Happy Arts Week, everyone! Events will be happening all over CNY and especially in Downtown Syracuse for the annual festivities. Shine your dancing shoes for a weekend of music, be sure to fast and make room for food, browse and buy new and annual favorites at the Arts & Crafts fair and be sure to let out your inner artist with our annual Street Painting Festival.
Syracuse Arts Week Necessities
AmeriCU Arts & Crafts Festival
Where: Columbus Circle and surrounding streets, Syracuse
When: Friday, July 29 – Sunday, July 31 | 10 a.m.
Cost: Free admission | 422-8284
Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival
Where: Clinton Square, Syracuse
When: Friday, July 29 (6 p.m.) – Saturday, July 30 (noon)
Cost: Free admission | 479-5299
Stage of Nations Blue Rain ECOFest
Where: Hanover Square, Syracuse
When: Friday, July 29 (5 p.m.) – Saturday, July 30 (noon)
Cost: Free admission | 420-1045
Where: Montgomery St. across from City Hall
When: Saturday, July 30 | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: $10-$15/ages 17 and under, $20-$25/adults, $20/paper box painting, $10/T-shirt | 422-7011
Fests for the Rest
Country Summer JamPerformances from: Kenzie Chapman, Country Rose Band, Country Swagg, Custom Taylor Band, Savannah Harmon, Moonshine River Band, Nothin’ Town, Small Town Shade, Andrew Sisco, TJ Sacco Band and Jillian Witz.
Where: Monirae’s, 688 Route 10, Pennellville
When: Saturday, July 30 | noon
Cost: $10 | Buy Online | 668-1248
Where: Breitbeck Park, Oswego
When: Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, July 31
Cost: Free admission | 343-6848
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Fest
Where: St. John the Baptist Church, 2074 Tompkins St., Syracuse
When: Friday, July 29 (4 p.m.) – Saturday, July 30 (noon)
Cost: Free admission | 478-5109
Fundraising Fun
Dunk TankTo benefit Wanderers’ Rest Humane Association.
Where: Montgomery St. across from City Hall, Syracuse | 422-7011
When: Saturday, July 30 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cost: $1/throw
To benefit Friends of Dorothy House, The Samaritan Center, On Point for College, Signature Music, CancerConnects and The First Tee Syracuse.
Where: Sky Armory, 351 S. Clinton St., Syracuse
When: Sunday, July 31 | 4 p.m.
Cost: $100 | Buy Online | 473-0826
To benefit Make-A-Wish CNY.
Where: Wild Animal Park, 7261 Lakeport Road, Chittenango
When: Friday, July 29 | 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $25/adults, $20/ages 3 to 12, free/ages 2 and under | Buy Online | 475-9474
To benefit the Family Sports & Fitness Center
Where: Jewish Community Center of Syracuse, 5655 Thompson Road, DeWitt
When: Sunday, July 31 | 10 a.m.
Cost: $80/team of 3-10 people | 445-2040 x144
Miscellany
Seward Home CompanionWhere: Seward Museum, 33 South St., Auburn
When: Sunday, July 31 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $20/member, $25/nonmember | 252-1283
Where: Green Lakes State Park, 7900 Green Lakes Road, Fayetteville
When: Friday, July 29 (rain date Saturday, July 30) | 7 p.m.
Cost: Free w/$8 park admission | 637-6111
Where: Oncenter Convention Center, 800 S. State St., Syracuse
When: Thursday, July 28 – Saturday, July 30 | 9 a.m.
Cost: $11/day members, $14/day nonmembers, $20-$25/two-day pass, $25-$35/multi-day pass
EDITOR’S PICK
Where: Clift Park, W. Genesee St., Village of Skaneateles
When: Friday, July 29 – Sunday, July 31
Cost: Free | 382-2831
James TaylorWhere: Oncenter War Memorial, 515 Montgomery St., Syracuse
When: Saturday, July 30 | 8 p.m.
Cost: $69.50, $89.50 | Buy Online | 435-2121
Take me out to the Chiefs Game…
All baseball games are played at NBT Stadium, 1 Tex Simone Dr, Syracuse. Box office phone: 474-7833.
Baseball is benched for the weekend as the Chiefs head to Buffalo.
Weekend at the Fairgrounds
The Fairgrounds is located at 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse.
Onondaga County Youth Fair Horse Show
Where: Youth Arena
When: Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, July 31 | 8 a.m.
Cost: Free| 424-9485 x241
Rebel Soule – OTR & BOTB Qualifier
Where: Toyota Coliseum
When: Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, July 31 | 8 a.m.
Cost: TBD | (330) 771-3205
Where: Center of Progress and Art & Home Center
When: Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, July 31 | 9 a.m.
Cost: $250/nonmember| (830) 377-6195
Weather Forecast
(Subject to change, of course.)
FRIDAY
Temperature: 84 degrees / 59 degrees
Conditions: Spoiled with sun.
SATURDAY
Temperature: 81 degrees / 65 degrees
Conditions: A beautiful day for a dip … or a dunk.
SUNDAY
Temperature: 83 degrees / 67 degrees
Conditions: Hope for rain.
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