MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. festivals 24 7 8 7 8 9 13 14 21 22 23 11 23 17 13 13 20 20 20 20 26 27 27 1 1 2 7 summer STERLING STAGE FOLKFEST May 24, 25, 26, 27, Sterling Stage Kampitheater, Sterling OZ-STRAVAGANZA! June 1-3, Chittenango TASTE OF SYRACUSE June 1-2, Clinton Square, Syracuse BLUES, BREWS AND BBQ June 2, Main Stage at Taste of Syracuse, downtown Syracuse INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME INDUCTION WEEKEND June 7-10, Canastota GREEK CULTURAL FESTIVAL June 7-10, St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church, DeWitt. POLISH FESTIVAL June 8-10, Clinton Square, Syracuse JAMESVILLE BALLOONFEST June 8-10, Jamesville Beach Park, Jamesville CIVIL WAR WEEKEND June 9-10, Peterboro CNY PRIDE FESTIVAL June 16-17 , Inner Harbor Syracuse JUNETEENTH June 16, Clinton Square, Syracuse SUMMER BREWFEST June 22, Clinton Square, Syracuse JAZZ FEST June 22-23, Jamesville Beach Park, Jamesville IRONMAN 70.3 June 24, Jamesville Beach Park, Jamesville AMERIBEAT FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS June 29-30, July 1, Sterling Stage Kampitheater, Sterling RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL July 7 through Aug. 19, every Saturday and Sunday, Farden Road, Sterling NEW YORK STATE BLUES FESTIVAL July 13-15, Clinton Square, Syracuse NEW YORK COUNTRY JAM July 13-14, Bouckville SYRACUSE NATIONALS July 20-22, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse EMPIRE BREWFEST July 20-21 , Clinton Square, Syracuse MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURAL FESTIVAL July 20-22, St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church, Onondaga GREAT AMERICAN ANTIQUEFEST July 20-22, Long Branch Park, Geddes HARBORFEST July 26-29, Oswego NORTHEAST JAZZ & WINE FESTIVAL July 27-29, Clinton Square, Syracuse SYRACUSE ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL July 27-29, Columbus Circle, Syracuse SKANEATELES FESTIVAL CONCERTS Aug. 8 through Sept. 1, locations throughout Skaneateles CNY SCOTTISH GAMES & CELTIC FESTIVAL Aug. 11, Long Branch Park, Geddes MADISON BOUCKVILLE ANTIQUE FESTIVAL Aug. 17-19, Bouckville NEW YORK STATE FAIR Aug. 23 through Sept. 3, New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes SYRACUSE IRISH FESTIVAL Sept. 7-8 , Clinton Square, Syracuse GOLDEN HARVEST FESTIVAL Sept. 8-9, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Lysander JEWISH MUSIC & CULTURAL FESTIVAL Sept. 9, Jewish Community Center, 5655 Thompson Road, Dewitt LAST DAZE OF SUMMER Sept. 13-16, Sterling Stage Kampitheater, Sterling FESTA ITALIANA Sept. 14-16, near City Hall, Syracuse OKTOBERFEST Sept. 21-23, Syracuse Regional Market TIPP HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL Sept. 22, Pass Arboretum WESTCOTT STREET CULTURAL FAIR Sept. 23, Westcott Street, Syracuse 7 8 8 9 16 16 22 22 24 29 Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-Standard A HANDY REFERENCE TO SOME OF THE MAJOR EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS SUMMER Dick Blume / The Post-Standard David Lassman / The Post-Standard Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-Standard