Fingerlakes1.com Menu Are festivals going to happen this summer? Late this week Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that he hoped the state would be fully-reopened before July 1, after New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio said that would be the date his city sought to reach. That said, local organizers are searching for answers as it relates to holding festivals and small carnivals. Fire companies are often those putting on festivals throughout the summer in small communities. In the Finger Lakes there are plenty of others. That said, a lack of clear guidance from the state- as well as existing guidance that’s too strenuous for local organizers to deal with- has put many events on ice.