🥳 Busy Weekend Alert!

Highlights for May 30 - June 1: Ithaca Fest is already well underway, including a cool dance party on Saturday. Elmira's Alive After 5 Opening Night + Mural Fest + kicking off Pride Month with a drag brunch at Rye!

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THIS WEEKEND

Ithaca Fest 2025 - Enchanted Ithaca
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday All. Day. Long.
Throughout Ithaca

An annual favorite! Included in the festivities are the craft show featuring nearly one hundred artisans, over 70 live performances, and family workshops led by local artists. Plus many local businesses and venues are pulling out the stops with specials and exciting shows! You don’t want to miss out!

TONIGHT

Alive After 5
5:00 PM
Wisner Park in Elmira

“Our Summer Concert Series is back, bringing live music, good vibes, and unforgettable memories to Downtown every other Friday this summer!”

Bands: Royal Tease and Brownskin Band
There will also be food trucks, wristbands for adult bevs, and things for the kiddos to do! Bring your fam & friends!

FREE

SATURDAY

Mural Fest
presented by Community Arts of Elmira
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Corner of Lake St & Washington Ave
Elmira

From Blight to Brilliance! Celebrate transformational public art mural making as we activate "The Lackawanna Rail Trail Wall" at the Community Arts of Elmira "Elmira Infinite Canvas - Mural Fest 2025" Saturday, May 31, 2025, 12-4pm, on Lake Street (in the former Big Lots Parking Lot) Elmira, New York, Free and Open to the Public!

Immerse yourself in a Creative Community Experience with Interactive Arts Activities and Demonstrations, Mural Boards, Face Painting, and Performances while Snacking Sumptuous Delights at Food Trucks with a Musical Backdrop!”

Plus there will be a community bike ride with Elmira Community Cycle (starting at their location & visiting many of the murals, starting at 12:00PM!

Dance Party w/ aparece
7:00 PM - 12:00AM
Orozco Gallery
115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca

Join us for a high-energy dance party to close out the We Are La Voz pop-up gallery space at Orozco Gallery Ithaca! The night will be filled with Latin music, as aparece, a Peruvian-American DJ, accordionist, and multimedia artist, takes over the decks to transport us with her uplifting and eclectic set.

Aparece’s music spans genres and invites you into a journey—from the late 80s to femme fantasy, love, and embodiment. Don’t miss the chance to dance, connect, and celebrate this vibrant closing event with Aparece’s dynamic mixes.

$10-$20 Sliding scale - cash/Venmo

SUNDAY

Drag Brunch
10:30 Seating
12:30 Seating
Rye Bar & Restaurant
196 Porter Hill Rd, Newfield

“Tickets will be $50 each. Reservations are required, and seats are expected to fill out fast, so call us now!”
(607) 732-6625

PLUS

Two Led Zeppelin tribute bands, the Annual Glove House BBQ in the Park, the Roaming Buffalo Poker Run ending at Mud Creek Bison Ranch, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' at Concerts at Point of the Bluff, Ithaca Laughs Fest, plus another big bunch of fabulous live music! All the details at:

CHECK WITH ORIGINAL EVENT HOSTS FOR RAIN CANCELLATIONS & DELAYS

SAVE THE DATES

The first two weekends in June are off the charts!!

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