Binghamton Area Events Week of 8/18/25

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👋Welcome to our inaugural newsletter!

To reiterate the introduction post - I want this newsletter to be the place people can trust to know what there is to do in Broome County.

As it stands - it's quite hard to do that! Many events are hard-stuck in the Facebook ecosystem, or might live on either WSKG or VISIT Binghamton's respective community calendars if you're lucky.

Hopefully, we can take the guesswork out and make your week more exciting and as easy to plan as possible!

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Events listed are free unless otherwise marked.

Below you can see sections for:

• Spotlights & Festivals
• Concerts
• Theatre & Performing Arts
• Sports, Games, & Recreation
• Kids & Family
• Other Events

This week's recommendation:

WSKG's Locally Sourced Newsletter! A wonderful resource celebrating the whole Twin Tiers region, and a great way to not only discover new things to take a weekend trip to - but a way to reframe your view of the area as a more unified region.

Spotlights & Festivals

💊Until Wed. 8/20 Healthy Broome Free Health, Dental, & Eyecare Clinics
907 Front St, Binghamton
Registration at 8 am, Serviced 9 am - 5 pm

🚚 Mon. 8/18 Trucks on the Tracks Food Festival
Lackawanna Train Station, 45 Lewis Street, Binghamton
5 pm - 8 pm

🧑‍🎨Fri. 8/22 - Sun. 8/24 Arts Abloom! at Roberson Museum
30 Front St. Binghamton
6 pm - 8:30 pm Friday, 12 pm - 5 pm Saturday & Sunday
$15-25

Sat. 8/23 The Beloved Barbecue (Free BBQ, Free School Supplies, Free Haircuts, Games & Fun for All Ages)
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 183 Riverside Drive, Binghamton
12 pm - 6 pm

Sat. 8/23 4th Annual Binghamton Caribbean Carnival
Recreation Park, 106 Laurel Ave., Binghamton
3 pm - 8 pm

🎨Sat. 8/23 - Sun. 8/24 Afton Arts & Crafts Festival
Various Locations, Main St. Afton
9 am - 3 pm

🕊️Sun. 8/24 Broome County Interfaith Peace Walk
South Pavilion, 1 Otsiningo Park Rd., Binghamton
6:30 pm

👕Sat. 8/23 The Stellar Flea Market
Stellar Human, 159 Washington St., Binghamton
1 pm

🤴Sat. 8/23 - Sun. 8/24 Upstate Renaissance Faire
168 E Main St, Norwich NY
10 am - 6 pm
$17 (Kids 6-13 $5, 5-under free)

A list of upcoming festivals to plan further out is in progress! Stay tuned

Concerts

🪕Sat. 8/23 6th Annual Ouaquaga Mountain Jam
217 Dutchtown Rd, Ouaquaga
11 am - 11 pm
Takes Donations

🎸Classic Rock & Pop

8/19 Broome Bands Together Rusty Junk
1 Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
6 pm

Tues. 8/19 Music in the Glen: Ayana Del Valle
Glendale Park, 400 Glendale Dr, Endicott
6 pm

Wed. 8/20 Music at the Museum: Kellie Wright
Endicott Visitors Center, 300 Lincoln Ave., Endicott
6 pm

Fri. 8/22 Friday at Fred's
The Topper Eatery & Saloon, 1001 Union Center Maine Hwy, Endicott
5:30 pm

Fri. 8/22 Revenants
Tap House 66, 66 N. Broad St., Johnson City
7 pm

Fri. 8/22 Tangerine Dreams
Beer Thirty, 721 Upper Court St., Kirkwood

Fri. 8/22 Ship of Phools
Peterson's Tavern, 11 Main St., Binghamton
7 pm - 1 am

Fri. 8/22 Virgil Cain
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd., Binghamton
8 pm

Fri. 8/22 Newark Valley Depot Concert: Ain't Misbehavin'
Depot St., Newark Valley
6:30 pm

Sat. 8/23 Music in the Glen: Alpha Brass Band
Glendale Park, 400 Glendale Dr, Endicott
4pm

Sat. 8/23 Higher Ground
McGirk's Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Binghamton
7 pm - 9 pm

Sat. 8/23 Storm Front
The Topper Eatery & Saloon, 1001 Union Center Maine Hwy, Endicott
8 pm

🤠Country

Thurs. 8/21 Country Mile Band
Veterans River Park, 311 Main St, Kirkwood, NY 13795
6 pm

🎧EDM

Fri. 8/22 Thad & Friends
Lost Dog Cafe, 222 Water Street
9 pm

👨‍🎤DIY & Underground

Wed. 8/20 90s Night with Super Critical
The Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
8 pm
$10

Fri. 8/22 Legacy Family City to City Concert Series - The 518 Meets the 607
The Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
8 pm
$15 adv. / $20 door

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!

🎺Community Concert Bands

Thurs. 8/21 Vestal Community Band
Arnold Park, 166 Andrews Rd, Vestal
6:30 pm

Tues. 8/19 Endwell Concert in the Park: Rick Pedro and Jeff Lake
801 Hooper Road, Endwell
7pm (rain date 8/26)
Endwell League of Community Action

Thurs. 8/21 Stage at Little Italy Concert: Katie Scott and Persuasion
202 Oak Hill Ave, Endicott
7 pm

Theatre & Performing Arts

👯Wed. 8/20 Gays and Theys at Jay's End of Summer Bash Drag Show on The Rooftop
The Rooftop by Chef Jay Pisculli, 20 Hawley St., Binghamton
9 pm
$20 presale, $25 door

🎤Thurs. 8/21 Comedy Open Mic. Night
The Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton
7:30 pm (Sign-ups at 7:00 pm)
18+ only

🎤Thurs. 8/21 Poetry Open Mic
WordPlace, The Southern Tier Literary Center, 26 Cedar St., Binghamton
7:45 pm

🎭Fri. 8/22 KNOW Theatre Open Auditions for Fool for Love, The Glass Menagerie, Playwrights & Artists Festival (Parts listed in description)
74 Carroll St., Binghamton
6 pm - 9 pm

🎭Sat. 8/23 Auditions for Tri-Cities Opera's "Amahl and the Night Visitors (Boy Soprano)
315 Clinton St., Binghamton
1 pm

🎤Sat. 8/23 Stand-Up at Crooked Mouth: Tucker Brookshire, Erik Scott, Dan Danzy
Crooked Mouth Brewing, 231 Vestal Ave., Vestal
8 pm - 10 pm

👯Sat. 8/23 Crazy Sexy Cool Drag Brunch
520 Reynolds Rd., Johnson City
11 am - 1 pm
18+ Only

Sports, Games, & Recreation

Tournaments & Clinics

⛳Thurs. 8/21 Handicapped Children's Association of Southern Tier Golf Tournament
The Links at Hiawatha Landing, 2350 Marshland Rd, Apalachin
11:30 am

🏃Thurs. 8/21 Broome County Parks 5k Race 4 @ Otsiningo Park
1 Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
6:30 pm
$22.20
Benefits CHOW

🎴Fri. 8/22 Magic the Gathering Draft Tournament
Great Escape Adventures, 3130 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal
6 pm - 10 pm

⛳Sat. 8/23 Fairways of Hope Charity Golf Tournament Supporting the Broome County Urban League
Ely Park, 67 Ridge St., Binghamton
9:15 am

⛳Sat. 8/23 PUTT PUTT PURRLOOZA Mini Golf Tournament - Benefitting Every Cat's Dream shelter
CK'Sters, 2101 Vestal Pkwy W, Vestal
10 am - 2 pm

🏀Sat. 8/23 Elite Skills Clinic with Brandon Triche
Davis College, 400 Riverside Dr., Johnson City
9 am - 4 pm

A list of where to join recreation sports & other competitive groups is in progress! Stay tuned...

Kids & Family

🦣Until 8/25 Animal Adventure Park Ice Age Invasion Exhibit
85 Martin Hill Rd, Harpursville
Daily 10am - 5pm

💺Tues. 8/19 Free Car Seat Safety Check
320 Harry L Drive, Johnson City
3pm - 5pm

🐶Wed. 8/20 Design Doggy Bandanas for Shelter Dogs at Coburn Free Library
275 Main St, Owego 
10 am

🍴Wed. 8/20 CHOW Free Family Food Bag Giveaway
Visions FCU, 3301 Country Club Rd., Endwell
10 am - 12 pm

🎒Thurs. 8/21 - Sat. 8/23 Backpack & School Supplies Giveaways by CARES and City of Binghamton
8/21:
- Saratoga Community Center
- Carlisle Community Center
- Walnut Street Park
8/22 Cheri Lindsey Park
8/23 Recreation park

🎒Fri. 8/22 Greater Good Grocery Back to School Bash! Food, music, family fun, & school supplies giveaway
Cheri Lindsey Park, 1 Truesdell St., Binghamton
11 am - 3 pm
Donations appreciated

🐛Sat. 8/23 Water Bugs at the Waterman Center
Waterman Conservation and Education Center, 403 Hilton Rd, Apalachin
11 am - 12:30 pm

🚚Sat. 8/23 Discovery Center Truck Day
The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier, 60 Morgan Rd, Binghamton
10 am - 1 pm

🏊Sat. 8/23 Village of Lisle End of Summer Pool Party
Lisle Park and Pool, 2096 River St, Lisle
2 pm - 5 pm

Other Events

🪦Mon. 8/18 Trail of Truth Tombstone Painting w/ Truth Pharm
49 Pine Street, 13901
6 pm

🥕Wed. 8/20 Cornell Cooperative Extension Plant-Based Eating Workshop
Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St, Johnson City
10 am - 11:30 am

🍄Sat. 8/23 Susquehanna Valley Mycological Society Littlefield Foray
5389 State Route 79, Port Crane
10 am

👗Sat. 8/23 Tabernacle United Methodist Church Rummage Sale
83 Main St., Binghamton
9 am - 2 pm

🎨Sat. 8/23 'Noun' Exhibition Artist Talk by Emily O'Reilley
Cooperative Gallery 213, 213 State St., Binghamton
3 pm - 4:30 pm

🐱Sat. 8/23 Dickin Memorial Animal Hospital Kitten and Cat Adoption Event with Kaleidescope Health and Rescue
2001 East Main Street , Endicott
12 pm - 2 pm
Food and litter donations appreciated

🏍️Sat. 8/23 Ride of Valor 2025 Veteran Support
Chenango Bridge Fire Department, 17 Kattelville Road Binghamton -> Airport Inn, 2166 Airport Rd., Binghamton
8:30 am

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