BeautifulFingerLakes.com is your guide to November 2019 events, holiday events, activities, parties and things to do around Rochester NY and the Finger Lakes Region. Once Halloween is finished, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving, hockey, and the start of the holiday shopping season. November is a beautiful time in the Finger Lakes with lots of Autumn things to do. The leaves and fall foliage colors make it a beautiful season to explore the Finger Lakes wine country and visit wineries while leaf-peeping and holiday shopping at the same time.

November 2019 Events in Rochester & Finger Lakes

Christkindl Dinner & Dance – Canandaigua

• November 2, 2019 starting at 5:30pm
• Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum – Canandaigua, NY
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• Dinner: The Christkindl Dinner Dance starts off with a buffet catered by Wegmans from 6:15-7:15.
• Dance: After dinner, have fun and dance the night away to the Skycoasters, an awesome party band. Entrance to the dance (without dinner) is $10 after 8pm. There is a cash bar with wine, beer and soft drinks.

Fall Harvest Antique Show & Sale – Williamson, NY

• November 2-3, 2019
• Route 21 South – Williamson, NY
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• Over 50 quality dealers from eight counties. Appraisals. Glass and china repair.

Canandaigua Christkindl Market

• November 8-10, 2019
• Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum – Canandaigua, NY
• Come to Canandaigua Christkindl Market to shop from over 130 regional artisan vendors and German food vendors. Sample German food along with traditional fare, wine, beer and “Gideon’s Grog” as live entertainment and holiday music fills the heated tents on the lawn of the Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum.
• http://www.beautifulfingerlakes.com/events/christkindl-market/

Keuka Holidays 1 along the Keuka Lake Wine Trail

• November 9-10, 2019
• Keuka Lake Wine Trail
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• Ring in the holiday season with a food and wine celebration at Keuka Holidays weekend! Hurry, tickets sell out fast! Seven wineries offer tastes of 4 of their finest wines complemented by small plates of hearty winter foods. Ticket holders receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and collect an ornament at each winery. Wineries will be alive holiday decor and cheer, and gift shops stocked with unique and locally-crafted items perfect for holiday gift giving. A grapevine wreath, 7 ornaments, 28 wine samples and over a dozen food samples make this a holiday to remember.

Keuka Holidays 2 along the Keuka Lake Wine Trail

• November 16-17, 2019
• Keuka Lake Wine Trail
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• Ring in the holiday season with a food and wine celebration at Keuka Holidays weekend! Hurry, tickets sell out fast! Seven wineries offer tastes of 4 of their finest wines complemented by small plates of hearty winter foods. Ticket holders receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and collect an ornament at each winery. Wineries will be decorated for the holidays, and gift shops stocked with unique and locally-crafted items perfect for holiday gifts. A grapevine wreath, 7 ornaments, 28 wine samples and over a dozen food samples make this a holiday to remember.

November 28, 2019 – Happy Thanksgiving

Holiday Light Parade – Canandaigua, NY

• November 30, 2019
• Downtown Canandaigua, Main Street, from West Ave to Bristol St.
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• Celebrate the spirit of the season as the Holiday Light Parade moves down Main Street in the heart of beautiful, downtown Canandaigua, ending with the tree lighting ceremony and a visit from Santa.

Parade of Lights – Corning, NY

• November 30, 2019
• Centerway Square, Market St, and Bridge St. Corning, NY
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• The Parade of Lights is a cherished part of the Crystal City Christmas events schedule with approximately 50 participants ranging from marching bands and carefully crafted floats to the much-anticipated arrival of Santa Claus on a horse-drawn carriage. All parade entries are adorned with beautiful lights to celebrate the enchantment of the season as the parade moves down Market Street in the heart of our beautiful historic district. People from miles around make this annual holiday happening a part of their family traditions.

Park Avenue Holiday Open House

• December 5, 2019 (5pm – 9pm)
• Park Avenue Neighborhood – Rochester, NY
• http://www.park-avenue.org/park-avenue-holiday-open-house.html
• Stroll around beautiful Park Ave in Rochester. Horse-drawn wagon rides, Ice Sculpture demonstration, Roasted chestnuts, Christmas Tree and Menorah lighting ceremonies, and more. Visit Santa in Santa’s Tent. Meet costumed characters such as: Snowman, Reindeer, Bear Tiger etc, all along the avenue.