Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum operated by Sodus Bay Historical Society on the southern shores of Lake Ontario in New York State provides free summer concerts and 4th of July celebration as well as many historical displays of maritime history, lighthouse history, and Sodus Bay history.

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This July 4th the Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum celebrates 25 years since opening to the public on July 4th 1985. Come celebrate with us!

Our Weekend Activities Schedule is once again filled with Concerts spanning the weeks of our Summer Season beginning with a July 4th Concert by the Gap Mangione Big Band and ending with a Traditional Labor Day Concert by the Rhythm Aces Big Band.

Our afternoon concerts are presented at the Lighthouse Gazebo with lawn seating in the village park adjacent to the Museum. Please plan to join us! The Concerts are free, and we serve the finest grilled hot dogs and sausages that you have ever tasted from our volunteer staffed food line, both before and during the concerts.

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A big "Thank You!" to our wonderful sponsors!

July 3

• Annual Lighthouse Themed Kiddie Costume Parade, starts 10am)

July 4

• Breakfast on the Bluff… (hot breakfast “alfresco” from 7-11am)
• 25th Anniversary Annual 5K Run sponsored by McDonald's of Wayne County (7:30-10:30am)
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• Children’s Fun Run… (10:30am start)
• Art & Craft Show & Sale… (10am-4pm)
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• * Gap Mangione Big Band… a holiday tradition! (2-4pm)
  Premier Stage, Swing and Jazz Music led by a Regional (and Local) Favorite!
• Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum Open House (FREE ADMISSION)

July 11

• * Finger Lakes Symphony Pops (2-4pm)
  Pops music featuring Old favorites, Light Classics, Patriotic, and Broadway Show tunes

July 18

• * Ice Cream Social & Music Makers Big Band (1—4 PM)
  Ice Cream Sundaes start a relaxing afternoon of music with the Music Makers- Always a real crowd pleaser featuring Popular music from the 30’s to 90’s

July 25

• * The Dady Brothers (2-4pm) Country, Folk, Irish, Bluegrass

Aug. 1

• * Zydeco Vacation (2-4pm)
  A Mardi-Gras styled party band playing highly rhythmic music emerging from Cajun and Creole cultures.

Aug. 8

• * Nostalgic Reunion (2-4pm)
  Mellow Jazz from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. Saxophones, Keyboard, Vocals, Percussion

Aug. 15

• * Panloco Steel Band (2-4pm)
  Versatile Steel Drum Band playing traditional island music plus Jazz, Calypso, and Soca (Southern Carribean)

Aug. 22

• * Dan Elliott and the Monterays (2-4pm)
  Ice Cream Sundaes and Rock & Roll music that’s sure to bring back nostalgic memories by CNY’s top R&R band since 1963. Also, Wayne Drumlin's Car Club will attend the concert, a special treat for lovers of classic American autos!

Aug. 29

• * Fiddlers of the Genesee (2-4pm)
  A wide variety of Good Ol Tyme Fiddle Music

Sept. 6

• * Dick Stacy & the Rhythm Aces Big Band (2-4pm)
  All your Big Band favorites from Miller, Dorsey, Goodman, Barnett, Ellington, and Shaw. One of the premier Big Bands in Western New York.

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NOTE: All concerts are FREE
and held on Sunday afternoons.

Concerts are from 2 - 4 PM except July 18 which is from 1 - 4 PM.

FREE parking, Handicap accessible restrooms, *FREE Shuttle, Picnic areas, Lighthouse Food Vendors, Donations Welcome, FREE Museum admission from 1pm on concert days. Concerts are Free but please bring own seating!

A Standing Ovation!

for our Sponsors whose generous contributions help make our 2010 Summer Concert Season possible!

This organization is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, which is administered locally by Phelps Arts Center.
*Specific event supported in part by NYSCA and PAC.
** Contribution towards cost of July 4th concert only.
‡ Contribution towards building preservation projects.