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.
Submit Performer ApplicationAre 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.
Event Equipment Rental RequestsHave 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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Welcome back to YAPPY HOUR at The Strand Cafe! Join us every 4th Wednesday from March–October | 4–7PM for drinks, dog-friendly vibes, and pup social time! Bring your furry friends to mix, mingle, and make new besties 🐕 Even better? 50% of proceeds benefit Stay Wild Rescue — every sip supports animals in need. Drinks for you. Social hour for ... Read More
The Craft Book Club is a reading group that will focus on critical thinking and discussion around the writer’s craft. Where do they write? What methodologies do they use to support their writing process? How is form and language playing a role? If you were teaching this book to a classroom? What pedagogies would you apply to help your students ... Read More
Discover local gifts perfect for the holidays! Small businesses in Downtown Ithaca will have deals running all weekend long for you to explore and find thoughtful gifts made by local makers and independent shops. Come to enjoy a festive and calm shopping experience Downtown. Make qualifying purchases at participating Downtown locations to get a limited-edition Downtown Holiday tote bag! Available ... Read More
Downtown Ithaca businesses are getting into a festive mood with holiday window displays! Come on Downtown and explore what they have on display and vote for your favorite to be awarded People’s Choice.
Manga & Mingle is a free community meetup at Moon Reader Manga Café, created to bring manga readers and anime fans together in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Guests can share their opinions and debate their favorite series on our Hot Take Wall, test their anime knowledge with our Anime Jeopardy Board, browse manga, and connect with other fans.
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.
Saturday, December 5 is the date for the 12th Annual CookieWalk to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland counties. Center Ithaca Building, on the Commons, will be transformed into a pop-up cookie sale. Select your personal favorites from several tables of fresh, home-made holiday cookies then pay by the pound. Cookies make great gifts for neighbors, teachers and ... Read More
Welcome Santa to Downtown, bring the kids to the Elf Hop, and dance under the winter sky at the Family Silent Disco presented by Empire Fiber Internet during the Downtown Ithaca Winter Holiday Bash! Enjoy games, lights, music & hot cocoa.
Starts at The History Center, 110 N. Tioga St. Ends at The Strand Cafe, 324 E. State St. Ninety-three years ago this Saturday, the 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition. Celebrate with a special run of The History Center’s Prohibition History Walking Tour, which follows Ithaca’s dry years through the streets where they happened. The tour finishes at The Strand Cafe at ... Read More
Celebrate the season with Christmas with The Celts at the historic State Theatre of Ithaca! Inspired by the popular PBS special, this festive production blends timeless Irish Christmas carols and contemporary holiday favorites with spirited Irish dancing, warm humor, and Celtic instrumentation. Featuring rich vocal harmonies and the sounds of fiddle, Irish pipes, whistles, banjo, and more, The Celts bring ... Read More
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