Fall Festivals

A small-town fair takes you back in time, complete with vendors, baked goods displays, quilt displays, garden displays, a horse-drawn parade and much much more!

On Sept. 22 and 23, the city of Cortland, long celebrated for apples, barbed wire and the guy who invented the gyroscope, will gain new renown when it hosts the “Duck and Red Octopus Short Funny Stop Action and Animated Film Festival.” Finalists from around the world will compete for awards, including Best Stop Action Short and Best Animated Short. There will be workshops, guest speakers, film premieres, director Q&As and more, including a stand-up comedy concert by Bobcat Goldthwait on the evening of Sept. 23.

The Great Cortland Pumpkinfest is a weekend-long celebration of the bounties of the harvest season!

Join the 7 Valley Street Rods Club for their Annual Car Show and Flea Market at Dwayer Memorial Park. 

Come enjoy knitting, spinning, felting, yarn, pelts, raw fleeces, blankets, shawls, clothing, roving, unique fiber products, crafts, Christmas gift ideas, sheep, llamas, angora rabbits and goats …and much more! 

How far can a pumpkin fly? The McGraw Pumpkin Launch is a community event aimed at bringing the community together, encouraging creativity and having fun!

NEEMFest continues the Electro-Music annual festival tradition and is again housed at the Center for the Arts in Homer, New York.

Show and auction of draft horses and equipment. Also available baked goods and leather items.