2018 Taste of Syracuse

Host/Presenter: The Summit Federal Credit Union
Phone: 315-471-9597
Get ready to party with us as The Summit Federal Credit Union Taste of Syracuse presented by TOPS Friendly Markets turns 22!
The Taste is THE kick off event and starts the annual summer festival season in and around Clinton Square.
Taste of Syracuse brings out the most exciting food and music throughout Central New York.
With close over 225,000 visitors at the 2017 festival, the Taste of Syracuse has become CNY's largest and fastest growing food and music festival!

Ithaca Festival of the Arts 2018

The Ithaca Festival is a weekend music and arts celebration, the premier event of its kind in Tompkins County. Over 1,000 talented local musicians, painters, dancers, clowns, community groups, and ensembles perform throughout the Ithaca Festival weekend. Enjoy multiple stages of entertainment, some special kid’s activities, a craft show, a parade, a local film festival, an arts for social justice area, and delicious festival food at various locations.

2018 Taste of Syracuse

Host/Presenter: The Summit Federal Credit Union
Phone: 315-471-9597
Get ready to party with us as The Summit Federal Credit Union Taste of Syracuse presented by TOPS Friendly Markets turns 22!
The Taste is THE kick off event and starts the annual summer festival season in and around Clinton Square.
Taste of Syracuse brings out the most exciting food and music throughout Central New York.
With close over 225,000 visitors at the 2017 festival, the Taste of Syracuse has become CNY's largest and fastest growing food and music festival!

Ithaca Festival of the Arts 2018

The Ithaca Festival is a weekend music and arts celebration, the premier event of its kind in Tompkins County. Over 1,000 talented local musicians, painters, dancers, clowns, community groups, and ensembles perform throughout the Ithaca Festival weekend. Enjoy multiple stages of entertainment, some special kid’s activities, a craft show, a parade, a local film festival, an arts for social justice area, and delicious festival food at various locations.

Kidz Bop Live 2018

Time: 4:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100
“KIDZ BOP Live 2018” is the ultimate family concert experience, “sung by kids for kids.” The KIDZ BOP Kids – Billboard Magazine’s #1 Kids’ Artist for eight consecutive years (2010 – 2017) – will headline the new show, performing some of today’s biggest hit songs.

Wine in the Wilderness

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Utica Zoo
Phone: 315-738-0472
The 20th Annual Utica Zoo Wine in the Wilderness is Saturday, June 1st from 6pm-9pm at the Utica Zoo! Sample New York State wines from over 20 NYS wineries, cool off with a famous wine slushie from Ashley Lynn Winery, or switch to draft beer samples from Saranac Brewery. LIVE music from SimpleProps, light snacks, and a wide variety of vendors. Wine in the Wilderness is rain or shine and strictly 21+ with valid ID.

This year’s featured wine will be “Wild Moon White," a refreshingly light and sweet white table wine from Prospect Falls Winery.

Explore the Color Around You

Host/Presenter: Finger Lakes Museum
Email: www.fingerlakesmuseum.org
Bring your family or just yourself for a special presentation and color observation led by artist Kari Ganoung Ruiz.

Ithaca Festival of the Arts 2018

The Ithaca Festival is a weekend music and arts celebration, the premier event of its kind in Tompkins County. Over 1,000 talented local musicians, painters, dancers, clowns, community groups, and ensembles perform throughout the Ithaca Festival weekend. Enjoy multiple stages of entertainment, some special kid’s activities, a craft show, a parade, a local film festival, an arts for social justice area, and delicious festival food at various locations.

Fairport Canal Days 2018

Time: 10:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Phone: 1-585-234-4323
Located on the historic Erie Canal, Fairport Canal Days is one of the most popular arts festivals in the Northeast, attracting close to 200,000 visitors on the first weekend of June every year. Fairport Canal Days sets sail June 3rd and 4th, with an opening chicken BBQ and concert on the evening of June 1st. Enjoy more than 200 artisans, many fine food vendors, and great live music. Family-friendly but no pets, please.

Americade Week!

Host/Presenter: Americade
Email: americade.com
Americade Week is the “best-run most bang-for-your-buck, most entertaining and downright most FUN motorcycling event!

Americade Week!

Host/Presenter: Americade
Email: americade.com
Americade Week is the “best-run most bang-for-your-buck, most entertaining and downright most FUN motorcycling event!

Dave Matthews Band Summer Tour 2018

Time: 8:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100
After taking 2017 off, Dave Matthews Band returns with a new studio album – set for release this summer – and a North American tour! The band is currently putting the finishing touches on the album, which will mark its ninth studio release and first since 2012’s Away From The World. Every online ticket order for the 2018 summer tour, including tickets to the Lakeview Amphitheater, purchased by May 17, 2018, will include a choice of CD or digital download of the new album* when it is released.

What The Truck? 2018

Host/Presenter: What The Truck
What The Truck? Utica's Original and biggest food truck rally is back for a 3rd season! Every Tuesday from May 15th - August 28, 4-8 PM.

Americade Week!

Host/Presenter: Americade
Email: americade.com
Americade Week is the “best-run most bang-for-your-buck, most entertaining and downright most FUN motorcycling event!

Kenny Chesney

Time: 7:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100
Get your tickets to hear popular country music singer, songwriter and record producer, Kenny Chesney, as he hits the Lakeview Amphitheater stage. He has recorded 20 albums, 14 of which have been certified Gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 40 top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, 29 of which have reached number one on the charts. Most of these have also charted high within the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100, making him one of the few successful crossover country artists. He has sold more than30 million albums world-wide.

Saint Sophia's Greek Cultural Fest

Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-446-5222
Celebrate 100 years of Saint Sophia's with loukoumades (honey puffs), pastitsio (pasta bake), dancers and song at the 39th Annual Greek Cultural Festival. Immerse yourself in the “Greek experience” by sampling a variety of Greek dishes and pastries, enjoy watching Traditional folkdance performances, be entertained by our traditional bouzouki music group the “Aegeans.

This year, in addition to locally made Greek food and pastries, we will be featuring a new beer called Evzone by Empire Brewery.

Saint Sophia's Greek Cultural Fest

Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-446-5222
Celebrate 100 years of Saint Sophia's with loukoumades (honey puffs), pastitsio (pasta bake), dancers and song at the 39th Annual Greek Cultural Festival. Immerse yourself in the “Greek experience” by sampling a variety of Greek dishes and pastries, enjoy watching Traditional folkdance performances, be entertained by our traditional bouzouki music group the “Aegeans.

This year, in addition to locally made Greek food and pastries, we will be featuring a new beer called Evzone by Empire Brewery.

Saint Sophia's Greek Cultural Fest

Time: 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-446-5222
Celebrate 100 years of Saint Sophia's with loukoumades (honey puffs), pastitsio (pasta bake), dancers and song at the 39th Annual Greek Cultural Festival. Immerse yourself in the “Greek experience” by sampling a variety of Greek dishes and pastries, enjoy watching Traditional folkdance performances, be entertained by our traditional bouzouki music group the “Aegeans.

This year, in addition to locally made Greek food and pastries, we will be featuring a new beer called Evzone by Empire Brewery.

Great NYS Food & Wine Festival

Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Cerow Recreation Park Arena
Phone: 1-315-686-3771
This three-day festival is a celebration of all things New York food and beverage, featuring vendors from as far away as Buffalo and Long Island, along with live music daily. Enjoy quality "Made in New York" food and wine products including candy and cheeses, nuts, sauces, herbs and spices, maple syrup and other maple products, apple cider, cookies and ice cream and of course, NYS wines.

National Marina Day at Chautauqua Marina

Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Chautauqua Marina
Phone: 1-716-753-3913
National Marina Day promotes the role marinas play as family-friendly gateways to boating and products and services will be on display to highlight the many pleasurable benefits related to both waterfront and outdoor lifestyles.

Spend National Marina Day at Chautauqua Marina and rent a boat or purchase safety equipment for your boat. In addition to the open house, visitors are invited to check out the marina’s 750’ waterfront erosion protection project where plants natural to the environment have been planted to help to reduce shoreline erosion.

There will also be a free presentation, “Lake Weeds,” from noon to 1 p.m. presented by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. Hot dogs and water will be available to registered course participants. To pre-register, call the Chautauqua Marina 716-753-3913 or the institute at 716- 665-2473 ext. 231.

North Country Kids Expo

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Visit St. Lawrence County and St Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 315-386-4000
Bring your family for a day of play to the first North Country Kids Expo and learn about all of the great ways to enjoy and entertain your family throughout the year in the North Country of Upstate New York!

Hosted by Visit St. Lawrence County and St Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, the EXPO will include exhibits, demonstrations and play spaces and is aimed to also be a resource fair so that people know about what is available for families, from health care to campgrounds, child care to party planning.

Admission is $5 for kids 13 years and older; kids 12 and younger are FREE thanks to North Country Savings Bank!

Saint Sophia's Greek Cultural Fest

Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-446-5222
Celebrate 100 years of Saint Sophia's with loukoumades (honey puffs), pastitsio (pasta bake), dancers and song at the 39th Annual Greek Cultural Festival. Immerse yourself in the “Greek experience” by sampling a variety of Greek dishes and pastries, enjoy watching Traditional folkdance performances, be entertained by our traditional bouzouki music group the “Aegeans.

This year, in addition to locally made Greek food and pastries, we will be featuring a new beer called Evzone by Empire Brewery.

Great NYS Food & Wine Festival

Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Cerow Recreation Park Arena
Phone: 1-315-686-3771
This three-day festival is a celebration of all things New York food and beverage, featuring vendors from as far away as Buffalo and Long Island, along with live music daily. Enjoy quality "Made in New York" food and wine products including candy and cheeses, nuts, sauces, herbs and spices, maple syrup and other maple products, apple cider, cookies and ice cream and of course, NYS wines.

Imagine Dragons Evolve World Tour

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100
Don’t miss your chance to see Imagine Dragons as they continue their The Evolve World Tour (stylized as ƎVOLVE World Tour) with special guest Grace Vanderwaal. This is the third concert tour by the American pop rock band in support of their third studio album Evolve (2017). The tour began on September 26, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona at the Talking Stick Resort Arena, and is scheduled to conclude on October 20, 2018, in Frisco, Texas at the Toyota Stadium.

What The Truck? 2018

Host/Presenter: What The Truck
What The Truck? Utica's Original and biggest food truck rally is back for a 3rd season! Every Tuesday from May 15th - August 28, 4-8 PM.

Poison with special guest Cheap Trick

Time: 7:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100
Classic rock band Poison’s comes to Syracuse with its Nothin’ But a Good Time Tour with all original members and special guest Cheap Trick. The tour is produced by Live Nation and Poison’s lead singer Bret Michaels promises, “It’s going to be a mega concert and party combined. C.C., Bobby, Rikki and myself together will bring NOTHING BUT A GOOD TIME!!!”

Drink Saratoga - At The Automobile Museum

Host/Presenter: Capital Craft Beverage Trail
The Capital Craft Beverage Trail proudly presents the 1st annual Drink Saratoga, a pop-up New York State craft beverage tasting event. Join us on Friday, June 15th from 6-9pm on the floor of the Saratoga Automobile Museum for the local craft beverage experience of the summer!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drink-saratoga-at-the-automobile-museum-tickets-45099804730

Tug Hill Bluegrass Festival

Host/Presenter: Maple Ridge Center
Phone: 315-376-4963
Email: keith@beavercamp.org
The Atkinson Family and Lost Time - your host bands - invite you come and have a pickin’ good time at this annual three-day bluegrass festival! Camping is included with weekend pass and food booths are available throughout the weekend. Weekend pass includes rough camping BEFORE JUNE 1, 2018. Food Booths will be open throughout the weekend.

Saturday night features some of the best women in bluegrass – Sister Sadie with Dale Ann Bradley, April Verch, Amy Gallatin & Hot Flashes, the Atkinsons!! Click here for full lineup: http://www.tughillbluegrass.com/bands.html

Tickets are available for purchase now! Call 1-315-376-2640 to reserve them or go online at https://mapleridgecenter.org/edit-form-embed-code-articles/130-tughill-bluegrass-festival-tickets.

Family Fun Day at Boldt Castle

Host/Presenter: PBS Kids
Phone: 1.800.847.5263
Boldt Castle in association with WPBS-TV will host its Annual Family Fun Day, Saturday, June 16th from 10am – 3pm at Boldt Castle on Heart Island! Spend the day at various activity stations with your favorite PBS Kids characters like Clifford the Big Red Dog, Curious George, Nature Cat, Princess Presto, Bubbles, Daniel Tiger and Katerina Kittycat! Don’t miss the chance to see all of your favorite PBS characters!

Tug Hill Bluegrass Festival

Host/Presenter: Maple Ridge Center
Phone: 315-376-4963
Email: keith@beavercamp.org
The Atkinson Family and Lost Time - your host bands - invite you come and have a pickin’ good time at this annual three-day bluegrass festival! Camping is included with weekend pass and food booths are available throughout the weekend. Weekend pass includes rough camping BEFORE JUNE 1, 2018. Food Booths will be open throughout the weekend.

Saturday night features some of the best women in bluegrass – Sister Sadie with Dale Ann Bradley, April Verch, Amy Gallatin & Hot Flashes, the Atkinsons!! Click here for full lineup: http://www.tughillbluegrass.com/bands.html

Tickets are available for purchase now! Call 1-315-376-2640 to reserve them or go online at https://mapleridgecenter.org/edit-form-embed-code-articles/130-tughill-bluegrass-festival-tickets.

Duel of the Decades

Time: 8:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady
Email: https://riverscasinoandresort.com/events/duel-of-t
2 Decades. 1 Stage. YOU decide the winner! Two of the greatest cultural eras go head-to-head in the ultimate battle. A fun and unique evening of pop culture, Duel of the Decades is an interactive live music competition.

Are you Team 80’s or Team 90’s? Live bands go back and forth competing in challenges with categories via the video gameboard. Cast your vote right from your cell phone to determine the winner!

Autograph Night - Supermodified Twin 35's and SBS 30!

Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Oswego Speedway
Email: https://www.facebook.com/events/568291463510447/
The second 'twin' Supermodified event of 2018 will take place this Saturday June 16 when Burke's Do It Best Homecenter and Bosco's presents Supermodified Twin 35's, an SBS 30 PLUS Autograph Night at the Big O!

Guided Bird Walk with FIBA

Time: 7:30 AM
Host/Presenter: Friends of the IBA
Phone: 1-315-499-0012
Have you ever seen a burble of Bobolinks? A harrier hover? The flight of a
falcon? These are just a few of the birds you’ll encounter on a guided walk through the fields
and meadows of the Washington County Grasslands IBA (Important Bird Area).

Join Friends of the IBA (FIBA) Executive Director Laurie LaFond to see these and other native birds at the peak of breeding season - including some of NY’s rarest species! Dozens of Bobolinks, Savannah sparrows, Eastern meadowlarks, American kestrels and more highlight a private walk on 64 acres of prime wildlife habitat FIBA is working to purchase.

For those who just can’t get enough of this breeding bird bounty, there will also be a visit NYS DEC’s Wildlife
Management Area (WMA) if time allows.

FEE of $10 of individuals, $20 for families includes a discounted one-year membership to FIBA; free to members.

Paramore: Foster the People

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100
Formed in Nashville, TN, Paramore brings their sound to the Lakeview Amphitheater stage. The band recently wrote and recorded their 5th album called After Laughter, and it's available everywhere now.

LARAC June Arts Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Host/Presenter: City Park
Phone: 518-798-1144 ext.2
The LARAC June Arts Festival is one of the premier summer events in the southern Adirondack Region, drawing crowds of more than 15,000.

The Festival features about 200 artists and artisans offering shoppers a variety of products such as jewelry, home items, food items, fine art, textiles, garden decorations, etc.

The festival also includes not for profit booths, arts demonstrations, children’s activities, food concessions, and live entertainment by local musicians.

Located in beautiful downtown Glens Falls’ City Park, this event takes place rain or shine and is free and open to the public.

June 17 Fathers Day Train Rides

Time: 3:30 PM
Host/Presenter: ROCHESTER & GENESEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM
Celebrate Fathers Day Weekend with fun train rides for the whole family, just 20 minutes from downtown Rochester! Enter historic 1909 Erie Railroad train station and purchase your ticket from the friendly agent inside. Tour displays while you wait to board your train. You will be welcomed by friendly volunteers as you enjoy your ride aboard restored freight train cabooses.

Juke Box Hero Tour

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100
This rocking tour features Foreigner with special guests Whitesnake and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening.

What The Truck? 2018

Host/Presenter: What The Truck
What The Truck? Utica's Original and biggest food truck rally is back for a 3rd season! Every Tuesday from May 15th - August 28, 4-8 PM.

Jamesville Balloonfest

Host/Presenter: Onondaga County Parks
Syracuse’s kick off to summer event features balloons, non-stop musical entertainment, arts, crafts, food, beverages and more! Admission is FREE all three days!

The Balloonfest will take place from Friday, June 22 - Sunday, June 24.

The festival will take place at Jamesville Beach, right outside of Syracuse. Balloons take flight each day (weather permitting) and add to the excitement of the event.

Polish Days in Syracuse

Host/Presenter: Polish Community Club - Utica
Phone: (315) 732-0089
The Polish Community Club of Utica returns to Syracuse for the Polish Festival! The festival will feature THREE days of live music, food stands, Polish beer, a variety of Polish merchandise, a whole lot of Fun, and much much more!

The PCC will be there to provide everyone with authentic Polish Cuisine! There will be Potato & Cheese Pierogi, Cabbage Pierogi, Kielbasa Sandwiches, Kapusta, Chrusciki(Angel Wings), and our famous Polish Plates!

Jamesville Balloon Festival

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-703-9620
Syracuse’s kick-off-to-summer event features balloons, non-stop musical entertainment, arts, crafts, food, beverages and more. Admission is FREE all three days!

Balloon Rides are available on any of the 5 flights throughout the weekend.
Balloon Flight Times:
Friday 6:30PM
Saturday & Sunday:
6AM & 6:30PM
(weather permitting)

ZooBrew

Time: 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Seneca Park Zoo
Phone: 1-585-336-7200
This 21-and-over Happy Hour features regional beers, a variety of wines, live music, food and animal experiences. ZooBrew is becoming more popular among Rochesterians every year with record attendance and a long history of successful fundraising for the Zoo’s conservation and education programs.

Drink Beer – Save Elephants!
ZooBrew is the only happy hour in town where you help save elephants from extinction just by attending! This year portion of each ZooBrew ticket goes to the International Elephant Foundation (IEF), an organization committed to creating a sustainable future for elephants worldwide.

Jamesville Balloonfest

Host/Presenter: Onondaga County Parks
Syracuse’s kick off to summer event features balloons, non-stop musical entertainment, arts, crafts, food, beverages and more! Admission is FREE all three days!

The Balloonfest will take place from Friday, June 22 - Sunday, June 24.

The festival will take place at Jamesville Beach, right outside of Syracuse. Balloons take flight each day (weather permitting) and add to the excitement of the event.

Polish Days in Syracuse

Host/Presenter: Polish Community Club - Utica
Phone: (315) 732-0089
The Polish Community Club of Utica returns to Syracuse for the Polish Festival! The festival will feature THREE days of live music, food stands, Polish beer, a variety of Polish merchandise, a whole lot of Fun, and much much more!

The PCC will be there to provide everyone with authentic Polish Cuisine! There will be Potato & Cheese Pierogi, Cabbage Pierogi, Kielbasa Sandwiches, Kapusta, Chrusciki(Angel Wings), and our famous Polish Plates!

Adirondack Wine and Food Festival

Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Adirondack Festivals LLC
Phone: 518-668-9463 x15
Take your taste buds on an unforgettable journey as you are introduced to over 80 New York State wineries, craft beverage makers, artisan food vendors, food trucks and more, with the beauty of Lake George as your backdrop.

The Festival will showcase some of the best wineries, breweries, distilleries, artisan food vendors, crafts and food trucks the region has to offer.

Ithaca Reggae Fest 2018

Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Host/Presenter: Stewart Park
Email: ithacareggaefest@gmail.com
This festival is dedicated to the protection of Cayuga Lake through a vibrant celebration of Ithaca’s legendary reggae community and its history. The Ithaca Reggae Fest 2018 has expanded to 3 days and 3 venues of positive vibrations - Stewart Park, The Haunt and Ithaca Beer.

Tickets are on sale now >> Bit.ly/IthacaReggaeFest2018.

Check the lineup on their website or event page:>> https://www.facebook.com/events/157147438302157/.

Jamesville Balloonfest

Host/Presenter: Onondaga County Parks
Syracuse’s kick off to summer event features balloons, non-stop musical entertainment, arts, crafts, food, beverages and more! Admission is FREE all three days!

The Balloonfest will take place from Friday, June 22 - Sunday, June 24.

The festival will take place at Jamesville Beach, right outside of Syracuse. Balloons take flight each day (weather permitting) and add to the excitement of the event.

Polish Days in Syracuse

Host/Presenter: Polish Community Club - Utica
Phone: (315) 732-0089
The Polish Community Club of Utica returns to Syracuse for the Polish Festival! The festival will feature THREE days of live music, food stands, Polish beer, a variety of Polish merchandise, a whole lot of Fun, and much much more!

The PCC will be there to provide everyone with authentic Polish Cuisine! There will be Potato & Cheese Pierogi, Cabbage Pierogi, Kielbasa Sandwiches, Kapusta, Chrusciki(Angel Wings), and our famous Polish Plates!

Ithaca Reggae Fest 2018

Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Stewart Park
Email: ithacareggaefest@gmail.com
This festival is dedicated to the protection of Cayuga Lake through a vibrant celebration of Ithaca’s legendary reggae community and its history. The Ithaca Reggae Fest 2018 has expanded to 3 days and 3 venues of positive vibrations - Stewart Park, The Haunt and Ithaca Beer.

Tickets are on sale now >> Bit.ly/IthacaReggaeFest2018.

Check the lineup on their website or event page:>> https://www.facebook.com/events/157147438302157/.

Jamesville Balloon Festival

Time: 1:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-703-9620
Syracuse’s kick-off-to-summer event features balloons, non-stop musical entertainment, arts, crafts, food, beverages and more. Admission is FREE all three days!

Balloon Rides are available on any of the 5 flights throughout the weekend.
Balloon Flight Times:
Friday 6:30PM
Saturday & Sunday:
6AM & 6:30PM
(weather permitting)

Adirondack Wine and Food Festival

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Adirondack Festivals LLC
Phone: 518-668-9463 x15
Take your taste buds on an unforgettable journey as you are introduced to over 80 New York State wineries, craft beverage makers, artisan food vendors, food trucks and more, with the beauty of Lake George as your backdrop.

The Festival will showcase some of the best wineries, breweries, distilleries, artisan food vendors, crafts and food trucks the region has to offer.

The Lighthouses of Oswego

Time: 2:00 PM
Host/Presenter: H. Lee White Maritime Museum
Phone: 1-315-342-0480
The Lighthouses of Oswego is the second installment to the 2018 History Lecture Series and will celebrate the release of "Lighthouses & Life-Saving at Oswego," a new book co-authored by the museum’s curator, Michael R. Pittavino and former chairman of the Oswego Lighthouse Development Committee, Theodore J. Panayotoff,

The lecture features Pittavino, who will present a brief historical overview of the four main lighthouses that have stood watch over Oswego Harbor since 1822, making use of both images from Lighthouses & Life Saving at Oswego and the Maritime Museum’s archival collections.

The event is FREE and open to the public and includes a book signing.

The book will be available for purchase June 18 and is currently available for pre-sale at the Treasure Chest Gift Shop, or by calling the Maritime Museum.

What The Truck? 2018

Host/Presenter: What The Truck
What The Truck? Utica's Original and biggest food truck rally is back for a 3rd season! Every Tuesday from May 15th - August 28, 4-8 PM.

What The Truck? 2018

Host/Presenter: What The Truck
What The Truck? Utica's Original and biggest food truck rally is back for a 3rd season! Every Tuesday from May 15th - August 28, 4-8 PM.

Chautauqua Marina Safe Boating Class

Time: 5:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Chautauqua Marina
Phone: 1-716-753-3913
This two-day class is held at the Chautauqua Marina and meets all the requirements for the New York Safe Boating Program. Pre-registration is required. Call Chautauqua Marina, go to www.ChautauquaMarina.com or email Boatsafety@aol.com. Course fee $45 materials fee $5.

Chautauqua Marina Safe Boating Class

Time: 5:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Chautauqua Marina
Phone: 1-716-753-3913
This two-day class is held at the Chautauqua Marina and meets all the requirements for the New York Safe Boating Program. Pre-registration is required. Call Chautauqua Marina, go to www.ChautauquaMarina.com or email Boatsafety@aol.com. Course fee $45 materials fee $5.

Styx & Joan Jett

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100
Legendary rockers Styx and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts team up this summer for a phenomenal U.S. summer tour, planning to rock the Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse June 28. Don’t miss it!

Brad Paisley

Time: 7:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Lakeview Amphitheater
Phone: 1-315-435-5100

Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer, Brad Paisley’s talents have earned him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards and 14 Country Music Association Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), among many others.

Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Watertown Fairgrounds
Phone: 1-315-785-7775
The Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton hit the Watertown Fairground stage this summer. Best known for '70s hits like "The Joker," "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Take the Money and Run, The Steve Miller Band drew a record crowd of 36,900 fans to Chevy Court at the 2015 New York State Fair. Steve Miller, 73, was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.

Frampton broke it big internationally in 1976 with the album "Frampton Comes Alive," featuring hits "Baby I Love Your Way" and "Do You Feel Like We Do."

Tickets can be found at http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?orgid=51472&pid=8546244

All Ladies’ Annual “Fishing for Freedom” Tournament

Time: 6:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Host/Presenter: K & G Lodge
Phone: 1-315-343-8171
Email: cabins@kglodge.com
K & G Lodge in Oswego hosts their 18th annual All Ladies’ Fishing Tournament “Fishing for Freedom” contest with proceeds to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP).

All participants must be lady anglers, aged 16 and above. Teams can be made up of two to four women and each boat is permitted one captain and one crew member. Everyone aboard the boat must have a valid NYS fishing license.

The tournament begins with a mandatory captains’ meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 29 and the captain and at least one lady angler from each team must be present.

Fishing begins with a shotgun start at 6 a.m. Saturday, June 30 and there are no restrictions on where the boats can fish; however, they must be back inside the harbor walls by 12:30 p.m.

Weigh-ins begin at 1 p.m. at Wrights Landing Marina’s picnic pavilion where pizza and soda will be served. Teams will be able to weigh in their best six fish.

Entry fee is $295 for each team. K & G Lodge offers discounted lodging rates for those participating in the event.