There’s a lot happening, so check out our list of 2024 Columbus Day Weekend Events and Festivals in the Finger Lakes. The leaves are changing and the air is crisp. Have fun at a festival, enjoy some local apples, grapes and pumpkins, all while taking in the beautiful scenery of autumn in the hills of the Finger Lakes.
Events may be canceled or postponed. Check websites before heading to event.
Bristol Mountain Fall Festival
- October 12-13, 2024
- Bristol Mountain, Bristol, NY
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- Come to the Bristol Mountain Fall Festival event and enjoy the fall foliage of the Finger Lakes along with food, wine, beer and crafts vendors, and live music. While you are at the Bristol Mountain Fall Festival you should take a skyride on the chair lift to the summit of Bristol Mountain to view the spectacular fall colors around Canandaigua Lake.
Lafayette Apple Festival
- October 12-13, 2024
- 5330 Rowland Rd. Lafayette, NY
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- The Lafayette Apple Festival features free entertainment, family fun, rides, food vendors, shops, Petting Zoo, and much more.
Genesee Valley Hunt Races Fall Festival – Geneseo
- October 12, 2024
- 3320 Nations Rd., Geneseo, NY
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- The Genesee Valley Hunt Races Fall Festival is like an old-fashioned country fair with a race track instead of a midway. Tailgate and watch sanctioned steeplechase races over timber jumps. There are stick horse races and pony rides for the kids, food and drink vendors, wine and craft beer tasting, shopping, music and more. There are also Terrier and wiener dog races, a jumping contest, agility courses, sled dog demos, and the Parade of the Genesee Valley Hunt foxhounds.
September Events & Fall Festivals