Looking for something to do this weekend? These are some of the events happening around Central New York.
Greek Festival in DeWitt
Fresh off last weekend's festival in Vestal, the St. Sophia's Greek Cultural Festival will take place through Sunday on the church grounds (325 Waring Road, DeWitt). The hours will be 5-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free, as well as parking and shuttle services. There will be food available, as well as live music, drinks and tours of the church. For more information, check the festival website.
Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend
The Boxing Hall of Fame is inducting its latest class — including Manny Pacquiao and Vinny Paz — in Canastota, with events being held all weekend at Turning Stone Resort and Casino. An autograph card show will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Canastota High School; on Sunday, a Parade of Champions will be held at noon through downtown Canastota, with the induction ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Turning Stone. For more information and a full schedule, check the Hall of Fame website.
Taste of Syracuse
The annual Taste of Syracuse festival is back in downtown Friday and Saturday. The outdoor food festival in the Clinton Square area will offer $2 samples of local restaurant fare as well as live music. The event includes the annual Paige's Butterfly Run on Saturday. For more on the festival, check the website. To see all street closures for the festival, follow this link.
I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore ...
Billing itself as the "largest and longest running Wizard of Oz themed festival in the world," Oz-Stravaganza follows the Yellow Brick Road to Chittenango this weekend. This year will celebrate the musical adaptation "The Wiz" on its 50th anniversary, and organizers also plan to defy gravity by marking the 30th anniversary of the "Wicked" book that led to the Tony award-winning musical and Oscar-winning film of the same name. Would you like to go? "You don't need to be helped any longer. You've always had the power" to go. For a full schedule, tap your heels together three times, say "There's no place like home" and visit the Oz-Stravaganza website.
See downtown art in Syracuse
The Art in Windows tour in downtown Syracuse is running through New Year's Eve. You can find out more about the city's local art scene by visiting art haus SYR (120 Walton Street), which is open from noon-6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. For more on the tour, check this website.