Brave Women Week
Brave Women Week in the Finger Lakes
March 1-8, 2026
Running from March 1-8, 2026, this weeklong festivity features themed events, exhibits and shopping specials in honor of the region’s brave women, past and present.
Check out the full list of events and specials below:
Featured Events & Experiences
Public Art & Cultural Experiences
Visit Murals of Her Voice Carries: Public Art Project
Monroe County | March 1-8, 2026 | Rochester, NY
Her Voice Carries features women who are lifting up the voices of others through a network of murals across America that weave a collective story laced with individual truths. Visit the five murals around Rochester, NY featuring voices from local females.
Women’s Rights History & Heritage
Tour the Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Seneca County | March 1-8, 2026 | Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Learn about the story of the first Women’s Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, NY on July 19-20, 1848, during which hundred women and men added their signatures in support of the Declaration of Sentiments. The Visitor Center has two floors of exhibits on the Convention and the history of women’s rights in America, including the “First Wave” statue installation on the ground floor. Step inside the Wesleyan Chapel to see where approximately 300 people attended the First Women’s Rights Convention.
Revolutionary Roots: The 1848 Convention
Seneca County | March 3-7, 2026 | Wesleyan Chapel Grounds, Women’s Rights National Historical Park Visitor Center, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
How does a social movement grow? Take a 45-minute guided tour with a ranger at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park to meet the organizers of the 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention and learn more about the Wesleyan Chapel in which it was held. Discover how Faith, Fortune and Fate combined to ignite a movement. Offered at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Tour the National Women’s Hall of Fame
Seneca County | March 3-7, 2026 | National Women’s Hall of Fame, 1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Open on the first floor of the historic Seneca Knitting Mill, the National Women’s Hall of Fame celebrates the achievements of American women, with inductees added every two years. Many of our Brave Women are featured in the Hall.
Tour Susan B. Anthony House
Monroe County | March 3-8, 2026 | Susan B. Anthony Museum, 17 Madison Street Rochester, NY 14608
Take a guided tour of all three floors of Susan B. Anthony’s National Historic Landmark home while learning about her incredible story as a Brave Woman. One of the tours highlights is visiting the front parlor, the room where Anthony was arrested for voting in the 1872 presidential election.
Museums, Exhibits & Guided Tours
“Seeing Equal Rights in NY” at the Equal Rights Heritage Center
Cayuga County | March 2-7, 2026 | Equal Rights Heritage Center, 25 South Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Located on the former site of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union, the Equal Rights Heritage Center features a state-of-the-art exhibition titled “Seeing Equal Rights in NYS” where New York State’s progressive history supporting equality comes to life through interactive displays. Think: songs, speeches, portraits, posters, and videos that showcase how New Yorkers participated in human rights movements, abolition of slavery and women’s rights movement. Outside of the Center, pose with the Harriet Tubman statue!
Tour the Seward House Museum
Cayuga County | March 3-7, 2026 | Seward House Museum, 33 South St. Auburn, NY 13021
Learn about Brave Woman Frances Seward and her husband William H. Seward, Secretary of State to President Lincoln during a guided tour of the Seward House Museum.
Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan State Historic Site
Ontario County | March 4-7, 2026 | Location: Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41 (Boughton Hill Road) Victor, NY 14564
The Seneca Art & Culture Center’s interactive, multi-media exhibit gallery tells the story of the Seneca and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) contributions to art, culture and society for more than 2,000 years to the present day. Learn about Brave Woman Jikonsaseh, cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy. Hiking trails, including Earth is Our Mother Trail, are open every day from dawn to dusk.
Festival, Foods & Special Events
Brave Brews Festival
Cayuga County | March 6-8, 2026 | Auburn, NY
The fifth annual winter festival that supports the women and non-binary individuals of New York’s burgeoning craft beverage industry in the epicenter of equal rights heritage.
Naples Women’s Weekend
Ontario County | March 6-8, 2026 | Naples, NY
Naples Women’s Weekend is a diverse multi-day event March 6-8 in honor of Women’s History Month. There are a plethora of workshops offering informative, fun, exciting experiences. Motivational speakers, entertainment, pop-up shops and much more.
Women in Food: Cooking from Good Things by Samin Nosrat
Ontario County | March 8, 2026 | New York Kitchen, 800 South Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Join the New York Kitchen on International Women’s Day for a joyful, delicious, hands-on cooking class honoring the women who shape the way we cook, eat, and gather. In this special Women in Food Celebration, we’ll prepare a selection of approachable recipes inspired by Good Things, the newest book from award-winning chef, teacher, and author Samin Nosrat.
Plan Your Brave Women Week Getaway
Make the most of Brave Women Week by pairing events with local dining, wineries, breweries, shopping, museums, and overnight stays throughout the Finger Lakes. Whether you’re exploring history, art, food, or culture, this is a week designed to inspire meaningful travel and connection.
