Here are a couple of upcomming day trips.

Niagara County Apple Festival Lockport, New York 10/4-5
http://www.niagaraapplefest.com/
Apples apples and more apples. Not a MINI event but a lot of fun.

Niagara International Kite Festival Resavour Park Lewiston, NY 10/4-5
http://www.niagarakite.com/index.html
If you want to see extreme kiting this  is the place to be. You will see kites from small to large.

Happy Motoring,
Jack