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🙏Apologies for the delay! Some personal needs took over this weekend on top of a busy Monday. But don't let that stop you from engaging with the community this week!
🎭🥳Plenty of theatre options, including the Broadway in Binghamton season opener! Plus so many local bands, cultural celebrations, Lupo's and CHOW celebrating milestones, and if you can believe it, it's a First Friday once again!
🖼️See the full list of First Friday exhibits and openings on the Broome Arts Council website!
Events listed are free to this publication's best knowledge unless otherwise marked.
Below you can see sections for:
- 🎆Spotlights & Festivals
- 🎭🤣Theatre and Comedy
- 🎵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
🦊Not a recommendation per se, but do yourself a favor and take a gaze on the Ross Park Zoo's social media for a glimpse at their new adorable baby Red Pandas!
If you wish to visit, check out their new Lynx exhibit as well!
Let me know ways I can improve this newsletter!
Spotlights and Festivals
🎭Tues. 9/29 - Wed. 9/30 Broadway in Binghamton: Mystic Pizza
Based on the beloved 1988 MGM rom-com that launched the career of Julia Roberts, MYSTIC PIZZA is a new musical about three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love and family in a small-town pizza joint serving everyone from the townies to the privileged country club set. And what’s in that secret sauce, you ask? The hits of the 80s and 90s! The hit songs range from “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” to “Hold On” to “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.”
Broome County Forum Theatre, Binghamton
7:30 pm
$58.75 - $90
🖼️Fri. 10/2 Downtown Binghamton First Friday Art Walk
Exhibit premieres throughout Downtown Binghamton, spotlighting the work of local artists across genres and mediums. Trolley Rides start at the Phelps Mansion Museum at 6 pm and 7 pm
Downtown Binghamton, Various Locations
6 pm - 9 pm
🧙♀️ Fri. 10/2 Owego Witch Walk
Featuring late-night shopping, enchanting experiences, witchy specials, bewitching prizes, and a Spellbook Passport as you explore Historic Owego.
Mayor's Park, Owego
5 pm - 9 pm
🍻Fri. 10/2 - Sat. 10/3 Most Holy Rosary Oktoberfest
Join us October 2 & 3 for a weekend filled with delicious food, live music, games, raffles, desserts, and plenty of Oktoberfest fun!
Most Holy Rosary Church, Route 26, Maine
Fri. 5 pm - 10 pm, Sat. 11 am - 10 pm
🧑🌾Sat. 10/3 CCE Fall 2026 Open Farm Day
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County is excited to present our Fall Open Farm Day! 15 local farms and agricultural businesses will open their doors to visitors. Farms and businesses will offer farm tours, activities, demonstrations, and samples for visitors to enjoy.
Various Locations
10 am - 3 pm
🛑🥳Sat. 10/3 CHOW Fest
It's CHOW's 50th Birthday Bash, and EVERYONE is invited! Join us on October 3rd at the Oakdale Commons in JC for CHOW Fest 2026! Come celebrate 50 years of fighting hunger together in Broome County at CHOW's biggest fundraiser of the year!
Oakdale Commons, Johnson City
12 pm - 3 pm
💃🌮Sat. 10/3 Binghamton Latino Festival
Get ready, Binghamton! We’re back for our 2nd Annual Binghamton Latino Festival, celebrating the vibrant culture, music, food, dance, and traditions of our Latino community.
60 Court St., Binghamton
2 pm - 9 pm
🎺🥁Sat. 10/3 Golden Circle of Bands Marching Band Competition
Dick Hoover Stadium, Vestal High School, Vestal
6 pm
$10 - $12
🤣Sat. 10/3 Paul Reiser: An Evening of Stand-up & Stories
Comedian, actor, television writer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific creatives.
Anderson Center, Binghamton University, Vestal
7 pm
$75 - $125
🍎Sat. 10/3 - Sun. 10/4 Newark Valley Apple Festival
Join us for the 45th Annual Newark Valley Apple Festival. Enjoy a trip back in time to the 1800s with a live encampment, historic portrayals, demonstrations, and horse & wagon rides. Also come for the live music, artisans' marketplace, kids' activities, great food, and much more!
9241 Rt. 38, Newark Valley
10 am - 5 pm
$7
🎼Sun. 10/4 Southern Tier Singers' Collective - Dowland & Friends: Elizabethan Music Comes Alive
Hear Renaissance music the way it was meant to be experienced: close-up, intimate, and alive — with six voices and a world-class lutenist in a beautiful historic church.
Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church, 44 Main St, Binghamton
4 pm
🚶Sun. 10/4 Broome/Tioga Counties Out of the Darkness Walk
Join us for a Community Walk bringing people together in support, remembrance, and hope. This walk is a chance to honor those we’ve lost, support those who are struggling, and remind one another that no one has to go through this alone. All are welcome—friends, families, survivors, and allies—to walk at their own pace and connect with others who care about this community.
Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
10 am
🎸Sun. 10/4 5th Annual Owego Porchfest
Get ready! The Historic Owego Marketplace is excited to bring back Owego Porchfest for a 5th year on October 4th, 2026 and fill our village streets with live music, community, and creativity! The perfect way to welcome the fall season. Mark your calendars and join the fun!
Village of Owego
11 am - 4 pm
👕🛍️Sun. 10/4 Stellar Flea
Fashion-focused flea market by local curators and artists fillin the Washington Street Mall in Downtown Binghamton
159 Washington St., Binghamton
12 pm - 6 pm
Theatre and Comedy
🎭Live Theatre
🎭➗Thurs. 10/1 - Sun. 10/4 Chenango River Theatre Presents: Proof
991 NY-12, Greene
Fri., Sat. 7:30 pm, Sun. 2:00 pm
$33
🎭👰♀️Fri. 10/2 - Sun. 10/4 The Late Wedding
Binghamton University Studio A, Vestal
Fri. 8 pm, Sat. 2 pm & 8 pm, Sun. 2 pm & 7 pm
$10 - $22
🤣👢Other Performing Arts & Comedy
👢Thurs. 10/1 HOTBOX Goblins, Faeries and Ghouls
Crowbar Arcade, 195 State St., Binghamton
9 pm
$10 - $15
🤣Fri. 10/2 Old Mansplaining with Tom Briscoe
Schorr Family Firehouse Stage, 48 Willow St., Johnson City
7 pm - 9 pm
$28 - $32
👢Sat. 10/3 Drag Me to Broadway
Cider Mill Stage, 2 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott
7:30 pm
$30
🤡🤫Sat. 10/3 - Sun. 10/4 Marceau Project - Mime or Nothing
Schorr Family Firehouse Stage, 48 Willow St., Johnson City
Sat. 7 pm, Sun. 2 pm
$18 - $22
Concerts
🎸Local Rock & Pop
Sat. 10/3 Kid Bess and the Magic Ring, If Madrid, Oarlock
Crowbar Arcade, 195 State St., Binghamton
$15
👨🎤DIY & Underground
Fri. 10/2 Stormhood, Praun, Table Dave & The Chairs, Green Creeks
Hell Bank (DM For Address)
8 pm
$10
Fri. 10/2 Populator, Stuck in Place, Kinky Pinkies, Magenta
Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton
8 om
$10
Fri. 10/2 OT The Real - The Know Names, Skrewtape, BSF Tone, Blizz the Illest, Big Drew & Weegee, Declan the Celebrity & King Gus, Micky Bourbon, Robbie Sleeper, Astroimgone
Crowbar Arcade, 195 State St., Binghamton
8 pm
$25
Sat. 10/3 Psypuncula, Rotor, Middle Management, Tequila Mockingbird
73 Leroy St., Binghamton
7 pm
$5
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. 9/30 BU Dpt. of Music 80th Anniversary Music Department Showcase
Anderson Center, Binghamton University
7:30 pm - 9 pm
Fri. 10/2 Masterclass: Ricky Nan, tenor
Casadesus Recital Hall, Binghamton University
3 pm - 5 pm
Sat. 10/3 Alumni Recital: Ricky Nan, tenor
Casadesus Recital Hall, Binghamton University
4 pm - 5:30 pm
🪕Folk & Country
Sun. 10/4 Pat Kane
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
4 pm
📻Classic Rock & Covers
Thurs. 10/1 Rick Iacovelli
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
7 pm
Fri. 10/2 Acoustic Brew
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
7 pm
Fri. 10/2 Friday at Fred's
Russian Club, Endicott
6 pm - 9 pm
Fri. 10/2 Fall Fridays with Wu-Twang
Airport Inn, Maine
6 pm - 9 pm
Sat. 10/3 Odd Man Out
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Chenango Bridge
7 pm
Sports
🏀Professional, Spectator, & Fan Events
🏉Sat. 10/3 Binghamton Barbarians Rugby
4300 Watson Blvd, Johnson City, NY
1 pm
🏐Sat. 10/3 Binghamton University Volleyball vs. Bryant
Binghamton University, Vestal
2 pm
⚽Sun. 10/4 Binghamton University Women's Soccer vs. UNH
Binghamton University, Vestal
1 pm
🏫Looking for school sports? Check your school district's sports schedule on MaxPreps
🏅Competitions, Tournaments, Exercise & Clinics
🎯🔫Sat. 10/3 - Sun. 10/4 Project Appleseed NY Rifle Clinic w/ Square Deal Sportsmen
3205 Rt. 26, Glen Aubrey
8 am
🚶🏃Sat. 10/3 The Michael French Memorial Meals on Wheels of Western Broome 5K Run/Walk
Otsiningo Park
9 am
$33.15
⛳Sat. 10/3 Third Annual Golf with the Black Bears
Endwell Greens Golf Course
9 am
🏃Sat. 10/3 Wenzel Memorial 5K
East Gym, Binghamton University, Vestal
9 am
$23.15
🏃Sat. 10/3 Dave Panella Memorial Races
Lions Park, Greene
9 am
$27.50
💃Sun. 10/4 Performance and Tango Lesson
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
3 pm - 5 pm
Games and Hobbies
♟️Tues. 9/29 Broome County Chess Club
Vestal Public Library, 320 Vestal Pkwy, Vestal
6 pm - 8 pm
🏎️Tues. 9/29 Cider Mill Cruise-In
2 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott
6 pm - 8 pm
📖Tues. 9/29 Caught Read Handed: Cozy Mystery Book Club
Vestal Public Library, 320 Vestal Pkwy, Vestal
6 pm - 7 pm
📖Wed. 9/30 GFJ Book Club - Intermezzo
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St., Endicott
1 pm - 2 pm, Zoom 7 pm
📖🛋️Wed. 9/30 Completely Booked Silent Reading Party at HomePlus
HomePlus, Oakdale Commons, Johnson City
6:30 pm - 9 pm
🎮Wed. 9/30 Hype Waves Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Melee Tournament
Binghamton University UU 102, Vestal
7 pm
📚🍺Thurs. 10/1 WSKG's Completely Booked Presents Brews and Books
Binghamton German Club, 218 Loughlin Rd, Windsor
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
📖Thurs. 10/1 First Thursday Book Club: The Great Divide boy Cristina Henríquez
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
6 pm - 7:30 pm
💻Thurs. 10/1 How to 3D Print @ BCPL
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
6 pm - 7 pm
🎿Thurs. 10/1 Triple Cities Ski Club Meeting
177 Robinson St., Binghamton
6:30 pm
$23.15
🎲Sat. 10/3 Oktobefest Games Party
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City
10 am - 2 pm
🧌Sat. 10/3 Triple Cities 40K RTT & AoS RTT
Dragon Master Games, 1235 Upper Front St., Binghamton
10 am - 7 pm
🎴Sat. 10/3 Riftbound Summoner Skirmish
Great Escape Adventures, Vestal
1 pm
🎮Sat. 10/3 Southern Tier Frontier Fighting Game Tournament
Binghamton University CW 110, Vestal
4:15 pm
🎴Sun. 10/4 Disney Lorcana The Great Hunny Rescue Celebration
Dragon Master Games, 1235 Upper Front St., Binghamton
1:30 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
🏠Tues. 9/29 Binghamton Tenants Union Open Meeting
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
5:30 pm
🌉Tues. 9/29 Public Input Meeting on Memorial Bridge Improvement
Binghamton Recreation Center, Binghamton
6 pm - 7 pm
💡Wed. 9/30 PULP Utility Clinic
185 Court St., Binghamton
4 pm
👨🦽Thurs. 10/1 Diverse Abilities Events
Vestal Public Library, 320 Vestal Pkwy, Vestal
1 pm - 3 pm
🚗Sat. 10/3 Visions Defensive Driving Course
SUNY Broome Community Room
8 am - 3 pm
$35 - $40
🗳️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
✍️Thurs. 10/1 The Distinguished Writers Series Presents Stephanie Burt
Binghamton University Old Champlain Auditorium
6 pm - 8 pm
🐦⬛🧍♂️10/1 - 10/23 Broome County 11th Annual Scarecrow Contest and Display
Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
8 am
🚢9/29 - 10/16 Immigration in New York State, 1650-1950 Exhibit
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St., Endicott
Open Hours
🗳️8/19 - 11/4 Hot Button Issues: Governor's Election Buttons from 1898 to Today
Vestal Museum, Vestal
Open Hours
🏯9/3 - 12/12 Mountains and Water: Traditions in East Asian Art
Binghamton University Art Museum, Vestal
Open Hours
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
🧑🎨Wed. 9/30 Fall Floral Resin Coasters
Uncorked Creations, 205 State Street, 2nd & 3rd Floors, 209 State St, Binghamton
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$43.20
🖌️Thurs. 10/1 Beginner Oil Painting Class | Still Life (Four Weeks)
Roberson Museum, 30 Front St., Binghamton
2:30 pm - 5 pm
$80 – $100
🖌️Thurs. 10/1 Beginner Oil Painting Class | Sculptural (Four Weeks)
Roberson Museum, 30 Front St., Binghamton
6 pm - 8:30 pm
$80 – $100
🖌️❓Thurs. 10/1 Hocus Pocus Trivia and Painting
Uncorked Creations, 205 State Street, 2nd & 3rd Floors, 209 State St, Binghamton
7 pm - 9 pm
$48.60
🖌️Fri. 10/2 9-Week Expanding the Basics Course - Watercolor Painting - Painted Petals: The Art of Watercolor Flowers for Beginners
Stiletto's Fine Arts, 535 Vestal Pkwy, Vestal
11 am
🖌️Fri. 10/2 "Till Death Do us Part" Date night painting
Uncorked Creations, 205 State Street, 2nd & 3rd Floors, 209 State St, Binghamton
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$43.20
🎨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
💉Fri. 10/2 The Needle & the Damage Done: Understanding Vaccine Misinformation
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal
8 pm
📜Sat. 10/3 Death and Mourning in the 19th Century Tour
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton
7 pm - 8:30 pm
Gardening
🐛Wed. 9/30 Caterpillars in the Garden with Colleen Wolpert (CCE of Broome County)
VINES, 157 Susquehanna St., Binghamton
6 pm - 7:30 pm
Nature and Hiking
🦠Tues. 9/29 Dani Collins Wood: "Wildlife Illnesses"
Waterman Conservation Education Center, 403 Hilton Rd, Apalachin
7 pm - 8 pm
🐦Thurs. 10/1 Birding Series: Seasons of Birding
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St., Endicott
6 pm - 7 pm
🏞️Fri. 10/2 Evening Wildlife River Cruise
Hiawatha Island and Riverfront Park
6 pm - 8 pm
$40
🐦Sat. 10/3 Early Bird Wildlife River Cruise
Hiawatha Island and Riverfront Park, Marshland Rd, Apalachin
7 am - 9 am
🍄Sat. 10/3 Fall Mushrooms at the Waterman Center
Waterman Conservation Education Center, 403 Hilton Rd, Apalachin
11 am - 1 pm
$5
🏞️Sat. 10/3 & Sun. 10/4 Hiawatha Island Experience
Waterman Boat Launch at River Front Park, Marshland Rd, Apalachin
2 pm - 5 pm
$50
For more hiking events, make sure to joi the Binghamton Hikers' Group and/or the Triple Cities Hiking Club
Kids and Family
👵Tues. 9/29 - Thurs. 10/1 Borrow a Grandparent with Grandma Geraldine
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St., Endicott
3 pm - 5 pm
🖌️Tues. 9/29 Back to the Basics Family Paint Class - Acrylic Painting - Robin's Nest (Ages 9-Adult)
Stilettos Fine Arts, 535 Vestal Pkwy W, Vestal
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
$45
🧪Thurs. 10/1 Wonder Works: Family Discovery Challenges-Vaccine Cooler (Grades 2-6)
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
3:30 pm - 5 pm
✂️Fri. 10/2 Tween Craft & Chat
Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
🏃Sun. 10/4 Healthy Kids Running Series
Otsiningo Park
12:30 pm
$16.90
To find weekly recurring children’s events, check the Binghamton Macaroni KID calendar, and the calendars of local public libraries!
Fundraisers and Nonprofits
🫂Fri. 10/2 New Hope Center 40th Anniversary Celebration
20 Church St., Owego
4 pm - 7 pm
🐶🐱Sat. 10/3 Pet Adoption Event
Ross Park Zoo, 60 Morgan Rd., Binghamton
11 am - 2 pm
Food
🌭Wed. 9/30 Lupo's 75th Anniversary Drive-Thru Spiedie Dinner
625 Dickson St., Endicott
3 pm - 7 pm
$15
🍻Fri. 10/2 Stammitsch
Binghamton German Club, Windsor
5 pm - 10 pm
Screenings
📽️Wed. 9/30 Cinema Shitshow: Big Trouble in Little China
The Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton
7 pm
📽️Thurs. 10/1 Classic Movie Club: A Face in the Crowd
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St., Endicott
2 pm - 4:30 pm
📽️Fri. 10/2 & Sun. 10/4 Barbara Forever (Byrdie O’Connor, 2026, 101 mins)
Binghamton University Lecture Hall 6
730 pm
Other Events
🌽Thurs. 10/1 - Sat. 10/3 Conklin Presbyterian Church Harvest Festival
1175 Conklin Rd., Conklin
10 am - 3 pm, Bag Sale Sunday 1 pm - 3 pm
👻Fri. 10/2 Haunted History Mansion Tours
Roberson Museum, 30 Front St., Binghamton
6 pm - 7 pm
$7 - $15
😱Fri. 10/2 - Sat. 10/3 Trinity Care in Home Care Agency Edwards End Haunted House
311 East Edwards St., Endicott
6 pm - 10 pm
🛍️Sat. 10/3 Vendor Market
Fenton Free Library, Fenton
10 am - 2 pm
☕Sat. 10/3 Link. Ink. Drink Pop Up Event
Paula's Coffee, 108 N Page Ave, Endicott
11 am - 1 pm
🌏Sat. 10/3 United in Diversity Festival
1025 Robinson Hill Rd., Johnson City
1 pm - 7 pm
👛Sat. 10/3 Designer Bag Bingo
Inside Out Network, 729 Main St., Vestal
2:30 pm
👻Sat. 10/3 Phantom Visions Paranormal returns to the George F. Johnson Memorial Library
George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St., Endicott
3:30 pm - 5 pm
🌍Sat. 10/3 Vestal Public Library Multicultural Fair
Vestal Public Library, 320 Vestal Pkwy, Vestal
11 am - 3 pm
🛍️Sun. 10/4 Temple Concord Sisterhood Rummage Sale
9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton
10 am
🛍️Sun. 10/4 September Vendor Market at FARM by Beer Tree
FARM By Beer Tree, Port Crane
12 pm - 5 pm
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