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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Celebrate the season by shopping local and supporting your favorite small businesses throughout Downtown Ithaca. Enjoy exclusive deals and festive charm all weekend long. Earn a free tote bag when you make a qualifying purchase at participating locations while supplies last
This festive Downtown Ithaca tradition brings together dozens of beautifully decorated holiday window displays. Stroll the Commons and surrounding streets, discover your favorite designs, and help us crown this year’s winners. Public voting runs from November 28 through December 14, with winners announced on December 17. To check out the map and learn more - Click Here
Join us at Buffalo Street Books with Trebbe Johnson for an author reading and conversation of ON THE MOORS OF OMAHA About the author: Trebbe Johnson is the author of Fierce Consciousness: Surviving the Sorrows of Earth and Self, Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth’s Broken Places, and other books, as well as many ... Read More
Pedro X. Molina, an internationally known political cartoonist, will display panels from his forthcoming graphic novel, Milestones of Latin American Democracy, and discuss his creative process. This presentation is Ithaca City of Asylum's annual Voices of Freedom event.
This December, MIX Art Gallery presents a glimpse before waking, a dual exhibition by Adrienne Wooster and Jeremy Schilling. The title gestures toward that hazy threshold between dreaming and daylight… the moment before the mind snaps back into its daily operating manual. Both artists create from a place of awe, trying to hold onto the wonder that can get swallowed ... Read More
"Synesthetic Perceptions" is a group exhibition led by MACRE Artist-In-Incubator Jada Haynes, serving as the leading curator among the MACRE incubator team. Centered on the idea of interactive and collaborative perception across multiple senses, the exhibition invites visitors to engage with poetic imagery, sound-interactive movement, and collaborative collage as living materials that shift and respond within a shared environment. A ... Read More
Busking for Justice Series Brings Music and Solidarity to Ithaca Upcoming performance December 5th at Café Dewitt to benefit immigrants facing threat of deportation ITHACA, NY – Busking for Justice, a special fundraising concert series featuring local musicians, continues this fall at Café Dewitt in downtown Ithaca’s Dewitt Mall. Concerts take place on the first Friday of each month from ... Read More
The 11th Annual CookieWalk is back! Browse tables of festive, homemade cookies, select the ones you want and pay by the pound. There is no easier way to have a great variety of fresh holiday cookies at your house without even looking for your measuring spoons. Cookies make a great gift for friends, neighbors, teachers, and caregivers. Don’t wait too ... Read More
Downtown Ithaca Winter Holiday Bash Saturday, December 6, 2025 — Downtown Ithaca Commons Experience the spirit of the season at Downtown Ithaca’s Winter Holiday Bash — a one-day celebration filled with lights, music, and holiday magic! Kick off the day with Santa’s Arrival (11 AM – 2 PM) and festive activities for families. At 4:30 PM, kids 12 and under ... Read More
Theater Workshops for anyone who wants to explore the art of theater making! Skills lab is an hour-long workshop on Saturdays and Sundays in the month of December at The Argos Warehouse. Students can drop in for $20 a class, Pay what you can, or register for all six classes. Weekend One Dec. 6 & 7: Devised and Physical Theater ... Read More
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