The third annual Hupstate Circus Festival will bring dozens of circus shows, workshops, and meetups to downtown Ithaca, NY from Sept 1st-4th 2023. The festival will feature over a dozen different circus shows from around the world and will be headlined by Stars Above – a world class, all American open air circus that will be returning to Ithaca for the third time due to popular demand. Joining them will be artists and performing companies from Ecuador, Canada, Ireland, Ithaca, Rochester, Boston, Chicago, Vermont, and more – all bringing original circus arts to the Finger Lakes for a full weekend of activity for people of all ages.