Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ)
175+ shows over 11 days on the Plains of Abraham — Muse, The Lumineers, and a million visitors. Festival d’ete de Quebec is North America’s largest outdoor music festival, six hours from Albany.
Osheaga
Twenty One Pilots, Lorde, and Tate McRae headline three days of music on the St. Lawrence at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Osheaga is Montreal’s defining indie rock festival and a bucket-list trip from Upstate NY.
Rochester Lilac Festival
Every May, something extraordinary happens in a 155-acre park on the south side of Rochester. More than 1,200 lilac shrubs representing over 500 varieties burst into bloom across 22 acres of Highland Park, and half a million people show up to witness it.
Josh Groban at SPAC | August 14, 2026
Noel, his 2007 Christmas album, was the best-selling album in the United States that year — a classical crossover record outselling every pop and hip-hop release in the country. Josh Groban takes the stage at SPAC on August 14, 2026. Get your tickets now.
Air Supply at Riviera Theatre | June 4, 2026
Air Supply’s music has soundtracked more romantic moments than most artists could dream of, and the Australian soft-rock duo continues to…
Tapestry at Riviera Theatre | June 5, 2026
Carole King’s music is woven so deeply into the fabric of American songwriting that it is almost impossible to imagine popular music…
Planet K-Pop at Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater | June 16, 2026
Planet K-Pop: The Ultimate K-Pop Tribute Concert hits Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse on June 16, 2026 — a full production spectacle featuring live singers and dancers paying tribute to BTS, BLACKPINK, KPOP Demon Hunters, Huntr/x, and more.
Material Girls at Riviera Theatre | May 1, 2026
Madonna’s influence on pop music is so vast and so deeply woven into the cultural fabric that it takes a dedicated production to do it any…
vaultboy at The Song & Dance | March 31, 2026
If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or streaming playlists in the last couple of years, you’ve almost certainly heard vaultboy — even if…
Forever K-Pop at UB Center for the Arts | April 2, 2026
K-pop’s grip on global pop culture shows absolutely no signs of loosening, and now Western New York gets its own dedicated celebration.