Hello August! And in Central New York that means The Great New York State Fair is coming to town! This month is all about music and the arts as we countdown to the big event. From country music and 90s R&B to theater shows, musicals, and art camps, there's so much to do in the Syracuse area and beyond!
Thursday, August 1
Buzz About Bees: 11:00am, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival – Kids Festival: 11:00am, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles. More information.
Skaneateles Festival – Recital with James Ehnes: 8:00pm, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Musical Clay: 9:00am, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Weaving Wildness: 1:00pm, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Edgar Allen Poe Speakeasy: 6:00pm, 8:00pm & 10:00pm, The Palace Theatre, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Friday, August 2
Summer Art Camp: Musical Clay: 9:00am, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Weaving Wildness: 1:00pm, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Brew at the Zoo and Dragons Too!: 5:30pm, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Edgar Allen Poe Speakeasy: 6:00pm, 8:00pm & 10:00pm, The Palace Theatre, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Yannis Pappas: 7:00pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
James Baldwin Centennial Celebration: 7:30pm, Syracuse Stage Complex, Syracuse. Get tickets.
‘Grease’ presented by The Covey Theater Company: 7:30pm, The Oncenter Bevard Studio, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival – Rhiannon Giddens: 8:00pm, Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyard, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Yannis Pappas: 9:30pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Saturday, August 3
Bandana Leaf Printing: 10:00am, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Cortland Arts Off Main Festival: 10:00am, Court Street, Cortland. More information.
The Blueberry Jam Festival: 12:00pm, Critz Farms, Cazenovia. Get tickets.
Edgar Allen Poe Speakeasy: 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm, 8:00pm & 10:00pm, the Palace Theatre, Syracuse. Get tickets.
'Grease’ presented by The Covey Theater Company: 2:00pm, The Oncenter Bevard Studio, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Comedic Cody “Mama We Made It” Comedy Tour: 6:30pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
The Queens of R&B: Xscape &SWV with Special Guests Mya, Total and 702: 7:00pm, Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse. Get tickets.
‘Grease’ presented by The Covey Theater Company: 7:30pm, The Oncenter Bevard Studio, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival – Music of the Americas: 8:00pm, Location TBA. Get tickets.
Weird Phishes and Hayley Jane Band: 8:00pm, The Yard Amphitheater, Bouckville. Get tickets.
Comedic Cody “Mama We Made It” Comedy Tour: 9:00pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Sunday, August 4
Clash Of The Comics: 6:00pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Monday, August 5
4H Summer Camps: 9:00am, Oneida Shores County Park, Brewerton. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Clay Play Camp: 9:00am, Schweinfurt Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Clay Play Week: 1:00pm, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Tuesday, August 6
4H Summer Camps: 9:00am, Oneida Shores County Park, Brewerton. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Clay Play Camp: 9:00am, Schweinfurt Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Clay Play Week: 1:00pm, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
National Night Out: 6:00pm, Long Branch Park at Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool. More information.
Wednesday, August 7
4H Summer Camps: 9:00am, Oneida Shores County Park, Brewerton. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Clay Play Week: 1:00pm, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Clay Play Camp: 9:00am, Schweinfurt Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Let’s Get Batty: 7:00pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Thursday, August 8
4H Summer Camps: 9:00am, Oneida Shores County Park, Brewerton. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Clay Play Camp: 9:00am, Schweinfurt Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Beaver Babies: 10:00am, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Clay Play Week: 1:00pm, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Michael Palascak: 7:00pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival: Dover Quartet: 8:00pm, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Friday, August 9
Summer Art Camp: Clay Play Camp: 9:00am, Schweinfurt Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Summer Art Camp: Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Clay Play Week: 1:00pm, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Get tickets.
Owl Night Long: 7:00pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival – Davóne Tines & Dover Quartet: MASS: 7:00Prelude Concert/8:00 Concert, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Tina Friml: 7:00pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
‘Grease’ presented by The Covey Theater Company: 7:30pm, The Oncenter Bevard Studio, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Saturday, August 10
CNY Scottish Games & Celtic Festival: 9:00am, Long Branch Park at Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool. Get tickets.
Sunset Kayak Tour: 6:30pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Tina Friml: 6:30pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Trek Wars 2 Burlesque Tribute to Star Wars & Star Trek: 7:00pm, The Palace Theatre, Syracuse. Get tickets.
‘Grease’ presented by The Covey Theater Company: 7:30pm, The Oncenter Bevard Studio, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival – Beethoven Under the Stars: 8:00pm, Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Tina Friml: 9:00pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Sunday, August 11
Salt City VW Car Show: 9:00am, Oneida Shores Park, Brewerton. More information.
‘Grease’ presented by The Covey Theater Company: 2:00pm, The Oncenter Bevard Studio, Syracuse. Get tickets.
bob. An Interpretation of Dylan: 4:00pm, The Yard Amphitheater, Bouckville. Get tickets.
Monday, August 12
Madison Bouckville Antique Week: 8:00am, Bouckville. More information.
Tuesday, August 13
Madison Bouckville Antique Week: 8:00am, Bouckville. More information.
Wednesday, August 14
Madison Bouckville Antique Week: 8:00am, Bouckville. More information.
Sharing Nature with Your Child: Slithering Snakes: 11:00am, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Thursday, August 15
Madison Bouckville Antique Week: 8:00am, Bouckville. More information.
Tunnels and Towers Tour: 6:00pm, Oneida Community Mansion House, Oneida. Get tickets.
ZZ Top & Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour: 6:30pm, Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview. Get tickets.
Jeff Allen: 7:00pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival – Kinan Azmeh & Claremont Trio: 7:00pm, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Friday, August 16
Madison Bouckville Antique Week: 8:00am, Bouckville. More information.
Color in Your Garden: 10:00am, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Brad Upton: 7:00pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Dirks Bentley: Gravel & Gold Presented by Jersey Mike’s: 7:00pm, Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival – Claremont Trio: Queen of Hearts: 8:00pm, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Brad Upton: 9:45pm, FunnyBone Comedy Club, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Saturday, August 17
Madison Bouckville Antique Week: 8:00am, Bouckville. More information.
Asian Elephant Extravaganza: 10:00am, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse. More information.
Skaneateles Festival – An Evening with Chris Thile: 8:00pm, Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyard, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Sunday, August 18
Madison Bouckville Antique Week: 8:00am, Bouckville. More information.
Wednesday, August 21
Opening Day of the 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Thursday, August 22
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Skaneateles Festival – The Westerlies: Songbook: 8:00pm, First Presbyterian Church Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Friday, August 23
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Skaneateles Festival – Kids Festival: 11:00am, The Mandana Barn, Skaneateles. More information.
Disney’s High School Musical, Jr.: 6:00pm, Carrier Theaters at The Oncenter, Syracuse. More information.
Rock of Ages, Youth Edition: 8:00pm, Carrier Theater at The Oncenter, Syracuse. More information.
truTV Impractical Jokers: The DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE Tour: 7:30pm, Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Night Sensory Hike: 8:00pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival - Ivalas Quartet: Quartet by Candlelight: 8:00pm, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Saturday, August 24
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Hank Williams Jr.: 7:00am, Empower VCU Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Smokus Pocus: 8:00pm, The Palace Theatre, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Skaneateles Festival – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: 8:00pm, Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards, Skaneateles. Get tickets.
Sunday, August 25
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Monday, August 26
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Tuesday, August 27
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Wednesday, August 28
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Thursday, August 29
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Walker Hayes: Same Drunk Tour: 7:30pm, Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert: 8:00pm, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse. Get tickets.
Friday, August 30
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.
Saturday, August 31
The 2024 Great New York State Fair: 9:00am, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. More information.