From our four annual festivals to monthly art gallery nights, to free live music & public performances, there’s always something going on Downtown!

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Interested in performing at a downtown event? Artist selection is determined by a jury process. If you have been booked in the past, you will still need to submit a sound bite or link to your website along with your application. Music submitted must directly reflect the performance and style you would perform.

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Event Equipment Rental Requests or Event Technical Assistance

Are you planning an event yourself and looking for local resources from speaking with expert event planners in Ithaca to borrowing equipment from the Tompkins Festivals Equipment lending program? Downtown Ithaca can help advise and program support to help make your event a success. Click on the link to submit your request.

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Have an event coming up that you want featured on our site? Simply click the button below and follow the steps for submitting. Once you have submitted your event, it will then be listed on our calendar below (pending review).

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Event Series Trivia!

Trivia!

Liquid State Brewery 620 W. Green St., Ithaca

Grow your brain or just show it off to a loveable bunch of Trivia-lovers. Hosted by Ithaca's Trivia legend, Bob Proehl. Get there early as seats fill up fast!

Free

The Ultimate Last Word: Write Your Own Obituary

The Ultimate Last Word: Write Your Own Obituary - Class w/ Roger Segelken WHEN: Thursdays 2-4pm, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, and 11/9 WHERE: Joe Mareane Conference Room (Second Floor) in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Ithaca Commons - 110 North Tioga St. Ithaca NY 14850. PRESENTERS: Roger Segelken Do you trust your next-of-kin to get your story ... Read More

Free

Haunted History Tour (Ithaca)

Tours begin at 6pm and 7:30pm on each date. Saturday 10/21 and 10/28 have a late night tour beginning at 9:00pm! All tours meet on the Ithaca Commons. Tickets are $15/person. Pre-registration required. REGISTER HERE Although Ithaca might be better known for its gorges, vibrant community, and colleges, it also holds a macabre past. Find yourself face to face with ... Read More

$15

MACBETH presented by Theatre Incognita

Community School of Music and Arts 330 East State Street, Ithaca

Playgoers can experience Shakespeare’s brilliant blend of horror, magic and tyranny, MACBETH (March 15–17 and 21–24) at downtown Ithaca’s Community School of Music and Arts when Theatre Incognita returns to live, in-person theatre. Ross Haarstad, Incognita’s Artistic Director, stages an intimate, multi-media production in CSMA’s recently refurbished Hamblin Hall. With the assistance of Costume Designer Elizabeth Kitney, he is setting ... Read More

$2 – $25

Haunted History Tour (Ithaca)

Tours begin at 6pm and 7:30pm on each date. Saturday 10/21 and 10/28 have a late night tour beginning at 9:00pm! All tours meet on the Ithaca Commons. Tickets are $15/person. Pre-registration required. REGISTER HERE Although Ithaca might be better known for its gorges, vibrant community, and colleges, it also holds a macabre past. Find yourself face to face with ... Read More

$15

Finishing Line Press Poetry Reading

Buffalo Street Books 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca

We love small presses and hope you do too! Join us for a reading featuring Finishing Line Press poets Roger Hecht, Wren Tuatha, and Jillian Barnet! Featured Poets: Roger W. Hecht is an Associate Professor of English at SUNY, Oneonta, where he has taught American Literature and Creative Writing since 2004. He is author of a collection of poems, Talking ... Read More

Picasso’s Lovers: a reading with Jeanne Mackin

Buffalo Street Books 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca

Join us for a reading from Jeanne Mackin's new novel, Picasso's Lovers. The women of Picasso's life are elusive, existing in the shadow of his fame - until, in the 1950's, aspiring journalist Alana Olsen determines to bring one into the light. Unsure of what to expect but bent on uncovering what really lies beneath the canvas, Alana steps into ... Read More

Makers Market @ Liquid State Brewing Company

Liquid State Brewery 620 W. Green St., Ithaca

Get ready for an epic day of local talent and good vibes at Liquid State Brewing! Join us on Sunday, April 21st, from 2-6pm for a Makers Market presented by @orozcogalleryithaca. Swing by 620 W Green St to peruse unique finds from 10 amazing local vendors while grooving to the beats of DJ Fox West. And of course, indulge in ... Read More

Free

45th Annual Take Back the Night

Bernie Milton Pavilion 100 N. Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY

Ithaca’s Annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) March and Rally are back! This year’s TBTN will take place on April 26th, 2024 with marches from GIAC, Ithaca College, and Cornell, and a rally and candlelit vigil at the Bernie Milton Pavillion on the Ithaca Commons. Join us as a survivor or as an ally. Take Back the Night began as ... Read More

Free

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