A fall festival for the whole family
Join us for our annual Agricultural Fair at Genesee Country Village & Museum – back for its 48th year! Celebrate the bountiful Western NY harvest as the Museum shines in its finest fall colors! Enjoy livestock and cooking demonstrations, entertainment for the whole family, and browsing for unique finds at the market in the tradition of the country fairs of days gone by.
Don’t forget, Museum Members, you can attend the Agricultural Fair for FREE!
Event sponsors:
With in-kind sponsorship from:
Shop a Farmer's Market
Find fresh, flavorful, and wholesome smoked meats, honey, apples, cheeses, maple syrup, baked goods, and other tempting wares for sale to satisfy the palates of many. All items are grown or made right here in Western New York. So mark your shopping list and head to the fair!
- All Tails Waggin’
- Avenue29 Foods
- Bandit Woodcrafts (Saturday)
- Brick Schoolhouse Cheese
- Carretta’s Craft Foods
- Confection Connection
- CookWood
- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County (Sunday)
- Crosswinds Farm & Creamery
- Dacian Falx Leathersmith
- Divanna Chocolates
- Elder Earth
- Equestrian Heritage Society
- Farm Dog Salsa
- Farm on the Hill
- Fine Scottish Shortbread
- Florida Nut House
- F. Oliver’s
- GCV&M Maple
- GCV&M Fudge
- Helmut’s Austrian Strudel
- HFL Homestead Bakes (Sunday)
- Homesteads for Hope
- Honey Works Apiary
- Infamous Welsh Cookie Co.
- Iron Smoke Distillery
- Jockey Street Coffee Roasters (Saturday)
- Katydid Ceramics
- Kirby’s Cider Mill
- Knapp Farms
- KP’s Kettle Corn
- Laughing Gull Chocolates
- Lazy Acres Alpacas
- Liese Farms
- LiT Sauces
- Locally Made
- Mama J’s Southern Pound Cakes (Saturday)
- Monroe County Arts & Culture Plan (Sunday)
- Morning Mist Soap
- Once Again Nut Butter
- Peter’s Pickled Peppers & Pickles
- Rainbows & Wildflowers
- Renewed Coffee (Sunday)
- Rook’s Bags
- Schulze Vineyard & Winery
- TeaLicious Trendz
- Tenderfoot Flora (Sunday)
- The Spice Project
- Tim the Blacksmith
- Trillium Health (Sunday)
- Troll Bridge Farm
- WellVentions
Growing Together
Celebrate the rich tapestry of agricultural innovation and cultural heritage. Dive into New York’s food justice history with SUNY Geneseo, and visit the NYS Soil Health mobile unit to explore soil care’s crucial role in our ecosystem. Join Hodinöhsö:ni partner Leon Briggs to experience a fry bread demonstration and insights on decolonizing indigenous foods. Hear from pioneering organic farmer Elizabeth Henderson on climate-conscious eating, and discover ethical chocolate sourcing with Laughing Gull Chocolates. Connect with Homesteads for Hope, one of New York State’s first working communities to offer more choice and purpose for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, for a hands-on dried flower craft.
Goats and Horses and Birds, oh my!
Experience the Rochester Poultry Association’s 116th annual show, visit the Genesee Country Dairy Goat Club, and enjoy a meet-and-greet with the Equestrian Heritage Society. Don’t miss the spectacular parade of horse owners showcasing their majestic steeds through the historic village!
Good eats
Make sure you come hungry when you join us for the Agricultural Fair! Head over to The Depot Restaurant for a BBQ Chicken Dinner (1/2 Cornish Hen, Salt Potatoes, Cowboy Baked Beans & Coleslaw), enjoy Warm Mulled Apple Cider, Sugar Waffles, Peach Cobbler, as well as our regular fall menu at The Depot.
Grab a historical craft beverage in The Freight House Pub, plus enjoy our third annual Chowderfest, featuring New England Clam Chowder and Cheesey Corn Chowder. This weekend we’re also offering Scotch Eggs at The Freight House!
Working up an appetite while exploring the Historic Village? Make your way over to the Pavilion Garden Restaurant to find our regular fall menu, plus Roast Beef on Kummelweck, Pumpkin Spice Milkshakes, and Caramel Apple Cider Floats!
Plus, the Whistlestop Bakery will be holding a bread sale from 1 – 3 p.m. daily (until sold out).
Music, Talks, and more
Dive into a world of fun! Tom Bohrer’s One & Only Punch & Judy Show will bring classic marionette entertainment to life, while WellVentions’ Innerspace Puppet Theater offers a playful, educational experience where kids learn to master their emotions through laughter and creativity. Enjoy lively music by Hey Mabel, The Brian Lindsay Band, and River Lynch. Join Seneca craftswoman Veronica Reitter for hands-on corn husk craft workshops. It’s a weekend full of joy, learning, and artistic expression!
At 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, learn all about the fascinating history of the Genesee Brewery with Paul Constantine, Retail Manager and Museum Curator at Genny!
Blue Ribbon Showcase
Exhibit your creativity, skill, and mastery in over 100 categories from baked goods to preserves, fiber art to horticulture, and so much more! NEW this year – we will host both an awards ceremony, and offer participant-only socials where you can meet fellow contestants and specialists.
The deadline for submission to the Blue Ribbon Competition has now passed.
Please direct all questions regarding the Blue Ribbon competition to interpretation@gcv.org or by calling 585-294-8277.
Catch the Mayor's Cup
Sunday, October 6
Don’t miss the LAST vintage base ball game of the season at GCV&M – the Mayor’s Cup! We offer the nation’s most comprehensive 19th-century base ball program, including games all summer and the National Silver Ball Tournament! Each season the Museum’s vintage base ball teams unpack their woolen uniforms, brown balls, and double-knobbed bats to play in Silver Base Ball Park, the first and finest replica 19th-century base ball park in the country.
Concessions will be open on Silver Ball Field from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
This game is included with the cost of admission to the Agricultural Fair on Sunday, October 6!
Ticket Information
Museum Members: FREE
Adults: $23
Seniors (62+): $20
Students (13 – 18): $20
Youth (3 – 17): $17
Children under 3: FREE
GCV&M Member admission is FREE and guaranteed for this weekend. Click here to learn more about joining the Museum as a Member!
FAQs
Parking is free and plentiful! Park in any of the main lots at the front of the Museum. Please leave the first two bays available for handicapped parking.
Please have your ticket(s) either printed out OR pulled up on your phone screen and ready for scanning for quick and easy check-in. Pro-tip: take a screenshot of each of your tickets to have ready and pulled up on your phone screen! Please note: Wifi can sometimes be spotty at the front of the Museum.
Yes! This event is rain or shine. The Museum will only cancel in case of a severe weather emergency.
Please dress accordingly for the predicted weather conditions.
We recommend wearing a good pair of walking shoes – there is a lot to see and do, and surfaces in the Historic Village (brick paths, cobblestone, grass), can be uneven.
Yes! Leashed service animals are welcome with proper identification.
We’re sorry to hear that you’re not able to attend! Tickets may be refunded only up to 7 days prior to the event date and are strictly non-transferable by date, entry time, or program.
