Taste of the Finger Lakes is back for 2023
The third annual Taste of the Finger Lakes, an event designed to showcase the diversity of local food and drink options while addressing food injustice, is set to return in-person on June 13. The festival, ... more
Montour Falls Fire Department hosting annual festival and parade this week
The Montour Falls Fire Department has announced its annual festival and parade set to run from June 8 through June 10 off State Route 224 on Clawson Boulevard. Open to the community, the festival will ... more
HOPS N SHOP: Prison City staff talks new weekend event series
Prison City Brewing has officially kicked off its Hops N Shop weekend series. Starting June 4 Hops N Shop will be held every Sunday through September 24. It will take place at Prison City Brewing ... more
Weedsport Field Days returns: Events running through Saturday
The Weedsport Fire Department will once again host its annual Field Days event, featuring rides, live music, and more. It runs today through Saturday. The festivities begin at 12 p.m. each day it's open. There ... more
FLX MUSIC 247: Local Palate, Toast Winery, Two Goats Brewing (podcast)
Editor's Note: Watch the premiere LIVE on the FingerLakes1.com YouTube channel at 4 p.m. The first weekend of June is here in the Finger Lakes and the music scene is packed full of events. Janelle ... more
Celebration of harvest season comes to Livingston County this fall
A celebration of harvest season featuring live music, craft whiskey and bourbon, and local culture, the inaugural Hoochenanny Whiskey Festival will take place in the Village of Geneseo the weekend of October 20-21, 2023. From ... more
Ithaca Festival coming up soon: What’s on the schedule?
The much-anticipated Ithaca Festival is set to once again fill the city with music, art, and community spirit this week. Running from June 1 through June 4, the annual festival, themed “Planet Ithaca”, brings together ... more
Corning GlassFest happening this weekend
Corning's Gaffer District is set to host the annual GlassFest, a celebration of glassmaking, beginning Thursday, May 25, through Sunday, May 28. The festival includes a variety of activities such as live music, food and ... more
Steuben County Dairy Festival makes a comeback this June
Steuben County's much-loved Dairy Festival is all set to make its comeback in Bath, at the Steuben County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 3. The day will kick off at 9 a.m. with a flea market, ... more
Former Barenaked Ladies lead Steven Page will play New York State Fair
Steven Page, formerly of the Barenaked Ladies, is set to be the inaugural performer on the newly christened Suburban Park Stage at the 2023 Great New York State Fair. The concert is scheduled for 2 ... more
Ludacris coming to the New York State Fair this summer
Rapper and "Fast & Furious" actor Ludacris is set to perform at the New York State Fair on August 31 at 8 p.m. on the Suburban Park Stage. Ludacris, who has sold over 24 million ... more
Fingerlakes Mall will host family carnival this weekend
Fingerlakes Mall is set to host a fun-filled family carnival this weekend at the Aurelius shopping center. The event will offer a range of exciting rides, entertaining games, and delicious food for all ages. The ... more
Cayuga Health will sponsor Finger Lakes Wine Festival
The Finger Lakes Wine Festival at Watkins Glen International, a popular Western New York festival, will return on July 8-9, 2023, with a new presenting sponsor, the Cayuga Health System. The local health system has ... more
New York State Fair in the news 2/7/23 (webcast)
It's February in New York State but there are a couple of news items to share ahead of the Great New York State Fair coming late summer 2023 ... more
FLX WEEKLY: Geneva Family YMCA Frost Fest at Three Brothers Winery (podcast)
Mary Bakogiannis and Sara Allen from the Geneva Family YMCA are in studio to talk about their annual Frost Fest Fundraiser to be held at Three Brothers Winery on January 28th & 29th . Mary ... more
Dansville hot air balloon festival won’t happen in 2023
If you're accustomed to seeing balloons fly in Western New York around Labor Day it might have come to an end. The Dansville Festival of Balloons is an annual tradition that draws tens of thousands ... more
WATCH: It’s A Wonderful Life in Seneca Falls (video)
The official video of the It's A Wonderful Run 5K and footage from the It's A Wonderful Life Festival in Seneca Falls, NY on Saturday, December 10, 2022 ... more
PHOTO GALLERY: Saturday in Bedford Falls for It’s A Wonderful Life Festival
It started out foggy and damp in Seneca Falls as it transformed (again) into Bedford Falls for the third day of the It's A Wonderful Life Festival. Members of the original cast, street actors, vendors, ... more
IAWR5K organizers share info for participants ahead of 14th annual run tonight (video)
Jeff Rook and Kevin Korzeniewski are two of the founding organizers of the It's A Wonderful Run 5K were in studio one-day ahead of the 2022 race with information for the over 4,500 runners and ... more
