Binghamton Area Events Week of 6/29/26: Fourth of July, Rumble Ponies, First Friday and More!
Local music and Independence Day Celebrations! Plus plenty more to fill your summer days and nights
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🇺🇸No July 4 party? No problem. Whether it's at Highland Park, Kirkwood, the Rumble Ponies, or a concert take your pick Saturday.
Plus plenty else throughout the weekend including, if you can believe it, a First Friday once again!
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Below you can see sections for:
- 🎆Spotlights & Festivals
- 🎵Concerts
- 🏀Sports
- 🎮🎲Games & Hobbies
- 🏛️⚕️Government and Services
- 🎨Arts
- 📜Lectures and History
- 🍅Gardening
- ⛰️Nature & Hiking
- 🛝Kids & Family
- 💵Fundraisers and Nonprofits
- 🍽️Food
- 🎥Screenings
- ‼️Other Events
✅This week's recommendation
To me, the quintessential summer Southern Tier dinner is spiedies, corn on the cob, salt potatoes and some fresh fruit and veggies from a local farmers market. Get grillin!
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Spotlights and Festivals
🎠⚾Tues. 6/30 - Sun. 7/5 Binghamton Rumble Ponies vs. Chesapeake Baysox
Bobbleheads, fireworks, jersey giveaway, MiLB 150th celebration & more!
Mirabito Stadium, Binghamton
Tues. - Thurs. 6:07 pm, Fri. 7 pm, Sat. 4 pm, Sun. 1 pm
$13 - $22
🖼️Fri. 7/3 Downtown Binghamton First Friday Art Walk
Click the link for the full list of galleries and exhibits
Various Locations, Downtown Binghamton
6 pm - 9 pm
🇺🇸Fri. 7/3 Let Freedom Sing Celebration and Concert
Inviting artists, musicians, poets, and writers to commemorate 250 years of freedom of expression
Atomic Tom's, 196 State St., Binghamton
6 pm - 9 pm
🇺🇸🏃Sat. 7/4 4 on the 4th Run/Walk
Visions Federal Credit Union Headquarters, Endwell
8 am
$38.10
🇺🇸🎆Sat. 7/4 Kirkwood NY America 250 Celebration
Parade will start at 1:00 pm along Main Street. Opening Ceremony at 1:45 pm with Alyssa Crosby singing the National Anthem. Activities in the park begin at 2:00 and include games for kids, bounce houses, face painting, barrel train rides, carriage rides, living history & Revolutionary War re-enactors, a tractor show, Cow Bingo, Touch-a-Truck, a pie eating contest, a tug-a-war contest, an Art Show by the Windsor CSD, and a hot air balloon glow. There are also several food trucks, non-profit food vendors and a beer tent sponsored by New Leaf Cider.
Veteran's Park, Kirkwood
12 pm - 10:30 pm
🇺🇸🎆Sat. 7/4 July 4 Extravaganza 2026
The classic hometown July 4 fireworks and festival. Featuring food vendors, arts & crafts, live music, a chicken barbeque, and more. End the evening with a spectacular fireworks show!
Highland Park, Endwell
3 pm - 10 pm
Theatre and Comedy
🎭Live Theatre
🎭Thurs. 7/2 - Sun. 7/5 Chenango River Theatre Presents: The Cottage by Sandy Rustin
Chenango River Theatre, 991 State Highway 12, Greene
Thurs., Fri. 7:30 pm, Sat., Sun. 2 pm
$33
🤣👢Other Performing Arts & Comedy
👢Wed. 7/1 Gays and Theys at Jays: Drag Trivia
Downtown by Chef Jay Pisculli, 20 Hawley St., Binghamton
7 pm
🤣Wed. 7/1 Homebrewed Comedy ft. Stephen Brown, Wendy Wilkins, Amanda Roberto, Mike Peters
Jon Barleycorn Tavern, 216 Front St., Owego
7:30 pm
$5
Concerts
🎸Local Rock & Pop
Tues. 6/30 Music in the Glen: Joe Kollar of Driftwood
Glendale Park, Endicott
6 pm - 8 pm
👨🎤DIY & Underground
Fri. 7/3 Mind Contorted, Hallucination Realized, Unmen, Common Decency
The Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton
7 pm
Fri. 7/3 Eve of the 4th of July ft. London Rainn, Green Creeks, The Shackz
Crowbar Arcade, 195 State St., Binghamton
8 pm
$10
Sat. 7/4 Knights Inn Victim Fundraiser - The Shackz, Tom Jolu, Green Creeks
The Deep State, 214 State St., 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 and Concert Hall
Wed. 7/1 UE+OA Community Alumni Band Independence Day Concert
George W Johnson Park, Endicott
7 pm
Wed. 7/1 Concerts in the Park - Kirby Band (+ Fireworks)
Hickories Park, Owego
7:30 pm
Fri. 7/3 First Friday- The Southern Tier Barbershop Chorus
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
7 pm
🪕Folk & Country
Wed. 7/2 Bass & Brown
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
7 pm
Fri. 7/3 Matt Oakley
Irish Kevins, 47 Riverside Dr., Johnson City
6 pm - 9 pm
🎧EDM, Dance & DJs
Thurs. 7/2 HOTBOX MADONNA ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
Crowbar Arcade, 195 State St., Binghamton
9 pm
$10 - $15
📻Classic Rock & Covers
Tues. 6/30 Broome Bands Together Free Summer Concert Series: Odd Man Out
Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
6 pm - 8 pm
Tues. 6/30 Kitchen Sink Band
Vestal Gazebo, 605 Vestal Pkwy, Vestal
7 pm
Tues. 7/30 Endwell League of Community Action Free Summer Concert in the Park
Highland Park, Endwell
7 pm
Wed. 7/1 Wreckless Marci
The Dugout, Apalachin, 6125 State Rt. 434
6 pm - 9 pm
Wed. 7/1 Surf Renegades
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
6 pm
Fri. 7/3 Wu-Twang
Beer Tree Farm, 197 NY Rt. 369, Port Crane
6 pm
Fri. 7/3 Triple Cities Soul Machine
Airport Inn, Maine
7 pm
Fri. 7/3 Wreckless Marci
Dave and Buster's, Oakdale Commons
6 pm - 9 pm
Fri. 7/3 Side Hussle
New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowlan Rd., Port Crane
6 pm - 9 pm
Fri. 7/3 Mallory Evans
Downtown by Chef Jay Pisculli, 20 Hawley St., Binghamton
6 pm
Wed. 7/3 Silvertones
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
8 pm
Sat. 7/4 Drifting from Shore
Abel's Pub, 65 Rotary Ave., Binghamton
7 pm
Sports
🏀Professional, Spectator, & Fan Events
⚽Wed. 7/1 Round of 32 Watch Party! USA vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Airport Inn, Maine
7:30 pm
🤼Fri. 7/3 Extreme Midget Wrestling
Riverbend Ice Centre, 614 River Rd., Chenango Bridge
7 pm
🏫Looking for school sports? Check your school district's sports schedule on MaxPreps
🏅Competitions, Tournaments, Exercise & Clinics
Tues. 6/30 Senior Fitness: Strength & Stability for Everyday Life
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
1 pm - 2 pm
🧘Wed. 7/30 Move & Improve Class
CCE Broome, 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton
10:30 am - 11:30 am
🧘Thurs. 7/2 Sound Bath & Yin Yoga
Vestal Public Library, Vestal
6 pm - 8 pm
🏃Sat. 7/4 Montrose 4th of July 5k & 10k
31 Lake Ave., Montrose
8 am
$33.80
🏃Sun. 7/5 TCRC Rail Trail Group Run
Rail Trail East Entrance, Vestal
8 am
Games and Hobbies
🧵Mon. 6/29 B.C. Stitchers - Patriotic Ornament Cross Stitch
Vestal Public Library, Vestal
6 pm
📝Mon. 6/29 GFJ Writing Group
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
6 pm - 8 pm
♟️Tues. 6/30 Broome County Chess Club
Vestal Public Library, Vestal
6 pm - 8 pm
🏳️🌈Tues. 6/30 Stellar Reads: Pride Month Edition
Stellar Human, 159 Washington St., Binghamton
6:30 pm
🧵Wed. 7/1 Sit & Stitch
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
1 pm - 2:30 pm
🧩7/1 - 7/31 YHPL Escape Room
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
10 am - 4 pm
📖Thurs. 7/2 GFJ Classics Book Club: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
1 pm - 2 pm (Virtual 7 pm - 8 pm)
💻Thurs. 7/2 How to 3D Print @ BCPL
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
6 pm - 7 pm
🧶Fri. 7/3 Crochet at GFJ
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
1 pm - 2:30 pm
🔭Fri. 7/3 Great Telescope Dust-off
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal
7:30 pm - 9 pm
$4 – $6
🎲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
Government and Services
💡Tues. 6/30 Lower Your Energy Bills at the PowerHouse
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
5 pm - 8 pm
💻Thurs. 7/2 By the People: Volunteer Transcription Workshop
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
6 pm
🗳️Want to find your local municipal or school board meetings? Check out our local government meeting guide here and regular public service events at the Broome County Public Library here
Arts
🖼️Exhibits and Showcases
🇺🇸Fri. 7/3 America 250 Project Opening Reception
Broome Arts Council, 223 State St., Binghamton
6 pm - 9 pm
See current exhibitions at the Roberson Museum here, the Vestal Museum here, The BU Art Museum here, and the Bundy Museum here.
🎨Classes and Workshops
🧑🎨Mon. 6/29 Mosaic Butterflies/Dragonflies and SIPP!
Waterman's Cafe & Tasting Barn, Apalachin
6 pm
$65
🖌️Tues. 6/30 Back to the Basics Acrylic Painting
Stilettos Fine Arts, 535 Vestal Parkway West Suite 2, Vestal
10:30 am
$45
🧑🎨Tues. 6/30 Make a Glass Bee Watering Station
Jablon Studios, 2240 Coleman St., Vestal
6 pm
$55
🎨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
Lectures and History
Check out a local history spot like the Endicott Museum for America 250!
Gardening
🍅Tues. 6/30 Composting 101 @ Liberty St. Community Garden
Liberty St. Community Garden, 79/90 Liberty St., Binghamton
5:30 pm - 7 pm
Nature and Hiking
For more hiking events, make sure to join the Binghamton Hikers' Group and/or the Triple Cities Hiking Club
Kids and Family
🚲Mon. 6/29 Bike Helmet Giveaway - Maine
The Maine Scoop, Maine
5:30 pm - 7 pm
🚲Tues. 6/30 Bike Helmet Giveaway - Whitney Point
Whitney Point High School, Whitney Point
5:30 pm - 7 pm
🧒Wed. 7/1 WONDER LABS at The Discovery Center
Discovery Center, 60 Morgan Rd, Binghamton
10:45 am - 11:45 am & 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
📖Wed. 7/1 YHPL Summer Reading Begins
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
9 am - 7 pm
📖Wed. 7/1 Fenton Summer Reading Registration
Fenton Free Library, 1062 Chenango St, Binghamton
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
📖Wed. 7/1 Summer Reading Kickoff Event
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
3 pm - 6 pm
📖Wed. 7/1 Broome County Public Library- Summer Reading Kickoff Party
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
3 pm - 6 pm
🏞️Wed. 7/1 Free Story Walk at Waterman Conservation Center
Waterman Conservation Education Center, 403 Hilton Rd., Apalachin
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
📖Wed. 7/1 Dig Into Summer Reading Kickoff Event
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
5 pm - 7 pm
🇺🇸Fri. 7/3 Happy Days Play Café Red, White & Bluey-Inspired Celebration
Happy Days Parties, Play & Café, 140 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal
9 am
To find weekly recurring children’s events, check the Binghamton Macaroni KID calendar, and the calendars of local public libraries!
Fundraisers and Nonprofits
🚒e6/29 - 7/4 Binghamton Fire Dpt Pizza and Subs Fundraiser
Recreation Park, Binghamton
11 am - 7 pm
🏫Tues. 6/30 Make A Glass Bee Watering Station Fundraiser for J Ralph Ingalls Building!
2240 Coleman St, Vestal
6 pm
$55
Food
🚚Mon. 6/29 Trucks on the Tracks
45 Lewis St., Binghamton
5 pm - 8 pm
🥘Wed. 7/1 All about Lentils with Asha Gupta
VINES, 157 Susquehanna St., Binghamton
6 pm - 7:30 pm
🥞Sat. 6/4 Breakfast in the Woods
Binghamton German Club, 218 Loughlin Rd., Binghamton
8 am - 11 am
$13
🍗Sat. 7/4 Red White & Brews BBQ
Downtown by Chef Jay Pisculli, 20 Hawley St., Binghamton
4 pm
Screenings
🇺🇸Wed. 7/1 Celebrate America250 Through Film Screening: Hamilton the Broadway Musical
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
5:15 pm - 7:45 pm
📽️Thurs. 7/2 Classic Movie Club - Easter Parade
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
5 pm - 7:30 pm
📽️Fri. 7/3 Cinema at CFJ Park: Dog Man
CFJ Park, Johnson City
9 pm
Other Events
🍺Wed. 7/1 Link, Ink, Drink
Irish Kevins, 47 Riverside Dr., Johnson City
3 pm - 6 pm
📖Fri. 7/3 Friends of the Library Book Sale
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
10 pm - 4 pm
⛪Sat. 7/4 4th of July Community Outreach with Southern Gospel Concert
First Baptist Church of Port Crane
11 am - 2 pm
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