Film Fest, Soup Stroll, Art Walk and More!

Highlights for February 6-8: This month is really starting to heat up with a lot of great events to keep you from going completely stir-crazy. This weekend: A sober-friendly emo ball, soup stroll, art walk & art opening, and film festival!

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Amelia Cueva
February 06, 2026

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THIS WEEKEND

The Elmira Film Festival
Fri 7:00 PM
Sat 1:00 & 7:00 PM
The Park Church, Elmira

Free Admission

Friday/February 6 at 7pm
"A Place Called Elmira" (1990)

Saturday/February 7 at 1pm
"Save Blasco" Documentary

Saturday/February 7 at 7pm
World Premiere of "The Grand Incredible Story" Documentary

FRIDAY

Opening Reception for West End Gallery’s 32nd Annual “Little Gems”
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Corning

The show features an exciting new collection of nearly 200 small works of art! The exhibit includes a wide range of subjects created in various mediums and styles by 50 of the region's most talented professional artists. Sizes of artwork on display primarily range from 2"x 2" - 6"x 8". There's a reason this has been one of our most highly anticipated shows for over three decades! We hope to see you there!

SATURDAY

Geneva Winterfest Art Walk
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Downtown Geneva

Stroll through downtown and enjoy Artist Pop-ups, Free craft workshops,
Coloring contest, handmade local items featured at locations throughout downtown Geneva.

Elmira Downtown Soup Stroll
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Downtown Elmira

Warm up winter with a cozy afternoon of soup, community, and local flavor. The Elmira Downtown Soup Stroll is a ticketed event that brings people together to sample soups from participating downtown businesses, explore local shops, and vote for their favorites.

TICKETS | Your ticket includes a collectible Soup Stroll bowl and access to soup samples at participating locations.

Voting & Awards | Guests will vote for their favorite soups using an online ballot, ranking their top three choices.

By attending, you’re helping support downtown businesses and future community events. We want to thank our community members, supporters and donors for helping make events like these possible.

Bleeding Heart Ball
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Neighborhood Transformation Center, Elmira
sober-friendly

Get your best emo attire on, put on your black eye liner, and come cry your eyes out with us for a cause. You don't have to be emo to join us, you just need to wear your heart on your sleeve.

Cost of entry is hygienic items and/or $15 x person, $20 x couple
@ the door (cash only).

There will be mocktails and pizza to satisfy you.

See you at the Bleeding Heart Ball...a beautiful night to fall apart.

All hygienic items and cash donations will go towards meeting the needs of some of our most vulnerable community members.

PLUS

An ice fishing tournament, Corning Disc Golf Ice Bowl, Wineries Without Walls, a Superbowl tailgating party, and lots of Galentine events popping up. Not to mention, great live music, like always! Check out all of the events at the link below (and remember to check with the original event hosts for latest updates & cancellations):

COMING UP

Drumline | Wednesday, February 11 at 7:30 PM | Clemens Center, Elmira

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day! 🍦☕

Oh yes! On Saturday, February 7th, you have an excuse to eat ice cream super early in the day and/or to indulge in an affogato (yummm). As far as I can tell, Dippity Do Dahs in Corning, The Last Stand in Painted Post & Horseheads, and The Coffee Shed in Trumansburg are all participating with delicious specials to check out! And hey—if you take your morning vitamins like usual with that ice cream, everything evens out, right?

Reminders

Always check with the original event host for updates and cancellations.

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Have fun!