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Arts & Culture around Ithaca

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Friday Pop-In Permanent Jewelry Happy Hour

Oct 9, 2026 · Fall Creek Atelier

Free

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Kiki's Delivery Service Themed Night

Oct 9, 2026 · Textor 101

Free

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28th Annual Greater Ithaca Art Trail OPEN STUDIO WEEKENDS

Oct 10, 2026 · Multiple Artist Studios Across Tompkins County

Free

Arts & culture

28th Annual Greater Ithaca Art Trail OPEN STUDIO WEEKENDS

Oct 10, 2026 · Tompkins County

Free

Arts & culture

28th Annual Greater Ithaca Art Trail OPEN STUDIO WEEKENDS

Oct 11, 2026 · Tompkins County

Free

Arts & culture

Open House at The 1827 Eight Square Schoolhouse

Oct 11, 2026 · The History Center in Tompkins County

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Open House at The 1827 Eight Square Schoolhouse

Oct 11, 2026

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Mary Malaney & Friends in a Spooky Cabaret

Oct 11, 2026 · Hangar Theatre Outdoor Stage

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Paper Mache Masks part 1

Oct 12, 2026 · IC Makerspace

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TTRPG One Shot: Warriors Adventure Game, PART 2

Oct 14, 2026 · Protagonist Books & Coffee

Free

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Perler Bead Magnets

Oct 14, 2026

Arts & culture

Paper Mache Masks part 2

Oct 15, 2026 · IC Makerspace

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Music around Ithaca

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Music

Family Concert & Storytime: Fantasies (featuring the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra woodwind quintet)

Oct 8, 2026 · Tompkins County Public Library

Free

Music

Mix & Move Dance Class

Oct 8, 2026 · Finger Lakes Fitness Center

$12 – $20

Music

Synergy: Jazz Ensemble w/ Wind Ensemble

Oct 8, 2026 · Ford Hall

Free

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One World Concert

Oct 10, 2026 · Emerson Suites

Music

Spooky Cabaret with Mary Malaney and Friends

Oct 11, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Music

Talent Under the Tent: Mary Malaney and Friends in a Spooky Cabaret

Oct 11, 2026 · Hangar Theatre

$25 – $100

Music

Ithaca College Concert Band

Oct 11, 2026 · Ford Hall

Free

Music

Composition Premieres

Oct 12, 2026 · Hockett Family Recital Hall

Free

Music

Mix & Move Dance Class

Oct 14, 2026 · Finger Lakes Fitness Center

$12 – $20

Music

Mix & Move Dance Class

Oct 15, 2026 · Finger Lakes Fitness Center

$12 – $20

Music

Faran Violin Studio Recital

Oct 15, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Free

Music

Mix & Move Dance Class

Oct 28, 2026 · Finger Lakes Fitness Center

$12 – $20

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Educational Activities around Ithaca

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Education

Music for Little People

Oct 8, 2026

Free

Education

Story Time with Ms. Shelley

Oct 8, 2026 · Lansing Community Library

Education

Lansing Community Library: Story Time with Ms. Shelley

Oct 8, 2026 · Lansing Community Library

Education

3D modeling in TinkerCad

Oct 8, 2026 · IC Makerspace

Education

October 9, 2026 Event

Oct 9, 2026 · Ithaca YMCA

Education

Preschool Storytime

Oct 9, 2026

Education

Spanish Storytime

Oct 9, 2026 · Tompkins County Public Library

Free

Education

Tompkins County Public Library: Spanish Storytime

Oct 9, 2026 · Tompkins County Public Library

Education

Paws to Read

Oct 10, 2026

Free

Education

Math Fun with MathHappens!

Oct 10, 2026 · Sciencenter

Free

Education

Tompkins County Public Library: Family Storytime

Oct 10, 2026 · Tompkins County Public Library

Education

October 12, 2026 Event

Oct 12, 2026 · Ithaca YMCA

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Sports & Recreation around Ithaca

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Sports & recreation

Family Tae Kwon Do Class

Oct 8, 2026

Sports & recreation

Harvard Crimson at Cornell Big Red Football

Oct 10, 2026 · Schoellkopf Field

Sports & recreation

10U Select vs Cortland

Oct 10, 2026

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Valley 11U AA

Oct 10, 2026

Sports & recreation

12U AA vs Valley 11U AA

Oct 10, 2026

Sports & recreation

Ithaca Football vs University of Rochester

Oct 10, 2026 · Butterfield Stadium

Sports & recreation

Ithaca Field Hockey vs Vassar College

Oct 10, 2026 · Higgins Stadium

Sports & recreation

10U Select vs Whitestown 10u A

Oct 10, 2026

Sports & recreation

Ithaca Men's Soccer vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Oct 10, 2026 · Carp Wood Field

Sports & recreation

14U AA vs Rochester Coalition 2013

Oct 10, 2026

Sports & recreation

Rochester Coalition 2013

Oct 10, 2026

Sports & recreation

14U AA vs Webster 2013

Oct 10, 2026

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Outdoors & Nature around Ithaca

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Outdoors & nature

Ithaca Gorges & Secrets Challenge

Oct 9, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

$23.18

Outdoors & nature

Exploring the Trees of the Arboretum

Oct 10, 2026 · F.R. Newman Arboretum

Free

Outdoors & nature

Fall Foliage Rock The Glen

Oct 10, 2026 · Stewart Park

Outdoors & nature

Insane Ithaca Scavenger Hunt

Oct 10, 2026 · Collegetown Bagels

$25.0

Outdoors & nature

Tidepool Touch Tank

Oct 11, 2026 · Sciencenter

Outdoors & nature

Meet a Reptile

Oct 11, 2026 · Sciencenter

Outdoors & nature

Bubblefest!!!!!

Oct 15, 2026 · Academic Quad

Outdoors & nature

Underground Ithaca Retreat

Oct 17, 2026 · Taughannock Falls (3rd Floor, Campus Center)

Outdoors & nature

Fall Colors Walk

Oct 17, 2026 · F.R. Newman Arboretum

Free

Outdoors & nature

Mushroom Walk

Oct 18, 2026

Outdoors & nature

Tidepool Touch Tank

Oct 18, 2026 · Sciencenter

Outdoors & nature

Meet a Reptile

Oct 18, 2026 · Sciencenter

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Community Events around Ithaca

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Community

Afternoon Meet-Up

Oct 8, 2026 · Stewart Park

Community

Afternoon Meet-Up

Oct 8, 2026 · Beverly J. Martin Elementary

Community

Community Connections

Oct 8, 2026 · Northeast Elementary

Community

Community Connections

Oct 8, 2026 · Philip R. Dankert Village Park

Community

Fall Retreat

Oct 9, 2026 · Lehman Alternative Community School

Free

Community

South Hill SHINES

Oct 9, 2026 · South Hill Elementary

Free

Community

Friday Morning Program

Oct 9, 2026 · Fall Creek Elementary

Free

Community

Ithaca Farmers & Craft Marketplace

Oct 9, 2026 · Stewart Park

Free

Community

Neighborhood Food Hub Open

Oct 9, 2026

Community

IHS Fall Assembly

Oct 9, 2026 · Ithaca High School

Free

Community

Playground Ribbon Cutting

Oct 9, 2026 · Fall Creek Elementary

Free

Community

Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library Fall Book Sale

Oct 10, 2026 · Tompkins County Public Library

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Family Fun around Ithaca

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Family fun

Ithaca Festival Event at Tompkins County Public Library

Oct 8, 2026

Family fun

Bee Fest

Oct 10, 2026 · South Hill Apiaries

Free

Family fun

Moore Family Farm Fall Festival

Oct 10, 2026 · Moore Family Farm

Family fun

Moore Family Farm Fall Festival

Oct 11, 2026 · Moore Family Farm

Family fun

Harvest Fest

Oct 11, 2026 · His Tabernacle - Ithaca Campus

Family fun

Moore Family Farm Fall Festival

Oct 12, 2026 · Moore Family Farm

Family fun

33rd Unity Dinner

Oct 16, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Family fun

Fall Festival in Newfield

Oct 17, 2026 · Newfield United Methodist Church

Family fun

Moore Family Farm Fall Festival

Oct 17, 2026 · Moore Family Farm

Family fun

Tompkins 4-H Fall Festival

Oct 17, 2026 · 4-H Acres

Family fun

Scarecrow Jubilee

Oct 17, 2026 · Ithaca Children's Garden

Free

Family fun

YMCA Trunk or Treat 2026

Oct 17, 2026 · Ithaca, NY

Free

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Food & Drink around Ithaca

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Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Oct 8, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Unity Friday: S'mores on Da Quad

Oct 9, 2026 · Campus Center Quad

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Oct 9, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library - 2026 Fall Book Sale

Oct 10, 2026 · Regina C. Lennox Building

Free

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Oct 10, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

AAA Asian Candy Night

Oct 12, 2026 · Friends 306

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Oct 14, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Oct 15, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Oct 16, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library - 2026 Fall Book Sale

Oct 17, 2026 · Regina C. Lennox Building

Free

Food & drink

Kitchen OPEN

Oct 17, 2026 · Hopshire Farm and Brewery

Food & drink

Seniors (60+) and People with Disabilities Day - Book Sale

Oct 21, 2026 · Regina C. Lennox Building

Free

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