Agricultural Society Fair, Genesee Country Nature
Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd, Mumford (538-6822, www.geneseecountryvillage.org): A country fair, 19th-century style, with food, livestock and crafts. Oct. 5-6.
Apple Umpkin Festival, Gaslight Village, Rte, 19
LeRoy (493-3320): Sept 28-29.
AutumnFest: “A Celebration
of the Earth”: Genesee Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd, Mumford (538-6822,
www.geneseecountryvillage.org): nature discovery, Native
American performers and craftspeople, live animals, music, storytelling and
hands-on activities. Sept 22. $5; $4 seniors; $3 children 4-16.
Clothesline Festival, Memorial Art Gallery, 500
University Avenue (473-7720): 600 artists, live dance performances, supervised
art center for children, food vendors. Park for free and use the free
shuttlebus at Atlantic & Anderson Avenue Gleason Works, or at the East End
Garage, Main & Scio. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 14-15. $5′ 12 and under free.
Admission benefits the Gallery.
Harvest Days, RMSC Cumming Nature Center,
6472 Gulick Rd, Naples. With family and educational activities, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sept 28-29. Mushroom Festival, 12-4
p.m. Sept. 29. Info: 374-6160, www.rmsc.org.
Letchworth Arts and Crafts
Festival,
Letchworth State Park, Highbanks Recreation area near north entrance. 330
artists and vendors, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12-14. Info: Arts Council for Wyoming
County, 237-3517.
Naples Grape and Wine
Festival, Naples,
NY, Arts and crafts, entertainment, grape pie contest. Sept. 28-29. Info:
374-2240.
Oktoberfest in Irondequoit
2001, Camp
Eastman, Lakeshore Dr, Irondequoit (336-6070 or
www.irondequoit.org/oktober.htm): Food, entertainment, music, dancing, with the
Stratton Mountain Boys, the Sauerkrauts, and more. Sept. 13-15, 20-22. $5.
Penfield Fall Fest, Penfield’s four corners,
Five Mile Line Rd and Route 441 (340-8600): Arts and crafts, live music,
children’s activities. Sept. 24-25.
Purple Foot Festival, Casa Larga Vineyards
(223-4210): Grape stomping, Italian music and food, tours, tastings, children’s
activities. Sept 14-15.
Six Flags Darien Lake (599-4641,
sixflags.com/darienlake): “Oktoberfest,” with entertainment, keg tapping ceremonies, grape stomping, glass
blowing, food, Sept. 21-22, 28-29. “Fright Fest,” with costume contests,
zombie zones, haunted attractions, Oct 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27. Call for
prices.
This article appears in Sep 11-17, 2002.
