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Fests and the Fabulous CNY Weekend Events

ArtsWeek features the AmeriCU Arts & Crafts, Stage of Nations, Street Painting and Northeast Jazz & Wine festivals and many more CNY weekend events.

Happy ArtsWeek, everyone! There is plenty to be excited about and to keep you outside and nowhere near a couch (unless you’re furniture shopping, which you can postpone). Plus there will be plenty of other CNY weekend events to get out and about for. Downtown Syracuse will feature the annual Arts & Crafts Festival, Street Painting Festival, Blue Rain EcoFest and Northeast Jazz & Wine Fest. Harborfest returns for another four-day celebration in Oswego, and the Ukrainian cultural festival takes place in the Tipp Hill neighborhood. Let’s not forget to mention a scavenger crawl and a barefoot hike. There’ll be a lesson in storytelling. The Armory Square Candlelight Series wraps up another year with Cold Chocolate, plus plenty of music in and around the area.

Festivals

AmeriCU Arts & Crafts Festival Friday | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Columbus Circle, Downtown Syracuse | (315) 422-8284 When: Friday, July 28 – Sunday, July 30 Cost: Free admission Harborfest Thursday | 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. Friday | 11 a.m. –  11 p.m. Saturday | 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sunday | 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Where: Breitbeck Park & surrounding areas, Oswego | (315) 343-6858 When: Thursday, July 27 – Sunday, July 30 Cost: Free admission Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival Friday | 5 p.m. –  2 a.m. Saturday | noon – 2 a.m. Where: Clinton Square, Downtown Syracuse | (315) 479-5299 When: Friday, July 28 – Saturday, July 29 Cost: Free admission Stage of Nations Blue Rain EcoFest Thursday | 8 p.m. (free screening of Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation) Friday | 5 – 10 p.m. Saturday | noon – 10 p.m. Where: Hanover Square, Downtown Syracuse | (315) 420-8753 When: Thursday, July 27 – Saturday, July 29 Cost: Free admission Street Painting Festival Where: Montgomery St., in front of City Hall, 233 E. Washington St. | (315) 422-7011 When: Saturday, July 29 | 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $20-$25/adults, $10-$15/ages 13-17, $10/ages 12 & under Ukrainian Festival Friday | 4 – 9 p.m. Saturday | noon – 11 p.m. Where: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 207 Tompkins St. | (315) 471-9867 When: Friday, July 28 – Saturday, July 29 Cost: Free admission

Eclectic Excursions

Antique & Classic Boat Show Friday | 3 p.m. –  dusk Saturday | 9 a.m. –  dusk Sunday | 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Where: Clift Park, Village of Skaneateles | (315) 685-0552 When: Friday, July 28 – Sunday, July 30 Cost: Free admission Badass BBQ for Breast Cancer 50-mile Ride for the Rack 12:30 p.m. Registration 9-10:30 a.m. at Lakeside Fire Department, 1002 State Fair Blvd., Geddes Where: Long Branch Park at Onondaga Lake Park, 3813 Long Branch Road When: Saturday, July 29 | noon – 6 p.m. Cost: Free admission, donations appreciated, $10/bike for Ride for the Rack Tipp Hill Scavenger Crawl Where: Coleman’s Irish Pub, 100 S. Lowell Ave. When: Saturday, July 29 | 1 – 4 p.m. Cost: $10/person

Music: Local Noisemakers

Salt City Spotlight Feat. Barroom Philosophers, Boogie Low and Tanksley Where: Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. | (315) 478-0684 When: Thursday, July 27 | 8 p.m. Cost: $10/ages 21 and older, $15/ages 18 and older Sophistafunk & The Laughing Buddha Episode Where: Ray Brothers Barbecue, 6474 Route 20, Bouckville | (315) 893-7200 When: Friday, July 28 | 8 p.m. Cost: $10   Chris Cornell Tribute Feat. Ben Blujus and friends Where: Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.  When: Friday, July 28 | 10 p.m. Cost: $10/ages 21 and older, $15/ages 18 and older

Music: National Acts

Supersuckers Where: The Lost Horizon, 5863 Thompson Road | (877) 987-6487 When: Friday, July 28 | 7 p.m. Cost: $12/advance, $16/DOS Glass Animals Plus Little Dragon Where: Brewery Ommegang, 656 Highway 33, Cooperstown | (607) 544-1800 When: Saturday, July 29 | 7 p.m. Cost: $40 Hans Zimmer Where: Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, 3355 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandiagua | (585) 394-4400 When: Friday, July 28 | 7:45 p.m. Cost: $35, $55, $75, $95

Sports

Syracuse Chiefs All games are played at NBT Stadium, 1 Tex Simone Dr. | (315) 474-7833 Promotion: Champions Day / Dollar Thursdays Opponent: Louisville Bats  When: Thursday, July 27 | 6:35 p.m. Cost: $8-$14/adults, $6-$12/seniors, children, free-$12/military Promotion: Buy Local Night / Fireworks Opponent: Gwinnett Braves  When: Friday, July 28 | 7:05 p.m. Cost: $8-$14/adults, $6-$12/seniors, children, free-$12/military Promotion: Bobby Cox Bobblehead Giveaway / Crowne Plaza Night Opponent: Gwinnett Braves  When: Saturday, July 29 | 7:05 p.m. Cost: $8-$14/adults, $6-$12/seniors, children, free-$12/military Promotion: Wall of Fame Day / MacArthur Stadium Replica Giveaway / Family Sunday Opponent: Gwinnett Braves  When: Sunday, July 30 | 1:05 p.m. Cost: $8-$14/adults, $6-$12/seniors, children, free-$12/military Auburn Doubledays All games are played at Falcon Park, 30 N. Division St., Auburn. | (315) 255-2489 Promotion: Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Night Opponent: West Virginia Black Bears When: Thursday, July 27 | 7:05 p.m. Cost: $6-$9 Promotion: H.E.A.L. Night Opponent: West Virginia Black Bears When: Friday, July 28 | 7:05 p.m. Cost: $6-$9 Promotion: Domestic Violence Awareness Night Opponent: West Virginia Black Bears When: Saturday, July 29 | 6:05 p.m. Cost: $6-$9

Editor’s Picks

Spoken Word Storytelling Led by Sean Kirst Where: Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard E. | (315) 471-0593 When: Saturday, July 29 | 11 a.m. Cost: $12/members, $15/nonmembers Barefoot Hike Where: Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4007 Bishop Hill Rd, Marcellus | (315) 673-1350 When: Saturday, July 29 | 1 – 3 p.m. Cost: $6/members, $9/nonmembers Cold Chocolate Plus Harmony Katz Barbershop Chorus Where: Candlelight Series, Armory Square, 500 S. Franklin St. | (315) 442-5947 When: Saturday, July 29 | 7 a.m. Cost: Free

Weather Forecast

(Subject to change, of course.) THURSDAY Temperature: 77 degrees / 62 degrees Conditions: The rain returns. FRIDAY Temperature: 76 degrees / 57 degrees Conditions: Snow. Just kidding. Only clouds. SATURDAY Temperature: 74 degrees / 53 degrees Conditions: Sunny-ish. SUNDAY  Temperature: 81 degrees / 59 degrees Conditions: Beautiful and back in the 80s. Pssst. Hey, you. Would you like to receive this event listing in advance? It costs you nothing, and there are sometimes exclusive giveaways. Sign up to our Inside/Out newsletter here:
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