Things to do in Syracuse in September 2026: 28 events verified with dates, times and prices

Every listing was checked against the organiser’s or venue’s own web page on September 7, 2026. Free events are marked FREE. Soonest first.

By the CNY Signal news team. September 2, 2026.

The Great New York State Fair’s 2026 run ends today, Monday, September 7. The next three weekends in Onondaga County bring the Syracuse Irish Festival in Clinton Square on September 11 and 12 (FREE), the 48th Golden Harvest Festival at Beaver Lake Nature Center on September 12 and 13 ($5 adults, $1 children), Festa Italiana at Syracuse City Hall from September 18 to 20, and the 33rd Westcott Street Cultural Fair on September 27.

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Every item comes from the organiser’s or venue’s own website, read on September 7. Where a page gave no time or price, the listing says “not listed.” Events that could not be verified were left out, and a few are named at the end.

This week: September 8 to 13

– **Downtown Syracuse Farmers Market.** Tuesdays September 8, 15, 22 and 29, 8 am to 2 pm, Clinton Square, Syracuse, through October 13. No admission fee listed. downtownsyracuse.com/signature-events/downtown-farmers-market
– **Jersey Boys.** Tuesday September 8 to Friday September 11 at 7:30 pm; Saturday September 12 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St., Syracuse. Ticketmaster; price not listed by the theatre. landmarktheatre.org/events/
– **Then & Now Tour of New Works in Clay.** Thursday September 10, 6 to 7 pm, Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse. FREE with the museum’s pay-what-you-wish Thursday evening admission. everson.org/connect/curators-tour-new-works-in-clay/
– **TAP into the MOST.** Friday September 11, 6 to 9 pm, Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology, 500 S. Franklin St., Syracuse. $70 to $100. most.org/activity/tap-into-the-most/
– **Syracuse Irish Festival.** Friday September 11, music from 5 pm, last act 9:30 pm; Saturday September 12, Irish Mass 11 am, last act 9:35 pm. Clinton Square, Syracuse. FREE, per the festival FAQ (a page that still carries 2025 dates). syracuseirishfestival.com/entertainment/
– **Golden Harvest Festival, 48th year.** Saturday September 12 and Sunday September 13, 10 am to 5 pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 East Mud Lake Road, Baldwinsville. $5 adults 16 and up, $1 ages 4 to 15, 3 and under free. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/golden-harvest-festival36868/
– **Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival.** Saturday September 12 and Sunday September 13, 10 am to 5 pm, Onondaga Lake Park, 106 Lake Drive, Liverpool. Cost not listed. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/haudenosaunee-wooden-stick-festival37073/
– **Learn to Fish with DEC.** Saturday September 12, 10 am to noon, Onondaga Lake Visitors Center, 280 Restoration Way, Syracuse. FREE; no license needed; rods and bait provided. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/learn-to-fish36115/
– **Syracuse Orange football vs. Cal.** Saturday September 12, 3:30 pm, JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse. Sold through Ticketmaster; price not listed on cuse.com. cuse.com/sports/football/schedule/2026
– **Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration opens.** Saturday September 12, then 10 am to 6 pm daily through October 25, 3232 Rippleton Road, Cazenovia. Weekend tickets $10 per person ($40 for a family of four or more in one vehicle); weekdays no admission to pick. critzfarms.com/event/fall-harvest-celebration/
– **City Market Sunday.** Sunday September 13, 11 am to 4 pm, Everson Community Plaza, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse. Outdoor market FREE; museum admission pay-what-you-wish that day. everson.org/connect/city-market-sundays/
– **Village of Liverpool PorchFest, 3rd annual.** Sunday September 13, 1 to 6 pm, village-wide. No admission listed. liverpoolnyporchfest.com

September 14 to 20

– **Syracuse Mets vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs, last home games on the September schedule.** Tuesday September 15 to Saturday September 19 at 6:35 pm; Sunday September 20 at 1:05 pm. NBT Bank Stadium, Syracuse. Box office $18 to $27 by section and day; $4 off in person for seniors, kids 12 and under and military. milb.com/syracuse/schedule/2026-09
– **Come From Away.** Wednesday September 16 to Sunday October 11, Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. Prices not listed on the show page; box office 315-443-3275. First responders: up to four free tickets to the September 22, 7:30 pm show. syracusestage.org/fromaway
– **Free Film Friday at the MOST.** Friday September 18, the “Syracuse Skies” planetarium show runs free all day. Museum admission still applies: $18 adults, $14 youth 2 to 15; seniors FREE on Fridays. most.org/activity/free-film-friday/
– **Jason Aldean, Songs About Us Tour.** Friday September 18, 7:30 pm, Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse. Ticketed; price not listed on the county calendar. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/jason-aldean-songs-about-us-tour-2026/
– **Festa Italiana.** Friday September 18 and Saturday September 19, 11 am to 11 pm; Sunday September 20, noon to 7 pm, with Mass at 11 am. In front of Syracuse City Hall, Washington Street. Cost not listed. festaitalianasyracuse.org
– **CNY Pagan Pride Day.** Saturday September 19, 9 am to 5 pm, Long Branch Park, 3813 Long Branch Road, Liverpool. FREE; a donation to the Food Bank of CNY is requested. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/cny-pagan-pride-day37178/
– **Paw-ty in the Park.** Saturday September 19, noon to 6 pm, Jamesville Beach Park, 4110 West Shore Manor, Jamesville. $5, cash only, donated to local rescues. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/paw-ty-in-the-park/
– **Trooper Trot 5K Run/Walk, 10th annual.** Sunday September 20, kids one-mile run 9 am, 5K 9:30 am, Oneida Shores Park, 9400 Bartell Road, Brewerton. $35; $40 race day, cash or check. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/trooper-trot-5k-runwalk/

September 21 to 27

– **Three concerts at Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview.** Treaty Oak Revival, Thursday September 24, 7 pm; Dan + Shay, Friday September 25, 7 pm; Dermot Kennedy, Saturday September 26, 8 pm. 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse. Ticketed; prices not listed on the county calendar. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/
– **STEAM Day at the Zoo.** Friday September 25, 10 am to 1 pm, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse. Event price not listed; zoo admission is $9 adults, $5 ages 3 to 17, $5 seniors 62 and up, 2 and under free. rosamondgiffordzoo.org/events/view/steam-day-at-the-zoo37955
– **Empty Bowls.** Friday September 25, 11 am to 2 pm, Everson Museum of Art. Open to all; a $25 donation buys a handmade bowl and soup for the Interreligious Food Consortium. everson.org/connect/empty-bowls-decorate-a-thon/
– **Free Canoe Day.** Saturday September 26, 9 am to 3:30 pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Canoe rental fee waived; $5 per vehicle still applies. beaverlakenature.org/events/view/free-canoe-day-sponsored-by-oswego-health/
– **Sportsmen’s Days.** Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27, 11 am to 5 pm, Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery, 1672 Route 321, Elbridge. $5 per vehicle; veterans and active military free. events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/sportsmens-days37780/
– **Westcott Street Cultural Fair, 33rd.** Sunday September 27, parade at noon, entertainment 12:30 to 6:30 pm, Westcott Street from Concord to Dell, Syracuse. Streets close 9 am to 8 pm; shuttle bus from Fayette Street. No admission price listed. westcottstreetfair.org
– **Three Everson exhibitions close.** Sunday September 27, 10 am to 5 pm, is the last day for LIFE: Six Women Photographers, A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888 to 2016, and Deborah Roberts: Consequences of being. $14 adults. everson.org

Recurring through September

– **Erie Canal boat rides, Camillus Erie Canal Park.** Wednesdays and Sundays at 1, 2 and 3 pm through early October, from Sims Store, 5750 Devoe Road, Camillus. $5 adults, $3 ages 4 to 12, $15 family maximum; tickets sold day-of only. eriecanalcamillus.org/visit-us/boat-tour/

What did not make the list

The Village of Fayetteville’s festival in Beard Park on September 19 is posted as “all day” with no cost. Baldwinsville names “Taste of Bville” on September 26 with no time, place or price. The zoo’s Fall Conservation Bash on September 16 sells tickets through a members-only page with no public price. The NYS Fairgrounds’ public calendar showed no readable post-Fair events.

Sources

Great New York State Fair dates (August 26 to September 7, 2026), New York State Fair. https://nysfair.ny.gov/
Downtown Farmers Market, Downtown Committee of Syracuse, read September 7, 2026. https://www.downtownsyracuse.com/signature-events/downtown-farmers-market
Events calendar (Jersey Boys dates and times), Landmark Theatre, read September 7, 2026. https://landmarktheatre.org/events/
Then & Now Tour: New Works in Clay, Everson Museum of Art. https://everson.org/connect/curators-tour-new-works-in-clay/
City Market Sunday, Everson Museum of Art. https://everson.org/connect/city-market-sundays/
Decorate-A-Thon for Empty Bowls and Empty Bowls (September 25), Everson Museum of Art. https://everson.org/connect/empty-bowls-decorate-a-thon/
Events and exhibition closing dates, admission prices, Everson Museum of Art. https://everson.org/eversonevents/
TAP into the MOST, Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology. https://www.most.org/activity/tap-into-the-most/
Hours & Tickets (admission prices, Friday senior admission), MOST. https://www.most.org/visit/hours-prices/
September 2026 activities calendar (closures September 9 to 11, Free Film Friday), MOST. https://www.most.org/activities/
Entertainment Schedule 2026 and FAQs, Syracuse Irish Festival. https://www.syracuseirishfestival.com/entertainment/ and https://www.syracuseirishfestival.com/faqs/
Golden Harvest Festival, Onondaga County Parks events calendar. https://events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/golden-harvest-festival36868/
Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival, Onondaga County Parks. https://events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/haudenosaunee-wooden-stick-festival37073/
Learn to Fish (NYSDEC), Onondaga County Parks. https://events.onondagacountyparks.com/events/view/learn-to-fish36115/
CNY Pagan Pride Day, Paw-ty in the Park, Autumn Equinox Walk, Trooper Trot, Sportsmen’s Days, Empower FCU Amphitheater concerts, Onondaga County Parks events calendar, read September 7, 2026. https://events.onondagacountyparks.com/
2026 Football Schedule (Cal, September 12, 3:30 PM), Syracuse University Athletics. https://cuse.com/sports/football/schedule/2026
Fall Harvest Celebration (weekend and weekday admission), Critz Farms. https://www.critzfarms.com/event/fall-harvest-celebration/
Porch Fest 2026 and September events calendar, Village of Liverpool. https://villageofliverpoolny.gov/event/porch-fest-2026/
Village of Liverpool PorchFest. https://liverpoolnyporchfest.com/
Syracuse Mets September schedule, Minor League Baseball, and MLB Stats API game times for team 552. https://www.milb.com/syracuse/schedule/2026-09 and https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/schedule?sportId=11&teamId=552&startDate=2026-09-07&endDate=2026-09-30
Ticket Options FAQ (2026 individual game prices), Syracuse Mets. https://www.milb.com/syracuse/tickets/ticket-options-faq
Come From Away, Syracuse Stage. https://www.syracusestage.org/fromaway
Home page (2026 dates and hours), Festa Italiana Syracuse. https://festaitalianasyracuse.org/
Annual Fayetteville Festival (no time or cost posted), Village of Fayetteville news flash, September 4, 2026. https://www.fayettevilleny.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/53
STEAM Day at the Zoo and Hours and Admission, Rosamond Gifford Zoo. https://rosamondgiffordzoo.org/events/view/steam-day-at-the-zoo37955 and https://rosamondgiffordzoo.org/visit/plan-your-visit/hours-and-admission/
Free Canoe Day Sponsored by Oswego Health, Beaver Lake Nature Center. https://beaverlakenature.org/events/view/free-canoe-day-sponsored-by-oswego-health/
Westcott Street Cultural Fair home and Fair Day Info pages. https://westcottstreetfair.org/ and https://westcottstreetfair.org/info.html
Boat Tours, Camillus Erie Canal Park. https://eriecanalcamillus.org/visit-us/boat-tour/
Village of Baldwinsville home page (Taste of Bville, September 26, 2026). https://www.baldwinsville.gov/
Village of Skaneateles calendar. https://www.villageofskaneateles.gov/calendar

Every figure in this story is drawn from the records above. Links go to the primary documents.