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.
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.
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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Once again, Local Fiber members are working together to host a holiday pop-up store in downtown Ithaca featuring items made with local wool, alpaca, angora fiber. The 2025 Local Fiber Holiday Popup store will be open November 1st to December 28th at 115 South Cayuga Street in Ithaca, NY, right off of the Commons. The store is staffed by Local ... 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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Welcome in the New Year at two beautiful venues connected by an outdoor patio with fire pits... Listen to amazing live music in the former Ithaca mayor's house and Duncan Hines world headquarters. Nosh on some of our complimentary savory bites and sweet snacks, relax on one of our 19' velvet couches, cook s'mores around the fire pits, order award-winning ... Read More
$45 – $55
The Nocturnal Café (formerly Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar) welcomes you to experience our weekly Open Mic Night hosted by a rotating cast of talented local artists. Come on down to share your song or story! Let's cultivate shared creativity! Showcase your talents and enjoy the experience of creative connection with a welcoming and supportive audience at Ithaca's ... Read More
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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. |
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join us at Riverwood gifts for a night of fun and board games! Celebrating our LGBTQ community Riverwood is a safe and inclusive place to come hang out and play! Pizza provided by SAL's pizzeria
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The Nocturnal Café (formerly Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar) welcomes you to experience our weekly Open Mic Night hosted by a rotating cast of talented local artists. Come on down to share your song or story! Let's cultivate shared creativity! Showcase your talents and enjoy the experience of creative connection with a welcoming and supportive audience at Ithaca's ... Read More
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Join the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County to get educated on the state of local sex trafficking and connect with community resources. During the evening portion on January 8th, there will be an opportunity to hear updates from Kate Booth, the Director of Tompkins County Youth Services, at 5:30pm on risks, data, and services. Also the evening of the 8th, ... Read More |
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Join the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County to get educated on the state of local sex trafficking and connect with community resources. During the evening portion on January 8th, there will be an opportunity to hear updates from Kate Booth, the Director of Tompkins County Youth Services, at 5:30pm on risks, data, and services. Also the evening of the 8th, ... Read More |
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Join poet, essayist and critic Elizabeth Hoover as she shares an excerpt of her first poetry collection 'the archive is all in present tense' @ Buffalo Street Books!
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Trebble Johnson neither hides from pain nor romanticizes joy. In the distinctive voice for which she is known, she explores how the true value of a sacred site is not always where we think it is, how a motorcycle ride upended a fear of desire, how it’s possible to make friends with a clear-cut forest, and other pieces that bring ... Read More
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The Nocturnal Café (formerly Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar) welcomes you to experience our weekly Open Mic Night hosted by a rotating cast of talented local artists. Come on down to share your song or story! Let's cultivate shared creativity! Showcase your talents and enjoy the experience of creative connection with a welcoming and supportive audience at Ithaca's ... Read More
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Downtown Ithaca’s Comfort Food Trail is a cozy winter event running January 16 – February 1 that invites food lovers to explore local restaurants while enjoying warm, comfort-food dishes around town. Participants scan QR codes at participating eateries to log visits, collect entries in a digital passport, and earn chances to win weekly $50 Downtown Ithaca gift cards or the ... Read More
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Join us Friday, January 16th to celebrate Ithaca's operatic enchantress Silver Rein's second full-length studio album release. An epic performance of the entire album with guest instrumentalists, performers, and choir, featuring Nick Scollard, Alejandra Diemecke, Chris Ploss, Sue Green, Jen Cork, Mandy Goldman, Hayden Eager, Annie Sumi, Erin Griffeth, and Heidi Oros. Opening acts: Victoria Anine and La Llorona. Come ... Read More
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The Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers will present "Great Opera Choruses" by Monteverdi, Purcell, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, Mussorgsky, Beethoven, and more at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 402 North Aurora Street, Ithaca. Tickets are $20 (students & children free) and are available in advance online at https://acithaca.org/groups/icccs/tickets/ and at the door.
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Join the Gayogohó:nǫˀ Learning Project Book Club for a discussion on The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo by Kent Nerburn @ Buffalo Street Books!
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Community-led conversations about climate change, as we discuss 'The Deluge'. Climate Literature Book Discussions meets the third Wednesday of the month @ Buffalo Street Books. Shop with us for 10% off these titles!
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join us at Riverwood gifts for a night of fun and board games! Celebrating our LGBTQ community Riverwood is a safe and inclusive place to come hang out and play! Pizza provided by SAL's pizzeria
Free
The Nocturnal Café (formerly Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar) welcomes you to experience our weekly Open Mic Night hosted by a rotating cast of talented local artists. Come on down to share your song or story! Let's cultivate shared creativity! Showcase your talents and enjoy the experience of creative connection with a welcoming and supportive audience at Ithaca's ... Read More
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A joyous musical journey through the hits of Sir Elton John begins at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca. Piano player, singer and Broadway and TV actor Jason Ostrowski and a band of skilled musicians will capture the essence of the legendary artist who brought us “Tiny Dancer”, “Rocket Man” and many other hits. “Bennie and ... Read More
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Come for an art jam, stay for the creative juices! Join So What? Studio + Creative Reuse of Ithaca at Cafe Dewitt for an art social! Come by yourself or with a friend to imagine, play, tap into that inner child, and see what happens when you give yourself permission to just have fun being creative in the presence of ... Read More
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The Nocturnal Café (formerly Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar) welcomes you to experience our weekly Open Mic Night hosted by a rotating cast of talented local artists. Come on down to share your song or story! Let's cultivate shared creativity! Showcase your talents and enjoy the experience of creative connection with a welcoming and supportive audience at Ithaca's ... Read More
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Join us to celebrate the book launch of The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia and its Empires by Sophie Pinkham with conversation and Q&A. From the Baltic to the Pacific, from the Arctic to the steppes of Central Asia, Russia’s forests account for nearly one-fifth of the world’s wooded lands. Sophie Pinkham's new book "The Oak ... Read More
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Join R.C Lloyd as she discusses narrative poetry in conversation with BSB Staff, Gabriela Medina + Candle Painting* at Buffalo Street Books! *tickets needed for candle painting
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