Finger Lakes Upcoming Events and History (31 May 2026)

Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Finger Lakes Upcoming Events

Note: These are "save the date" notices for events not yet published on the Finger Lakes Calendar or our Meetup Group. When each event is ready, it will be announced on Meetup.

April 22, Weds (Earth Day) - Honeysuckle Popping at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

May 3, Sun - Three Falls Woods, Manlius

May 9, Sat - Invasive Grid Walking at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

Event History Posted on Meetup since Nov 2023

2026
April 19, Sun - hike at Genesee Country Village & Museum cancelled: trails too muddy
April 11, Sat - Celebrate Women with a Hike/Lunch/Visit in Seneca Falls
March 21, Sat - Hike at Green Lakes State Park
March 14, Sat - Pancake breakfast at Beaver Lake Nature Center cancelled by bad weather
March 1, Sun - Mendon Ponds Park Hike/Snowshoe, ROC
Feb 9 - Dutch Connection Coffee Talk at Eastman Museum, ROC
Jan 31, Sat - Onondaga Lake Eagle Adventure - buy your own ticket and meet the group there
Jan 10, Sat - Potluck Lunch in Seneca Falls with optional hike
Jan 4, Sun - lunch in Penn Yan and walk on Keuka Outlet Trail

2025

Dec 13, Sat - Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles
Dec 12, Fri - Caroling & Lunch at Tavos, ROC
Nov 9, Sun - Orienteering at Highland Forest park, Fabius
Oct 29, Wed - Hike at Turning Point Park, ROC
Oct 25, Sun - Black Creek Park Hike, ROC
Oct 18, Sat - "On The Canals" Fall Morning Bird Walk, Port Byron
Sep 27, Sat - Finger Lakes Region 20th Anniversary Celebration at Seneca Lake State Park
Sep 21, Sun, 3:30pm - Impromptu Fall Foliage sneak peek walk, ROC
Sep 14, Sun, 11am - Hike Mendon Ponds Park, ROC
Sep 9, Tue, 10am - Hike & Picnic Lunch at Lucien Morin Park, ROC
Aug 9, Sat - Cookout/Paddle/Hike/Swim/Hang Out at Fair Haven Beach State Park
Aug 1, Fri, 7 pm - Hydrangea walk & talk @ The Webster Arboretum at Kent Park, PUBLIC EVENT
Jul 30, Wed - Beginner's Pickleball in the Park
July 19, Sat, 2:30 pm - On the Canals Montezuma Kayak Adventure

July 11, Fri, 9:30 am - "Birds and Butterflies" Nature Trail Hike at Corbett's Glen Nature Park, ROC

May 24, Sat - Linwood Gardens Tree Peony Festival
May 17, Sat - Owasco Lake Watershed Assoc rain garden and water monitoring at Emerson Park, Auburn (public event)
April 27, Sun - hike Mendon Ponds Park, Rochester
April 6, Sun - Highland Park Hike with optional lunch, Rochester
March 22, Sat - Pancake Breakfast at Beaver Lake
March 16, Sun - Lehigh Crossing Park, Victor
Feb 23, Sun - Pot Luck and Hike in Rochester
Feb 22, Sat - "On The Canals" Guided Snowshoe hike at Montezuma Audubon Center - limited to 10
Feb 8, Sat, and Feb 16, Sun - Dutch Connection flower show at the Eastman Museum, Rochester - two dates offered
Feb 1, Sat - "On The Canals" Guided Nature and History hike - canceled by ice
Jan 25, Sat - Downtown Waterfall Walk, Ithaca
Jan 1, Wed - Public First Day Hikes, lots of places to choose from

2024

Dec 14, Sat - Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles

Dec 8, Sun - Hike Mendon Ponds Park, ROC

Nov 30, Sat - Cayuga Museum, Quilt Show & Lunch in Auburn

Nov 17, Sun - Fall Hike on the Seneca Park River Trail, ROC

Nov 16, Sat - Fall Hike at Genesee Valley Park, ROC

Nov 10, Sun - Turkey-O Orienteering at Highland Forest

Oct 13, Sun - DUPC Jubilee PRISM Concert

Oct 13, Sun - Fiber Festival and Walk in Dwyer Memorial Park, Preble

Oct 12, Sat - Hike Finger Lakes Trail to Mount Morris Dam

Oct 5, Sat - Hike Sims-Jennings Preserve, Lansing

Sep 29, Sun - Hike Birdsong Trail in Mendon Ponds Park, with visit to Wild Wings, ROC

Sep 22, Sun - Hike O.D. von Engeln Preserve at Malloryville, Ithaca area (Freeville)

Aug 18, Sun - fun in the sun paddle on Owasco Lake

Aug 10, 10 am - Cookout/Paddle/Hike/Swim/Hang Out at Fair Haven Beach State Park

July 27, Sat, 10 am - Attend the Indigenous Music & Arts Festival at Ganondagan

July 20, Sat, 10:30AM - paddle MUD Lake DEC Boat Ramp to Cayuga Lake

July 7 to 13 - Camping at Rollins Pond in the ADK

June 27, Thu - Hike at Corbett's Glen Nature Park, ROC

June 23, Sat, 4-7PM - An evening paddle with wildlife on Sterling Creek (cancelled due to thunderstorms)

June 15, Sat - Boat Float n' Folk Festival, Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum

June 8, Sat - ADK Expo at Mendon Ponds Park, Pittsford

May 26, Sun, 1:30PM - Linwood Gardens Tree Peony Festival
May 18, Sat, 11AM orienteering, 1:30PM nature walk, both at Pratt's Falls
May 18, Sat, 10:30 - paddle Cayuga-Seneca Canal to the Finger Lakes Welcome Center on Seneca Lake, Geneva
May 4, Sat, 1PM - Hike Chimney Bluffs State Park
April 13, Sat - Visit to the Matilda Joslyn Gage museum, with lunch and hike
April 8, Mon - Solar Eclipse - a few ideas for watching with a group
March 23, Sat - Hike in Letchworth State Park
March 3, Sat - pancake breakfast/hike at Beaver Lake Nature Center, SYR area
Feb 17, Sat - Dutch Connection flower show at the Eastman Museum, Rochester
Feb 3, Sat - Guided Tour on the Waterloo Canalway: Birding, History and Wildlife Hikes
Jan 28, Sun - Trip Leader Training & Lunch, Seneca Falls
Jan 1, Mon - First Day hikes around the region

2023

Dec 28, Thurs - Schweinfurth Quilt Show, Auburn
Dec 16, Sat - Press Bay Winter Artisan Market, Ithaca
Dec 9, Sat - Dickens Christmas, Skaneateles
Nov 26, Sun - Thanksgiving Weekend Wander at Lime Hollow, Cortland
Nov 19, Sun - Hike Chimney Bluffs State Park, Wolcott
Nov 12, Sun - Turkey-O Orienteering at Highland Forest County Park, Fabius

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Finger Lakes Upcoming Events and History (31 May 2026)