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Summer may be over, but it's not time to head indoors just yet. Rochester has plenty of events to keep you busy through the fall. In fact, there are so many that we couldn't possibly fit them all in one place. This listing of events — running roughly through the holidays — will get you started, but be sure to check City Newspaper every Wednesday for a full listing of that week's events. And for our constantly updated online calendar, visit rochestercitynewspaper.com.
Appleumpkin Festival
Sept. 27-28, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Harvest celebration with crafts,
Entertainment and fall-flavored treats
1 Main St. Wyoming, NY
495-9940
ARTrageous Affair
Sat. Sept 27, 6-10 p.m.
Dinner, live auction, entertainment
Rochester Plaza Hotel
70 State St. 473-8177
$125
Autumn Festival of Ales
Sat. Oct 4, 1-4 p.m.
Craft beers, Chili cook-off
Honeoye Falls Fireman's Field
321 Monroe St., Honeoye Falls
cbcraftbrewers.com $30-$40
Homestead Festival
Sat. Sept. 6, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Make Crafts and see demonstrations,
Farmers market, Reenactments
Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
1610 Welch Rd, Java NY
Buccaneer's Ball
Sat. Sept 20, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Casino-style gambling, live music
"Talk like a pirate" contest and auction
RIT Inn & Conference Center
5257 West Henrietta Road 271-5519
piratetoyfund.ticketbud.com $65
Canstruction
Nov. 10-21
International charity competition
To design and build giant structures
Out of canned goods
One Bausch & Lomb Place
Fall Foliage & Grand Torch Light Tours
Sat. Sept. 18 & Tues. Sept 21. 12 pm & 2 p.m.
Mount Hope Cemetery
1133 Mount Hope Ave. 461-3494
Cohocton Fall Foliage Festival
Sat. Oct. 4
Food, Entertainment, kids' activities
Race, fireworks, contest
Town of Cohocton
Cracker Box Palace
Horse Obstacle and Trail Challenges
Oct. 18, 12-4 p.m., Oct. 19 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Alton, NY
5K rUNDEAD Zombie Run
Sat. Nov. 1, 11 a.m.
Zombie makeovers and prizes for survivors
Genesee Valley Park
kintera.org $25-$35
Fall Sky Rides
Sat. & Sun. Sept. 20-Oct. 26
Check out the Fall foliage from a ski lift
Bristol Mountain Winter Resort
Bristolmountain.com $7-$10
Oktoberfest
Sept. 18-20
German bands, brats, and beer
Camp Eastman, Irondequoit
Scarecrow Festival
Oct. 11
Music, entertainment, kids activities,
Main Street, Fairport. Free
Fashion Week Rochester
Oct. 14-19
Clothing Exchange, runway shows,
Boutique Crawl, music performances
Various locations including Midtown Tunnels
Finger Lakes Live Steamers
Sept. 27-28
Fall Meet & Open House
302 Clyde-Marengo Road, Clyde
Rochester Fringe Festival
Sept. 18-27
Hundreds of acts throughout downtown
Genesee County Museum
Sun. Sept. 21, Livingston-Backus Garden House Luncheon
Oct. 4-5, Fall Festival ft. Agriculture Fair
Sun. Oct. 26, Trick-or-treat
Sat. Nov. 1, Domestic Skills Symposium
Sat. Nov. 29, Breakfast w/St. Nick
Sally Roesch Wagner Haudenosaunee Women and Women's Rights
Sat. Nov. 8, 2-4 p.m.
influence of Haudenosaunee women on the
dominant culture's 19th century women's rights movement.
Farmington Friends Meetinghouse,
187 County Road 8,
Head of the Genesee Regatta
Oct. 4-5
Rowing and sculling races
149 Elmwood Ave
Geneva Historical Society
Wed. Sept. 24, Seneca County and the Civil War, Lecture by Walt Gable
Sat. Sept. 27, Rose Hill Mansion Food & Wine Celebration
Wed. Oct. 1, Billsboro Winery Plein Air Festival
Various locations
George Eastman House
Sat. Sept. 20, Lecture: Focus 45: Imagining Science
Sat. Oct. 4, Lecture: Focus 45: Joe Struble
Thurs. Oct. 23, Lecture: David Pace: West Africa Today
Sat. Nov. 22, Panel: Analog to Digital
900 East Ave
Gilda's Club Rochester
Sat. Nov. 22, Heroes Ball
RIT Inn & Conference Center
Gildasclubrochester.org 423-9700
Christkindl Market
Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum
Nov. 14-16, $6
Artisans, unique food, wine, beer and grog
CanandaiguachristkindlMarket.com 394-1472
Groove Juice Swing
Oct. 18-19
10th Annual Roaring Twenties Ball
Tango Café
35 S. Washington St. 271-4930
Fall Foliage Cruise
Beginning Oct. 1
Harbor Town Belle
Departs from Voyager Sales
harbortownbelle.com 342-1810 $6-$12
Hilton Apple Fest
Oct. 4-5
Crafts, food, car show
Town of Hilton
Hiltonapplefest.org 392-7773
25th Hunt Country Harvest Festival
Oct. 4-5
Food, grape stomping, arts, tours,
tastings, horse-drawn carriage rides
huntwines.com 946-3289
Joke Factory
Sept. 19-20, Traci Kanaan
Sept. 26-27, Keith Purnell
Oct. 3-4, Jim Florentine
Oct. 10-11, Paul Bond
Oct. 17-18, Paul Venier
Oct. 24-25, Mike Eagan
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Michael Winslow
Nov. 7-8, "The Latin Lunatic" JJ Ramirez
911 Brooks Ave 328-6000
Keuka Wine Trail
Nov. 8-9, Keuka Holidays I
Nov. 15-16, Keuka Holidays II
Keukawinetrail.com, $30-$35
ImageOut LGBT Film & Video Festival
Oct. 10-19
Film screenings, art exhibit, parties, and more
Various venues including the Dryden Theater and Cinema Theater
Landmark Society of Western New York
Sept. 19-12, Cocktails and Carburetors and Classics On the Hill, $125
Sat. Oct. 11, A Harvest Dinner at Stone-Tolan, $75
Landmarksociety.org, 546-7029 x 11
Letchworth State Park
Sat. Sept. 20, Native American/Pioneer Heritage Day
Sat. Oct. 11, Arts & Crafts Show and Sale
1 Letchworth State Park
Barktober Fest
Sat. Sept. 27
Obstacle run, doggie day spa, demos,
K9 contests, kids activities, beer garden
99 Victor Rd, Fairport 425-4183
Maplewood Y Craft Show
Sat. Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Blind juried show and raffle
25 Driving Park Ave. 647-3600
MCC Alumni Week & Homecoming
Sept. 24-Oct. 2
Carnival, lecture, 5K, classes, and Gala
1000 East Henrietta Road
Medina Railroad Museum
Nov. 22-Dec. 3
Read along, hot cocoa, caroling,
Special gift, pajamas encouraged
530 West Ave, Medina
Railroadmuseum.net $30-$45
Memorial Art Gallery
Oct. 24-26, Fine Craft Show & Sale
Sun. Oct. 5, Hispanic/Latino Heritage Family Day
500 University Ave 276-8900
Mount Hope Cemetery Tours
Sat. Sept. 20, Mischief, Murder, and Mayhem
Sat. Sept. 27, Form, Function, and MHC
Sat. Sept. 18, Fall Foliage
Sept. 18-21, Grand Torch Light
1133 Mt. Hope Ave. 428-7999
MVP Health Care Rochester Marathon
Sun. Sept. 21
Full, half, and relay marathon
Begins on Andrews St. 7:30 a.m. $90-$180
Napes Open Studio Trail
Oct. 4-5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Check out the works and the studios of
artists in categories like painting
Fall Foliage
New York Museum of Transportation &
Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
Sundays, Sept. 21-Oct. 26 11 a.m. - 5p.m.
New Moon Psychic Festival and Holistic Healing Expo
Oct. 18-19, 9 a.m.
The Damascus Shrine Center
979 Bay Rd
New York State of Mind
Sat. Nov. 22, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Cocktails, food & wine pairings, auctions
New York Wine and Culinary Center
800 South Main St, Canandaigua
Nightmare Manor
Sept. 26-Nov. 2, Thurs.-Sun. $16-$26
Quarter-mile indoor haunted house
3333 Southtown Plaza
Walk to Defeat ALS
Sat. Sept. 10 a.m.
Ontario Beach Park
Alsa.org 315-413-0121
Planned Parenthood Annual Luncheon
Wed. Oct. 22, 12-1:30 p.m. $60
Speaker: Sarah Weddington
Rochester River Side Convention
123 E. Main St. 856-1678
RIT Brick City Homecoming & Festival Weekend
Oct. 16-19
Speaker: Jerry Greenfield
Hockey game, lectures
One Lomb Memorial Drive 475-2411
RocCon 2014
Sept. 19-21
Guest star panels, gaming, food trucks,
Vendors, and Billy West
Kodak Center for Performing Arts
200 W. Ridge Rd 254-0073
Rochester Arts & Lectures
Thurs. Oct. 9, Coloson Whitehead
Thurs. Nov. 6, Mitchell Davis
Thurs. Dec. 4, Zadie Smith
Downtown United Presbyterian Church
121 N. Fitzhugh Street
Artsandlectures.org 7 p.m.
$15 standing only or $150 Series
Original Rochester NY Gun Show
Sept. 20-12
Empire State Arms Collectors
Rochester Expo Center
Jewish Book Festival
Nov. 3-19
Readings, singings, and discussions of Jewish interest
Jewish Community Center
1200 Edgewood Ave 461-2000
Innovation Celebration
Fri. Sept. 26
Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Ave, 271-4320
Rochester Public Market
Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Community Garage Sale & Super Fleas
Oct. 29, Food Truck Rodeo
280 N. Union St. 428-6907
cityofrochester.gov/publicmarket
Rolling Hills Asylum
Sat. Sept. 27, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m.
The Dark & The Wounded
Art exhibition ft. Painter James Picard and
Composer Jess Danna
Rollinghillsasylum.vpweb.com $25
Sam Patch & Mary Jemison Cruises
Wed. Oct. 1
"Best of Both Worlds"
Departs from Schoen Place, Pittsford
Seneca Park Zoo
Oct. 11-16, ZooBoo
Sat. Nov. 8, Animal Art Expo
Dec. 13-21, Breakfast with Santa
2222 St. Paul St.
senecaparkzoo.org, 336-7200
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic State
Sat. Oct. 11, Fall Gardening Symposium
Oct. 17-25, Mansion Mysteries
Oct. 26, Haunted Garden Stroll
151 Charlotte St. 394-5922
Sterling Nature Center
Sept. 20-21, Ontatio Orchards Fall Jamboree
Sat. Oct. 11, Apple Pressing- Cider Making
15380 Jenzvold Rd, Sterling 315-947-6143
cayugacounty.us/sterlingnaturecenter
Strong National Museum of Play
Fri. Sept. 18, The Play Ball
Sat. Oct. 4, LEGO Castle Adventure Exhibit Opening
Sun. Oct. 26, Halloween Spooktacular
Sat. Nov. 1, Hess Mobile Museum Launch
Thurs. Nov. 6-9, National Toy Hall of Fame Induction
One Manhattan Square, 263-2700
Town of Pittsford
Sat. Oct. 25, Family Halloween Fest
Tues. Dec. 2, Candlelight Night
Meliora Weekend
Oct. 16-19
Speaker: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Mel Talks, games, classes, reunions,
Performances, Art exhibits
University of Rochester
500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd
Wayne County
Sat. Oct. 4, Fall Arts and Crafts Festival
Oct. 10-13, Wayne County Apple Tasting Tour
Woodlawn 2014 Wine & Spirits Tour
Sat. Sept. 20, 2-6 p.m.
Woodlawn Cemetery
130 North Pearl St. 394-0840
Writers and Books
Sat. Oct. 4, Poetry Meets Punk
Tues. Oct. 14. Genesee Reading Series: Jean McDonough and Gail Hosking
Tues. Nov. 11, Genesee Reading Series: Katherine and Kenyatta DaCosta
Tues. Dec. 9, Genesee Reading Series: David Delaney and Kitty Jospe
740 University Ave. 473-2590
YMCA Empowering Women Luncheon
Thurs. Oct. 2, 12-1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Elizabeth Smart
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
123 E. Main St
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