212 Annual Events Around Rochester

Centered on food, drink, music and culture, these festivals & events around Rochester bring our community together throughout the year. Beautiful lilac, peony, rose and tulip festivals. Tasty maple syrup, wine, beer, and food truck events. Regional agricultural days featuring garlic, sauerkraut, strawberries, corn & apples. County and state fairs. Celebrations of Puerto Rican, Native American, Greek, Italian and Ukrainian culture. And lots of music!

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JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC

Reoccurring through the warmer months

1. Food Truck Rodeo (Rochester) Last Wednesday night of the month, April through September
2. Concerts by the Shore (Rochester) Wednesday nights, June through August
3. Party in the Park (Rochester) Thursday nights running roughly early-June to early-August
4. Bands on the Bricks (Rochester) Friday nights roughly mid-July to mid-August
5. Zoo Brew (Rochester) Fridays nights, once a month May through September, with special events throughout the year
6. Flavors of the Market (Rochester) Saturday mornings, May through September
7. Garden Vibes at Eastman Museum

May Events Around Rochester

1. Lilac Fest (Rochester)
2. Rochester Cocktail Revival
3. Red, White and Blue Balloon Festival (Letchworth)
4. Low Bridge High Water (Brockport)
5. Holland Tulip Festival
6. Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival
7. NYS Chinese Lantern Festival (Syracuse)
8. Rochester Dachshund Parade
9. Roc City Rib Fest (Greece)
10. Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival
11. Montezuma Wildlife Festival
12. Paddle & Pour (Pittsford)
13. Glass Fest (Corning)
14. Finger Lakes Celtic Games & Festival (Shortsville)

Reoccurring through the warmer months

• Food Truck Rodeo (Rochester) Last Wednesday night of the month, April through September
• Zoo Brew (Rochester) Fridays nights, once a month May through September, with special events throughout the year
• Flavors of the Market (Rochester) Saturday mornings, May through September

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June Events Around Rochester

1. Rochester Real Beer Week
2. Flower City Comic Con (Rochester)
3. Shortsville Fireman’s Carnival
4. Mendon Fire Department Carnival
5. St. Rita’s Annual Fiesta (Webster)
6. Rochester Greek Festival
7. Outdoor Expo (Honeoye Falls)
8. Albion Strawberry Festival
9. Sulfer Springs Festival (Clifton Springs)
10. Chinese Lantern Festival (Syracuse)
11. Fairport Canal Days
12. Hamlin Wheel Fest
13. The Fast & The Furriest (Rochester)
14. Finger Lakes Plein Aire Competition & Festival (Canandaigua)
15. Maplewood Rose Festival (Rochester)
16. Allentown Art Festival (Buffalo)
17. Keuka Arts Festival
18. Rochester International Jazz Fest
19. Cherry Festival (Romulus)
20. Festival on the Green (Honeoye Falls)
21. Ithaca Festival of the Arts
22. Rochester International Jewish Film Festival
23. Jamesville Balloonfest

Reoccurring through the warmer months

• Food Truck Rodeo (Rochester) Last Wednesday night of the month, April through September
• Concerts by the Shore (Rochester) Wednesday nights, June through August
• Party in the Park (Rochester) Thursday nights running roughly early-June to early-August
• Zoo Brew (Rochester) Friday nights, once a month May through September, with special events throughout the year
• Flavors of the Market (Rochester) Saturday mornings, May through September
• Garden Vibes at Eastman Museum

July Events Around Rochester

1. Hilton Fireman’s Carnival
2. Webster Fireman’s Carnival
3. East Rochester Fireman’s Carnival
4. Westside Music & Food Festival
5. Rush Fireman’s Carnival
6. Puerto Rican Festival (Rochester)
7. GCV&M Independence Day & Naturalization Ceremony (Mumford)
8. Yates County Fair (Penn Yan)
9. Chil-E Fest (Chili)
10. Genesee County Fair (Batavia)
11. Seneca County Fair (Waterloo)
12. Old Home Days (Williamsville)
13. National Warplane Museum – Geneseo Airshow
14. Corn Hill Arts Festival (Rochester)
15. Canandaigua Lake Music Festival
16. Canandaigua Lakefront Art Show
17. Canandaigua Art & Music Festival
18. Hemlock “Little World’s” Fair
19. Lyons Peppermint Days
20. Finger Lakes Choral Festival (Rochester)
21. Macedonian Festival Henrietta
22. LeRoy Oatka Festival
23. Seneca Falls Canal Festival
24. Ontario County Fair (Canandaigua)
25. Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival
26. Native American Dance & Music Festival (Victor)
27. Orleans County Fair (Albion)
28. Spencerport Canal Days
29. Finger Lakes Wine Festival (Watkins Glen)
30. Waterfront Art Festival (Webster)
31. Rochester Pride Festival
32. Canadian-American Festival (Sackets Harbor)
33. Webster Jazz Festival
34. Perry Chalk Art Festival & Taste of Summer
35. Oswego Harbor Festival
36. Shakespeare in the Park (Rochester)
37. Sterling Renaissance Festival

Reoccurring through the warmer months

• Food Truck Rodeo (Rochester) Last Wednesday night of the month, April through September
• Concerts by the Shore (Rochester) Wednesday nights, June through August
• Party in the Park (Rochester) Thursday nights running roughly early-June to early-August
• Bands on the Bricks (Rochester) Friday nights roughly mid-July to mid-August
• Zoo Brew (Rochester) Friday nights, once a month May through September, with special events throughout the year
• Flavors of the Market (Rochester) Saturday mornings, May through September
• Garden Vibes at Eastman Museum

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August Events Around Rochester

1. New York State Festival of Balloons (Dansville)
2. Hamlin Fireman’s Carnival
3. Lima Crossroads Blues Festival
4. Palmyra Pirate Weekend
5. Flour City Brewers Fest (Rochester)
6. Phelps Sauerkraut Festival
7. Chalk Walk & Arts Festival (Dansville)
8. Poags Hole Hillclimb (Dansville)
9. Park Ave Summer Festival (Rochester)
10. Monroe County Fair (Rush, take the trolley to the fair!)
11. St. Stanislaus Polish Arts Festival (Rochester)
12. Buffalo Maritime Festival
13. Livingston County Fair (Caledonia)
14. Wyoming County Fair (Castile)
15. Little Italy Festival (Rochester)
16. Art in the Gardens (Canandaigua)
17. Fairport Music and Food Festival
18. Avon Corn Festival
19. Pageant of Steam (Canandaigua)
20. Brockport Summer Arts Festival
21. Wayne County Fair (Palmyra)
22. Ukrainian Arts & Craft Festival (Rochester)
23. Mount Morris Italian Festival
24. Elmwood Avenue Arts Festival (Buffalo)
25. New York State Fair (Syracuse)
26. Eden Corn Festival
27. Lockapalooza (Pittsford)
28. Rochester Twilight Criterium
29. Rochester Teen Film Festival
30. Gateway Music Festival (Rochester, 2019)

Reoccurring through the warmer months

• Food Truck Rodeo (Rochester) Last Wednesday night of the month, April through September
• Concerts by the Shore (Rochester) Wednesday nights, June through August
• Party in the Park (Rochester) Thursday nights running roughly early-June to early-August
• Bands on the Bricks (Rochester) Friday nights roughly mid-July to mid-August
• Zoo Brew (Rochester) Friday nights, once a month May through September, with special events throughout the year
• Flavors of the Market (Rochester) Saturday mornings, May through September
• Garden Vibes at Eastman Museum

September Events Around Rochester

1. Macedon Center Lumberjack Festival
2. Naples Grape Festival
3. RocCon (Rochester)
4. Clothesline Art Festival (Rochester)
5. Rochester VegFest
6. Wickham Farms’ Honeycrisp Weekend & The Great Candy Drop (Penfield)
7. Appleumpkin Festival (Wyoming)
8. Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair
9. Cuba Garlic Festival
10. Rochester Fringe Festival
11. WNY LlamaFest (Arcade)
12. Celtic Festival (Rochester)
13. Finger Lakes Fiber Festival (Hemlock)
14. Oktoberfest (Irondequoit)
15. Barktober Fest Walk for the Animals (Fairport)
16. Hilton Apple Festival
17. KettleFest (Victor)
18. Palmyra Canaltown Days
19. Artist Row Juried Art Show (Rochester)
20. Tinker Park’s Honey Harvest Festival (Henrietta)
21. Niagara Celtic (Olcott)
22. TomatoFest (Auburn)
23. Niagara County Peach Festival (Lewiston)
24. Purple Foot Festival (Fairport)
25. Locktober Fest (Lockport)

Reoccurring through the warmer months

• Food Truck Rodeo (Rochester) Last Wednesday night of the month, April through September
• Zoo Brew (Rochester) Friday nights, once a month May through September, with special events throughout the year
• Flavors of the Market (Rochester) Saturday mornings, May through September

October Events Around Rochester

1. Stokoe Farms Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Fest (Scottsville)
2. Genesee Valley Hunt Races (Geneseo)
3. Penn Dixie Fossil Park’s Earth Day (Buffalo)
4. Wizarding Weekend (Ithaca)
5. Fairport Oktoberfest
6. ImageOut (Rochester)
7. Rochester Fashion Week
8. Indoor Fine Arts & Craft Festival (Rochester)
9. ROC the Riverway
10. Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show
11. Locktober Fest (Seneca Falls)
12. Seneca Park ZooBoo (Rochester)

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November Events Around Rochester

1. Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles (through December)
2. Rochester Children’s Book Festival
3. Rochester Maker Faire
4. Park Avenue Holiday Open House (Rochester)
5. Granger Homestead Festival of Trees (Canandaigua)
6. Glass Wonderland at the Corning Museum of Glass
7. Sweet Creations Gingerbread House Display at Eastman House (Rochester)
8. High Falls Film Festival (Rochester)
9. Mayday! Semi-Annual Underground Crafts + Art (Rochester)
10. International “Art of the Book” Juried Art Show (Rochester)
11. Great New York State Fair Model Train Fair
12. Winter at Powers Farm Market
13. Holiday Valley’s Fall Beer & Wine Festival (Ellicottville)
14. Anniversary of the Signing of the Canandaigua Treaty

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December Events Around Rochester

1. Light Up the Holidays and Roc Holiday Village (Rochester)
2. Holidays at the Market (Rochester)
3. NEW for 2018: Rochester Festival of Lights and North Pole Village (Henrietta)
4. Garden Factory’s Holiday Lights Show (Gates)
5. Lights on the Lake (Syracuse)
6. Yuletide in the Country Tours at Genesee Country Village & Museum (Mumford)
7. Festival of Lights (Clifton Springs)
8. Carolcade (East Aurora)
9. Come Home for the Holidays (Fairport)
10. Cobblestone Museum Holiday Tour of Homes (Albion)
11. Corn Hill Tour of Homes (Rochester)
12. Candlelight Night (Pittsford)
13. Eastman Museum Holiday Homecoming (Rochester)
14. Lamberton Conservatory Holiday Show (Rochester)
15. It’s a Wonderful Life in the South Wedge (Rochester)
16. It’s a Wonderful Life in Seneca Falls
17. It WAS a Wonderful Life (Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo)
18. Lighting of the Genesee Brew House Keg Tree (Rochester)
19. Sparkle (Corning)

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January

1. Mendon Ponds Winterfest
2. Irondequoit Winterfest
3. Rochester Wine & Chocolate Festival

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February Events Around Rochester

1. Native American Winter Games and Sports (Victor)
2. NY Ice Wine & Culinary Festival (Fairport)
3. Lakeside Winter Celebration (Rochester)
4. Polar Plunge (Rochester)
5. Reinstein Woods Winter Wonderland (Depew)
6. NordicFest at Cumming Nature Center (Naples)
7. George Eastman Museum Dutch Connection (Rochester)

March Events Around Rochester

1. St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Rochester)
2. Rochester International Auto Show (Rochester)
3. GCVM Maple Sugar Festival (Mumford)
4. Kettle Ridge Farm Maple Weekend (Victor)
5. Helmer Nature Center’s Maple Sugar Open House (Irondequoit)
6. Cumming Nature Center Maple Sugaring Weekends (Naples)
7. Maple Weekend at Schoff’s Sugar Shack (Victor)
8. Maple Weekend at Packard Valley Farm (Macedon)
9. Maple Open House at Shadow Hill Maple Syrup (Ontario)
10. Maple Weekend Open House at Wohlschlegel Naples Maple Farm (Naples)
11. Maple Weekend at Gaeta Family Farm (Lockport)
12. Maple Weekend at Wolf Maple Products (Middleport)
13. Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village Maple Weekends (Amherst)

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April Events Around Rochester

1. Imagine RIT: Innovation & Creativity Festival (Henrietta)
2. Rochester Red Wings Opening Day
3. Dyngus Day (Buffalo)
4. Sheep Shearing Festival at Springdale Farms (Spencerport)
5. Rochester Erotic Arts Festival
6. Rochester International Films Festival
7. Mayday! Semi-Annual Underground Crafts + Art (Rochester)
8. Fast Forward Film Festival (Rochester)

Reoccurring through the warmer months

• Food Truck Rodeo (Rochester) Last Wednesday night of the month, April through September