Cayuga County
Calendar of Events
June | July | August
June
April 19 – Sep. 13
Dirt Racing will be at 6 p.m., every Sunday night at Cayuga County Fair Speedway, Weedsport. For a detailed schedule and more information, visit www.cayugacountyfairspeedway.com or call (315) 834-6606.
May 23 – July 20
Lake Ontario LOC Fishing Derby will be June 20 to July 19 and Aug. 21 to Sep. 7 along Lake Ontario. Call (888) 733-5246 or visit www.loc.org.
May 27 – June 17
“The Full Monty” will be performed at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 255-1785 or visit www.merry-go-round.com. Performances will Monday through Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and matinees will be at 2 p.m.
June 13
“Speaking For Themselves: Women of Seward House” tour will be held at 1 p.m. at Seward House, 33 South St., Auburn. Call (315) 252-1283 or visit www.sewardhouse.org.
June 14
Victorian Garden Party will be at 2 p.m. at Willard Memorial Chapel, 17 Nelson Street, Auburn. Call (315) 252-0339 or visit www.willardchapel.org.
June 6 – Aug. 22
“Made in N.Y. 2009” juried exhibition will be at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn. Call (315) 255-1553 or visit www.schweinfurthartcenter.org.
June 20 – Sept. 4
Auburn Doubledays Baseball will be held Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday to Sunday at 6 p.m. at Falcon Park, 130 N. Division St., Auburn. Call (315) 255-2489 or visit www.auburndoubledays.com.
June 21
Prison City Ramblers Car Show will be June 21 at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 253-5611 or visit www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson.
June 24 – July 18
“High School Musical” will be performed at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 255-1785 or visit www.merry-go-round.com. Performances will be Monday through Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and matinees will be at 2 p.m.
June 27, 28
Lavender Festival will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Ol’Factory Farms, 12973 Upton Road, Victory. Call (315) 754-8828 or visit www.olfactorysoaps.com.
July – August
Summer Concert Series will be held Wednesdays at noon, at Willard Memorial Chapel, 17 Nelson Street, Auburn. Call (315) 252-0339 or visit www.willardchapel.org.
Summer Concert Series will be held in Hoopes Park, East Genesee Street, Auburn. Call (315) 255-4737.
June – October
Cayuga County Farmer’s Market will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, on E. Genesee St. between South St. and Loop Rd., Auburn. Call (315) 678-1622.
Locke Farmer’s Market will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturdays, at the Locke Fire Department Fairgrounds. Fresh produce, food and family activities. Call (315) 497-0595.
Moravia Farmer’s Market will be from noon to 6 p.m., Thursdays, at the Kinney Drug Store Parking Lot, Moravia. Vegetable, fruit and herb vendors, baked goods and crafters. Call (315) 497-8375.
July
July 1
Brown Bag Lecture featuring a lecture titled “Women of the Civil War,” by Historian Tony Gero will be at noon at the Seward House, 33 South St., Auburn. For dates and times, call (315) 252-1283 or visit www.sewardhouse.org.
July 3
Fireworks & Syracuse Symphony Performance will be at 8 p.m. at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 253-5611 or visit www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson.
July 2 – 4
Independence Day Celebration will be held at the Bandstand Park, Town Field, Fair Haven. Call (315) 947-5701 or visit www.fairhavenny.com.
July 2 – 5
Cayuga County Fair will be held at the Weedsport Fairgrounds, Rt. 31, Weedsport. Call (315) 834-9152 or visit www.cayugacountyfairspeedway.com.
July 4 – Aug. 16
Sterling Renaissance Festival will be held weekends from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 15385 Farden Rd., Sterling. Call (315) 947-5782 or visit www.sterlingfestival.com.
July 6 – 24
New York Dance Festival will be held at NYIDE, 93 North St., Auburn. Call (315) 252-4420 or visit www.nyide.com.
July 9, 29
Syracuse Symphony will perform at 8 p.m. at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 253-5611 or visit www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson.
July 11
AuroraFest will be held on Main Street, Aurora. Call (315) 364-7610 or visit www.auroranewyork.com.
Seward House Garden Party will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Seward House, 33 South St., Auburn. Call (315) 252-1283 or visit www.sewardhouse.org.
July 12, 13
Annual Fingerlakes Book Bonanza will be July 11 and 12 at the Fingerlakes Mall, Rtes. 5 and 20, Auburn. Call (315) 224-3941 or visit www.shopfingerlakesmall.com/index.cfm.
July 15
Brown Bag Lecture featuring a lecture titled “William Seward’s Collaborations with Abraham Lincoln,” by Seward House Director Peter Wisbey will be at noon at the Seward House, 33 South St., Auburn. For dates and times, call (315) 252-1283 or visit www.sewardhouse.org.
July 19
Draft Horse & Hay Day will be held at the Ward O’Hara Agriculture Museum, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 252-7644 or visit www.cayuganet.org/agmuseum.
July 22 – Aug. 13
“No, No, Nanette” will be performed at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 255-1785 or visit www.merry-go-round.com. Performances will be Monday through Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and matinees will be at 2 p.m.
July 25, 26
Fifty-Mile Long Garage Sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Rt. 90 from Montezuma to Homer. Call (315) 255-1658 or visit www.tourcayuga.com.
July 29
Brown Bag Lecture featuring a lecture titled “Thurlow Weed: Man or Monster?” by Cortland Historical Society Director Mindy Leisenring will be at noon at the Seward House, 33 South St., Auburn. For dates and times, call (315) 252-1283 or visit www.sewardhouse.org.
July 26
Finger Lakes Antique Car Show will be at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 253-5611 or visit www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson.
August
Aug. 1
Wheat Harvest Festival & Parade will be at the Rural Life Museum, Routes 90 and 34B, King Ferry. Call (315) 364-8202 or visit www.cayuganet.org.
Aug. 9
Great Race will be held at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 253-6803.
Aug. 19 – Sept. 5
“A Chorus Line” will be performed at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 255-1785 or visit www.merry-go-round.com. Performances will be Monday through Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and matinees will be at 2 p.m.
Aug. 26
Brown Bag Lecture featuring a lecture titled “Be My Valentine” by Lee Coalson will be at noon at the Seward House, 33 South St., Auburn. For dates and times, call (315) 252-1283 or visit www.sewardhouse.org.
Aug. 31 – Oct. 17
“Collage/Aseemblage” will be on view at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn. Call (315) 255-1553 or visit www.myartcenter.org.
Sept. 9 – Sept. 30
“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” will be performed at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse at Emerson Park, Rt. 38A, Auburn. Call (315) 255-1785 or visit www.merry-go-round.com. Performances will be Monday through Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and matinees will be at 2 p.m.