your syracuse bucket list by season

Whether a full time Syracusan or visiting for a long weekend, events, fun times, delicious foods & relaxing drinks await all year long. Next time you’re in need of ideas, you should SYR-iously consider some of these bucket list items

Spring Summer

Test your kids’ Ninja skills @ The Warrior Factory Syracuse

The 4-mile Shamrock Run takes over Tipp Hill — will you conquer the hills, or will they conquer you?

Kick off festival season when you attend the annual Crawfish Fest in early May

Eat your way through the Food Truck Battle @ the NYS Fairgrounds

See cherry blossoms in charming Franklin Square

Catch Opening Day @ historic NBT Bank Stadium with the Syracuse Mets

Start the season with a cone or sundae from Gannon’s Ice cream

Swim + picnic with the fam @ Jamesville Beach

See gorgeous blue waters in a glass-bottom kayak @ Green Lakes State Park

Dance all night to star-studded line-ups @ The Amp

Dine + dance @ St. Sophia’s Greek Cultural Festival in June

Savor the CNY flavors @ the annual Taste of Syracuse fest

Participate in a pierogi-eating contest @ Polish Fest

Jam out to Syracuse Jazz Fest

Watch your favorite artists @ New York State Blues Festival

Rev your engines @ the Syracuse Nationals

Fall Winter

Pick your own apples @ O’Neill’s and Adams Acres Farms

Cozy up to the fire pits after you choose your perfect pumpkin @ Tim’s Pumpkin Patch

Get spooked @ Fright Nights with 5 haunted houses to conquer

Attend Apple Fest for homemade apple pies, pancakes, ciders and more

Find Oktoberfest throughout Onondaga County @ the many breweries

Mangia! @ La Festa Italiana on the streets of Syracuse

Leaf peep @ Clark Reservation State Park or Thornden Park

‘Tis the Ski-son to hit the slopes @ Lab or Song Mountain

Skate with friends & loved ones @ the Clinton Square Ice Rink

Celebrate the season with holiday décor @ Le Melange

Warm up @ Hot House Brewery with a craft beer or wine

Participate in chili- & chowder-cookoffs @ Syracuse Winterfest every February

Watch the bald eagles soar @ Onondaga Lake — our national bird heads to CNY every winter for our extraordinarily warm water in such a cold climate

Broadway is done right in Syracuse — head to the historic Landmark Theater for the touring Broadway shows

Go Orange! A hoops game is the perfect night out in Syracuse

@ the JMA Wireless Dome