To The Moon and Back is a charming, silly, all-ages circus show with a handmade set and a creative, problem solving adventure story.  

This is a FREE indoor event at the Tompkins County Public Library.

Stop by the Hupstate Hub - your place for all things Hupstate! Come with your festival questions, or to purchase merch (while supplies last!).

Also home of the GLING Gallery, featuring works by Emil Dahl, Kelsey Strauch, Stacey Strange, and Wes Peden; and with artwork on display by Ella Shea and Amelia Modlin.

This is a FREE event.

In conjunction with Ithaca Gallery Night, stop by the south side of Hotel Ithaca for performances in front of the mural!

• 5-6pm - Matthew Morgan

• 6-7pm - Village at Ithaca Circus & Rebel Arts Circus

• 7-8pm - High Mowing Circus

This is a FREE event.

Eight interlocking ladders create towers, cranes and bridges that explore the tension between the individual and community in American society. A reminder that resilience is built collectively.

This is a FREE outdoor show on the Ithaca Commons.

Join us for the Opening Night Party at the Ithaca History Center! Cider (both boozy and sober) on tap. Performances by Rik Daniels and Jared Athias outside in the Bernie Milton Pavillion from 6:30-7pm. Come see circus friends old and new!

This is a FREE event.

ATELOPUS is a vertical dance and projection performance inspired by Ecuador’s endangered harlequin frogs, whose disappearance signals the collapse of ecosystems. As two frogs lose their habitat and transform into humans, the work becomes an urgent reflection on water, environmental destruction and the rights of nature.

This is a FREE outdoor show in Press Bay Court.

Reckon with your past, swing by your hair into the future, and ponder the humble egg in this alluring story about self acceptance.

Suggested age 14+.

Need a lift from show to show? The Hupstate Caravan will provide shuttle service between performances. Space is limited!

A high flying family friendly nautical adventure set on a flying trapeze! Shipwrecked and lost in the middle of the ocean, a lone sailor encounters a rag-tag crew of high-flying, rope-climbing, acrobatic pirates.

This is a FREE outdoor show on the Ithaca Waldorf School grounds.

In this 90 minute Danish film, Katja Schumann, the world-famous circus artist and horse trainer, struggles to translate her old world into a new era. Can she pass on her way of life without losing herself? The film depicts a journey between tradition, doubt and trust.

Language is primarily Danish with UK subtitles.

Stop by the Hupstate Hub - your place for all things Hupstate! Come with your festival questions, or to purchase merch (while supplies last!).

Also home of the GLING Gallery, featuring works by Emil Dahl, Kelsey Strauch, Stacey Strange, and Wes Peden; and with artwork on display by Ella Shea and Amelia Modlin.

This is a FREE event.

Eight interlocking ladders create towers, cranes and bridges that explore the tension between the individual and community in American society. A reminder that resilience is built collectively.

This is a FREE outdoor show on the Ithaca Commons.

Through trapeze, burlesque, and physical theatre, the artist abstracts their gender odyssey, inviting the audience into their process of self-expansion.

Suggested age 18+

Company 29’s debut creation “Natural Causes” takes you on a dark and whimsical journey through the lens of circus, physical theatre, comedy, and live music.

With opening acts by youth circus artists from around the US.

Suggest age 8+, ASL interpreted event.

Ultra-modern pop-punk juggling surrounded by a huge inflatable blue structure and accompanied by electro beats composed of distorted rollercoaster sounds.

All ages, ASL interpreted event.

ATELOPUS is a vertical dance and projection performance inspired by Ecuador’s endangered harlequin frogs, whose disappearance signals the collapse of ecosystems. As two frogs lose their habitat and transform into humans, the work becomes an urgent reflection on water, environmental destruction and the rights of nature.

This is a FREE outdoor show in Press Bay Court.

Combining aerial counterweight, puppetry, dance, atmospheric projection, and martial arts, the old proverb of sticks and stones illuminates a new question: who is the body you also are?

Suggested age 14+. This show contains themes of body dysphoria, patriarchal gender roles, and partial nudity (topless).

In this workshop, Wes will guide you through his unique ball juggling techniques. The workshop is a playful and uplifting environment designed to experiment together and find new joyful ways of tangling gravity, time, and objects.

Prerequisites: Participants should be able to juggle 5 balls and comfortably perform 3-ball patterns such as 531, 423, and 441. 

Need a lift from show to show? The Hupstate Caravan will provide shuttle service between performances. Space is limited!

A high flying family friendly nautical adventure set on a flying trapeze! Shipwrecked and lost in the middle of the ocean, a lone sailor encounters a rag-tag crew of high-flying, rope-climbing, acrobatic pirates.

This is a FREE outdoor show on the Ithaca Waldorf School grounds. ASL interpreted event

Eight interlocking ladders create towers, cranes and bridges that explore the tension between the individual and community in American society. A reminder that resilience is built collectively.

This is a FREE outdoor show on the Ithaca Commons.

Stop by the Hupstate Hub - your place for all things Hupstate! Come with your festival questions, or to purchase merch (while supplies last!).

Also home of the GLING Gallery, featuring works by Emil Dahl, Kelsey Strauch, Stacey Strange, and Wes Peden; and with artwork on display by Ella Shea and Amelia Modlin.

This is a FREE event.

Blending traditional juggling props with unusual materials, light, and illuminated objects to create optical illusions and analog 3D images.

Suggested age 8+. This show contains strobe lighting, which may not be suitable for individuals with photosensitivity.

This workshop teaches you a variety of different group acrobatic styles featuring Toss, Towers and Trio Tumbling. This is an advanced circus workshop hoping to push past the basics into more complicated movement pathways and surprising acrobatic outcomes!

Age minimum: 18 (email amy@hupstatecircus.org for questions/exceptions)

Do you remember packing for summer camp for the first time alone? Of this thirst for independence? Do you remember the smell of campfires? Join FLIP Fabrique for Summer Break, a circus show that jumps in to this summer nostalgia.

This is a FREE outdoor show in the Press Bay Backlot.

Blending traditional juggling props with unusual materials, light, and illuminated objects to create optical illusions and analog 3D images.

Suggested age 8+. This show contains strobe lighting, which may not be suitable for individuals with photosensitivity.

Do you remember packing for summer camp for the first time alone? Of this thirst for independence? Do you remember the smell of campfires? Join FLIP Fabrique for Summer Break, a circus show that jumps in to this summer nostalgia.

This is a FREE outdoor show in the Press Bay Backlot.

Troy Lingelbach has saved every piece of single use plastic they have consumed over the past two years under their bed. Now, they have created a plastic playground in the woods repurposing this plastic. This immersive experience is part installation, part performance art, part dance party in the woods, filled with opportunities to connect deeply with nature, community, and self. 

Gathering begins at 6:00pm. Show starts 7:15pm. More details to come.

Suggested age 18+. This show contains themes and references to drug use and may contain flashing lights.

4 hours of circus fun for all ages to close out the festival weekend! Now featuring Flip Fabrique, Village Circus, Flying Gravity High Mowing Circus Program, To The Moon and Back, plus learn to juggle and more. Bring a picnic!

• 10-11am: To the Moon and Back

• 11- 11:30am: FLIP Fabrique

• 11:30-12pm: High Mowing

• 12-12:30pm: FLIP Fabrique

• 12:30-1pm: High Mowing

• 1-1:30pm: Flip Fabrique

• 1:30-2pm: Village at Ithaca Circus, Rebel Arts Circus

This is a FREE outdoor event at the Ithaca Children's Garden.