Binghamton Area Events Week of 6/15/26: Strawberries, Juneteenth, Path Through History & More
Celebrate Juneteenth, pride, soccer, history, and more this weekend with a big array of festivals and events!
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Juneteenth festivals hit downtown and Pride celebrations continue, plus Owego's Strawberry Festival, Path Through History events, Roller Derby, Rumble Ponies and so much more!
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Below you can see sections for:
- 🎆Spotlights & Festivals
- 🏳️🌈Pride Events
- 🎵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
If you're over in the Town of Maine or Union Center area (perhaps for the performance of Nunsense this weekend?), check out Langland's.
🍢A new local staple, it has great pizza and excellent sandwiches. Dare I say one of the best spiedie subs I've ever had.
Let me know ways I can improve this newsletter!
Spotlights and Festivals
🎠⚾Tues. 6/16 - Sun. 6/21 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Homestead vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Mirabito Stadium, Binghamton
Tues. - Thurs. 6:07 pm, Fri. 7 pm, Sat. 6:07 pm, Sun. 1 pm
$12
🍓Thurs. 6/18 - Sat. 6/20 44th Annual Owego Strawberry Festival
Historic Owego Marketplace is excited to announce Owego’s iconic Strawberry Festival will return to the streets of Downtown Owego to celebrate the festival’s 44th anniversary.
Historic Owego Marketplace
Thurs. 5 pm Rock-n-Run 5k, Fri. 5 pm - 10 pm, Sat. 9 am - 5 pm
⚽Fri. 6/19 USA vs. Australia World Cup Watch Party
Join soccer fans from across the Southern Tier in Binghamton on June 19th for a fun, family-friendly evening as we cheer on Team USA in their FIFA World Cup 2026 matchup against Australia, all at a FREE public watch party!
Recreation Park
3 pm
🚗Sat. 6/20 BC Car and Bike Show
The Biggest Car and Bike Show in the Southern Tier!
Otsiningo Park
8 am - 3 pm
🎲Sat. 6/20 Your Home Public Library - Geek Out 2
An exciting day of in-person tabletop gaming! Enjoy a variety of activities, including role-playing, board games, card games, and word games. A designated children's play area will be available, along with a spacious open gaming area featuring a library of games suitable for all ages. Feel free to bring your own favorites!
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
10 am - 8 pm
🤎Sat. 6/20 A Stellar Juneteenth Market and Festival
A gathering of Black entrepreneurs and creatives in the heart of downtown Binghamton. Live music. Local vendors. Food that hits. Energy you can feel. Come for the culture, stay for the community.
159 Washington St., Binghamton
12 pm - 6 pm
🤎Sat. 6/20 Binghamton Juneteenth Celebration: Celebrating 160 Years of Freedom
Center City Park, 38 Hawley St., Binghamton
12 pm - 4 pm
🇺🇦Sat. 6/20 Summer Ukrainian Festival
Featuring our delicious Ukrainian Food, Baked Goods, Craft Vendors, Refreshments, Nezabudky Ukrainian Dancers and a Ukrainian Band for your entertainment. Free parking and admission.
Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church, 230 Ukrainian Hill Rd., Johnson City
11 am - 6 pm
🛼Sat. 6/20 Parlor City Roller Derby Home Game: Parlor City vs. The World
Visions Veterans Memorial Arena
4 pm
$10-$12
📜Sat. 6/20 - Sun. 6/21 Broome County Path Through History Weekend and Broome County History Day at the Phelps Mansion Museum
Broome County and Visit Binghamton are excited to highlight the historic, cultural and natural resources of the Broome County Susquehanna Heritage Area during the 2026 June Path Through History Weekend, with events at various locations being held throughout Broome County.
Various Locations
Times Vary by Event
Pride Events
📖Tues. 6/16 Stellar Reads - Pride Month Edition
Stellar Human, 159 Washington St., Binghamton
6:30 pm
🏳️⚧️Wed. 6/17 Heightened Security Film Screening
Come and get better informed about the fight for Transgender rights during Pride Month. Get ideas about what has been done and what can be done, and how you might be able to help.
Cider Mill Stage, 21 Nanticoke Ave, Endicott
7:30 pm
👢Wed. 6/17 Gays and Theys Drag Show at Rooftop by Jay
Downtown by Chef Jay Pisculli, 20 Hawley St., Binghamton
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
$20
⚾🎠Thurs. 6/18 Rumble Ponies Pride Night: B-Mets Pride Hat to First 500 Attendees
Mirabito Stadium, Binghamton
5 pm
$12
👢🪩Thurs. 6/18 HOTBOX Dance & Drag LIP SYNC SMACKDOWN BATTLE
Crowbar Arcade, 195 State St., Binghamton
9 pm
$10 - $15
🍺Fri. 6/19 Binghamton Bear and Leather Event - Reignite (21+)
It has been quite some time since there has been a Bear or Leather event in Binghamton. Time to reignite that flame and hopefully do these events regularly.
Squiggy's Bar, 34 Chenango St., Binghamton
9 pm - 1 am
📽️Sat. 6/20 Binghamton Pride Coalition Pride Movie Night
Look for a poll as we get closer on what movie to watch
Cider Mill Stage, 21 Nanticoke Ave, Endicott
7 pm
👢Sat. 6/20 This & That NEON PRIDE Show (18+)
Join Angela and Dusty for another version of This and That. This time to celebrate Pride Month.
Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
8 pm - 10 pm
$5
🤠Sat. 6/20 Cowgay Line Dancing: Dykes & Disco - 1 year anniversary!
Squiggy's Bar, 34 Chenango St., Binghamton
8 pm, 9 pm dancing
$5
Theatre and Comedy
🎭Live Theatre
🎭Fri. 6/19 - Sun. 6/21 KNOW Theatre Presents – The Glass Menagerie at KNOW
KNOW Theatre, 74 Carroll St., Binghamton
Fri., Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 3 pm
$28
🎭💈Fri. 6/19 - Sun. 6/21 Ti-Ahwaga Community Players Present: Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ti-Ahwaga Community Players, 42 Delphine St., Owego
Fri. - Sat. 7:30 pm, Sun. 2 pm
$33
🎭Sun. 6/21 SRO Productions – Nunsense
J. Ralph Ingalls Building, Maine
2 pm
🤣👢Other Performing Arts & Comedy
📝Thurs. 6/18 Poetry Open Mic Thursday at WordPlace: The Southern Tier Literary Center
26 Cedar St., Binghamton
7 pm - 9 pm
🤣Thurs. 6/19 Comedy Open Mic Night
Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
7 pm - 11 pm
👯Fri. 6/19 & Sat. 6/20 Dance Shoppe 39th Annual Recital - "How Sweet it Is"
Anderson Center, Binghamton University, Vestal
6 pm - 11 pm
$18 - $25
🇺🇦Sat. 6/20 Nezabudky Ukrainian Dance Group @ Sacred Heart Ukrainian Festival
Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church, 230 Ukrainian Hill Rd., Johnson City
12 pm
🤣Sat. 6/20 Travis Stealey Returns to Crooked Mouth w/ Will Johnson, David Farmy Stickle
Crooked Mouth Brewing, 231 Vestal Ave, Endicott
7 pm - 10 pm
👯Sun. 6/21 ZION School of Performing Arts 15th Annual Recital - Every Season
Osterhout Concert Theater, 49 West Dr, Vestal
2 pm
$21
Concerts
🎸Local Rock & Pop
Thurs. 6/18 James Castle, Magenta, Echo Sense, Velvet Overkill
The Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton
8 pm
$10
Fri. 6/19 Tom Jolu Band w/ Sum Doubt
Studio 56, 56 Clinton St., Binghamton
7 pm
$10
👨🎤DIY & Underground
Fri. 6/19 Transmitterrr, The Avies, On the Moon
Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
8 pm
Fri. 6/19 Casket, Wasting Away, Nature Unveiled, Rights Abuse, Ill Wind
The Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton
7 pm
$10
Sat. 6/20 Abuse Ritual, Plague Wielder, Dungeon Slub, Disfathom
Crowbar Arcade, 195 State St., Binghamton
6:30 pm
$10
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
Thurs. 6/18 Vestal Community Band and Ice Cream Social
Valleyview Alliance Church, 11 Foster Rd., Vestal
6:30 pm
🪕Folk & Country
Thurs. 6/18 Carolina Moonlight
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
7 pm
Sun. 6/21 Pat Kane
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
12 pm
🎧EDM, Dance & DJs
Sat. 6/20 EDM Night with Elektrokidz!
Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton
9 pm
📻Classic Rock & Covers
Tues. 6/16 Broome Bands Together Free Summer Concert Series: The Gents
Otsiningo Park
6 pm
Wed. 6/17 Marc Ryan
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
6 pm
Thurs. 6/18 Brothers & Friends
Veterans River Park, Kirkwood
6 pm
Thurs. 6/18 Joe Joseph
Little Italy Farmers Market, Endicott
4 pm - 7 pm
Fri. 6/19 Glitch
Irish Kevins, 47 Riverside Dr., Johnson City
7 pm
Fri. 6/19 Yada Yadas
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
7 pm
Fri. 6/19 Mike Cadden
New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowlan Rd., Port Crane
6 pm - 9 pm
Fri. 6/19 Luds Lament
Beer Tree Farm, 167 Rt. 369, Port Crane
6 pm - 9 pm
Fri. 6/19 Nino Samiani
Crooked Mouth Brewing, 231 Vestal Ave, Endicott
5 pm - 7 pm
Fri. 6/19 Last Call
Stu's, 118 N Page Ave., Endicott
8 pm - 11 pm
Fri. 6/19 Jason Wicks Band
North St. Smokehouse, 208 North St., Endicott
7 pm
Sat. 6/20 Grateful Upstate Toodeloo
Atomic Tom's, 196 State St., Binghamton
7 pm
Sat. 6/20 Luds Lament
Abel's, 65 Rotary St., Binghamton
7 pm - 10 pm
Sat. 6/20 5th Gear Overdrive
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
8 pm
Sat. 6/20 Benita Band
The Topper, 1001 Union Ste 2, Endicott
8 pm
Sat. 6/20 Ashley Lux Band
Kellys, 102 N Page Ave., Endicott
9 pm
Sports
🏀Professional, Spectator, & Fan Events
⚽Fri. 6/19 USMNT v Australia Watch Party
Airport Inn, Maine
3 pm
🏫Looking for school sports? Check your school district's sports schedule on MaxPreps
🏅Competitions, Tournaments, Exercise & Clinics
🧘Tues. 6/16 Move & Improve Class
CCE Broome, 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton
10:30 am - 11:30 am
⛳Fri. 6/19 YMCA Charity Golf Tournament
Traditions at the Glen
8 am or 10 pm
$100-$550
🧘Sat. 6/20 Kitten Yoga w/ Stray Haven
765 Harry L Dr., Johnson City
1 pm
🏃Sat. 6/20 Alan Jones Vestal XX Road Race
201 Main St., Vestal
8 am
$30
🏃Sun. 6/21 TCRC Sunday Group Run
Otsiningo Park North
8 am - 10 am
Games and Hobbies
📖Tues. 6/16 YHPL Classics Club - Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
5:30 pm - 7 pm
❓Tues. 6/16 Trivia at Crowbar
Crowbar Arcade, 197 State St., Binghamton
7 pm
🎲Tues. 6/16 Probability and Games of Chance
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
5 pm - 6:30 pmk
🧶Tues. 6/16 Knitting Group
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
5 pm - 7:30 pm
🧶Tues. 6/16 Crochet 102: Intro to Amigurumi
George F Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St, Endicott
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
🧵Wed. 6/17 Sit & Stitch
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
1 pm - 2:30 pm
🖌️Wed. 6/17 Miniature Figure (Mini) Painting
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
📖Wed. 6/17 Shelf Indulgence Book Club – Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Vestal Public Library
6 pm - 7:30 pm
🎮Wed. 6/17 Super Smash Bros. Melee @ Crowbar 17
Crowbar Arcade, 197 State St., Binghamton
6:15 pm
$5
🎴Fri. 6/19 MTG Marvel Superheroes Prerelease
Dragon Master Games, 1235 Upper Front St., Binghamton
Fri. 3 pm - 7 pm & 6 pm - 10 pm, Sat. 2 pm - 6 pm, Sun. 1 pm - 5 pm
🎴Sat. 6/20 Riftbound Summoner
Great Escape Adventures, Vestal
1 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
Government and Services
🇺🇸🗳️6/13 - 6/21 Early Voting for Primaries
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton & George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St, Endicott
9 am - 5 pm (Mon. & Tues. 12 pm - 8 pm)
🔋Wed. 6/17 Affordable Clean Energy Workshop
438 Chenango St, Binghamton
6 pm
💼Thurs. 6/18 Business Launch and Learn - How to be a Good Podcast Guest
120 Hawley St., Binghamton
12 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
🧚🎠Wed. 6/17 Carousel Fairy Landing Party
Ross Park Zoo Carousel
2 pm - 4 pm
🧵Sat. 6/20 Broome County Needlework Presentation
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
11:10 am
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
📝Tues. 6/16 Open Figure Drawing
BCAC Artisan Gallery, 223 State St., Binghamton
6 pm - 9 pm
$15
🖌️Wed. 6/17 Paint Your Pet Portrait Class
Uncorked Creations, 205 State St., Binghamton
6 pm
$37.80
🎨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
📜Wed. 6/17 “A Storyteller Meets the Ghosts of the Museum”
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
6:30 pm - 8 pm
💻Thurs. 6/18 History Forge
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
6 pm - 8 pm
🌞Fri. 6/19 Friday at Kopernik – From Rooftops to Space: The New Era of Solar Cells
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal
8:30 pm
6 pm
🪦Sat. 6/20 Floral Park Cemetery Tour - Presented by Roberson Museum | Path Through History Weekend
87 Burbank Ave, Johnson City
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
🪦Sat. 6/20 Patriotic Preservation of Historic Headstones - America's 250th Anniversary w/ Vestal Historical Society
Vestal Park Cemetery
10 am - 4 pm
🏠Sat. 6/20 PAST Southside Historic House Tour
Map Pickup at Park Avenue Baptist Church, 1135 Vestal Avenue, Binghamton
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
$25
🏘️Sat. 6/20 Kilmer Mansion Guided Tour
9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton
12 pm - 1 pm
📜Sun. 6/21 Downtown Binghamton Public Sculpture Tour
Meet at Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
1 pm
Gardening
🍅Tues. 6/16 Crop Thinning/Mulching @ Liberty St. Community Garden
Liberty St. Community Garden, 79 & 90 Liberty St., Binghamton
5:30 pm - 7 pm
🍅Sat. 6/20 Lacto-Fermentation with Maleah Farr
VINES, 157 Susquehanna St., Binghamton
11 am - 1 pm
Nature and Hiking
🐧Fri. 6/19 Zoo Free Admission Day
Ross Park Zoo, 60 Morgan Rd, Binghamton
10 am - 4 pm
🐢Sat. 6/20 Visit Ted at the Owego Strawberry Festival 2026!
Historic Owego Marketplace
11 am - 1 pm
For more hiking events, make sure to join the Binghamton Hikers' Group and/or the Triple Cities Hiking Club
Kids and Family
🧱Tues. 6/16 LEGO Day
CONES, Port Crane
4 pm - 8 pm
🧒Wed. 6/17 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. 6/17 Tween Sit & Stitch
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
5 pm - 6 pm
🚓Wed. 6/17 PAL Camp Open House
Binghamton PAL Camp, 536 Stratmill Rd., Binghamton
5 pm - 7 pm
✂️Thurs. 6/18 Family Makerspace
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
6 pm - 7 pm
🤎Fri. 6/19 Discovery Center Juneteenth Celebration
Discovery Center, 60 Morgan Rd, Binghamton
11 am - 1 pm
🐻Fri. 6/19 Free Teddy Bear Clinic by Guthrie Vestal Pediatrics
105 Ridgehaven Dr., Vestal
4 pm - 6 pm
🧱Sat. 6/20 LEGO Club
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
9 am - 1 pm
🦋Sat. 6/20 KoperniKids - Butterflies & Moths
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal
10:30 am - 12 pm
$25
🐉Sat. 6/20 Teen Dungeons & Dragons
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
11 am - 4 pm
📖Sun. 6/21 Summer Reading Celebration Party
Barnes & Noble, Vestal
12 pm
To find weekly recurring children’s events, check the Binghamton Macaroni KID calendar, and the calendars of local public libraries!
Fundraisers and Nonprofits
🩸Wed. 6/17 Celebrate More Life Blood Drive
UHS Wilson Medical Center
10 am - 3 pm
🎺Fri. 6/19 Phelps Mansion Trivia - All About Music Fundraiser
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
7 pm
$10
🦪Sat. 6/20 Mom's House Clambake
Mountain Top Clambakes, 539 Hance Rd., Vestal
12 pm - 4 pm
🍩Sat. 6/20 Troop 416 Krispy Kreme Fundraiser
Lowe's, Vestal
8 am - 2 pm
Food
🍅Wed. 6/17 Vestal Farmers Market Nutrition Class
Vestal Public Library
10:30 am
🌭Fri. 6/19 Brats, Brews & Bands ft. Wu Twang
Binghamton German Club, 218 Loughlin Rd., Binghamton
5 pm - 10 pm
🥪Sat. 6/20 Spiedie Cook-Off w/Music by Rick Iacovelli
Russian Club, Endicott
1 pm - 5 pm
🥞Sun. 6/21 Knights of Columbus Father's Day Breakfast
282 Chenango St., Binghamton
8 am - 11 am
Screenings
🎥Thurs. 6/18 Classic Movie Club - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott
2 pm
Other Events
👰Thurs. 6/18 4th Annual Sip & See
Every After Bridal, 60 Washington Ave., Endicott
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
🤎Thurs. 6/18 Juneteenth Social Mixer
SUNY Broome Culinary Events Center, Downtown Binghamton
4:30 pm - 7 pm
🎓6/18 - 6/26 Campus-Wide Cleanout
SUNY Broome
All Day
🍺Fri. 6/19 Boutiques & Brews
511 Reynolds Rd., Johnson City
5:30 pm
👻Fri. 6/19 The Historic Bundy House Ghost Tours: Hosted by Phantom Visions Paranormal
Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
8 pm - 10 pm
📖Sat. 6/20 One Day Book Sale
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
10 am - 4 pm
📖Sat. 6/20 Book Sale
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
10 am - 12:30 pm
🧘Sat. 6/20 Sound Bath Immersion With Reiki
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
11:30 am - 1 pm
🦒Sun. 6/21 Father's Day Free Admission Dads at Animal Adventure
Animal Adventure, 85 Martin Hill Rd, Harpursville
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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