Touted as the best summer theater in the region Bristol Valley Theater runs from late June through Labor Day. The Finger Lakes Performing Art Center is one of two venues that compete for the biggest names in popular music. The other is The Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Genesee County. Both have been successful in bringing headline acts to Western New York for the summer concert season. A great place to play in the barn, jump in the hay and learn about basic farming practices.
Guests can get cuddly with goats in the petting zoo and take educational tours.
Some working spreads throw open the farmhouse door to the public. If you hanker to see those old steam monsters still running check out the Canandaigua Pageant of Steam, every August. Once the flagship of the old Schine Theater chain, Geneva's Smith Opera House is bent on recapturing its glory days, hosting 50 live events each year-anything from the Vienna Boys Choir to steel drum concerts. Both provide an opportunity for down-home family country fun.