Live music (and road closures) all weekend at the 42nd Apple Harvest Festival in downtown Ithaca

The 42nd Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival begins Friday afternoon, September 27th, with dozens of vendors offering local apples, maple syrup and candy, fall baked goods, local beverages and plenty of festival food throughout the weekend at the Ithaca Commons and surrounding blocks .

A past apple harvest festival. 14850 File photo by Mark H. Anbinder.

This year's festival features a craft fair in the blocks immediately west of the Ithaca Commons, including the 100 blocks of North and South Cayuga Streets, the 100 block of West State Street and the 100 block of North Geneva Street. Food vendors are located in the 100 block of South Geneva Street and the 200 block of West State Street. All of these blocks are closed to traffic from Friday to Sunday. Blocks north of the Commons remain open to traffic.

Apple Harvest Festival map courtesy of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

Two stages will be open for music and other performances on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, at the Bernie Milton Pavilion and a mini mobile stage in the parking lot west of Press Bay Alley. Both stages offer a beer garden with local beer, wine and cider for sale.

Artists include musicians such as Scuba Jerry, the Ageless Jazz Band, Cast Iron Cowboys, the 86ers, Fall Creek Brass Band, Harry Nichols, Papa Muse and Motherwort, as well as stage acts such as Running to Places Theater Company, Mirage Belly Dancers, and Yamatai .

Performance schedule courtesy of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

Organizers say they are still welcoming volunteers. Register online to help set up and dismantle, assist vendors, set up information booths, assist at street intersections, and keep the festival clean and environmentally friendly.

The Apple Harvest Festival takes place on Fridays from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in and around the Ithaca Commons in downtown Ithaca.

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