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Rochester, NY – On Saturday, August 16th, 2024, the Flour City Brewers Festival, a beloved annual celebration of craft beer in Rochester, will mark its 30th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, the festival has announced that starting in August 2025, the New York State Brewers Association (NYSBA) will take over as the producer of the esteemed event.

City Park in Glens Falls, NY, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Glens Falls, NY — Glens Falls Vegan Festival, a joyful, inclusive celebration of plant-based food and the vegan lifestyle, is set for Saturday, August 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in City Park in Downtown Glens Falls, New York. It is hosted by Glens Falls Vegan and Advokate, LLC, and sponsored by the City of Glens Falls, Capital Region Vegan Network and Burch Bottle & Packaging, Inc.

Find the wine…in our 5-acre corn maze for a grown-up corn maze adventure!

Macedon, N.Y. – Join Long Acre Farms & JD Wine Cellars as they host their 5^th Annual Wine Walk this August 17^th, and 22^nd. Guests will enter the maze between 6-7:15pm to start their journey wandering through the maze (with the help of a map) hunting for the JD Wine Cellars wine tasting stations (and a special Black Button stop!) hidden amongst the corn.

One of Long Island’s Most Prolific Artists of the Late Nineteenth Century

“Promoting Long Island: The Art of Edward Lange, 1870–1889” explores the artist’s journey from newly arrived immigrant to influential booster of the region’s expanding social culture and scenic environment

August 16, 2024 – December 1, 2024

Cold Spring Harbor, NY—Preservation Long Island presents Promoting Long Island: The Art of Edward Lange, 1870–1889, a new exhibition focusing on the life, work, and career of one of Long Island’s most prolific artists of the late nineteenth century. On view August 16 – December 1 2024, this exhibition of watercolors, photographs, and historical objects from the collection of Preservation Long Island and on loan from collections across Long Island, is inspired by the upcoming release of Preservation Long Island’s latest publication of the same name, arriving September 2024.

Cooperstown, NY (August 4, 2024) - The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival is set to knock it out of the park with a musical doubleheader featuring acclaimed percussionist, composer, and teaching artist Justin Jay Hines on Friday, August 16, 2024. Both events in this free, family-friendly twin bill are open to the public, with registration required.

Hines, a veteran performer and teaching artist with the New York Philharmonic and other all-star ensembles, will bring his major league talent to Cooperstown for a day of interactive music-making.

Farmingdale, NY (August 4, 2024) -- Don’t miss American Airpower Museum’s (AAM) outdoor extravaganza on Saturday, August 10, 2024, as we showcase a dozen or more examples of Henry Ford's most popular automobiles, built from 1928 through 1931.  Come and see a diverse collection of Model A Fords, alongside vintage biplanes of the same era.  Vintage aircraft from the Bayport Aerodrome will also be on display to compliment the Model A Fords.  Nearly five million Model A Fords were sold during their four years of production.

Opening reception: 5–7 pm, Thursday, September 5, 2024

Binghamton, N.Y. – Join the Binghamton University Art Museum for the opening of the fall 2024 exhibition, Homelands: Contemporary Haudenosaunee Art Across New York.

Homelands: Contemporary Haudenosaunee Art Across New York unites multigenerational Haudenosaunee artists and knowledge holders who center their historical relationship and reciprocity to the land, air, and waters across New York State.

Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery has been named the Best Winery Tour in America for the third year in a row by the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, celebrating their renowned 1886 Wine Experience

Located in the picturesque Finger Lakes region of New York, the winery continues to set the standard for exceptional wine tourism and hospitality

Hammondsport, N.Y. (Aug. 1, 2024) -- In an extraordinary achievement, Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery has been crowned the Best Winery Tour in America for the third year by the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. This accolade celebrates the exceptional 1886 Wine Experience, a hallmark of the winery that has enchanted visitors and wine lovers for nearly a decade.

Festival Celebrates Saratoga as an international destination for health and wellness

Representatives of the spa towns of Europe set to honor historic park

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation today announced the International Spa Heritage Festival will be held at Saratoga Spa State Park October 9-10. This festival, part of the Centennial Celebration for the 100-year anniversary of the New York State Park System, will celebrate the spa heritage of the park and city and aim to position them as a premier health and wellness destination. The event will be open to the public and feature a conference with guest speakers, a community festival, and an international health and wellness travel expo.