Category: Entertainment

Wine & Food Tasting

The Tasting Area is BACK at the 2025 Home Show at Nexus Center with more companies than ever before! You can sample and buy delicious beverages and food from New York State businesses at the show in our special tasting area. Don’t miss it!

Featuring the following amazing vendors:

Abbas Acres
Bayside Wood Products, Inc.
Chocolate Moonshine
Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
Cosimano e Ferrari Olive Oil Company
Double Delights Candy Company
Happy Living Makes Scents
Merritt Estate Winery
Mr. Squeeze Lemonade & Fruit Infusions
Nancy’s Fried Dough & Concessions
Pickle Princess
Thousand Islands Winery
True Honey Teas
Tupperware
Weis Vineyards

Utica Zoomobile at the Home Show

 

Family Fun at the 13th Annual Home Show! ✨

Join us at the Nexus Center and bring the whole family along! Plan your next big home project while enjoying a special visit from the Utica Zoomobile!

When: Sunday, February 2nd, 2025
⏰ Time: 11 AM – 1 PM

The Zoomobile brings the excitement of the Utica Zoo right to you!

This interactive experience features live animals and biofacts, perfect for kids and adults alike.

Don’t miss out on this fun addition to an already exciting Home Show!

Mark your calendars and we’ll see you there! ✨

Utica Children’s Museum at the Home Show

The Utica Children’s Mobile Museum is coming to this year’s Home Show!  Join us on Saturday, February 1st, from 11 AM to 1 PM, and experience hands-on fun for kids of all ages. The Mobile Museum is packed with activities designed to spark creativity, teamwork, and imagination.

Here’s what to expect:

 Build with large blue blocks, Polydron Octoplay, and Fort Builders

⚙️ Wobble Boards, Marble Maze Boards, Hula Hoops, Foam Pogo Sticks, and more

 Giant Connect Four and Bowling

 Seek and Find, coloring, painting, and various art activities

Bring the whole family and let the fun and learning begin! Click here for tickets. 

$25,000 Home Improvement Giveaway

Announcing the $25,0000 Home Improvement Giveaway with New York Sash at the Home Show!

Enter for your chance to win! One lucky CNY homeowner will be selected to win $25,000 in new windows, siding or bath products for their home, professionally installed from New York Sash. Winner to be announced LIVE at the 2025 Home Show at Nexus Center!

To enter and for complete rules, visit: https://www.newyorksash.com/win

2024 Giveaway Weekend

 

Enter the Home Improvement Giveaway all weekend long at the Home Show – free for attendees to enter with over $14,000 in prizes!


 

2024 HOME SHOW AT NEXUS CENTER GIVEAWAY RULES & REGULATIONS

The Giveaway: The contest is the Home Improvement Giveaway from Home Show and Kessler Promotions, hereafter referred to as ‘the Giveaway.’ Contestants must enter by 2/4/2024 4pm. Prize winners will be chosen and announced 2/4/2024. 

Entry: No purchase necessary and you do not need to be present to win. Enter during 2024 Home Show  by filling out designated Giveaway Entry Form. Entry form must be filled out completely to be eligible. Only one entry form will be accepted per address.

Qualifications: To be qualified for Prizes, contestants must be 18 years of age or older and a New York State resident.  This contest is void where prohibited by law.  Contest is not open to employees of Home Show exhibitors, promoters, participating sponsors and/or affiliated companies.

Prizes: Grand Prizes will be awarded as outlined below. Home Show and Kessler Promotions reserves the rights to make any changes to any of part of the Grand Prize.

 

  • 10’ Motorized Platinum Retractable Awning with patio lights & installation. The prize is provided by Awnings and Canopy’s by Sure Seal.
  • $3,000 Gift Certificate towards backyard kitchen provided by CNY Custom Concrete & Masonry. Certain restrictions may apply, see CNY Custom Concrete & Masonry for details.
  • Louisiana Founders Legacy 1200 Pellet Grill. Prize provided by CNY Custom Concrete & Masonry. Prizes must be picked up at CNY Custom Concrete & Masonry.
  • Four Camera Home Security System DVR provided by Big Apple Music. Prize must be installed at household listed on entry form.
  • $800 Gift Certificate to Joe Tahan’s Furniture. Certain restrictions may apply, see Joe Tahan’s Furniture for details.
  • Flat screen TV.  The prize is non transferable and there is no cash value.  Prize must be picked up.

Conditions: Prize winners must take possession of the prize. Prizes are non-transferable. 

Prize winners agree to hold Home Show, it’s promoters, participating sponsors and affiliated companies including Kessler Promotions and Schayes Inc. dba New York Sash and employees, agents and representatives of each of said companies harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in the Giveaway.

Prize winner hereby agrees to the use of their name(s), voice, or likeness and video or personal photos in any advertising or broadcasting material for promotional purposes without any additional financial or other compensation.

The Home Show, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or who is in violation of the rules and regulations of the Giveaway or for any reason deemed justifiable by its management, agent or sponsors with no restitution. In the event that a winner is disqualified from the Giveaway, another winner may be drawn as a replacement from the pool of qualified entrants. The Home Show reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Giveaway without notice at any time if it is not capable of completion as planned, including tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort. Official decisions by The Home Show are final and not subject to litigation. The Home Show reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the Giveaway. Failure to comply with the Giveaway rules and regulations may result in a contestant’s disqualification.

All liability for reporting and paying any and all federal, state and other taxes on Grand Prize are the sole responsibility of Grand Prize winner. The value of the grand prize may be reported for tax purposes as required by law.

The Home Show, it’s  promoters, participating sponsors and affiliated companies including Kessler Promotions and Schayes Inc. dba New York Sash and employees, agents and representatives of each of said companies are not responsible for any printing or typographical errors in any Giveaway related materials or for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete or illegible entries. Multiple entries will be discarded. Odds are based on the number of finalists. All finalists must meet all restrictions outlined in the qualifications section of these official rules and regulations.

By entering this Giveaway and submitting an entry, entrant hereby grants the Home Show at Turning Stone, it’s promoters, participating sponsors and affiliated companies including Kessler Promotions and Schayes Inc. dba New York Sash permission to contact entrant by mail, email, SMS or telephone now or in the future for the purpose of verifying the entry and for soliciting the sale of products and services, even if listed on the Federal Do Not Call Registry. The authorization is effective until formal request is made to be placed on the Do Not Call list maintained by the Company contacting the entrant. 

This Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, the Utica University Nexus Center. You are providing your information to The Home Show and not to the Utica University Nexus Center.

Why Visit the Home Show

Whether you’re remodeling, building or just browsing the Home Show is a great place to get started. If you have never been to a home show before, don’t worry. There’s a first time for everything! Home shows are more useful and fun than you may think.

Home Shows Are Helpful For Every Planning Stage:

Home Shows are a great place to plan that next home improvement project. And even if you’re not in the market to hire a contractor, home shows have products for everyone. From interior and exterior remodeling companies, real estate to insurance, security and home services to alternative energy and everything in between.

There will be over 120 companies from various industries on hand to talk to you and answer your questions. A lot of the companies will be offering special show sales and offers. At Home Shows you can even save money on free estimates!

Entertainment For Everyone To Enjoy:

A popular feature of the Home Show is the New York State Tasting area where over a dozen vendors will be sampling and selling delicious beverages and food. Don’t forget to check out the seminar area where live seminars and cooking demos will be taking place throughout the weekend. Back this year is the Home Improvement Giveaway. Attendees can enter to win prizes valued up to $10,000!

Come out to the Home Show At Nexus

The 12th Annual Home Show at Nexus is taking place February 3rd-4th at the Utica University Nexus Center in Downtown Utica.

Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, Military/First Responders and Healthcare. Children under 16 are free.

Click here to buy tickets in advance and SAVE!