fall display, where you can choose from thousands of glass pumpkins, acorns, gourds, and more. You’ll find the best in handmade glass, ready to be picked and perfect for adorning your fall table.

SUP Yoga on Canandaigua Lake
SUP Yoga on Canandaigua Lake

This all levels yoga class pairs safely aligned movement with breath work so you feel great during and after class. This is a completely different experience than yoga on your mat! No two classes will ever be the same but each will offer a mix of sweaty strengthening poses and stretching while you get lulled into relaxation by Canandaigua Lake. 

 

We provide the paddleboard. Do you want to bring your own? Save $10 by selecting bring your own board at checkout. Pre-registration is required.

Tent with music, food, and wine
Some Like It HOT at Hosmer Winery

Join us for Hosmer Winery’s annual harvest party – Some Like It HOT! Enjoy delicious food from Blowin Smoke BBQ while jamming to live music from Hot Dogs & Gin. Wine, regional beer, mimosas, and special cocktails will be served by the glass. Dance, eat, drink, and play lawn games in the summer sun to help us kick off the beginning of harvest. This event is free admission to everyone - including children and children of the four-legged kind.

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07
Sep 2023
IEOGM (Vienna)
657 Elmira
7pm
(607)-272-6434
07
Sep 2023
Bring your worn items and your creativity to delve into visible mending techniques and revive your wardrobe. Thursday evenings 6:30 - 8 PM
38 W Market St
6:30 pm
(607)-654-7383
08
Sep 2023
Thru
10
Sep 2023
We are so pleased to team up with DJ Kitzel for the 5th season of stonemasonry workshops here at Hunt Country Vineyards. 
4021 Italy Hill Rd.
6:00
(315)-595-2812
08
Sep 2023
Thru
10
Sep 2023
633 Allen Glen Road
1:00 pm
08
Sep 2023
Nate Michaels With Food From Macarollin' 
6040 State Route 96A
6pm
(315)-651-4949
09
Sep 2023
When weather permits, performances will take place on our covered porch where music can be enjoyed from our tasting room, porch seating, and lawn seating.  Or, feel free to bring a picnic blanket or folding chairs for
4021 Italy Hill Rd.
1:30
(315)-595-2812
09
Sep 2023
This all levels yoga class pairs safely aligned movement with breath work so you feel great during and after class. This is a completely different experience than yoga on your mat!
811 S Main St
8:30 AM
(585)-200-7209
09
Sep 2023
Thru
10
Sep 2023
The Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts (TCFA) will hold a benefit music festival “GrassRoots Unplugged” on Saturday, September 9 and Sunday September 10, 2023 (The weekend after Labor Day), 12:30-10pm each day.
5 McLallen St.
12:30pm
(607)-387-5939
10
Sep 2023
Our Music & Mimosas series is underway! Join us Sunday, September 10th from 1-4 pm for live music from Tribal Revival Duo: Marc & Tom.
7020 State Route 89
1pm
(607)-869-3393
10
Sep 2023
This all levels yoga class pairs safely aligned movement with breath work so you feel great during and after class. This is a completely different experience than yoga on your mat!
811 S Main St
10
(585)-200-7209