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CELEBRATIONS

IN DOWNTOWN

Through the pandemic, we’re rethinking ways to celebrate Spring/Summer in ways that are safe for all.

CFCU SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Gallery Night Ithaca

Art Gallery Exhibits in Person & Virtually Every first Friday of Each Month

Gallery Night Ithaca is a monthly event in Downtown Ithaca featuring new art exhibits inside galleries and shops around the downtown district. Take self-guided walking tours of window art displays or check out exhibits inside galleries that have reopened with socially distant viewing options. Gallery Night Ithaca is made possible in part with a grant from the Community Arts Partnership.

Every first Friday of the month, 5:00-8:00 p.m. GalleryNightIthaca.com

During the summer, Downtown is simply the best place to relax and unwind, especially Thursday evenings at the CFCU Summer Concert Series that kicks off in mid-June at the Bernie Milton Pavilion stage in Bank Alley on the Ithaca Commons!

The series is a FREE outdoor concert series open to the public held every Thursday evening from 6-8 pm, starting in June and running through mid-September. Local and national acts perform music in genres including jazz, blues, reggae, folk, hip hop, country, bluegrass, rock, and more. The concerts are for all ages, so bring the whole family! And, stick around for dinner and enjoy Downtown Ithaca’s evening nightlife.

THURSDAYS / 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. JUNE - SEPTEMBER Bernie Milton Pavilion

“Ithaca is Inclusive. Join us for our inaugural Downtown Ithaca Pride celebration! Education, health screenings, drag show performances, and more will be going on through the week, leading up to our Friday-Sunday festival on the Commons. We believe Pride is for everyone, from families to performers, and events will offer a variety of activities so everyone can find something to enjoy.”

June 26 - July 3, 2022 More information at downtownithaca.com

Photo by Sheryl Sinkow

APPLE HARVEST SEASON Celebrating Fall

Presented by: Tompkins Trust Company

To celebrate fall this year, Downtown Ithaca will welcome farmers, cideries, and of course, apple growers to showcase their harvest bounty throughout the week in a socially distant, de-densified farmers market and cider trail happening on the commons and inside downtown shops and restaurants in the district.

Shops and restaurants will also feature apple & ciderthemed menus and goods for sale too, all of which will be on a Cider Trail passport. Residents and visitors will be able to collect stamps from shops & eateries they visit during the week to win prizes! Next fall, we hope to return with our 38th Annual Apple Harvest Festival over the last weekend in September 2021.

GETTING AROUND TCAT Bus Service Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) buses make getting downtown easy and convenient. TCAT’s main hub is centered around the Ithaca Commons so PARKING & TRANSPORTATION On-Street Pay Stations almost every bus route passes through the downtown area.

For more information about parking downtown, Parking pay stations are centrally For bus stop locations, maps, please visit the cityofithaca.org/705/Parking-Infor- located on each block and accept and schedules, visit tcatbus.com mation cash/coin, credit or debit cards. You or call 607-277-RIDE (7433). only have to pay once for the day and can move your car around to BUS FARE: Garage Parking Downtown various downtown or Collegetown metered parking areas. $1.50 Seniors & Youth (6-17) $.75

Downtown Ithaca currently has 2 city-owned parking structures downtown for a combined 2,000 parking spaces available with a third garage about to under go construction and slated to re-open near the end of 2021. Both garages are conveniently located for walkable access to anything downtown. On-street metered parking is currently $1.50/hr. Minimum parking purchase for credit card payments is $0.50. No minimum for cash/coin purchases. Parkmobile SmartphonE App Correct change only | Anywhere in Tompkins Co. POPULAR ROUTES: Bus service between Cornell & the Commons: Routes 10 & 30(week), 70 & 72(weekends) & Route 90 (nights except Sunday) Service between Ithaca College & the Commons: Route 11

Seneca Garage 202 E. Seneca St.

Cayuga Garage 235 S. Cayuga St. You can also pay with your smartphone by downloading and using the Parkmobile app (smartphones). The app allows you to easily pay to park from the comfort of your car.

Parkmobile is a convenient app used in other cities around the U.S. and will send you notifications when your time is running out. You can easily extend your time by following prompts in the text message.

INTER CITY BUS DEPOT

All Garages Are Automated Self-Pay Parking

Customers are encouraged to pay at garage pay machines conveniently located near garage elevators before they get in their cars and drive away. There are also credit-card only pay machines at the exit gate in case you forget.

Parking Rate: $1/hour - Short term, 2-hour parking spaces available Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday………..2:00am - 11:00pm Saturday & Sunday……..FREE

FREE PARKING on Weekends & EVENINGS

Parking downtown is FREE on weekends inside all the garages and on the street. During the week, free parking on the street starts at 6:00PM and ends at 9:00 AM the next morning. Inside garages during the week, parking is free 11:00PM-2:00AM. The relocated Intercity Bus Depot makes its home at 131 E. Green Street. Riders can board Greyhound, Shortline, Coach, and other bus lines serving New York City, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.

This new location for the Intercity Bus Depot is conveniently located next to TCAT’s Green Street bus stop, which is major transfer station for the local bus service to all parts of Tompkins County.

Ourbus

Pick-up & drop-off for travelers riding on Ourbus is located at 130 E. Seneca St. out in front of Starbucks and the Hilton Garden Inn. Ithaca Dispatch (607) 277-TAXI, ithacataxi.biz University Taxi (607) 272-3333 Collegetown Cab (607) 588-8888

UBER & LYFT

Ithaca is now served by Lyft and Uber. Download the app on your smartphone to access and start using it to get to and from downtown. Surge pricing may apply.

Biking in Ithaca

Downtown Ithaca is becoming a safer and more convenient place to bike thanks to efforts by the City of Ithaca, local initiatives and community members.

Check out Bikewalktompkins.org to learn more about riding your bicycle in Downtown Ithaca. The site includes maps and guides highlighting bike lanes trails, and bike boulevards for safer city cycling.

You’ll also find on the map featured in this guide locations of covered bicycle parking facilities within the district.