Sunday, October 4 to Saturday, October 10

This week in Fairport

The week's picks first, then every event by day and what to know before you go.

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Pick of the week

PGXC Cross Country Series, Race 2

Oct 4 Sun

10 AM · Center Park West · 2.1 mi · $27.50 per race online · Families · Outdoors

Happening now
Live music

Colonial Belle: Fall Foliage Cruise to Downtown Rochester

Oct 4 Sun

12:30–4:30 PM · Schoen Place, Pittsford (boarding and return) · $124 · Indoors and out

Happening now
Animal Tales Storytime with Joy the Goat

Oct 5 Mon

10–11 AM · Lollypop Farm: Humane Society of Greater Rochester · 4.4 mi · $10 per participant · Young children with an adult · Outdoors
Market

Fairport Farmers Market

Oct 10 Sat

8 AM–noon · Fairport Farmers Market · Families · Outdoors

Every event, by day

All events

Sunday, October 4

PGXC Cross Country Series, Race 2

10 AM

Center Park West · 2.1 mi · $27.50 per race online · Families · Outdoors

Happening now
Live music

Colonial Belle: Fall Foliage Cruise to Downtown Rochester

12:30–4:30 PM

Schoen Place, Pittsford (boarding and return) · $124 · Indoors and out

Happening now

Monday, October 5

Animal Tales Storytime with Joy the Goat

10–11 AM

Lollypop Farm: Humane Society of Greater Rochester · 4.4 mi · $10 per participant · Young children with an adult · Outdoors
Meeting

Village Planning Board

6 PM

Fairport Village Hall · Free · Indoors

Tuesday, October 6

Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Afternoon Cruise

noon–2 PM

Colonial Belle · $36, kids $26 · Indoors and out
Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Afternoon Lock Cruise

2:30–5:30 PM

Colonial Belle · $44, kids $34 · Indoors and out
Live music

Acoustic Sessions: Haley Kait

6:30–9:30 PM

Iron Smoke Distillery · Free
Food and drink

Colonial Belle: Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise

6:30–9 PM

Colonial Belle · $87 · Indoors and out

Wednesday, October 7

Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Afternoon Lock Cruise

1–4 PM

Colonial Belle · $44, kids $34 · Indoors and out
Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Evening Lock Cruise

6:30–9:30 PM

Colonial Belle · $46, kids $36 · Indoors and out

Thursday, October 8

Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Afternoon Cruise

noon–2 PM

Colonial Belle · $36, kids $26 · Indoors and out
Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Afternoon Lock Cruise

2:30–5:30 PM

Colonial Belle · $44, kids $34 · Indoors and out
Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Evening Lock Cruise

6:30–9:30 PM

Colonial Belle · $46, kids $36 · Indoors and out

Friday, October 9

No school

Fairport schools: no school (Superintendent's Conference Day)

All day
No school

Penfield schools: no school (conference day)

All day
No school

Pittsford schools: conference day

All day
Civic

Walk-in flu shot clinic at the Perinton Community Center

9 AM–noon

Perinton Community / Aquatic Center · 1.6 mi · Adults 18 and older
Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Afternoon Lock Cruise

1–4 PM

Colonial Belle · $44, kids $34 · Indoors and out
Live music

Stephen Morell

8–11 PM

Mulconry's Irish Pub & Restaurant · Indoors

Saturday, October 10

Market

Fairport Farmers Market

8 AM–noon

Fairport Farmers Market · Families · Outdoors
Live music

Colonial Belle: Oktoberfest Cruise

noon–3 PM

Colonial Belle · $86 · Indoors and out
Live music

Matinee Stage Side: Petty Project

3:30–6:30 PM

Iron Smoke Distillery · $5
Canal

Colonial Belle: Narrated Evening Lock Cruise

6:30–9:30 PM

Colonial Belle · $46, kids $36 · Indoors and out
Live music

Virgil Cane

8–11 PM

Mulconry's Irish Pub & Restaurant · Indoors

More from local calendars

As of Sunday, October 4, 1:59 PM EDT, other calendars list 42 events in these 7 days. We copy them as listed and have not checked them. See the full list.

Good to know

All alerts

Canal System Update: Hours of Operation & Last Day of NavigationNew York State Canal Corporation, until Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM EDT
2026 Navigation Season: System HoursNew York State Canal Corporation, until Thu, Oct 15 · 12:00 AM EDT
2026 Navigation SeasonNew York State Canal Corporation, until Wed, Oct 14 · 6:00 PM EDT

Civic dates, next 14 days

All updates

Perinton gets a state grant to inventory old recordsOct 5: Grant period, October 5, 2026 to April 30, 2027 · Approved
Perinton weighs a pause on new housing in three areasOct 5: Town Board public hearings, Monday, October 5, 7 pm, Town Hall Board Room, 1350 Turk Hill Road · Hearing scheduled
Town Board to decide on a Wilkinson Road easementOct 5: Town Board decision, Monday, October 5, 7 pm, Town Hall Board Room, 1350 Turk Hill Road · Under review
Village Board takes a second look at the new zoning codeOct 13: Next Village Board meeting, Tuesday, October 13, 6 pm, Village Hall, 31 South Main Street (no zoning vote scheduled) · Adopted
Village weighs borrowing for a fire truckOct 13: Village Board meeting, Tuesday, October 13, 6 pm, Village Hall, 31 South Main Street · Under review
Erie Canal closes to boats for the seasonOct 14: Canal closes to boats, Wednesday, October 14, 6 pm · Ongoing service

New and coming

Places with public evidence of a planned opening, newest evidence first.

Lefty's

Food & drink

Coming soon
Mule House

Restaurant

Coming soon
Richardson's Canal House (reopening planned)

Restaurant · 4.0 mi

Coming soon
SWEET. Collective

Donut and candy shop

Coming soon

New and updated guides

Living here

Who handles what: village vs town

Village or town? Who handles winter parking, leaves, trash, recycling and alerts in Fairport and Perinton, with office hours and phone numbers.
Explainer

What's changing in Fairport and Perinton this fall

Hearings, reviews and project status in Fairport and Perinton this fall, with meeting dates and how to vote on November 3.
Roundup

Evenings out: live music and trivia

Where to hear live music or play trivia in Fairport and Perinton this fall: Iron Smoke, Mulconry's, the Eagle Vale ballroom and a few regular music nights.

Good any day

When the calendar is quiet, these are always worth the walk.

Spring Lake Park

Town park · 2.6 mi

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How we put this together

Built from the guide's published records on Sunday, October 4, 1:59 PM EDT. The guide is updated when we rebuild the site. Your browser hides events that have ended using your own clock, in Fairport time.

Events come from their organizers, civic dates from the public bodies responsible, and places from their own sources or public filings. Alerts are copied from New York State Canal Corporation. Listings from other calendars (fairportlibrary.libcal.com, perinton.gov, ironsmokedistillery.com, mulconrys.com, perintonpres.org, lollypop.org and railroadstreetartworks.org) appear as those calendars list them.

The records in this digest were last checked between Oct 3, 2026 and Oct 4, 2026. Each page shows its own check date and sources. How this guide works.