Events and Entertainment
Downtown Ithaca Festivals and Concerts
This is a great site to find out about upcoming festivals that happen just around the corner on the Commons. Most festivals include great local food, a craft market and music. In the summertime there is live music on the outdoor stage in bank alley every Thursday night and all year round there’s gallery night every first Friday.
VisitIthaca.com
On this site you will find events scheduled throughout Tompkins County as well as links to all the local theaters.
State Theatre of Ithaca
Built in 1915, converted into a theatre in 1928, and refurbished many times since, the State is Ithaca’s premiere not-for-profit, historic venue for national and international acts: bands, comedians, musicals and writers, like Joan Baez, Lilly Tomlin and David Cedaris.
Cinemapolis
A not-for-profit independent theater that shows first run films. Cinemapolis specializes in independent, foreign and locally produced films. Their concession stand uses real butter on their popcorn and has fresh baked cookies.
The Hangar Theatre
The Hangar Theatre is Ithaca’s premier professional regional theatre, presenting award-winning plays and musicals, live theatre for children, experimental theatre, new play readings, cabarets, special events, art exhibits, and more. Located in a renovated airplane hangar on the site of Ithaca’s first airport, esteemed Broadway stars frequently headline Hangar productions.
The Kitchen Theatre
The Kitchen Theatre Company is Central New York’s Off-Broadway theater, a critically acclaimed and nationally recognized year-round professional theater specializing in regional and world premiere plays and musicals since 1991. Kitchen Theatre Company’s intimate 99-seat theater is in a beautifully renovated, LEED-certified “green” building in the West End neighborhood of downtown Ithaca, NY.
