Downtown Canandaigua Art & Music Festival
The Canandaigua Art & Music Festival will take place on Friday, July 15, from 12 to 7 p.m., Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival, in its 28th year in Historic Downtown Canandaigua, will include artists and crafters, food vendors, live music and activities for kids.
The Canandaigua Art & Music Festival will host their second annual food truck rodeo from 12 to 9 p.m. on Friday in the parking lot next to the Chamber of Commerce. The rodeo will feature some of Rochester's deliciously famous food trucks such as Empire Express, Meat the Press, Neno's Gourmet Mexican Street Food, Rob's Kabobs and The Original Mac & Cheez. New this year, Simply Crepes is hosting a wine and beer garden with live music right next to the rodeo from 5 to 9 p.m.
Over 100 Artists, Crafters & Exhibitors
This year's event introduces new artists to the festival and welcomes back popular artists from the past. Vendors will display their wares along Main Street for festival guests to browse and shop as they please. Artwork falls into various categories including ceramics, drawing, fiber, glass, gourmet foods, jewelry, photography, sculpture and woodworking.
Music
Musical acts will play all three days of the festival at the Commons Park stage located on the corner of Coach and Main. Performances range from Reggae and Rock to Blues and Country that feature incredible talent from Upstate New York. This year, the music is sponsored by Mobile Music.
Mobile Music Stage Schedule:
| FRIDAY 7/15 | Festival Hours Noon - 7 p.m. | Genre |
| 12 Noon - 1:15 p.m. | Mike Pullano | Acoustic |
| 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Brian Lindsay Band | Classic Rock-Americana |
| 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Jackson Cavalier & the Fevertones | Folkrock, Blues |
| 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | John Bolger Band | Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Soul |
| SATURDAY 7/16 | Festival Hours 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Joan Burch | Folk Acoustic |
| 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Tyler Pearce Project | Rock/Pop |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Noble Vibes | Reggae |
| SUNDAY 7/17 | Festival Hours 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Hanna and the Blue Hearts Trio | Blues/Old Time Acoustic |
| 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | WayWard Wynd | Rockin' Country |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Mitty & the Followers | R&B Soul |
Food Vendors
With the festival's wide variety of food vendors and food trucks, you'll be sure to find something to please your taste buds. B&B Kettle Korn, Nancy's Fried Dough and The Weiner Wagon will be serving up classic festival fare including hamburgers, hot dogs, Italian sausage, fried dough, funnel cakes, fresh squeezed lemonade and kettle corn. Food trucks Empire Express, Meat the Press and Rob's Kabobs will be around all weekend offering deli-style sandwiches and melts, sloppy joes, mac 'n cheese, fried mozzarella and gourmet kabobs. Don't forget the wine & beer garden at Simply Crepes is happening on Friday night next to the food truck rodeo!
Community Cause-Way
Also in its second year, the Community Cause-Way is a section of the festival that highlights community non-profit organizations and their stories. Families are encouraged to visit the Cause-Way as each community booth will provide a kids'activity such as pinwheel crafts, coloring pages, bean bag tosses, and learning "tags" or mini songs. The Cause-Way will take place on Saturday and Sunday of the festival.
Event Sponsors
The Canandaigua Art & Music Festival would not be possible without support from its sponsors. Sponsor revenue helps pay for free entertainment, kids' activities and other festival-related expenses. 2016 sponsors include generous support from Bath Fitter, Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack, G.H. Cretors Popped Corn/Hi I'm Skinny Sticks, Leaf Filter, Mobile Music and Renewal by Andersen.
Parking Information
There are several free municipal parking lots located throughout the City of Canandaigua. Lots can be found on West Avenue, Ontario Street, Mill Street and Bristol Street.
Art & Music Festival Blog
The Canandaigua Art & Music Festival blog highlights musical acts, artists, food vendors and community organizations in the weeks leading up to the festival. The blog, found at http://canandaiguaartfestival.com/category/blog/, takes you behind the scenes to see how artists, crafters, bands and community organizations got their start and what drives them to do what they do.
For more information
Website: www.canandaiguaartfestival.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CanandaiguaArtFestival
Pinterest:http://www.pinterest.com/CanandaiguaAMF
Phone: 585-394-0787
Date and Time
Friday Jul 15, 2016 Sunday Jul 17, 2016
