# Festivals in Utica | Cultural Events & Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Explore upcoming festivals in  Utica. Discover cultural celebrations, street fairs and seasonal events happening across the city. Join the festivities.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in [CITY]. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in [CITY], you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in [CITY] listed on one platform - we have you covered.

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## Festivals Events in Utica

- **Event Name**: Utica Sips & Sweets Festival
  - **Description**: Get ready to indulge at the UTICA SIPS & SWEETS FESTIVAL!

✨ Saturday, April 18 | 1-8 PM
✨ Two Sessions: 1-4 PM & 5-8 PM
✨ Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium

🍫🍷 Sweet treats, sip-worthy drinks & amazing vendors, wineries, and
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Apr 18 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/utica/utica-sips-and-sweets-festival/200029859587416
  - **Venue**: Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium
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- **Event Name**: Romance in CNY-2026
  - **Description**: 2nd Annual Romance in CNY 💖📚

Get ready for a magical day at the 2nd Annual Romance in CNY, happening at the beautiful Delta Hotel on Genesee Street in Utica, NY! 

Whether you're a romance novel enthusiast or just looking for a fun day out, this event ha
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  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/utica/romance-in-cny-2026/200028030335942
  - **Venue**: Delta Hotels by Marriott Utica
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, calendar
- **Event Name**: Save Our Switchbacks Presented by Utica First Insurance
  - **Description**: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Utica/SaveOurSwitchbacks

Save Our Switchbacks
Saturday, April 12th, 2024
9:00AM start time

This is a 7.5K (4.66mi) road race and the long standing Utica Roadrunners kick-off event for the race season. This year we are pleas
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    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/utica/save-our-switchbacks-presented-by-utica-first-insurance/200029805116412
  - **Venue**: 210 Memorial Pkwy, Utica, NY 13501-4831, United States
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- **Event Name**: PokeKon-Fest - All Pokemon Show - Utica, New York
  - **Description**: Catch ’em all live at PokeKon-Fest in Utica, NY—ultimate Pokemon fun and battles await!About this EventGet Ready for PokeKon-Fest in Utica, New York!Calling all Pokémon trainers! Join us in person for t
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 15 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Aug 15 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/utica/pokekon-fest-all-pokemon-show-utica-new-york/100001985277046087
  - **Venue**: Delta Hotels Utica
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  - **Price**: USD 12 to 107
  - **Categories**: pokemon, festivals
- **Event Name**: 5th Annual Freya Fest 8/8 & 8/9, 2026
  - **Description**: Freya Fest is BACK for our 5th year, welcoming psychic, tarot and intuitive readers, vendors, healers, tattoos, food trucks, and more! 

Join us at Mohawk Valley Community College as we bring the good vibes of Freya Fest to Utica, NY in celebration of our
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    - Count: 725
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00)
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  - **Venue**: MVCC Collage
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, food-drinks, live-music, art, entertainment, food-truck-festivals
- **Event Name**: 2026 CNY Memorial Stair Climb
  - **Description**: We have some things planned for next years event
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 181
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/utica/2026-cny-memorial-stair-climb/200029266850209
  - **Venue**: Downtown Utica
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- **Event Name**: Jewtica 2026: A Jewish Cultural Festival
  - **Description**: SAVE THE DATE FOR JEWTICA 2026!!

We are accepting vendor applications: www.jewtica.com

Jewtica is an annual festival celebrating the rich heritage and traditions of the Jewish community in Utica, New York and around the world. This event brings together
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  - **Date**: Sun Jun 07 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Jun 07 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/utica/jewtica-2026-a-jewish-cultural-festival/200029686553909
  - **Venue**: 2310 Oneida St, Utica, NY, United States, New York 02135
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## Trending Events in Utica

- **Event Name**: 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦
  - **Description**: 🎉🍦 50 YEARS OF SCOOPS, SMILES & SMALL TOWN MAGIC 🍦🎉

The 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival is here, and we are turning Memorial Day Weekend into one BIG golden celebration! Join us May 23 through May 25 as we celebrate FIVE DECADES of sweet traditi
  - **Venue**: 11324 Mount Vernon Road, Utica, OH, United States, Ohio 43080
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- **Event Name**: Jim Breuer at Stanley Performing Arts Center
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Jim Breuer at Stanley Performing Arts Center, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in Stanley Performing Arts Center nestled in bustling Utica,
  - **Venue**: Stanley Performing Arts Center
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- **Event Name**: 56th Annual Burgoo Festival
  - **Description**: Established in 1969, the Burgoo Festival is one of the longest-running, and largest, fall festivals in northern Illinois. The Burgoo Festival is best described as an annual village street party featuring antiques sellers, craftsmen, musicians, and food ve
  - **Venue**: 101 Canal St., Utica, IL
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- **Event Name**: Utica Comets | Fan Appreciation
  - **Description**: Utica Comets Fan Appreciation Night 👏

April 17th - The grand finale! Giveaways, cheers, and one final thank you to the best fans in hockey before the playoff push begins!!
  - **Venue**: Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium
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- **Event Name**: Utica Sips & Sweets Festival
  - **Description**: Get ready to indulge at the UTICA SIPS & SWEETS FESTIVAL!

✨ Saturday, April 18 | 1-8 PM
✨ Two Sessions: 1-4 PM & 5-8 PM
✨ Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium

🍫🍷 Sweet treats, sip-worthy drinks & amazing vendors, wineries, and
  - **Venue**: Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium
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- **Event Name**: Blackberry Smoke LIVE at Saranac July 16
  - **Description**: Saranac presents
BLACKBERRY SMOKE
Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2026

🗓 July 16, 2026
📍 Saranac Brewery
⏱️ Doors 6pm - Show 7pm
🍻 5pm Entry for Brewery Pass Holders (limited quantity! Must be 21 to purchase)

🎟 Presale Thursday @ 10AM ET
🔑 SMOKEFAN
🎫 Gener
  - **Venue**: Saranac Matt Brewing Co
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- **Event Name**: THE BIG ONE ! TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MASSIVE ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE JUNE 18-20, 2026 !  NOW 2 STORIES
  - **Description**: NEW HOURS, NEW DAYS, AND NOW SPREAD OUT OVER 2 & 1/2 STORIES !!!!With over 80 years of tradition, Trinity Lutheran Church in Utica, MI presents its massive annual rummage sale. We are now combining
  - **Venue**: TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
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- **Event Name**: Jim Breuer
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Jim Breuer, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at Stanley Theatre - Utica in the heart of Utica, NY for an event that will redefine your
  - **Venue**: Stanley Theatre - Utica
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- **Event Name**: Utica Comets vs. Providence Bruins
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Utica Comets vs. Providence Bruins, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium in the heart of Utica,
  - **Venue**: Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium
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## Browse Festivals Events by Date

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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Utica?
  - **A:** Utica Sips & Sweets Festival (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:00 pm at Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium), Romance in CNY-2026 (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:00 am at Delta Hotels by Marriott Utica), Save Our Switchbacks Presented by Utica First Insurance (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 am at 210 Memorial Pkwy, Utica, NY 13501-4831, United States), PokeKon-Fest - All Pokemon Show - Utica, New York (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 10:00 am at Delta Hotels Utica), 5th Annual Freya Fest 8/8 & 8/9, 2026 (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 10:00 am at MVCC Collage).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Utica this weekend April 17–19, 2026?
  - **A:** Utica Sips & Sweets Festival (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:00 pm at Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium), Romance in CNY-2026 (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:00 am at Delta Hotels by Marriott Utica), Save Our Switchbacks Presented by Utica First Insurance (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 am at 210 Memorial Pkwy, Utica, NY 13501-4831, United States).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Utica in April 2026?
  - **A:** Utica Sips & Sweets Festival (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:00 pm at Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium), Romance in CNY-2026 (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:00 am at Delta Hotels by Marriott Utica), Save Our Switchbacks Presented by Utica First Insurance (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 am at 210 Memorial Pkwy, Utica, NY 13501-4831, United States).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Utica?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Utica on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Utica?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Utica?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Utica include Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, Delta Hotels by Marriott Utica, 210 Memorial Pkwy, Utica, NY 13501-4831, United States.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Festivals events in Utica?
  - **A:** Prices for Festivals events in Utica range from USD 12 to USD 107. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Utica?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Utica include Utica Sips & Sweets Festival, Romance in CNY: Pages with Passion Convention, Carmine De Santo.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Utica?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Utica.

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