This begins a partial listing. "Rochester has two seasons, Winter and Festival," and we are fast approaching Festival season. Whee!
Lilac Festival May 13-22
100 American Craftsmen Festival June 3, 4 and 5
Fairport Canal Days June 4-5
Keuka Lake Art Show - Hammondsport, NY July 10-11
Corn Hill Arts Festival - July 9- 10
11th Annual Seneca River Day, Baldwinsville July 9-10
The Annual Historic Downtown Canandaigua Arts Festival July 15th - 17th
Nature Art Festival (Jamestown, NY) July 16-17, 2005
Canal Fest of the Tonawandas July 17-24
Seneca Falls Canal Fest June 17, 18 & 19, 2005
Waterfront Arts Festival (Canandaigua) July 30 - July 31
Park Avenue Summer Art Fest Aug. 6 - 7
Craft Festivals at The Chautauqua Institute August 12th, 13th, 14th, 2005 (tentative)(also maybe July 8-10).
Elmwood Festival for the Arts (Buffalo) August 27th & 28th, 2005
Clothesline Art Festival September 11th-12th
Fourth Annual Mendon Arts Festival September 17th-18th
11th Annual Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival at the Hemlock Fairgrounds in Hemlock, NY September 17th-18th
Naples Grape Festival September 24th-25th
Hilton Apple Fest October 1 - 2
Spencerport Canal Days? A whole list of craft shows in the finger lakes.
And another list of useful links and dates NYS Canals: Excursions and Vactions 2005 Calendar of Events Finger Lakes Events Calendar '04