Week of Events
Novemberists
In Timeless Treasures, Nancy Ridenour enjoys photographing a variety of subjects and has organized them into themes for the Salon show: Lotus Pond and Garden Flowers, Florida Photography, Bergdorf Goodman Reflections, Montages, and Damaged Collectables. In An Outside Phenomenon, Christine Chin brings the outside inside with larger-than-life prints of moths and bees, giant pollen grains and multi-panel botanical prints. The ... Read More
Local Fiber 2025 Holiday Pop-Up Store
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
Shop Small Business Weekend in Downtown Ithaca
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
Downtown Ithaca Holiday Window Display Competition
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 yearโs 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
Theater Skills Lab at The Argos Warehouse
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
Sunday, November 30, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, December 1, 2025
No events on this day.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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December 2, 2025 -ON THE MOORS OF OMAHA: AN EVENING WITH TREBBE JOHNSON
ON THE MOORS OF OMAHA: AN EVENING WITH TREBBE JOHNSON
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 Earthโs Broken Places, and other books, as well as many ... Read More
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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December 3, 2025 -Wednesday Open Mic Night at The Nocturnal Cafรฉ
Wednesday Open Mic Night at The Nocturnal Cafรฉ
The Nocturnal Cafรฉ (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
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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December 4, 2025 -Voices of Freedom: Pedro X. Molina’s new graphic novel “Milestone’s of Democracy in Latin America”
Voices of Freedom: Pedro X. Molina’s new graphic novel “Milestone’s of Democracy in Latin America”
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.
Friday, December 5, 2025
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December 5, 2025 -Ithaca Gallery Night – First Friday of Every Month
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December 5, 2025 -CAP-a-Palooza Vintage Art Sale Extraordinaire!โจโจ
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December 5, 2025 -Art Opening at MIX Art Gallery ~ A glimpse before waking by Adrienne Wooster & Jeremy Schilling
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December 5, 2025 -Synesthetic Perceptions Curated by Jada Haynes and the MACRE Incubator Team
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December 5, 2025 -Busking for Justice
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.
CAP-a-Palooza Vintage Art Sale Extraordinaire!โจโจ
Opening: Gallery Night. December 5th: 5pm to 8pm. Sale Continues: December 6th to the 13th: 12pm to 6pm each day (except Sunday) Location: CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street, (Tompkins Center of History and Culture, Ithaca Commons) Donate pre-owned and vintage art before the sale - on December 1, 2 and 3. All information at ArtsPartner.org The CAP-a-Palooza Art Sale ... Read More
Art Opening at MIX Art Gallery ~ A glimpse before waking by Adrienne Wooster & Jeremy Schilling
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 daylightโฆ 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 Curated by Jada Haynes and the MACRE Incubator Team
"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
Busking for Justice Series Brings Music and Solidarity to Ithaca Upcoming performance December 5th at Cafรฉ Dewitt to benefit immigrants facing threat of deportation ITHACA, NY โ Busking for Justice, a special fundraising concert series featuring local musicians, continues this fall at Cafรฉ Dewitt in downtown Ithacaโs Dewitt Mall. Concerts take place on the first Friday of each month from ... Read More
Saturday, December 6, 2025
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December 6, 2025 -Theater Skills Lab at The Argos Warehouse
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Featured December 6, 2025 -Featured The Downtown Ithaca Winter Holiday Bash
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December 6, 2025 -Habitat for Humanity CookieWalk
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December 6, 2025 -CAP-a-Palooza Vintage Art Sale Extraordinaire!โจโจ
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December 6, 2025 -Circus Culture Winter Showcase
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December 6, 2025 -Felted Woodland Creatures – Wool Ornament Making with Buffalo Street Books
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December 6, 2025 -Happy Huladays Performance
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December 6, 2025 -Circus Culture Winter Showcase
Theater Skills Lab at The Argos Warehouse
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
The Downtown Ithaca Winter Holiday Bash
Downtown Ithaca Winter Holiday Bash Saturday, December 6, 2025 โ Downtown Ithaca Commons Experience the spirit of the season at Downtown Ithacaโs Winter Holiday Bash โ a one-day celebration filled with lights, music, and holiday magic! Kick off the day with Santaโs Arrival (11 AM โ 2 PM) and festive activities for families. At 4:30 PM, kids 12 and under ... Read More
Habitat for Humanity CookieWalk
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. Donโt wait too ... Read More
CAP-a-Palooza Vintage Art Sale Extraordinaire!โจโจ
Opening: Gallery Night. December 5th: 5pm to 8pm. Sale Continues: December 6th to the 13th: 12pm to 6pm each day (except Sunday) Location: CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street, (Tompkins Center of History and Culture, Ithaca Commons) Donate pre-owned and vintage art before the sale - on December 1, 2 and 3. All information at ArtsPartner.org The CAP-a-Palooza Art Sale ... Read More
Circus Culture Winter Showcase
Come celebrate circus! Bring your kids, your grandparents, and your neighbors to Circus Culture's Winter Showcase and cheer on acts devised and performed by our very own students. This is a fundraising event and all proceeds will go towards our scholarship fund. Circus Culture gave out $18,000 in scholarships in 2025! Saturday, December 6th, 2:00pm & 7:00pm at Circus Culture ... Read More
Felted Woodland Creatures – Wool Ornament Making with Buffalo Street Books
Make some felted woodland creatures with Sheepy Hollow and Buffalo Street Books! Participants will learn how to craft two woodland creature ornaments of their choosing: an owl, fox, badger, deer, and/or bear. All materials will be provided. ๐ฑ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ $15 - $25 sliding scale, all materials provided.
Happy Huladays Performance
A variety of live, festive holiday music by the Ithaca Ukes accompanied by hula dancing by Hula Hut. Join us at the Tompkins Library 12/6 at 2:30p. At the conclusion of the Winter Festival on the Commons.
Circus Culture Winter Showcase
Come celebrate circus! Bring your kids, your grandparents, and your neighbors to Circus Culture's Winter Showcase and cheer on acts devised and performed by our very own students. This is a fundraising event and all proceeds will go towards our scholarship fund. Circus Culture gave out $18,000 in scholarships in 2025! Saturday, December 6th, 2:00pm & 7:00pm at Circus Culture ... Read More
