4 Best Performing Arts in The Finger Lakes, New York

Corn Hill Arts Festival

The two-day event, held the weekend after the July 4th weekend, brings more than 200,000 people to one of Rochester's oldest neighborhoods to browse works by more than 400 artists and crafters and to partake in the food and live entertainment.

Historic Downtown Canandaigua Arts Festival

More than 200 arts and crafts vendors line the downtown sidewalks for this annual festival, held on a weekend in mid-July.

Ithaca Festival

Hundreds of poets, dancers, musicians, and other performers and artists entertain tens of thousands of people at this four-day arts festival in late May or early June, which centers around the Commons and Stewart Park. A parade is part of the festivities.

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Waterfront Art Festival

More than 150 local and national artists display their work on the north shore of Canandaigua Lake as part of this juried show. The event is held the last full weekend in July.