What's on in Cortland for free?
4 upcoming events
We've rounded up 4 upcoming events in Cortland for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Cortland for free
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Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🏛️Politics & Economy
No Kings: Vote Early Cortland NY
Courthouse Park
Sat 24 · 8 AM$0–108.55
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Pumpkin Smash Fall Brawl
CrossFit Cortland and CFC Nutrition
Mon 9 Nov · 10 AM$0
Regional Seminar - Central NY OCM BOCES
1710 NY-13
Sat 5 Dec · 9 AMFree
🌳Outdoors
2026 Cortland Christmas Extravaganza
Cortland Country Music Park
See also in Cortland for free
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🎤Karaoke💿DJ set
Karaoke Night
Cortland Country Club
Fri 16 · 8 PM
🎹Blues🎫Concert
Tab Benoit
Center for the Arts of Homer
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Cornell Wind Symphony Concert (CU Music)
Bailey Hall, Ithaca
Sat 3 · 7:30 PMFree
🎻Classical🎷Jazz
Cornell's Ensemble X Concert (CU Music)
Barnes Hall, Ithaca
Sun 4 · 3 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Cornell Symphony Orchestra Concert (CU Music)
Bailey Hall, Ithaca
Fri 16 · 7 PM
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Cornell Chorus and Glee Club Homecoming Concert (CU Music)
Bailey Hall, Ithaca
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Big Red Barn
Big Red Barn, Ithaca
Sun 4 · 7:30 PMFree
🎩Ballroom🎊Socials
Enchanted Forest Masquerade Ball
Willard Straight Hall, Des Moines
Fri 9 · 10 AM$0
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Ithaca Farmers & Craft Marketplace
Stewart Park, Ithaca
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM
🎪Street party
Tailgate Party
Cortland Country Club
Sat 10 · 6 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
Jazz it up!
Cortland Country Club
Fri 23 · 9 PM$25–35
🎬Cinema
Rocky Horror Picture Show at the DCC
Dryden Center for Community
Tomorrow · 1:25 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Deinstitutionalization of Parenthood in the United States
Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 2:55 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
BME7900 Seminar: Marc McKee (McGill)
Weill Hall, Ithaca
Sat 3 · 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Saturday Botanic Gardens Highlights Tour
Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center, Ithaca
Mon 5 · 12 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
BEE Fall 2026 Seminar Series - Dr. Aaron J. Berliner Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine
Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca
Mon 5 · 3 PM
🗣️Talk💛Inclusivity
COMMColloquium Series: Disability and Neurodiversity in the Classroom
Warren Hall, Ithaca
Mon 5 · 4:30 PM$0
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
Mindful by Nature: The Inner Work of Being Outdoors
Nevin Welcome Center, Ithaca
Tue 6 · 4:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
The Contemporary Face of Jew Hatred: Threats Against Jews Today
Caldwell Hall, Ithaca
Wed 7 · 4 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
CoRe Seminar Series: "Maternal Effect Gene ANP32E Allows for Transcriptional Priming of Young Transposons"
Schurman Hall, Ithaca
Thu 8 · 3:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Cornell Department of Astronomy & Space Sciences Fall 2026 Colloquium Series
Plant Science Building, Ithaca
Sat 24 · 9 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition
Insectapalooza 2026
Stocking Hall, Ithaca
Wed 28 · 4:30 PM
🖼️Art & Culture
Cast Out: A Call for a Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration
Mann Library, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 1:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🩰Classical
Composers' Forum: Miya Masaoka
Lincoln Hall, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 2:30 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
IGCS Fall 2026 Colloquium Series
Klarman Hall, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 3 PM
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy
EPL Read-Ahead Colloquium: Jonathan Quong
Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 3:45 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
CAM Colloquium - October 2, 2026, Yue Yu "Nonlocal Neural Operators: Theory and Application"
Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 4:45 PMFree
🗣️Talk📜Poetry
16th Annual Tagore Lecture: Avidya
Kahin Center, Ithaca
TodayFree
🖼️Exhibition🔬Science
Rivers of Ice: Three Centuries of Glacial Science
Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Rare and Manuscript Collections, 2B Kroch Library, Ithaca
TodayFree
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
America at 250: Focus on George Washington
Michael T. Sillerman '68 Rotunda, Rare and Manuscript Collections, Ithaca
Mon 5 · 9:05 AM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
CHEME7900 Seminar: Chelsea Hu, Ph.D. '18 (Texas A&M)
Olin Hall, Ithaca
Mon 5 · 10 AMFree
🎭Theatre🗣️Talk
Master Class: Staging Shakespeare with Catherine Weidner
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Ithaca
Mon 5 · 12:15 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Authoritarianism and Legitimacy in Afghanistan: The Case Study of Taliban 2.0
Uris Hall, Des Moines
Mon 5 · 4 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Department of Physics Colloquium, Professor Abigail Crites, Cornell University
Physical Sciences Building, Ithaca
Mon 5 · 4 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
CCB Seminar Jiwoong Park (UChicago)
Baker Lab, Rochester
Thu 8 · 5 PM
♙Chess
Chess Club
Cortland
Thu 8 · 5 PM
♙Chess
Chess Club
Cortland Free Library
Sat 3 · 2 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Cornell SSBU #88
115 Hoy Rd, Ithaca
Thu 8 · 4:30 PMFree
♠️Card games🌏South Asia
South Asian Game Night
Olin Library, Ithaca
Sat 17 · 1 PM$0
🏆Tournament🤝Volunteering
14th Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition
Boynton Middle School Cafeteria, Ithaca
Sat 17 · 3 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
The Big Red Blast
115 Hoy Rd, Ithaca
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