A unique view of Oswego and Lake Ontario will be available at the 2025 edition of Harborfest as helicopter rides return. Provided by FLX Helicopters of Seneca Falls, riders will soar above Oswego Harbor to see Lake Ontario and its shoreline and, of course, crowds down below enjoying Harborfest’s venues. Each ride lasts 5 minutes and costs $50 per rider. The helicopter will … [Read more...]

Thanks to Pathfinder Bank, the sky over Lake Ontario will again come alive with the color and sound of Central New York’s biggest and best fireworks display. The Grucci Family show of colorful explosions synched to music returns beginning at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26 because of Pathfinder’s financial support. The show, like all of Harborfest, is free of charge. The festival … [Read more...]

Harborfest is making it easier than ever to get to the main festival grounds, adding free parking at a large lot and a free shuttle bus to take people to Breitbeck Park and back again. The new shuttle joins the festival’s longtime trolley program, which will again be free of charge, moving among the festival’s venues and two convenient downtown Oswego locations. Harborfest … [Read more...]

Mike DelGuidice went from performing Billy Joel’s music to performing as part of Joel’s touring band, even singing an operatic aria during the Piano Man’s concerts. DelGuidice will bring some of the greatest hits of the classic rock era along with his original recorded songs to Harborfest on opening night, Thursday, July 24 at 8:45 p.m. on the Novelis Breitbeck Park … [Read more...]