Hupstate Circus Fest
Come to the Hupstate Cabaret Fundraiser!
Buy your tickets for our fundraising cabaret on Sunday night at 8pm! Amazing Hupstate artists and local favorites have generously donated acts to help us fundraise for our first year as a nonprofit.
Join us for an evening to fundraise for Hupstate Circus Inc, the non-profit that produces the festival! Performers have generously donated their artistry to support the cause and you'll see a who's who of the Hupstate artists and more.
Schedule
Ice Cream Social!
Meet up with other circus community at local favorite SWEET MELISSA’S to celebrate the closing of the 2024 Hupstate Festival!
Puppet Parade (Free)
Join Lily Silly and the puppet people for a puppet parade from CSMA to the Press Bay Backlot, traveling through the commons.
All ages
Swinging Trapeze - Violet Defiant (Free)
Find @violetdefiantcircus swinging on her freestanding rig right outside the Cherry Artspace after Trojka and before DUSK/NIGHT/DAWN.
All Ages
PLAY DEAD - People Watching Collective
Set in a shifting universe of domestic trappings and interlocking stories, People Watching’s first creation ‘Play Dead’ observes the way we navigate social connections.
Suggested age 16+
All Things Circus Zone (Free)
Try the circus arts! See shows!
All ages welcome - adults too! Multigenerational participation is encouraged.
For all ages
Coffee and Waterfall Walk
Botanist Coffee Shop (meeting spot)
Join in community to visit Ithaca Falls, one of the over 100 waterfalls in our area, and grab a coffee before or after.
Meet at the local Botanist Coffee shop at 10am and will walk together to Ithaca Falls a few blocks away. The waterfall is spectacular and viewable from the sidewalk, or you can take a 5 minute short hike to see it up close.
All ages
PLAY DEAD - People Watching Collective
Set in a shifting universe of domestic trappings and interlocking stories, People Watching’s first creation ‘Play Dead’ observes the way we navigate social connections.
Suggested age 16+
Swinging Trapeze - Violet Defiant (Free)
Find Violet swinging on her freestanding rig right outside the Cherry Artspace after Trojka and before DUSK/NIGHT/DAWN.
All ages
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She Flies Asunder [art exhibition]
Come view this circus-themed installation featuring New York State-based artists Ella Shea, Luis Fonseca, and Julie Shea.
Branché
Treman Marina Loop
Join the acrobats of Acting for Climate for a breathtaking site specific acrobatics performance.
Note: The show formally starts at 12pm, but we are asking audiences to gather at 11:45am so we can ensure you get to the site on time.
I Hope You Are Fed
Cherry Artspace
What does it mean to stay present in an ever changing world? Fern Collective welcomes you into an aerial world of their own devising full of beautiful, dangerous, thought provoking, generous, and tangled messes. I Hope You Are Fed is sure to leave you feeling, thinking, and questioning.
I Hope You Are Fed
Cherry Artspace
What does it mean to stay present in an ever changing world? Fern Collective welcomes you into an aerial world of their own devising full of beautiful, dangerous, thought provoking, generous, and tangled messes. I Hope You Are Fed is sure to leave you feeling, thinking, and questioning.
Branché
Treman Marina Loop
Join the acrobats of Acting for Climate for a breathtaking site specific acrobatics performance.
Note: The show formally starts at 2:30pm, but we are asking audiences to gather at 2:15pm so we can ensure you get to the site on time.
I Hope You Are Fed
Cherry Artspace
What does it mean to stay present in an ever changing world? Fern Collective welcomes you into an aerial world of their own devising full of beautiful, dangerous, thought provoking, generous, and tangled messes. I Hope You Are Fed is sure to leave you feeling, thinking, and questioning.