All through the year, you will find a variety of events and entertainment within an easy drive from Through the Grapevine Bed and Breakfast. The summertime is full of festivals in the Finger Lakes, celebrating everything from garlic at Fox Run Winery to Bluegrass music at "Pickin' in the Pasture" in Lodi. You can live like royalty at the Sterling Renaissance Festival any weekend from July to August. From Autumn to Spring, enjoy any of the many winery and culinary events. Holiday time brings several weekend events including now the annual “It’s a Wonderful Life” weekend in Seneca Falls and the Seneca Wine Trail's ever popular even "Deck The Halls." Check our calendar and make your reservation now at Through the Grapevine B&B.


3/4/11 – 3/6/11
Annual Orchid Show and Sale
Features local growers, seminars on plants and care, repotting done. 10-5 daily.
At Sonnenberg Gardens.
www.sonnenberg.org

3/5/11 – 3/6/11
Mardi Gras
Get in the spirit of Mardi Gras and enjoy wine & food pairings, a scavenger hunt, and more. For tickets, contact the Cayuga Wine Trail.
www.cayugawinetrail.com

3/4/11 – 3/6/11
"Say Cheese"
Taste fine wine and artisan cheese along the Cayuga Wine Trail. For tickets, contact the Cayuga Wine Trail.
www.cayugawinetrail.com

3/25/11 – 3/27/11
Cruisin' The Tropics
Cruise around Seneca Lake and stop at over 30 participating wineries each with a unique tropical theme designed to help shed that "cabin fever."
www.senecalakewine.com

4/9/11
Smith Opera House, Geneva
Live: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, "The Pirates of Penzance."
www.thesmith.org

4/16/11
Smith Opera House, Geneva
Janis Ian and Tom Paxton, Songwriters and Performers will appear and perform their music.
www.thesmith.org

4/29/11 – 5/1/11
Annual Wine & Herb Festival
Celebrate Spring with each of the 16 wineries on the Cayuga Wine Trail. Receive a food & wine pairing and an herb or vegetable plant to begin your garden. For tickets, contact the Cayuga Wine Trail.
www.cayugawinetrail.com

4/29/11 – 5/1/11
Spring Wine & Cheese
What goes better than cheese with wine? Enjoy cheese and wine pairings at participatinf wineries on Seneca Lake.
www.senecalakewine.com

4/30/11 – 12/11
The Windmill Craft & Farm Market
Opens for the season. A market for everyone-fresh produce, Amish goods, crafts...

4/16/11 – 4/17/11
Watkins Glen International Raceway
Opening weekend at "The Glen."
www.theglen.com

5/6/11 – 5/8/11
Annual Wine & Herb Festival
Celebrate Spring with each of the 16 wineries on the Cayuga Wine Trail. Receive a food & wine pairing and an herb or vegetable plant to begin your garden. For tickets, contact the Cayuga Wine Trail.
www.cayugawinetrail.com

5/14/11
Smith Opera House, Geneva
Richie Havens & Dar Williams, 8pm.
www.thesmith.org

5/13/11 – 5/15/11
Hobart and William Smith College
Commencement weekend.

5/27/11 – 5/30/11
"Celebrate, Commemorate," Waterloo
Waterloo is the Federally recognized birthplace of Memorial Day and is the place to be for this special weekend.

6/4/11
CMAC, Canandaigua
Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, 7pm.
www.cmacevents.com

6/10/11 – 6/12/11
Smokin' Summer Kickoff
Start your summer BBQ season with this event on Seneca Lake. Wine and BBQ pairings. For tickets, visit the Seneca
Lake website.
www.senecalakewine.com

6/3/11 – 6/5/11
Watkins Glen International Raceway
Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.
www.theglen.com

7/7/11 – 7/9/11
New York State Hog Rally, Geneva
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Rally comes to Geneva.

7/8/11 – 7/9/11
Hill Cumorah Pageant, Palmyra
A spectacular outdoor theatrical production of the story of Jesus Christ taken from the Book of Mormon.

7/9/11 – 8/21/11
Sterling Renaissance Festival, Sterling
Step back in time to the Elizabethan era. Each weekend from July to Mid-August.
www.sterlingfestival.com

7/12/11 – 7/16/11
Hill Cumorah Pageant, Palmyra
A spectacular outdoor theatrical production of the story of Jesus Christ taken from the Book of Mormon.

7/15/11 – 7/17/11
Seneca Lake State Park, Geneva
Musselman Triathalon: swim, bike and run.

7/15/11 – 7/17/11
Watkins Glen International Raceway
Finger Lakes Wine Festival, over 80 wineries participate, wine, food and fun.
www.theglen.com

7/16/11
Women's Rights National Historic Park
Rededication of the Wesleyan Chapel.

7/23/11
CMAC, Canandaigua
Steely Dan, 7pm.
www.cmacevents.com

8/5/11 – 8/7/11
Sauerkraut Festival, Phelps
The village of Phelps honors this cabbage delight.

8/6/11 – 8/7/11
Annual Garlic Festival
Held at Fox Run Vineyards in Penn Yan, this event gets bigger and better every year. If you like garlic, you will love this event.
www.foxrunvineyards.com

8/9/11 – 8/11/11
Empire Farm Days, Seneca Falls
Largest Agriculture show of its kind.
www.empirefarmdays.com

8/11/11 – 8/14/11
Watkins Glen International Raceway
"Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips" at The Glen
www.theglen.com

8/25/11 – 8/28/11
Pickin' in the Pasture, Lodi
Bluegrass music festival.
www.pickininthepasture.com

9/9/11 – 9/11/11
U.S. Vintage Grand Prix, Watkins Glen
Largest vintage racing event in the country held at the Watkins Glen International Speedway.
www.theglen.com

9/10/11
Dundee Scottish Festival of the Finger Lakes
Black Rock Speedway, Dundee. Enjoy Highland games, Highland dancers, Scottish Drill team horses, bag pipes, Celtic dancers, food, wine tasting and more.
www.dundeescottishfestival.com

9/16/11 – 9/17/11
Finger Lakes Cork and Fork
A combination Farmers’ market, wine festival, and culinary demonstrations. An event not to miss.
www.fingerlakescorkandfork.com

9/29/11 – 10/22/11
Wine Country Circuit Dog Show
Sampson State Park, Romulus. One of the largest circuits in the country, this dog show hosts four independent kennel clubs that brings competitors from the entire eastern seaboard.

10/21/11 – 10/23/11
Hobart and William Smith College, Geneva
Family Weekend.

11/18/11 – 11/20/11
“Deck the Halls” Seneca Lake Wine Trail
Tour over 30 wineries on Seneca Lake. Receive a grapevine wreath, ornament, and food & wine pairing at each winery.
www.senecalakewine.com

11/18/11 – 11/20/11
Holiday Shopping Spree, Cayuga Wine Trail
Tour the 16 wineries on Cayuga Lake and receive a grapevine wreath, ornament, food and wine pairing, wine glass, shopper’s card and be entered into a drawing for the grand prizes.
www.cayugawinetrail.com

12/2/11 – 12/4/11
“Deck the Halls” Seneca Lake Wine Trail
Tour over 30 wineries on Seneca Lake. Receive a grapevine wreath, ornament, and food and wine pairing at each winery.
www.senecalakewine.com

12/2/11 – 12/4/11
Holiday Shopping Spree, Cayuga Wine Trail
Tour the 16 wineries on Cayuga Lake and receive a grapevine wreath, ornament, food and wine pairing, wine glass, and shopper’s card, and be entered into a drawing for the grand prizes.
www.cayugawinetrail.com

12/3/11
Real Christmas, Waterloo
Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.

12/9/11 - 12/11/11
“It’s a Wonderful Life Weekend” Seneca Falls
Re-live the inspirational story of George Bailey in this heart-warming village which is said to be the inspiration for this classic film.
www.therealbedfordfalls.com