Looking for 2020 Winter Events and Activities in Rochester and the Finger Lakes? There are lots of fun things to do in Rochester and the Finger Lakes to celebrate the 2020 Winter season, including Finger Lakes wine events, live music events, ice skating, skiing, outdoor Winter activities for the family, and more. Bookmark this page and keep checking back as events are added daily.
Irondequoit Winter Fest
- Saturday, January 25, 2020 – (11-3pm)
- Irondequoit Town Hall Campus – Irondequoit, NY
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- Irondequoit Winter Fest activities include ice skating (weather permitting), horse-drawn wagon rides, petting zoo, DJ, balloon twisting, craft vendors, food trucks, bonfire & marshmallows, and more.
City of Rochester Lakeside Winter Celebration
- Saturday, February 08, 2020 – (12-6pm)
- Ontario Beach Park and the Roger Robach Community Center
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- Includes the Lake Ontario Wine and Craft Beer Festival (Sat), Fireworks, horse-drawn carriage rides, children’s activities, a Chilly Chili Challenge, snow sculpture contest, ice sculpture demo, dog sled demo, Jalapeno Eating Contest, sailboat races and a polar plunge (Sunday at noon).
Valentine Day Party at Americana Vineyards
- Friday, February 14, 2020 (6-9pm)
- Americana Vineyards, 4367 East Covert Rd. Interlaken, NY
- Valentine Day Party at Americana Vineyards! Eat, drink & dance to the top music from the 60s with Radio London! Valentine’s Day goodies and surprises await!
Fire & Ice Winter Festival – Canandaigua
- Saturday, February 15, 2020 – (10am-4pm)
- Downtown Canandaigua NY
- Fire & Ice Winter Festival in Downtown Canandaigua has food, festivities & family fun! Plus…Chef Comfort Food Challenge AND Comfort in a Cup Beverage Crawl.
NY Ice Wine & Culinary Festival
- Saturday, February 15, 2020 – (10-1pm, 2-5pm)
- Casa Larga Vineyard – 2287 Turk Hill Rd. Fairport, NY
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- NY Ice Wine & Culinary Festival celebrates traditional ice wines made in New York State. Taste ice wines from several wineries and sample foods infused with ice wine.
FrostFest Ice Bar – Geneva
- February 15, 2020 – (5pm-9pm)
- Three Brothers Wineries & Estates, 623 Lerch Rd. Geneva NY
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- FrostFest Ice Bar proceeds to benefit the Geneva Family YMCA. Frost Fest 2020 features outdoor ice sculptures and ice bars with specialty Frost Fest Signature Drinks poured through an ice luge, Live music, food, wine and beer tastings. The night ends with a Fireworks display over the vineyard.
18th Annual Mardi Gras on the Cayuga Wine Trail
- February 22-23, 2020
- Cayuga Wine Trail
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- Celebrate Mardi Gras with wine! Collect Mardi Gras beads as you travel the Cayuga Wine Trail sampling food and wine pairings. Compete in a scavenger hunt for a chance to win a mixed case of Cayuga Lake Wine Trail wine. Chances to win prizes at each location.
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