Pageant of Steam is an annual steam fair held on Gehan Road near

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( Town of Hopewell) between Rochester and Syracuse. It started in 1960 and is hosted by the New York Steam Engine Association. The pageant is held the second full weekend of August, starting on Wednesday and continuing through Saturday. Besides

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, it features an antique

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and a large

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. Due to the nearby Empire Farm Days event that was in various Upstate New York locations including nearby Seneca Falls and

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, held from Tuesday until Thursday, some of the flea market vendors and many visitors attend the Steam Pageant on Friday and Saturday. As of 2023 Empire Farm Days is a week before the Steam Pageant. Until 1971, when were purchased on Gehan Road off State Route 5 and US 20 East of the City of Canandaigua,New York Steam Engine Association Pageant of Stea

old-engine.com the event was held at various places, including the old site of Roseland Waterpark on

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*https://nysteamengineassociation.com/pageant-of-steam/ {{Coord, 42, 52, 09, N, 77, 11, 38, W, type:event_region:US-NY, display=title Steam festivals Festivals in New York (state) Tourist attractions in Ontario County, New York Recurring events established in 1960 1960 establishments in New York (state)