Onondaga County hosts many festivals throughout the year. The Skaneateles Festival provides world-class music on the shore of Skaneateles Lake each summer.

The Syracuse International Film Festival presents contemporary, international films for special events. This annual festival concludes by airing films throughout the community for four days, attracting 4,804 people in 2009.

The Syracuse Jazz Fest is the largest of its kind in the northeast, and provides free entertainment from world-renowned musicians such as Natalie Cole, Kenny G, Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin.

There are also many ethnic celebrations that take place, including Greek, Irish, Italian and Polish festivals.

 

Additional festivals in Onondaga County include: