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After the finish line

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.

Members of the Diana Jacobs Band gathered outdoors with saxophones, trumpet, and trombone
Diana Jacobs Band logo
Live at the post-race party

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.

Post-race celebration

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.

2026 confirmed lineup

Local food and drink vendors

Meet the local businesses joining us on race day. Follow their pages for menus and updates.

Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing Company logo
Beer garden

Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing

Award-winning, small-batch craft beer from nearby Weedsport, New York.

The Sip mobile beverage truck parked beside a lake
Beverage truck

The Sip Beverage Company

Fresh, seasonal drinks including coffee, lemonade, tea, Italian sodas, and handcrafted energy drinks.

Parisi's Fine Street Food truck with its serving window open
Food truck

Parisi's Food Truck

Auburn-based fine street food with an everyday menu and rotating specials.

Mooney's Wood Fire Pizza circular logo
Food truck

Mooney's Wood Fire Pizza

Fresh, wood-fired pizzas served hot from a mobile pizza oven.

Between Your Buns food trailer with its serving window and burger logo
Food truck

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.