The race ends. The party keeps going.
Stick around at Emerson Park after the Great Race for local food and drinks, live music, and a lakeside afternoon with the whole family.
Diana Jacobs Band
Bring your dancing shoes for high-energy, horn-driven funk, soul, and R&B from one of Central New York’s favorite live bands.
Sunday, August 9 · 11:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Make a day of it at Emerson Park
Cheer on the racers, then settle in for food, drinks, music, and family fun beside Owasco Lake.
Diana Jacobs Band
Horn-driven funk, soul, and R&B keep the finish-line energy going from 11:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Beer garden
Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing will be pouring locally made craft beer.
Food & drinks
Grab burgers, wood-fired pizza, fine street food, coffee, lemonade, and other handcrafted drinks.
Family fun
Bring the whole family and stay for a relaxed afternoon at Emerson Park. Parking is $5 per car.
Local food and drink vendors
Meet the local businesses joining us on race day. Follow their pages for menus and updates.
Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing
Award-winning, small-batch craft beer from nearby Weedsport, New York.
The Sip Beverage Company
Fresh, seasonal drinks including coffee, lemonade, tea, Italian sodas, and handcrafted energy drinks.
Parisi's Food Truck
Auburn-based fine street food with an everyday menu and rotating specials.
Mooney's Wood Fire Pizza
Fresh, wood-fired pizzas served hot from a mobile pizza oven.
Between Your Buns LLC
Auburn-based American food trailer serving burgers and more throughout Central New York.
More vendors may be announced as race day gets closer.
Bring your truck to The Great Race
Interested in joining an upcoming post-race party at Emerson Park? Tell us about your food or beverage truck, and our volunteer committee will follow up with availability and event details.
Tell us about your truck
Sending this form is not a commitment. It gives us what we need to start the conversation.