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...]
Billy Joel’s Piano Man to Headline Opening Night With Classic Rock
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...]
Harborfest Calls For Volunteer Help
Harborfest is making its annual call for volunteers to help make one of Central New York’s biggest and best festivals enjoy its best year ever. Community volunteers make the event run smoothly and safely, handling tasks from cleaning and maintenance to managing events and parks. Of particular need this year are people interested in managing parks and providing visitor … [Read more...]
New Water Thrills Show Comes to Harborfest 2025
There will be wild action at Harborfest 2025 as a new water ski action show comes to the festival. The Ski Extreme Productions show includes six talented performers on water skis, a jet ski and strapped in a jet pack to provide thrills on and above the water off the Oswego festival’s main ground at Breitbeck Park. Shows take place three times daily on Friday and … [Read more...]
Harborfest Earns Syracuse Area Music Award
Harborfest has earned its second Syracuse Area Music Award, called a SAMMY, for its excellent annual lineup of national and regional music. Harborfest received its People’s Choice award as Best Event or Music Series. It’s the second time the festival has received this honor, which is the result of a vote by the general public that whittles a long list of nominees down to a … [Read more...]