MAY
28-31…Ithaca Festival
Ithaca’s largest festival and craft show showcases the work of over 1,000 local artists, including crafters, poets, painters, dancers, divas, comedians, musicians, clowns, acrobats, community groups and ensembles.
www.ithacafestival.org, 607-273-3646
JUNE
Through June 11…Exhibit – Charles Darwin: After the Origin
Darwin was drawn to unusual natural phenomena, and asked questions, formed hypotheses and ran experiments. Visit the Museum of the Earth,1259 Trumansburg Road, to explore them all!
www.museumoftheearth.org
607-273-6623
19-21…Juneteenth Festival
Celebrate the final emancipation of U.S. slaves with music, food, and more at the Southside Community Center.
305 S. Plain St., 607-273-4190
JULY
2…Community Fireworks Show Ithaca College Campus
www.3dcinemation.com/communityhtml
607-272-1313, 800-284-8422
16-19…Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival
Over 60 unique performances at the fair grounds in Trumansburg promise to make this year’s festival the most musically diverse one to date. Individual day or weekend tickets are available.
www.grassrootsfest.org
607-387-5144, 607-387-5098
23-2…“Grapehound” Wine Tour
Cayuga Wine Trail, along routes 89, 90 and 34B. Human participants receive a commemorative greyhound wine glass and enjoy wine tasting and food pairings. Greyhounds receive doggy treats, and partake in a special ice cream social.
www.cayugawinetrail.com, 800-684-5217
31-August 1…Sidewalk Sale Days
Ithaca Commons
www.downtownithaca.com
607-277-8679
AUGUST
2…Fifth Annual Cayuga Lake Triathlon
Central New York’s premier triathlon just 8 miles north of Ithaca at Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg.
www.ithacatriathlonclub.org/race/default.html
607-342-2170
15…Lansing Harbor Festival
Held at Myers Park on Cayuga Lake in Lansing. Great music, food, and two stages for live entertainment.
www.lansingharborfest.org
607-241-4027
18-23…Trumansburg Fair
Midway rides, games, truck and tractor pulls, fireworks, food and the ever-popular Demolition Derby.
607/387-6504
12…AIDS Ride For Life, Cayuga Lake
The 11th annual ride includes 50-, 85- and 100-mile course options to support a very important cause.
www.aidsrideforlife.org, 607-272-4098
13…Ithaca 5 & 10 Race
The annual 5-mile and 10-mile race starts at Ithaca High School at 9 a.m.
www.fingerlakesrunners.org
19-20… Anniversary Harvest Festival
Come to Six Mile Creek on Route 79 in Ithaca and celebrate our 22nd anniversary with live music, hayrides, food, and wine tasting and fun for the whole family.
www.sixmilecreek.com
607-272-WINE
25-27…Apple Harvest Festival,
Craft Show and Sale
This special regional festival on the Ithaca Commons features apples, cider and baked apple goods, along with a craft fair and puppeteers, singers, musicians, storytellers, dancers and bands.
607-277-8679
OCTOBER
10-11, 17-18…Art Trail Open Studio Weekends
Visit over 50 artists all over Tompkins County, and explore art studios, learn how art is made, and shop.
www.arttrail.com
607-273-5072, 800-284-8422
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Outdoor Activities
South Hill Recreation Way
Built on an old railroad bed, this multiuse, 2.9-mile, hard-packed gravel trail has an accessible entrance off Crescent Place. It serves as a commuter route connecting the South Hill residential area, Ithaca College and downtown.
607-273-8035
Six Mile Creek Gorge
Three miles of rich woodland flora with the Elizabeth Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and remnants of an old mill building.
800-284-8422
Ithaca Children’s Garden
Located on a three-acre site in Cass Park on Route 89, the Ithaca Children’s Garden features a wetland habitat garden with turtles, earth sculpture and a labyrinth.
607-272-2292
Discovery Trail
Atoms to artifacts, foxes to fossils, robins to rhododendrons, sculpture to storytellers. Eight sites are an easy drive from downtown Ithaca, Cornell University, Ithaca College, Cayuga Lake and other Finger Lakes attractions. Many locations have unique gift shops and are close to restaurants and lodging.
www.discoverytrail.com
607-351-1505
