Binghamton Area Events Week of 12/15/25 - The Messiah, Nutcracker, Holiday Concerts & more

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🎄The holiday season home stretch is upon us, which means you have the pick of the litter when it comes to annual holiday traditions like The Messiah, Festival of Lights, Home for the Holidays and The Christmas Carol.

🎅Not into that? Plenty of other ways to mark the holidays, be it caroling, concerts, fundraisers, comedy nights, or ugly sweater parties.

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Below you can see sections for:

• 🎆Spotlights & Festivals
• 🎭Theatre & Comedy
• 🎵Concerts
• 🏀Sports
• 🏛️Local Government and Services
• 🎨Arts
• 🎮🎲Games & Hobbies
• 🍅⛰️Nature, Hiking, & Gardening
• 🛝Kids & Family
• 📜Lectures and History
• 💵Fundraisers and Nonprofits
• 🎥Screenings
• ‼️Other Events

✅This week's recommendation:

⛸️Ice skating is a great way to make the most of the snowy weather!

The SUNY Broome Ice Center and the Riverbend Ice Center are the go-to indoor options and great for getting space to learn.

For a festive outdoor experience in the snowy weather, plenty of outdoor options exist too! Check out the new Grippen Park Ice Rink, the DICK's House of Sport Ice Rink, Recreation Park, or Chenango Valley State Park

Let me know ways I can improve this newsletter!

Spotlights and Festivals

🩰Wed. 12/17 Grand Kyiv Ballet Nutcracker
Anderson Center, Binghamton University
7 pm
$39 - $59

🎼Sat. 12/20 Downtown Singers: Handel's Messiah
United Presbyterian Church, 42 Chenango Street, Binghamton
7 pm
$20

🎄🛻Sat. 12/20 Greene's First Ever Hometown Holiday Parade
Greene High School
6 pm

🎄Sat. 12/20 Lee Barta Community Center December to Remember
Lee Barta Community Center, 108 Liberty Street, Binghamton
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Theatre and Comedy

🎭Live Theatre

👻🎄Thurs. 12/18 - Sun. 12/21 A Christmas Carol (46th Year!)
Cider Mill Stage
Thurs, Fri., Sat. 7:30 pm, Sat., Sun. 2:30 pm
$30

👻Sun. 12/21 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Live
Union Presbyterian Church, 200 E Main St., Endicott
4 pm

🤣👢Other Performing Arts & Comedy

🎤Mon. 12/15 Topper Saloon Open Mic
The Topper, 1001 Union Center Maine Hwy, Endicott
7 pm - 9 pm

🤣Tues. 12/16 Next Stop Comedy
Beer Tree Farm, Port Crane
7 pm

🤣Thurs. 12/18 Merry Christmas in Hell Comedy Open Mic
The Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
7 pm

🎤Thurs. 12/18 Wordplace Poetry Open Mic
26 Cedar St., Binghamton
8 pm - 10 pm

👯Fri. 12/19 & Sat. 12/20 Naughty & Nice: A Burlesque Holiday Spectacular
Endicott Performing Arts Center, 102 Washington Avenue, Endicott
8 pm
$25

🩰Sat. 12/20 The Nutcracker Ballet by Sunflowers Dancing School
Ti-Ahwaga Community Players, 42 Delphine St., Owego
2 pm
$10

👢Sat. 12/20 Holiday Drag Brunch
Beer Tree Factory, Oakdale Commons
11 am

🩰Sun. 12/21 Nutcracker with Belly Dance (and Friends!) (Fundraiser for New York Immigration Coalition)
Tri-Cities Opera Center, 315 Clinton St., Binghamton
4 pm
$25

Concerts

🎸Local Rock & Pop

Wed. 12/17 The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
Broome County Forum Theatre
8 pm
$59.50 - $109.50

Fri. 12/19 Holiday Party w/ Caviar & Grits at Studio 56
56 Clinton St., Binghamton
7 pm

Fri. 12/19 The Ultimate Acoustic Rock Show ft. Pete Evick, Chad Stewart, Dean Cramer
Touch of Texas, 1240 Upper Front St., Binghamton
7 pm
$10 or a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots

Sat. 12/20 The Neo Politans
Atomic Toms, Binghamton
7 pm
$10

Sat. 12/20 Allie Torto's Holiday Special
New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane
6 pm

👨‍🎤DIY & Underground

Fri. 12/19 Charity Show: Green Creeks, Stuck in Place, Stay Off the Fence, Magenta
Deep State, 212 State St., Binghamton
7 pm

Sat. 12/20 CHOW Fundraiser and Food Collection Show: Disruptor, Detour, Odins Gate, UpsideDownCross, 4 and Goal
Crowbar Arcade, 195 State Street, Binghamton
7 pm

Some local underground shows announce late and might not make it to this list - follow @BinghamtonShows on Instagram for the most up-to-date info!

🎻Classical & Concert Hall

Thurs. 12/18 Ian Maskin: New Album Release Concert Tour
Two Rivers Church, 1 Christfield Ave., Johnson City
7 pm - 9 pm

Thurs. 12/18 Music in the Mansion: Yance Moore Jr.
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
5 pm - 9 pm

Thurs. 12/18 Candlelight Christmas Sing a Long
Centenary-Chenango Street United Methodist Church, 438 Chenango St., Binghamton
7 pm

Fri. 12/19 Music in the Mansion: Viola Vortex
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Sat. 12/20 Carol Singing
Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 83 Main St. Binghamton
4 pm

Sat. 12/20 Music in the Mansion: Vocal Mountain Culcimer Players
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
12 pm - 1 pm

Sat. 12/20 Music in the Mansion: Mat Vavalle
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
2 pm - 3 pm

Sun. 12/21 Music in the Mansion: Claudia Kackmarik
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
12 pm - 2 pm

Sun. 12/21 Music in the Mansion: The Parlor City Flute Ensemble
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
2 pm - 4 pm

🎺Community Bands and School Concerts

Mon. 12/15 SUNY Broome College Choir and Guitar Ensemble Concert
Angelo Zuccolo Little Theatre, SUNY Broome
7 pm

Mon. 12/15 M-E High School Winter Concert II
Maine Endwell High School
7 pm

Tues. 12/16 Binghamton High School Winter Band Concert
Binghamton High School
7 pm
(Elementary concerts held throughout the week)

Tues. 12/16 Vestal High School Band Concert
Vestal High School
7 pm

Wed. 12/17 Vestal High School Vestal Voices/Chorus Winter Concert
Vestal High School
7 pm

Wed. 12/17 U-E High School Choir Winter Concert
UEHS Auditorium
7 pm

Thurs. 12/18 Chenango Bridge Winter Concert
CV Middle and High School Auditorium
6:30 pm

Thurs. 12/18 Vestal Community Band Holiday Concert
Oakdale Commons (in front of JCPenney)
7 pm

🪕Folk & Country

Fri. 12/19 Claire Byrne (Driftwood) Holiday Show
Owego Original's, 23 Lake St., Owego
7 pm

Fri. 12/19 Wound Tight
McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge
8 pm

Fri. 12/19 Folk Division
Crooked Mouth Brewing, Endicott
7 pm

Sat. 12/20 Bells & Motley
Cranberry Coffeehouse (UUCB), 183 Riverside Dr., Binghamton
7 pm

Sun. 12/21 Pat Kane
McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge
12 pm

🎧EDM, Dance & DJs

Thurs. 12/11 THE NAUGHTY LIST 2025 Hotbox Alt. Drag Show and Dance Party
The Vibe Lounge, 15 Charlotte Street, Binghamton
9 pm

Fri. 12/19 Vinyl Friday w/ Eddit Fondu
Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton
9 pm

Sat. 12/20 The EAM Sound
Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton
9 pm

Sat. 12/20 Christmas Salachata Latin Dance Party (Ugly Sweater Edition)
American Legion Post 82, 1305 Riverview Dr., Endicott
9:15 pm - 2 am

📻Classic Rock & Covers

Thurs. 12/18 Two Johns, No Waiting
McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge
7 pm

Fri. 12/19 Greg Neff
Nips, 135 Park Ave, Binghamton
8 pm

Fri. 12/19 Rev and Friends
New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane
6 pm - 7 pm

Fri. 12/19 Crossing the Line
Tap House 66, 66 N Broad St., Johnson City
8 pm

Sat. 12/20 Two Johns, No Waiting
Stu's, 114 N Page Ave, Endicott
7 pm

Sat. 12/20 Last Call
Kelly's, 102 N Page Ave, Endicott
8 pm - 11 pm

Sat. 12/20 Common Ground
Fountains Tavern, 73 CFJ Blvd., Johnson City
8 pm - 11 pm

Sat. 12/20 Shade Tree Mechanics
McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge
7 pm

Sat. 12/20 Rooster
American Leagion Post 1645, 177 Robinson St., Binghamton
7 pm
$7

Sports

🏀Professional, Spectator, & Fan Events

Events

🤼Fri. 12/19 Binghamton University Men's Wrestling vs. LIU
Binghamton University Events Center
6 pm

🏒Fri. 12/19 Binghamton Black Bears FPHL Hockey vs. Danbury Hat Tricks
Visions Veterans Memorial Arena
7 pm
$22.75

🏀Sat. 12/20 Binghamton University Women's Basketball vs. Colgate
Binghamton University Events Center
6 pm
$11.00

🏀Sat. 12/20 Binghamton Bulldogs Basketball vs. Herkimer Originals
1025 Robinson Hill Rd, Johnson City
7 pm
$15

🏒Sat. 12/20 Binghamton Black Bears FPHL Hockey vs. Danbury Hat Tricks
Visions Veterans Memorial Arena
7 pm
$22.75

I'm currently working on how to best link to High School sports! Stay tuned on that. In the meantime, check your school district's sports schedule on MaxPreps

🏅Competitions, Tournaments, Exercise & Clinics

🧘‍♂️Wed. 12/17 Gentle Yoga
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
4:15 pm - 5 pm

🧘‍♂️Wed. 12/17 Beginner/Advanced Beginner Yoga
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

🧘‍♂️Wed. 12/17 CCE Move and Improve Class
840 Upper Front St., Binghamton
10 am - 11 am

🏃Thurs. 12/18 Christmas Lights Community Walk & Run
130 Oakdale Rd., Johnson City
6 pm

Games and Hobbies

🎮Tues. 12/16 Melee @ Crowbar #11
Crowbar Arcade, Binghamton
7 pm

📖Tues. 12/16 YHPL Classics Club
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
5:30 pm

🖍️Tues. 12/16 Coloring Club for Adults
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

🖌️Wed. 12/17 Miniature Figure (Mini) Painting
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

🪡Wed. 12/17 Novel Needles: A Stitch Craft & Book Club
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

🪡Wed. 12/17 Sit & Stitch
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
1 pm - 2:30 pm

🎲Thurs. 12/18 YHPL Board Game Night
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
4 pm - 7 pm

🎲Fri. 12/19 YHPL Silent Book Club
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
9:30 am - 10:30 am

🍽️Fri. 12/19 Read Between the Dines
Little Venice, Binghamton
6 pm

🃏Sat. 12/20 Monthly Munchkin Meetup
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
2 pm - 3 pm

🧵Sat. 12/20 Holiday Craft Corner
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
12 pm - 3 pm

Into board games and deck builders? Check out the regular events from Great Escape Adventures and Dragon Master Games also join the Discord chats for the Binghamton Tabletop Society and the Greater Binghamton TTRPG Society

Want to play fighting games? Join the Southern Tier Smash Bros. Discord

Local Government and Services

💸Tues. 12/16 Visions Free Senior Seminar: Navigating Trust Accounts
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
4 pm - 5 pm

💸Thurs. 12/18 Visions Federal Credit Union Financial Counseling Open Office Hours
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
3 pm - 5 pm

🗳️Want to find your local municipal or school board meetings? Check out our local government meeting guide here

Arts

🖼️Exhibits and Showcases

💡11/17 - 1/4 Broome County Festival of Lights
The event features multiple types of holiday displays, with some synchronized to music
Otsiningo Park
$25 per car
5 pm - 9 pm

🎄11/20 - 1/9 Home for the Holidays at Roberson Museum
Explore more than 100 community-decorated holiday trees and the beautifully decorated Roberson Mansion
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
11 am - 5 pm

🖼️Wed. 12/17 Praxis White Elephant Art Exchange
Stellar Human, 159 Washinton St, Binghamton
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

🎨Classes and Workshops

👤Tues. 12/16 BCAC Open Figure Drawing
223 State St., Binghamton
6 pm - 8:30 pm
$15

🖌️Thurs. 12/18 YHPL Watercolor Class
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
1 pm - 3 pm

🍳Sat. 12/20 Tour of the Mediterranian Cooking Class
Phantom Chef, 49 Washington Ave., Endicott
4 pm - 7 pm

🖌️Sun. 12/21 Painting at Crooked Mouth - Moonlight Magic
Crooked Mouth Brewing, Endicott
4 pm - 8 pm

🖌️Sun. 12/21 The Bright Side Cafe: Holiday Drink Pop Up at Home for the Holidays
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
12 pm - 4 pm

For a look at upcoming arts events further into the future or regular painting and art classes, check out the Broome County Arts Council calendar, and classes with Uncorked Creations, Stilettos Fine Arts Studio, Jablon Studios, or The Party Brush

Nature, Hiking, and Gardening

🪱Wed. 12/17 Vermi-Composting with Abigail Pepples (CCE)
VINES office, 157 Susquehanna St., Binghamton
6 pm - 7:30 pm

For more hiking events, make sure to join the Binghamton Hikers' Group and/or the Triple Cities Hiking Club

Kids and Family

🎄🦒11/7 - 12/27 Thurs. - Sun. Jungle Bells at Animal Adventure Holiday Lights Display
85 Martin Hill Rd., Harpursville
4 pm - 8 pm

🎲Tues. 12/16 Family Board Game Night
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
5 pm - 6 pm

🐸Tues. 12/16 Central UMC Muppet Christmas Carol Festivities
Central United Methodist Church, 17 Nanticoke Ave, Endwell
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

🎅Tues. 12/16 Meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus
PAL Center at Mothers & Babies Perinatal Network, 346 Grand Ave, Johnson City
3 pm - 5 pm

👮Wed. 12/17 Meet a JC Police Officer
PAL Center at Mothers & Babies Perinatal Network, 346 Grand Ave, Johnson City
10 am - 11 am

📖Fri. 12/19 1st Read of Ü's Rhyme with a Cup of Soup
Chat-A-Wyle, 8712 NY-434, Apalachin|
11:30 am

📽️Fri. 12/19 PBS Screening and activities with WSKG
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
10 am - 11 am

🚂Fri. 12/19 Polar Express Night and Santa Meet n Greet
The Little Oak, 1108 Conklin Rd., Conklin
4 pm - 7 pm

🎅Sat. 12/20 Petunia's Story Time with Santa & Holiday Bake Sale
Petunia's, 97 Court St., Binghamton
10 am

🎠Sat. 12/20 Holiday Carousel Rides at Recreation Park with Horse Drawn Carriage Rides
Recreation Park
5 pm - 8 pm

⚾Sat. 12/20 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Shop with Santa & Story Time
Mirabito Stadium, Binghamton
10 am - 12 pm

🧩Sat. 12/20 LEGO Club
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
9 am - 1 pm

🪀Sat. 12/20 Newark Valley Breakfast with Santa & Toys for Tots Giveaway
Newark Valley Fire Department, 7151 NY-38, Newark Valley
8 am - 11 am

🎅Sat. 12/20 Windsor Diner Breakfast with Santa
20 Main St., Windsor
7 am

To find weekly recurring children’s events, check the Binghamton Macaroni KID calendar and Broome County Public Library calendar!

Lectures and History

🌅Tues. 12/16 Climate Change: Worst Threat to Environment and Future, by BU Professor Julian Sheperd
320 Vestal Pkwy E., Vestal
7 pm

📜Wed. 12/17 Historic Guided Tour of Kilmer Mansion
Kilmer Mansion, 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton
11 am & 6 pm
$12

💻Thurs. 12/18 History Forge: Community Digital Mapping Project
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
6 pm - 8 pm

📜Thurs. 12/18 History and Hot Cocoa: The Kilmer Wives: The Fascinating Lives of the Women Behind the Legacy
Kilmer Mansion, 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton
6 pm - 8 pm

🎄Fri. 12/19, Sat. 12/20 Candlelight Christmas Tours
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
6 pm & 7:30 pm
$15

👻Sat. 12/20 The Historic Bundy House Ghost Tours: Hosted by Phantom Visions Paranormal
The Bundy Museum of History & Art, 129 Main St., Binghamton
8 pm - 10 pm

Fundraisers and Nonprofits

👪Wed. 12/17 Red Robin Mothers and Babies Parental Network Fundraiser
Red Robin Vestal, 2545 Vestal Parkwy, Vestal
11 am - 9 pm

🥟Fri. 12/19 & Sat. 12/20 St. Michael's Orthodox Church Holiday Holubki & Pirohi Sale
296 Clinton St., Binghamton
Fri. 3 pm - 6 pm, Sat. 9 am - 12 pm

🥬Sat. 12/20 Frozen Holupki Pick Up Day (text (607) 761-9659 to order)
American Carpathian Russian Club, 1006 Watson Blvd., Endicott

🖌️Sun. 12/21 Festive Face Painting Fundraiser
New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane
1 pm - 5 pm

Screenings

🎥Mon. 12/15 Monday Matinee: Eight Crazy Nights
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
2:30 pm - 5 pm

🩸Tues. 12/16 Cinema Shitshow: American Psycho
Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton
$5

🎥Wed. 12/17 We Love Movies Sweet & Sour: Monthly Film Screening Series
The Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
5:30 pm

🎥Thurs. 12/18 Classic Movie Club
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
2 pm

🏡Thurs. 12/18 - Sun. 12/21 Binghamton Premiere: Stationed at Home (Local Film)
Regal Cinemas, Binghamton
Thurs. - Sat. 7 pm, Sun. 3 pm

⭐Fri. 12/19 The Star of Bethlehem Revealed
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal
7 pm - 8 pm

🚂Sat. 12/20 Polar Express
West Family YMCA, Johnson City
5 pm

🧒Sat. 12/20 Family Movie Day: Home Alone
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
2 pm - 4 pm

Other Events

🛍️Mon. 12/15 Monday Holiday Market
Beer Tree Farm, Port Crane
5:30 pm - 8 pm

🛍️Fri. 12/19 Tiger Ventures Market and Bake Sale
1201 Union Center Maine Hwy, Endicott
3 pm - 6 pm

👕Fri. 12/19 Fountains Ugly Sweater Contest
Fountains Tavern, 73 CFJ Blvd., Johnson City
9 pm

☕Fri. 12/19 - Sun. 12/21 Studio Ceramics Sale, Roberson Clayworks
Roberson Museum, 30 Front Street, Binghamton
Fri. 5 pm - 9 pm, Sat. & Sun. 10 am - 4 pm

📖Fri. 12/19 Friends of the Library Book Sale
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
10 am - 4 pm

🌔Fri. 12/19 Unitarian Universalist Yule Slumber Party
183 Riverside Dr., Binghamton
6 pm - 11 am

🍪Sat. 12/20 The Windsor Farmers Market First Annual Christmas Cookie Celebration
103 Main St., Windsor
9 am - 4 pm

📖Sat. 12/20 Your Home Public Library Book Sale
107 Main St., Johnson City
10 am - 12:30 am

🎄🎳Sat. 12/20 Ideal Christmas Party
Ideal Bowling Center, 119 Jennings St., Endicott
8 pm

🎄Sun. 12/21 Topper Christmas Party
The Topper, 1001 Union Center Maine Hwy, Endicott
3 pm

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