Fairs & Festivals in the Finger Lakes
Music & Dance
Red Hot Bluegrass Festival
When: Friday and Saturday in mid-February
Where: The State Theatre, 109 W. State St., Ithaca, NY 14850
Contact: 607-277-8283
Held in conjunction with the Annual Great Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off & WinterFest, the festival provides three concerts.
When: throughout the month of March (some exhibits last longer)
Where: various venues in Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties
Contact: cantatasingers@ymail.com
Numerous concerts, art exhibits, and lectures in honor of women.
When: weekend at end of March/beginning of April
Where: The State Theatre, 109 W. State St., Ithaca, NY 14850
Contact: 212-714-6867
Performance featuring world-renown tap artists.
MusicFest
When: 3rd weekend in May
Where: Steuben County Fairgrounds, 15 E. Washington St., Bath, NY 14810
Contact: 800-776-0484
Food, crafts, hayrides, car show, ATV show, children's activities.
When: 3 days at the end of May
Where:274 Kent Rd., Sterling, NY 13156
Contact: 323-644-0429
30 musical acts on 3 stages for 3 days. Held at campground near Lake Ontario.
Swing 'n Jazz
When: 3 day weekend in early June
Where: various venues in Rochester, NY
Contact: 585-377-1566
Jazz performances, master classes, and golf. Sponsored by The Commission Project.
When: 3 days near the end of June
Where: Onondaga Community College, 4941 Onondaga Rd., Syracuse, NY 13215
Contact: 315-437-5627
Jazz greats from all over the country.
When: July
Where: CMAC Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua; Hochstein Performance Hall, Rochester; Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua
Contact: 585-742-8092; for schedule and ticket info, see Web site.
200 singers from around the world join with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra to present major works for chorus and orchestra.
When: 4th weekend of July
Where: Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY 13202
Contact: 800-234-4797
Numerous venues, strolling musicians, late night jam sessions, scholastic festival.
When: last Sunday in July
Where: Sherwood Inn, 26 W. Genesee St., Skaneateles, NY 13152
Contact: 800-374-3796
Held in conjunction with the Skaneateles Antique & Classic Boat Show. Festival features food, beverages, and regional music.
When: 10 days at the end of August
Where: various venues around Canandaigua
Contact: 585-394-5678
Everything chamber from celtic to classic.
When: 9 days in mid-June
Where: various clubs and other venues throughout downtown Rochester
Contact: 585-232-1900
One of the nation's largest jazz festivals with more than 600 musicians performing at 170 concerts.
When: 2nd weekend in July
Where: One Morrie Silver Way, Rochester, NY 14608
Contact: 585-262-2050 ext. 116
Outdoor concert featuring R&B legends and local and regional favorites.
When: 3 days around the 3rd weekend of June
Where: Onondaga Community College Campus, 4941 Onondaga Rd., Syracuse, NY 13215
Contact: 800-234-4797
Top-of-the-line jazz greats from around the country.
When: 4th weekend in July
Where: Fairgrounds, Trumansburg, NY 14886
Contact: 607-387-5098
Four-day outdoor event to celebrate music and dance with dozens of artists on multiple stages.
When: 2nd weekend in July
Where: Syracuse Inner Harbor, West Kirkpatrick St., Syracuse, NY 13204
Enjoy the best of the Blues. More than a dozen artists on two stages.
When: 3 days at the end of July
Where: Skyetop Festival Ground, 155 Nobles Rd., Van Etten, NY 14889.
Music, dancing, food, camping.
When: last Saturday in July
Where: 3 Main St., Penn Yan, NY 14527
Contact: 315-536-9029
When: 3 days at the beginning of August
Where: Newhart's Lodge, 172 Griffin Rd., Newfield, NY 14867
Non-genre specific music, food, vendors, camping.
When: 4 days at the beginning of August
Where: Lafayette Apple Festival Grounds, Rt. 20, Lafayette, NY 13084
Contact: 315-673-1844
Presented by the Central New York Bluegrass Association, the festival offers top regional old-time country and bluegrass bands.
When: 3rd Saturday in August
Where: Main St., Penn Yan, NY 14527
Contact: 315-536-8780
Area bluegrass and folk bands entertain in the center of the village. Locally produced food and arts and crafts. Activities for the entire family.
When: 4 days in the latter part of August
Where: 2515 Covert Rd., Lodi, NY 14860
Contact: 607-582-6363
Held on a working sheep farm, the festival offers world-class bluegrass music, jamming, master lessons for adults and children, storytelling, sheep dog demonstrations, camping facilities, and food.
When: 3 days in early September
Where: Markus Park, Quaker Heeting House Rd., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
Contact: 585-234-5044
Outdoor festival of folk music featuring folk singers from around the region.
When: 1st Saturday in September
Where: 513 Whitney Rd., Ontario, NY 14519
Contact: christopher.staub@yahoo.com
Bluegrass music at its best, food, arts and crafts vendors. Children enter free of charge when accompanied by an adult.
When: 3-day weekend, the first weekend after Labor Day in September
Where: various locations in the City of Rochester
Contact: 585-232-6106
A classical music festival featuring musicans of African-American descent from throughout the United States in solo recitals, chamber music concerts, symphonic concerts, and lecture demonstrations. Held biennially in odd-numbered years.
When: 2nd Saturday in September
Where: Courthouse Park, Church St., Cortland, NY 13045
Free outdoor concert for young people, featuring well-known hip hop artists from around the country. Bounce house, break dancing, giveaways. Food vendors.
When: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., 2nd Sunday in September
Where: In and around the Fall Creek section of Ithaca, NY 14850, maps at Thompson Park on Cayuga St.
Free outdoor festival with roughly 100 bands and groups at various venues.
When: Friday and Saturday in late September
Where: Centerway Square, Corning, NY 14830
Contact: 607-937-6292
Regional jazz artists and wine tasting.
When: Saturday in mid-October
Where: Marcellus United Methodist Church, 1 Slocombe Ave., Marcellus, NY 13108
Contact: 315-673-1313
Wide variety of Bluegrass artists from across the country.
Updated 17 September 2013
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