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.

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.

Ice Cream Social!

Meet up at beloved Sweet Melissa’s Ice Cream to spend time with friends new and old.

This is a FREE event.

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.

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 a Modern Vaudeville Press pop-up shop and 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.

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

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

Waterfall Walk!

Meet up at Ithaca Falls for a visit to one of the over 100 waterfalls in our area.

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.

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.

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 a Modern Vaudeville Press pop-up shop and 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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

• 5pm - Matthew Morgan on aerial straps

• roving performances by High Mowing (from Hotel Ithaca to Center Ithaca).

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

• 7-8pm - High Mowing Circus Studies Program

This is a FREE event.

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 a Modern Vaudeville Press pop-up shop and 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.

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.