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Arts & Culture around Ithaca

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Spin Master Summer of Play: Greatest Hits

Aug 24, 2026 · Play Lab

Free

Arts & culture

Spin Master Summer of Play: Greatest Hits

Aug 25, 2026 · Play Lab

Free

Arts & culture

Ghost: 2 Big to Rig

Aug 26, 2026

Arts & culture

Seeing Ithaca Through the Eyes of Artists

Aug 27, 2026 · State of the Art Gallery

Free

Arts & culture

Ghost: 2 Big to Rig

Aug 27, 2026

Arts & culture

Friday Pop-In Permanent Jewelry Happy Hour

Aug 28, 2026 · Fall Creek Atelier

Free

Arts & culture

Seeing Ithaca Through the Eyes of Artists

Aug 28, 2026 · State of the Art Gallery

Free

Arts & culture

90’s Movie Afternoon: Richie Rich (PG)

Aug 28, 2026

Free

Arts & culture

Community Wellness Workshop: Printmaking

Aug 29, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Arts & culture

Seeing Ithaca Through the Eyes of Artists

Aug 29, 2026 · State of the Art Gallery

Free

Arts & culture

Festival 24 - Fall 2026

Aug 29, 2026 · Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Arts & culture

Friday Pop-In Permanent Jewelry Happy Hour

Sep 4, 2026 · Fall Creek Atelier

Free

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Music around Ithaca

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Music

Firelight Live feat. GoGone

Aug 25, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Music

Storied Winds with OSFL

Aug 26, 2026

Free

Music

Mix & Move Dance Class

Aug 26, 2026 · Finger Lakes Fitness Center

$12 – $20

Music

Mix & Move Dance Class

Aug 27, 2026 · Finger Lakes Fitness Center

$12 – $20

Music

Beginnings Summer Concert Series in Downtown Ithaca

Aug 27, 2026 · Bernie Milton Pavilion

Free

Music

Live Music – Madd Daddy

Aug 28, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Music

End-of-summer contra dance at Stewart Park!

Aug 29, 2026 · Stewart park

Music

Live Music – Smoking Loons

Aug 29, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Music

Firelight Live feat. Somer & Friends

Sep 1, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Music

Firelight Live feat. Somer & Friends

Sep 1, 2026 · Danby Road

Music

GreenStar Gig with Jorge Cuevas as the Caribe Jazz All Stars

Sep 1, 2026 · GreenStar Food Co+op

Free

Music

GreenStar Gig with Jorge Cuevas as the Caribe Jazz All Stars

Sep 1, 2026 · Cascadilla Street

Free

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Educational Activities around Ithaca

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Education

Camp Aurora

Aug 24, 2026

$325 per child per week

Education

The Great Dessert Showdown

Aug 24, 2026 · Dryden Center for Community

$455.35

Education

Free Demo Class

Aug 25, 2026 · Dryden Center for Community

Free

Education

Free Demo Class

Aug 25, 2026

Free

Education

Demo Class

Aug 25, 2026

Education

Newfield Public Library: Family Storytime

Aug 25, 2026 · Newfield Public Library

Education

Family Storytime

Aug 25, 2026 · Newfield Public Library

Education

Storytime

Aug 26, 2026

Free

Education

Trumansburg Library: Storytime with Miss Clay

Aug 26, 2026 · Ulysses Philomathic Library

Education

Lansing Community Library: Story Time with Ms. Shelley

Aug 27, 2026 · Lansing Community Library

Education

Read to a Dog with Dale

Aug 27, 2026

Free

Education

Spanish Storytime

Aug 28, 2026 · Tompkins County Public Library

Free

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Sports & Recreation around Ithaca

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Sports & recreation

Fall Soccer Season

Aug 25, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Sports & recreation

Family Open Play

Aug 26, 2026

Free

Sports & recreation

CHES Playground Night @ CHES

Aug 26, 2026 · Cayuga Heights Elementary

Free

Sports & recreation

Colgate University Vs Canisius

Aug 27, 2026 · Beyer-Small '76 Field

Sports & recreation

WellNYS Everyday – Fridays Physical Activity Team Challenge

Aug 28, 2026

Sports & recreation

IRD Bluestockings vs. BDR Hexecutioners

Aug 29, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Sports & recreation

Colgate University Vs Maine

Aug 30, 2026 · Beyer-Small '76 Field

Sports & recreation

Enfield Playground Night

Aug 31, 2026 · Enfield Elementary

Sports & recreation

Rotary Fall Youth Soccer

Sep 1, 2026 · Cass Park

Free

Sports & recreation

Mix & Move Dance Class

Sep 2, 2026 · Finger Lakes Fitness Center

$12 – $20

Sports & recreation

Mix & Move Dance Class

Sep 3, 2026 · Finger Lakes Fitness Center

$12 – $20

Sports & recreation

Colgate University Vs Cornell

Sep 3, 2026 · Beyer-Small '76 Field

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Outdoors & Nature around Ithaca

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Outdoors & nature

Tuesday Walking Series

Aug 25, 2026

Outdoors & nature

Native Plant Garden Tour

Aug 30, 2026

Outdoors & nature

Mindful Birding at Sapsucker Woods

Sep 9, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Outdoors & nature

NLLC 2026 Summer Camp

Sep 9, 2026 · Camp Comstock Girl Scout Camp

Outdoors & nature

The Evolution Of Trees -- A Walk Through Time

Sep 12, 2026 · F. R. Newman Arboretum

$0.0

Outdoors & nature

Renewable Energy Farm Tour

Sep 12, 2026

Free

Outdoors & nature

Fall Foliage Eco-Cruise

Sep 14, 2026 · Allan H. Treman State Marina

$33/adults, $10/child (16 and under)

Outdoors & nature

Birds and Blooms @ F.R. Newman Arboretum

Sep 18, 2026 · Sculpture Garden

Free

Outdoors & nature

Middle Flock, Fall 2026

Sep 24, 2026 · 4-H Acres

$520-620 ($535.60-638.60 with credit card), scholarships available

Outdoors & nature

Youngest Flock, Fall 2026

Sep 24, 2026 · 4-H Acres

$520-620 ($535.60-638.60 with credit card), scholarships available

Outdoors & nature

Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival Scavenger Hunt

Sep 26, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Free

Outdoors & nature

ROCovery Camping at Treman State Park

Oct 2, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

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Community Events around Ithaca

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Community

Pet a Pooch

Aug 26, 2026 · University Hospital, East Tower, 12405A

Community

Yappy Hour at The Strand Cafe

Aug 26, 2026 · the strand cafe

Free

Community

Family Resource Center

Aug 27, 2026 · Newfield Public Library

Community

Family Resource Center

Aug 27, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Community

Welcome Back Night

Aug 27, 2026

Free

Community

Welcome Back Night

Aug 27, 2026 · Boynton Middle School

Community

Plans, Pizza, and Playtime

Aug 28, 2026 · Stewart Park

Community

Kindergarten Playground Meet Up

Aug 29, 2026 · Fall Creek Elementary

Free

Community

MACRE market

Aug 29, 2026 · MACRE

$20 per vendor

Community

LACS Welcome Back Picnic

Aug 31, 2026 · Lehman Alternative Community School

Free

Community

Trivia Under the Tent

Sep 4, 2026 · Hangar Theatre

Community

Closed – Labor Day

Sep 7, 2026 · Town Hall

Free

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Family Fun around Ithaca

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Family fun

Trumansburg Fair (Tompkins County)

Aug 25, 2026 · Trumansburg Fair (Tompkins County)

Family fun

International Fair

Aug 26, 2026 · Uris Hall, Terrace

Free

Family fun

The BBQ 8 At Stone Bend Farm

Aug 28, 2026 · Stone Bend Farm

Family fun

Day In The Park

Aug 29, 2026 · Stewart Park Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850, United States

Family fun

MACRE Market

Aug 29, 2026

Free

Family fun

2026 Health Resource Fair

Sep 2, 2026 · GIAC

Family fun

Hupstate Circus Festival 2026

Sep 4, 2026 · Hupstate Circus Festival

Family fun

Steuben 250

Sep 5, 2026 · Pulteney Square

Free

Family fun

Vivalina's Gourd-a-Palooza

Sep 6, 2026 · Ithaca Children's Garden

Free

Family fun

Bread and Roses Heritage Festival

Sep 7, 2026

Family fun

Block Party @ 518

Sep 7, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Free

Family fun

Hilliard U.S. Vintage Grand Prix

Sep 10, 2026 · Watkins Glen International

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Food & Drink around Ithaca

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Food & drink

Neighborhood Food Hub Open

Aug 24, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Free

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Aug 26, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Aug 27, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Neighborhood Food Hub Open

Aug 28, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Aug 28, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Community tickets-"The Great Dessert Showdown"

Aug 28, 2026 · Dryden Center for Community

$8.0

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Aug 29, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Neighborhood Food Hub Open

Aug 31, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Sep 2, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Sep 3, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Neighborhood Food Hub Open

Sep 4, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Sep 4, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

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