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. Some plans we're looking at:
Sept 13, Sun, 2pm - Hike at Lime Hollow Nature Center, Cortland
Sept 15-26 - Fringe Festival, ROC
Sept 19, Sat, 10am - Fall Migration Festival, Great Swamp Conservancy
Sept 27, Sun, lunchtime & later - picnic and hike at Sterling Nature Center
Oct 10, Sat - Rochester Queer Arts Festival
Oct 11, Sun, 11am - hike and living history at Genesee Country Village & Museum, Mumford
Event History Posted on Meetup since Nov 2023
2026
Sept 12, Sat, 10am - Bird Migration Celebration, Ithaca
Aug 28 - Clothesline Festival at Memorial Art Gallery, ROC
Aug 1 - Paddle the Cayuga-Seneca Canal from Cayuga Lake to Seneca Falls
July 19, Sun - Cookout/Paddle/Hike/Swim/Hang Out at Fair Haven Beach State Park
July 8, Weds - Water Chestnut Pull at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
June 27 - Fillmore Glen SP Hike and Berry Festival, Moravia
May 30, Sat - Orienteering at Pratt's Falls, Manlius
May 24 Sun - Lunch & Pickleball, ROC
May 24, Sun - Braddock Bay Bird Banding, ROC
May 17, Sun - Lunch and Learn and Hike, Mendon Ponds, ROC
May 9, Sat - Invasive Grid Walking at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
May 3, Sun - Three Falls Woods, Manlius
April 22, Weds (Earth Day) - Honeysuckle Popping at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
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
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
