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Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
This weekend
See everythingRain Tempos with Jennie Lowe Sterns & Kristen Bigness
Argos Warehouse · 6:00 PM
From $10Master Class with guest composer/trombonist Alan Ferber (Jazz+)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · Through Nov 15
The Wicker Man
Cornell Cinema · 5:00 PM
Rain Tempos with Jennie Lowe Sterns & Kristen Bigness
Argos Warehouse · 6:00 PM
BenDeLaCreme Presents: The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show
State Theatre of Ithaca · 8:00 PM
Keeping Common Birds Common: Birds and Habitat at Cornell Botanic Gardens and Beyond
Mann Library · 8:00 AM
Cultivating Hope: Plants and Indigenous Knowledge
Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center · 10:00 AM
Sit! Stay! Read!
Tompkins County Public Library · 3:00 PM
Makerspace One-on-One
Tompkins County Public Library · 3:00 PM
Teen Maker Monday
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:00 PM
Fall Teen Creative Writing Workshop
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:30 PM
Early Entrepreneurs
Tompkins County Public Library · 5:00 PM
Treasure Planet (2002): Screening and Discussion with screenwriter Rob Edwards
Cornell Cinema · 6:00 PM
Call for Actors: John Proctor is the Villain
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts · 6:00 PM
A History of The Old Stone Heap
The History Center in Tompkins County · 7:00 PM
Piano/Strings Chamber Music
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
Flute Ensemble
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 8:15 PM
Memory Lab
Tompkins County Public Library · 2:00 PM
Civic Ensemble Youth Forum Theatre Troupe
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:00 PM
Pokémon Club
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:00 PM
Workshop - Research for Change: Power Mapping & Power Research 101
Buffalo Street Books · 5:00 PM
LEGO Family Build Night
Tompkins County Public Library · 5:30 PM
The Color of Pomegranates
Cornell Cinema · 6:00 PM
Piano Instrumental Duos
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
ASL Literature Series: Handplay with Vicki Nordquist
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 7:00 PM
Distinguished Guest Artist Series: Renée Anne Louprette (CU Music)
Anabel Taylor Chapel · 7:30 PM
Percussion Ensemble
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 8:15 PM
SingSong Music Class Series
Tompkins County Public Library · 10:15 AM
Love Living at Home Living Well Series
Tompkins County Public Library · 12:00 PM
LET’S READ + TALK ABOUT CLIMATE - CLIMATE LIT DISCUSSION GROUP
Buffalo Street Books · 4:00 PM
LGBTQ+ Youth Group
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:30 PM
Cornell Visit and testing session
Tompkins County Public Library · 5:00 PM
Professional Development
Tompkins County Public Library · 5:30 PM
Chile In Their Hearts with John Dinges
Autumn Leaves Books · 6:00 PM
Seed (2000): Screening and Discussion with director Bobby Sheehan
Cornell Cinema · 6:00 PM
Trivia Night!
Hopshire Farm and Brewery · 6:30 PM
Woodwind Chamber Music
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
Tompkins County Public Library · 7:00 PM
Chamber Orchestra
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 8:15 PM
Max Childs & Louistin
Argos Warehouse · 8:00 AM
Story + Craft
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:00 PM
Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club: Fall Session
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:00 PM
Music and Sound Studies Colloquium: Kyle Devine, “Recomposed: Music, Climate, Crisis, Change”
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 4:30 PM
Present Conversations IV Group Exhibition & Artist Talk
Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County · 6:00 PM
Community Read Discussion of Psalm for the Wild-Built
Tompkins County Public Library · 6:00 PM
The Killing
Cornell Cinema · 6:00 PM
How to Support Trans Youth: A Conversation with Author Nico Lang
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca · 6:30 PM
Science & Suds
Hopshire Farm and Brewery · 7:00 PM
African Drumming and Dance Ensemble
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
Sound of Falling
Cornell Cinema · 8:00 PM
Baby & Toddler Storytime
Tompkins County Public Library · 10:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Playtime
Tompkins County Public Library · 11:00 AM
Mindful Botany Walk
Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center · 12:00 PM
Muses and Makers: Flute and Lyre at the Johnson Museum of Art
Johnson Museum of Art · 12:30 PM
Stitch Club
Tompkins County Public Library · 1:00 PM
Guided Mindfulness Meditation with the Let's Meditate Initiative at Cornell Botanic Gardens
Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center · 3:30 PM
Chinese Bilingual Storytime/中英双语故事会
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:00 PM
CCHK Salon: Muses and Makers, Female Voices in Song (CU Music)
A. D. White House · 5:00 PM
Live Music - Pocket Bandits
Hopshire Farm and Brewery · 6:00 PM
Opus Faculty Fundraiser
Opus Ithaca School of Music · 7:00 PM
Concert Band
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
Psyche-Dialectics
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:30 PM
LIMINAL: 2026/2027 ANNUAL DANCE PRESENTING SERIES
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts · 7:30 PM
The Wailin\' Jennys
State Theatre of Ithaca · 8:00 PM
Hesselink Cello Studio Recital
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 8:15 PM
CPR/AED Training at Finger Lakes Fitness Center
Finger Lakes Fitness Center · 9:00 AM
Fossil ID Day
Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center (Paleontological Research Institution) · 10:00 AM
Jester & Kester
Hangar Theatre · Through Nov 22
Municipal Historians
Tompkins County Public Library · 10:00 AM
Study Buddies
Tompkins County Public Library · 10:30 AM
Math Fun with MathHappens!
Sciencenter · 11:00 AM
Crafts with the Cornell B.A.B.Y. Lab
Tompkins County Public Library · 11:30 AM
Sydney Tomishima, flute
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 12:00 PM
INHS: Homes, Hope, and Opportunity Since 1976
The History Center in Tompkins County · 1:00 PM
Exploring Science Together
Tompkins County Public Library · 1:30 PM
Quilt Making 101: 9 Patch Block
Tompkins County Public Library · 2:00 PM
Gratitude & Gifts from Nature
Cornell Botanic Gardens · 2:00 PM
Jazz Lab and Repertory Bands
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 2:00 PM
Ballet & Books Fall 2026 -- BorgWarner East
Tompkins County Public Library · 2:30 PM
Time for Three with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Cornell Concert Series · 3:00 PM
It Depends: An Author's Practical Guide to Debut Year - Conversation & Signing
Buffalo Street Books · 3:00 PM
Wear Vibrant Colors 2 - Papa Muse Dare to Dance Album Advance with Public Water Supply, Madd Daddy, Max Moses, lady
The Nocturnal Café · 6:30 PM
Contemporary Ensemble
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
Coffee and Crafts at The Meadowlark
The Meadowlark · 10:00 AM
Tidepool Touch Tank
Sciencenter · 10:30 AM
Zoe Lisa, flute
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 12:00 PM
Science Connections: Girls Who Code
Sciencenter · 1:00 PM
Meet a Reptile
Sciencenter · 2:00 PM
Bryson Sauer, saxophone
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 3:00 PM
Cornell Percussion Ensemble Concert (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 3:00 PM
Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 4:00 PM
Cornell Chorale Fall 2026 Concert - Seasons of Life (CU Music)
Bailey Hall · 7:30 PM
Kids Artmaking with Laura
Tompkins County Public Library · 4:30 PM
Handbells and Steel Band
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
Kim Studio Violin Recital (CU Music)
Anabel Taylor Hall · 7:30 PM
MouseBound
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:30 PM
What the Constitution Means to Me
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:30 PM
Yappy Hour at The Strand Cafe
the strand cafe · 4:00 PM
Downtown Ithaca Window Display Competition
Ithaca · Through Dec 13
Shop Small Business Weekend in Downtown Ithaca
Ithaca · Through Nov 29
Live Music - David Graybeard Band
Hopshire Farm and Brewery · 6:00 PM
National Treasure
Cornell Cinema · 6:00 PM
The Odyssey
Cornell Cinema · 9:00 PM
Opera Workshop
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
The Heart of it All
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:30 PM
Arthur Siyun Li, piano (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 7:30 PM
Wind Ensemble
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 8:15 PM
Midday Music for Organ: Tradition and Experimentation (CU Music)
Sage Chapel · 12:30 PM
Symphony Orchestra
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
State Theatre of Ithaca · 7:30 PM
Student Chamber Music Recital (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 7:30 PM
Student Voice Program Recitals (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 5:30 PM
Mystery Screening
Cornell Cinema · 6:00 PM
Singer/Songwriter Night by Dan Forsyth
Hopshire Farm and Brewery · 6:00 PM
Peter Stenberg, percussion
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 8:15 PM
Live Music - The Elderly Brothers
Hopshire Farm and Brewery · 6:00 PM
Bjerken Piano Studio Recital (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 7:30 PM
John Santucci, percussion
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 8:15 PM
Pay-What-You-Wish Weekends
Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center (Paleontological Research Institution) · 10:00 AM
Antarctica Day
Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center (Paleontological Research Institution) · 10:00 AM
Wreaths and Winter Greens
Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center · 10:00 AM
Drop In Discovery Days
Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center · 1:00 PM
Music and Digital Gameplay Concert (CU Music)
Klarman Hall · 3:00 PM
National Prohibition Repeal Day
The History Center in Tompkins County · 3:30 PM
The Hangar Hobnob
Hangar Theatre · 7:00 PM
Christmas With the Celts
State Theatre of Ithaca · 7:30 PM
Cornell Wind Symphony Concert (CU Music)
Bailey Hall · 7:30 PM
Science Connections: Encouraging Young Engineers and Scientists
Sciencenter · 11:00 AM
Cornell Jazz Combo Showcase (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 3:00 PM
Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 4:00 PM
Cornell Chorus & Glee Club: Lessons & Carols (CU Music)
Sage Chapel · 7:00 PM
Hope Carey, soprano
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart
State Theatre of Ithaca · 7:30 PM
Nathaniel Worrell, collaborative piano
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 7:00 PM
Campus Band and Sinfonietta
Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance · 8:15 PM
October 7: The Play
Willard Straight Hall · 7:00 PM
Cornell Concerto Competition Finals (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 5:00 PM
Live Music - Notorious Stringbusters
Hopshire Farm and Brewery · 6:00 PM
Ithaca Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker (Friday 7:30)
State Theatre of Ithaca · 7:30 PM
Ariel Mo, piano (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 7:30 PM
Ithaca Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker (Saturday 3:00)
State Theatre of Ithaca · 3:00 PM
Mask Mondays
Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center (Paleontological Research Institution) · 10:00 AM
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Play Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning
State Theatre of Ithaca · 7:30 PM
Live Music - The Walsh Family & Friends Holiday Show
Hopshire Farms and Brewery · 5:00 PM
The Downtown Men
Hangar Theatre · 7:30 PM
Call for Papers - Music and Style in the Age of AI: A Symposium (CU Music)
Cornell University performing arts (Localist) · 11:59 PM
Closing at 7P
Hopshire Farms and Brewery · 10:00 AM
The Machine Performs Pink Floyd
State Theatre of Ithaca · 8:00 PM
On now: exhibits and runs
Coming up at Tompkins County Public Library
Sit! Stay! Read!
Makerspace One-on-One
Teen Maker Monday
Fall Teen Creative Writing Workshop
Early Entrepreneurs
Memory Lab
Civic Ensemble Youth Forum Theatre Troupe
Pokémon Club
LEGO Family Build Night
SingSong Music Class Series
Love Living at Home Living Well Series
LGBTQ+ Youth Group
Places in Ithaca
- Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center (Paleontological Research Institution)Natural history museum · 59 coming up
- Cornell Botanic GardensBotanical garden · 58 coming up
- SciencenterScience museum · 46 coming up
- Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and DanceCollege performing arts · 45 coming up
- Tompkins County Public LibraryLibrary · 37 coming up
- Cornell University performing arts (Localist)University arts calendar · 31 coming up
- Downtown Ithaca community calendar (Downtown Ithaca Alliance)Community calendar · 26 coming up
- State Theatre of IthacaTheater · 18 coming up
- Hopshire Farms and BreweryBrewery · 16 coming up
- Cornell CinemaCinema · 11 coming up
- Hangar TheatreTheater · 4 coming up
- Cornell Concert SeriesConcert series · 3 coming up
- The History Center in Tompkins CountyHistory museum · 3 coming up
- Ithaca FestivalFestival · 2 coming up
- Finger Lakes GrassRoots FestivalMusic festival · 1 coming up
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