What's on around Corning for free?
45 upcoming events
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Events around Corning for free
Sat3
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Saturday Paper Society
Southeast Steuben County Library
Tomorrow · 10 AM$0
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Chemung River & Watershed Clean-up: Grove Street Boat Launch
Grove Street Boat Launch Elmira, NY
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🎯Board games
Tween Dungeons and Dragons : Session 1
Southeast Steuben County Library
Tomorrow · 12:30 PMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG
Tween Dungeons and Dragons — Session 2
Southeast Steuben County Library
Tomorrow · 2:30 PMFree
🏆Tournament
Teen Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master Robin
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sun4
Sunday 4 October
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Wed 7 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at Ill EagleTaphouse
Ill EagleTaphouse
Thu 8 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Wynn Yarrow: Traditional Calligraphy for Beginners (Part 1)
Southeast Steuben County Library
Thu 8 · 5:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop5–9 yrs
Fall into Friendship
Corning- Southeast Steuben County Library
Later
Fri 9 · 1:30 PMFree
🧸Kids7–12 yrs
Artsy Kids
Southeast Steuben County Library
Fri 9 · 7:30 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Trio Espressivo
North Presbyterian Church, Elmira
Sat 10 · 10 AMFree
🪡Crafts🌳Outdoors
Elmira Fall Craft Fair
Eldridge Park
Sat 10 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Tree Planting Basics – What, Where, Why, How, and When
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 10 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Presentation by Dr. Robert M. Barnum: “Wrestling with the Cold War”
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 10 · 2:30 PMFree
🎯Board games
Teen Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master Robin
Southeast Steuben County Library
Mon 12 · 10:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🔬Science6–11 yrs
Science & Discovery Center With Engineering
Southeast Steuben County Library
Wed 14 · 7 PM$0
🎪Circus
Circus Classic
M.B. Ainley Community Center (Indoor)
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG6–9 yrs
Family Dungeons & Dragons
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🕊️Human rights🏛️Politics & Economy
Indivisible Corning Elmira's No Kings: Vote Early Event
Centerway Square
Sat 17 · 2:30 PMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG
Teen Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master Robin
Southeast Steuben County Library
Mon 19 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Medicare 2027 Updates (Corning)
Southeast Steuben County Library
Fri 23 · 5 PMFree
🧸Kids6–11 yrs
Book Monsters!
Southeast Steuben County Library
Fri 23 · 7 PM$0–65.87
⚽Team sports🤾Sports & fitness
FLEX Wrestling: The Whole Flex'N Show
LECOM Event Center
Sat 24 · 2:30 PMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG
Teen Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master Robin
Southeast Steuben County Library
Tue 27 · 12:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshopup to 15 yrs
Halloween Painting
Southeast Steuben County Library
Wed 28 · 11 AMFree
Elmira Workshop to learn about Civil Service Careers and NY HELPS
Elmira Career Center
Sat 31 Oct · 2:30 PMFree
Teen Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master Robin
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 7 Nov · 10 AM$0
Chemung River & Watershed Clean-up: Dunn Field Boat Launch
Dunn Field
Sat 7 Nov · 11 AMFree
Tween Dungeons and Dragons : Session 1
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 7 Nov · 12:30 PMFree
Tween Dungeons and Dragons : Session 2
Southeast Steuben County Library
Mon 9 Nov · 5 PMFree
Crafting with Kimberly | November 2026 : Burlap & Twine Flowers
Southeast Steuben County Library
Fri 13 Nov · 1:30 PMFree
Artsy Kids | November 2026
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 14 Nov · 9 AM$0
Coffee with Friends: Conservation or Preservation?
Friends the Chemung River
Sat 14 Nov · 10 AMFree
Family Dungeons & Dragons | November 2026
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 21 Nov · 9 AMFree
Pivital Beginnings Childbirth Class
Guthrie East Corning in the Conference Room
Tue 24 Nov · 9 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Postvention planning for clinical settings
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sat 5 Dec · 11 AMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG🎯Board games
Tween Dungeons and Dragons: Session 1
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 5 Dec · 12:30 PMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG🎯Board games
Tween Dungeons and Dragons : Session 2
Southeast Steuben County Library
Wed 9 Dec · 7 PMFree
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
American Motherhood Tour: Film Screening of No Country for Mothers
The Park Church
Fri 11 Dec · 1:30 PMFree
🧸Kids7–12 yrs
Artsy Kids
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 12 Dec · 10 AMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG6–9 yrs
Family Dungeons & Dragons | December 2026
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 8 May · 6 PM$75–135
🏊Triathlon🏃Running
Finger Lakes Duathlon Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen International
See also around Corning for free
Sat 10 · 7 PM$23.18
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Still Standing Somehow Comedy Tour
Carey's Brew House, Corning
Mon 5 · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Club
Clemens Center, Elmira
Fri 9
🎪Circus
Circus Extreme 250
LECOM Event Center, Elmira
Tue 20 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
The Bodyguard
Clemens Center, Elmira
Tue 27
🎭Theatre
A Dream Within A Dream: The Poetry and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
Clemens Center, Elmira
At 2:30 PM
🎬Cinema
Friday Matinee Movie: “Murder by Death”
Southeast Steuben County Library
Wed 7 · 1 PM
🗣️Talk
Retirement Roadmap Series: Understanding Retirement Income
Clemens Center, Elmira
Mon 5
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Banned Books Week
Southeast Steuben County Library
Wed 7 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk🗣️Language café
Corning Adult Writer’s Group
Southeast Steuben County Library
Fri 16 · 2:30 PM
🎬Cinema
Friday Matinee Movie: “Hamnet”
Southeast Steuben County Library
Mon 19 · 6 PM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Fireside Author Chat with Carey Crooker : “Second Place”
Southeast Steuben County Library
Sat 10 · 1 PM$44.52
🔢Bingo
3rd Annual Designer Purse Bingo
Crystal City VFW, Corning
At 7:30 PM
🎯Board games
Adult Dungeons and Dragons
Southeast Steuben County Library
Tue 6 · 1 PM
🎯Board games
Scrabble Club
Southeast Steuben County Library
Wed 7 · 1 PM
🀄Mahjong
Mah-Jongg
Southeast Steuben County Library
Thu 15 · 1 PM
🎯Board games
Board Games at the Library
Southeast Steuben County Library
Tomorrow
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Guthrie Wineglass Marathon
Guthrie Wineglass Marathon, Corning
Tomorrow
🏊Water sports🤾Sports & fitness
Reese Ranch Rodeo
Reese Ranch Rodeo, Corning
Tomorrow · 8 AM$45–70
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Guthrie Wineglass Marathon, Wegmans Wineglass Half Marathon & Williams Toyota Wineglass 5K
72 West Market St., Corning
Sun 25 · 10 AM$25
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Trails, Tricks and Treats Race
9620 Dry Run road, Painted Post
Sat 10 · 10 AM$18–25
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Ives Run Trail Challenge
Ives Run Recreational Area, Tioga
Sun 11 · 9:30 AM$25
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Able2 Guts & Grit 5k & 1-Miler
96 Eldridge Park Dr., Elmira
Sat 24 · 9 AM$30
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Run Like A Rhino
170 Huck Finn Rd, Horseheads
Your passions nearby
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Venues around Corning for free
Southeast Steuben County Library
262 events
1 Academic Drive
1 event
149 Split Rail Ln
1 event
#10 Bottcher's Landing Boat Launch (Chemung River)
1 event
Arnot Mall Event Center
5 events
1100 W Church St
1 event
170 Huck Finn Rd
1 event
Eldridge Park
6 events
Dr. Sandor and Berthe Benedek Memorial Library
2 events
Clemens Center
45 events
LECOM Event Center
7 events