Inc. All rights reserved 2001 Harvest Festivals in Western New York Fall festivals began as celebrations of the harvest. Neighbors gathered to help one another make light work of picking, pickling and preserving summer's fruits against the long winter ahead. Consequently, the bright, liquid days of autumn are conducive to slow country cruises.
Harvesting is done, and the sweaty frenzy of summertime chores is over.
It's time to kick back and be content. Western New York has festivals for practically every known crop. Things do change. Oct 6-7, County fairgrounds, Lockport, Niagara County. Sept. 29-30 Hilton, Monroe Co.