Ithaca Gallery Night – First Friday of Every Month
Gallery Night Ithaca is a walkable tour of art openings and other special cultural events in and around downtown Ithaca, New York from 5:00-8:00 PM on the first Friday of every month.
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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Gallery Night Ithaca is a walkable tour of art openings and other special cultural events in and around downtown Ithaca, New York from 5:00-8:00 PM on the first Friday of every month.
A comedy open mic specifically intended for queer comedians but open to everyone! The event is free.
DJ & Live Keys with Shattered Moons & Professor Keys. Free! *** Vinyl, Live Keys, and Dance Music from around the world -- disco, house, Afro-Latin rhythms, funk, soul, and deep grooves.
Six Mile Creek is a narrow flowing body of water that flows from east to west on the south side of Ithaca Commons. Its water has powered industry and infrastructure since the early days of Ithaca, shaping the downtown area. Using HistoryForge, Eve Snyder, PhD., will share the layers of history kept in the waters of Six Mile Creek, and ... Read More
Beat the heat and join So What? Studio and Cafe Dewitt for some funky still life drawing. We'll be assembling a silly still life with Cafe Dewitt and Creative Reuse treasures and invite you to add to the creative composition. Bring your own oddity to add to the collective and evolving sculpture and join us in getting creative in drawing ... Read More
July 9–18, 2026 Meet Evan Hansen: a sensitive 17-year-old who has spent his life feeling like he’s on the outside looking in. But when a tragedy upends his community, he is thrust into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy and given the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to be somebody else. As his carefully constructed web of ... Read More
Custard is an anxious dragon whose friends–a dog, a cat, and a little gray mouse–mock his nervous nature in this charming family musical based on the work of the beloved American poet Ogden Nash. When a pirate bursts into their home, the others hide, but Custard bravely confronts the invader, revealing his true strength and showing everyone that real courage ... Read More
A block of West State Street, closed to traffic and open to cars from throughout the many decades of America's love affair with the automobile. Brass-era, classics, post-war showpieces, hot rods, and the occasional electric specialty, parked along West State Street for one Saturday in July. Grab coffee, walk the block, ask the owners about their cars. That's the show. ... Read More
Saturday July 11, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble brings his signature Louisiana Creole Zydeco sound and energy to Stone Bend Farm (Newfield NY ... near Ithaca) which is rapidly becoming one of the premier Zydeco dance venues in Upstate New York. Curley delivers a powerful dance groove that keeps both seasoned Zydeco dancers and newcomers on the floor all night ... Read More
Get certified for First Aid / CPR / AED / Narcan at Finger Lakes Fitness Center on Sunday, July 12 from 9:30 AM to 1 PM. Downtown retailers and their employees only for $95 per person.
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