I know, It’s Wednesday and normally the first email of the week goes out on Tuesday! But I just got back from Ireland and I came back sick so while I assembled the email yesterday, I knew I didn’t have the attention to detail to edit it.
ANYWAY, here we are 👇
Halloween is a week out. Consider this your last call for corn mazes, jack-o'-lanterns, and anything involving a hayride. After that it's just us and the gray until the holiday markets show up.
In this Middle of Somewhere, you'll find:
Early voting starts Saturday
On the calendar (two weekends of Halloween)
A small request
Thanks for sharing the love of CNY with me!
Victoria
Early voting starts Saturday
Early voting for the 2026 general election opens Saturday, Oct. 24, and runs nine days, through Sunday, Nov. 1.
Heads up, Auburn: the city's early voting site has moved to the Booker T. Washington Community Center, 23 Chapman Ave. Clifford Park isn't being used this year.
The other Cayuga County early voting sites are the Cato Municipal Building (11320 Shortcut Rd., Meridian) and Moravia Town Hall (1630 State Route 38).
Hours:
Sat 10/24 & Sun 10/25: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mon 10/26 & Tue 10/27: noon-8 p.m.
Wed 10/28 through Fri 10/30: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sat 10/31 (yes, Halloween) & Sun 11/1: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Questions go to the Cayuga County Board of Elections, 157 Genesee St. (basement level), 315-253-1285.
On the Calendar
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FRIDAY:
10/23 [Auburn] — Costumed guides lead the Haunted History Tours of Auburn Oct. 23-25 (6 and 7 p.m. slots), winding through the Seward House grounds and downtown with the city's ghost stories. Learn more.
10/23 [Syracuse] — Jurassic Quest stomps into the NYS Fairgrounds Expo Center Oct. 23-25 with life-size animatronic dinosaurs, baby dino encounters, rides, and a fossil dig (Friday 1-6 p.m.). Learn more.
10/23 [Baldwinsville] — The Baldwinsville Theatre Guild stages Ragtime through Oct. 25 with a cast of 50-plus and a 21-piece orchestra ($40; the Oct. 24 show is ASL interpreted). Learn more.
10/23 [Baldwinsville] — Enchanted Beaver Lake lights up Beaver Lake Nature Center through Oct. 25 with more than 400 carved jack-o'-lanterns, 500 luminaria, magic shows, and storytelling along the trails ($35 per vehicle). Learn more.
10/23 [Victor] — The Victor Spooktacular on Main St. turns downtown into a grown-up Halloween bar crawl with 10-plus stops, a costume contest, and a photo booth, starting at DeWolf Brewing. Learn more.
10/23 [Rochester] — The Memorial Art Gallery becomes the "Museum of the Dead" for a Halloween-themed evening of art and the macabre. Learn more.
10/23 [Rochester] — Bee Gees tribute "Stayin' Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees" plays the Kodak Center at 7:30 p.m. Get tickets.
10/23 [Mumford] — Genesee Country Village & Museum's "Spirits of the Past" lantern walk leads after-dark tours through the historic village Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 30. Learn more.
10/30 [Auburn] — The Seward House Museum's "Death Rites and Mourning Culture" tour (6:30-7:30 p.m.) digs into Victorian mourning customs and the Seward family's own. Learn more.
10/30 [Auburn] — Roast & Toast's Zombie Ball runs 7 to 11 p.m. with DJ Addy, Halloween cocktails, $1 off your first drink if you show up as a zombie, and a costume contest with a $50 gift card on the line. Learn more.
SATURDAY:
10/24 [Near You] — Early voting starts
10/24 [Marcellus] — Marcellus Together is hosting BooFest for the kids from 2pm-5pm!
10/24 [Syracuse] — The second annual Vegtoberfest, a free family-friendly celebration of plant-based living, brings vegan food, live music, arts vendors, and a costume contest. Learn more.
10/24 [Syracuse] — The Everson Museum hosts a beginner-friendly Abstract & Semi-Abstract Carving Workshop at 10:30 a.m., shaping soap and floral foam into sculpture with all materials provided ($48 members, $60 non-members). Learn more.
10/24 [Syracuse] — Zoo Boo's second weekend at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, with trick-or-treat stations, games, and costumes encouraged. Learn more.
10/24 [Canandaigua] — The 41st annual Fall Into Canandaigua Festival takes over Main Street with a farmers market, pumpkin decorating, a magic show, horse-drawn wagon rides, and a kids' costume parade. Learn more.
10/24 [Mumford] — Genesee Country Village & Museum invites families to Trick or Treat in the Village among its historic buildings (Oct. 24-25). Learn more.
10/24 [Rochester] — The Kodak Center pairs a screening of "Hocus Pocus" with a themed tasting in its Taste-A-Long Experience. Get tickets.
10/24 [Rochester] — Anthology Live throws "It's a 2000s Halloween Party," a costume dance party themed to the 2000s. Get tickets.
10/24 [Rochester] — The Italian American Community Center hosts a Halloween Casino Night with gaming, costumes, and entertainment. Get tickets.
10/24 [Rochester] — The RPO Piano Festival continues with "Douglas Plays Tchaikovsky" at 7:30 p.m. at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Learn more.
10/24 [Baldwinsville] — Enchanted Beaver Lake: 400+ carved jack-o'-lanterns and 500 luminaria along the trails at Beaver Lake Nature Center ($35 per vehicle). Learn more.
10/31 [Rochester] — Anthology's fourth annual Monster Bash: Decades Edition has local bands dressing up and performing as iconic acts across the decades, 7 p.m. ($21-$32). Learn more.
10/31 [Rochester] — The Strathallan turns its CityView Ballroom into a "Haunted Hotel" Halloween party at 8 p.m., with stage shows, a photo booth, and lounge singers ($19-$117). Learn more.
10/31 [Rochester] — Montage Music Hall hosts Dance Macabre, a gothic Halloween dance party, at 8 p.m. ($10). Learn more.
10/31 [Rochester] — Lil Baby headlines Upstate Fest at Blue Cross Arena with Fetty Wap, Key Glock, Boosie, and KenTheMan. Learn more.
10/31 [Rochester] — Week two of the RPO Piano Festival brings "Biss Plays Beethoven" to Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Learn more.
SUNDAY:
10/25 [Auburn] — Grab your kiddos! Make those costumes! Cash in on free candy. Friends of Emerson Park are hosting a free Trick or Treat from 12-2pm!
10/25 [Auburn] — Elaine Peters presents Stories of Stained Glass at Willard Memorial Chapel at 2 p.m., a free (donations welcome) look at the history behind the chapel's Tiffany-designed windows. Learn more.
10/25 [Rochester] — The RPO's family-friendly orKIDStra concert "Spooktacular Sounds" plays Hochstein Performance Hall at 2 p.m. with Halloween-themed music. Learn more.
10/25 [Canandaigua] — Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion offers a Haunted Stroll through its gardens and grounds. Learn more.
10/25 [Mumford] — Trick or Treat in the Village wraps up at Genesee Country Village & Museum. Learn more.
10/25 [Syracuse] — Final day of Zoo Boo at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Learn more.
10/25 [Baldwinsville] — Last night of Enchanted Beaver Lake at Beaver Lake Nature Center ($35 per vehicle). Learn more.
11/1 [Rochester] — The Novel Affair Book Fair returns to ARTISANworks with local bookstores and authors, a DIY book-page bouquet bar, a terrarium station, coffee, and a cash bar ($10, includes the gallery). Learn more.
11/1 [Rochester] — The RPO Piano Festival wraps with "Hamelin Plays Brahms" at 2 p.m. at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Learn more.
THURSDAY:
10/29 [Auburn] — Auburn Public Theater opens the musical revue "Whistle While You Quilt" with Teddy Brill and Dominic Gambaiani at 7 p.m., running through Nov. 6. Get tickets.
ONGOING EVENTS:
Fridays through October [Camillus] — The Camillus Farmers Market sets up Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Camillus Municipal Building, with local produce, baked goods, and artisan goods. Two Fridays left.
Through 10/24 [Fairport] — Fairport Restaurant Week, featuring over 20 participating restaurants. Last call!
Through 10/24 [Syracuse] — The Associated Artists of CNY 99th Annual Juried Members Exhibit shows members' drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. Learn more.
Through 10/25 [North Syracuse] — Final weekend of Chuck Hafner's Fall Festival, with axe-throwing, food trucks, and family fun, free rain or shine. Learn more.
Through 10/25 [Liverpool] — Final weekend of the Spooktacular Stroll, a family-friendly half-mile walk-through at Long Branch Park with witch, ghost, pumpkin, and dinosaur displays. Learn more!
Through 10/25 [Cazenovia] — Critz Farms' Fall Harvest Celebration has pumpkin picking, wagon rides, a corn maze, and handcrafted beverages ($10 weekends, $6 weekdays). Learn more.
Weekends through 10/30 [Baldwinsville] — Abbott Farms' Fall Festival wraps up with apple picking, corn mazes, wagon rides, and hay climbs (Saturdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays noon-5 p.m.).
Through 10/31 [Fairport] — The Fairport Scarecrow Festival lines Main Street and the Erie Canal trail with community-made scarecrows. Stroll the village and vote for your favorites. Learn more.
Through 10/31 [LaFayette] — Apple-picking season winds down at Beak & Skiff Apple Hill, with U-pick orchards, hard-cider tastings, and a bakery and cafe. Learn more.
