Kids in Ithaca
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For a rainy Wednesday or a Sunday in the open air, the right idea is right below.
Events — kids in Ithaca
Sat7
Tomorrow
Sun8
Sunday 8 November
Later
Sat 14 · 1 PMFree
Outdoors
Drop in Discovery Days
Cornell Botanic Gardens
Sat 14 · 1 PM
Guided tourStory time
Museum Family Tour: It's Made of WHAT?
Johnson Museum of Art
Sun 15 · 10:30 AM
Animals0–15 yrs
Tidepool Touch Tank
Sciencenter
Sun 15 · 11 AM
Creative workshopScience4–15 yrs
Science Connections: Encouraging Young Engineers and Scientists
Sciencenter
Sun 15 · 2 PM
Animals0–15 yrs
Meet a Reptile
Sciencenter
Sat 12 Dec · 11 AM
Scienceup to 15 yrs
Math Fun with MathHappens!
Sciencenter
Sun 13 Dec · 10:30 AM
AnimalsScience0–15 yrs
Tidepool Touch Tank
Sciencenter
Sun 13 Dec · 2 PM
AnimalsScience0–15 yrs
Meet a Reptile
Sciencenter
Sat 19 Dec · 11 AM
Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Math Fun with MathHappens!
Sciencenter
Sun 20 Dec · 10:30 AM
Animals0–15 yrs
Tidepool Touch Tank
Sciencenter
Sun 20 Dec · 2 PM
Animals3–12 yrs
Meet a Reptile
Sciencenter
Sat 26 Dec · 11 AM
Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Math Fun with MathHappens!
Sciencenter
Sun 27 Dec · 10:30 AM
Animals
Tidepool Touch Tank
Sciencenter
Sun 27 Dec · 2 PM
Animals0–15 yrs
Meet a Reptile
Sciencenter
Sat 2 Jan · 11 AM
Creative workshop3–12 yrs
Math Fun with MathHappens!
Sciencenter
Sun 3 Jan · 10:30 AM
Animals0–15 yrs
Tidepool Touch Tank
Sciencenter
Sun 3 Jan · 2 PM
Animals0–15 yrs
Meet a Reptile
Sciencenter
Sat 9 Jan · 11 AM
Creative workshopScienceup to 15 yrs
Math Fun with MathHappens!
Sciencenter
Sun 24 Jan · 10:30 AM
Animals0–15 yrs
Tidepool Touch Tank
Sciencenter
Sat 6 Feb · 11 AM
Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Math Fun with MathHappens!
Sciencenter
Sun 7 Feb · 2 PM
Animals4–12 yrs
Meet a Reptile
Sciencenter
See also in Ithaca
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM
World musicFolk / Acoustic
Fabi at the South Hill Cider Community Concert Series
South Hill Cider, Ithaca
At 7 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Ithaca College Percussion Ensemble
Ithaca College Ford Hall
Mon 9 · 7 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Composition Premieres
Hockett Family Recital Hall, Ithaca
Wed 11 · 7 PMFree
ClassicalJazz
Legacy in Sound: Featuring the Next Generation of Music Educators and Performers
Ford Hall, Ithaca
Sat 14 · 8 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Punch Brothers
Ithaca's State Theatre
At 5:30 PMFree
Folk / AcousticVolunteering
Busking for Justice: Bear Fox & Lydia Garrison
Cafe DeWitt, Ithaca
At 8 PM$25
Singer-songwriterConcert
Singing Notes and Slinging Jokes
330 West, Ithaca
At 6 PM$25
RockConcert
Battle of the Dad Bands Benefit Concert
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
At 7:30 PMFree
ClassicalExperimental
Stucky Ensemble-in-Residence Dal Niente Concert (CU Music)
Barnes Hall, Ithaca
Sun 8 · 4 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
10th Anniversary Festival of the Juget-Sinclair French Romantic organ concert
St. Luke Lutheran Church, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 7 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Irish Traditional Music Concert and Session for International Uilleann Piping Day 2026
Ithaca Friends Meeting
Sun 8 · 6 PM$15
JazzConcert
Hank Roberts with Michael Bates & Chad Lieberman
Argos Warehouse Lounge & Event Space, Ithaca
Mon 9 · 8 PM
Soul / FunkPop
Sammy Rae & The Friends - the GET DOWN!
State Theatre of Ithaca
Wed 11 · 12:30 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Midday Music for Organ: Annette Richards and David Yearsley (CU Music)
Anabel Taylor Chapel at Cornell University, Ithaca
Wed 11 · 1:10 PM
Concert
Cornell Chimes Concert
McGraw Tower, Ithaca
Wed 11 · 6 PMFree
Jam / Open micPoetry
Open Mic Night
Danby Food and Drink, Ithaca
Fri 13 · 7:30 PMFree
ClassicalCinema
Cornell Chamber Orchestra presents The Sound of Storytelling: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (CU Music)
Bailey Hall at Cornell University, Ithaca
Sun 15 · 3 PM$15–47
ClassicalConcert
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Presents: Nielsen and Faure
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca
Sat 14 · 7:30 PMFree
ClassicalSinger-songwriter
Cornell Glee Club presents “Singing in the Air” (CU Music)
Sage Chapel, Des Moines
Sun 15 · 3 PMFree
World musicConcert
Cornell Gamelan Ensemble Concert (CU Music)
Klarman Hall, Ithaca
Sun 15 · 4 PM
ClassicalConcert
Reflections and Radiance - CVE Celebrates 50 years!
First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca
Sun 15 · 6 PM$15
Singer-songwriterConcert
THE DOLLY FEST TRIBUTE CONCERT
K-HOUSE Karaoke & Arts Hub, Ithaca
Today
MusicalComedy
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Hoerner Theatre, Dillingham Center, Ithaca
Sat 31$21.10–52.75
Theatre
Ulster American by David Ireland - a House of Ithaqua Production
Kitchen Theatre Company, Ithaca
Fri 13 · 7:30 PM$23
Theatre
The Dog Poop Attack
Cherry Performance Space at The Cherry Arts, Ithaca
Today
Stand-up
Jessica Kirson
State Theatre of Ithaca
Tomorrow · 7 PM$25
Stand-up
ComedyHOF Presents: The $100 Laugh-Off
330 West, Ithaca
Fri 13 · 8 PMFree
PoetryLiterature
New Calypso
Kitchen Theatre Company, Ithaca
At 12 PM
Exhibition
Michael Sampson: Layering The Figure exhibit
The Gallery at South Hill, Ithaca
At 5 PM
Exhibition
November Gallery Night - Works by George Rhoads
Grayhaven Motel, Ithaca
Wed 11 · 6 PMFree
PoetryLiterature
HOME~WATER free poetry writing workshop by Tompkins County poet laureate
Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca
Sat 14 · 12 PMFree
Crafts
Sip & Sparkle
Press Bay Alley, Ithaca
At 5 PMFree
Exhibition
Ithaca Gallery Night
Ithaca Gallery Night
At 4 PMFree
Exhibition
Cornell Art Faculty Exhibition Celebration
Cornell University - Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca
At 11:15 AM
TalkScience
Ezra Systems Seminar: Alexandra Werth (Cornell BME)
Upson Hall, Ithaca
At 1:25 PM
TalkPolitics & Economy
Reforming the Provision of Public Safety
Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca
At 4:30 PM
TalkHuman rights
Classics Speaker Series: Curtis Dozier
Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
ScienceTalk
Cornell Math Explorer’s Club
Cornell University, Ithaca
Sun 8 · 2 PMFree
Exhibition
Look Club
State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca
Sun 8 · 4:30 PMFree
Literature
Quarterly Reads with Gina & Casey
Bar Argos, Ithaca
Mon 9 · 12:15 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Financing Development: Capital and Languages of Self-Improvement in South Asia
Uris Hall, Des Moines
Mon 9 · 4:30 PM
Talk
Veterans Day Celebration
Alice Statler Auditorium, Ithaca
Mon 9 · 11:40 AM
Talk
Labor Economics Workshop: Vrinda Kapoor or Cornell
Malott Hall, Ithaca
Mon 9
TalkScience
Department of Physics Colloquium - Kieval Lecture, Dr. Anna Grassellino, Fermilab
Physical Sciences Building, Ithaca
Tue 10 · 11:45 AM
Talk
Janet Clay White Lecture in Community Nutrition
Savage Hall, Ithaca
Tue 10 · 11:40 AM
Talk
BEDR Workshop | Jon Jachimowicz
Sage Hall, Ithaca
Tue 10 · 6 PM
CinemaMigration
One in a Million
Willard Straight Hall, Des Moines
Wed 11 · 4 PM
TalkScience
CoRe Seminar Series: "Mechanical Regulation of Ovarian Function: From Fertility to Women’s Health"
Schurman Hall, Ithaca
Thu 12 · 12:15 PM
TalkScience
Tigers and Their Prey: Assessing Impacts of the Collapse of Wild Pigs Due to African Swine Fever
Kahin Center, Ithaca
Thu 12 · 3:30 PM
TalkScience
Cornell Department of Astronomy & Space Sciences Fall 2026 Colloquium Series
Plant Science Building, Ithaca
Thu 12 · 4:30 PM
TalkLiterature
Wireless Futures: Speculative Media and German Modernity
Olin Library, Ithaca
Thu 12 · 11:40 AM
TalkScience
Econometrics Workshop: Yiwei Sun
Ives Hall, Ithaca
At 6 PM
Team sportsSpectator
Cornell Volleyball vs Yale University
Bartels Hall, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 3 PM
Team sportsFootball
Cornell Men's Soccer vs Columbia University
Berman Field, Ithaca
Tomorrow
Team sportsHockey
Cornell Men's Ice Hockey vs Princeton University
Lynah Rink, Ithaca
Fri 13 · 6 PM
Team sportsSpectator
Cornell Sprint Football vs University of Pennsylvania
Schoellkopf Field, Des Moines
Sun 15 · 12 PM
Racket sportsSpectator
Cornell Men's Squash vs Columbia University
Belkin Squash Courts, Ithaca
Tomorrow · 5 PM
Team sportsSpectator
Cornell Volleyball vs Brown University
Bartels Hall, Ithaca
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Venues — kids in Ithaca
Frequently asked questions
What's there to do with kids in Ithaca this weekend?
Shows for young audiences, workshops, storytelling and days out in the fresh air. Filter by age on each event to find what suits yours.
Are there free kids' activities in Ithaca?
Yes, plenty of library workshops and outdoor activities are free. The price is shown on every event.