Events
Tompkins County 4-H Youth Fair
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Tompkins County’s 4-H Youth Development Programs are preparing for their annual Youth Fair, to be held Tuesday-Saturday, July 23-27, at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd in Ithaca, NY. The week’s events include animal shows, junior and adult Iron Chef competitions, displays of creative project...
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Family Open Play
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Open Play for families with children ages 0 - 4 years old. Monday mornings 9:30 to 11:30am. Nov 24 - April 13, at CCE Tompkins. FREE but registration is required
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Tompkins County 4-H Youth Fair
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Tompkins County’s 4-H Youth Development Programs are preparing for their annual Youth Fair, to be held Tuesday-Saturday, July 23-27, at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd in Ithaca, NY. The week’s events include animal shows, junior and adult Iron Chef competitions, displays of creative project...
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Parenting Styles - Summer'26
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Parenting classes
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Tompkins County 4-H Youth Fair
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Tompkins County’s 4-H Youth Development Programs are preparing for their annual Youth Fair, to be held Tuesday-Saturday, July 23-27, at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd in Ithaca, NY. The week’s events include animal shows, junior and adult Iron Chef competitions, displays of creative project...
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Speed Link Event for Farmland Seekers & Farmland Owners
Friday, July 24, 2026
Calling all farmland owners and seekers. This event will help you connect with each other and explore opportunities for farmland sales, leases, cooperative use, and transition planning. In our experience, most successful farmland links are built on relationships between landowners and land seeker...
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Tompkins County 4-H Youth Fair
Friday, July 24, 2026
Tompkins County’s 4-H Youth Development Programs are preparing for their annual Youth Fair, to be held Tuesday-Saturday, July 23-27, at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd in Ithaca, NY. The week’s events include animal shows, junior and adult Iron Chef competitions, displays of creative project...
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Tompkins County 4-H Youth Fair
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Tompkins County’s 4-H Youth Development Programs are preparing for their annual Youth Fair, to be held Tuesday-Saturday, July 23-27, at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd in Ithaca, NY. The week’s events include animal shows, junior and adult Iron Chef competitions, displays of creative project...
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Family Open Play
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Open Play for families with children ages 0 - 4 years old. Monday mornings 9:30 to 11:30am. Nov 24 - April 13, at CCE Tompkins. FREE but registration is required
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Family Open Play
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Open Play for families with children ages 0 - 4 years old. Monday mornings 9:30 to 11:30am. Nov 24 - April 13, at CCE Tompkins. FREE but registration is required
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Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, August 6, 2026
The second half of the June Board of Directors meeting — 6-7 pm on Thursday, June 4 — will be a closed Executive Session. The public portion of the meeting will be held from 5 to 6 pm. The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5...
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Tompkins County Open Farm Day
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Join us for Tompkins County Open Farm Day, a celebration of farms and farmers in our county! This year's Open Farm Day focuses on the west half of the county and features farms in Newfield, Trumansburg, Ulysses, Enfield, and Ithaca. Come visit our farms as they open their gates to the public and ...
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ZOOM: Parents Apart®
Monday, August 10, 2026
Parents Apart
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Family Open Play
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Open Play for families with children ages 0 - 4 years old. Monday mornings 9:30 to 11:30am. Nov 24 - April 13, at CCE Tompkins. FREE but registration is required
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Plant Foraging
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Discover the basics of foraging for plants. We will start with general foraging tips and then go over some easily identifiable species. For a hands-on follow-up, register for the Foraging Walk later in the month.Instructor Bio: Marissa Nolan is the Horticulture Team Lead at CCE Tom...
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NYNGA English Walnut Tour
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Carl Albers homestead planting, which also hosts a significant trial for the NY Nut Growers Association English Walnut Project, has grafted shagbark and shellbark hickories, apples, pears, plums, black locusts, and a vegetable garden. Carl is doing his best to foster early nut production through ...
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Family Open Play
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Open Play for families with children ages 0 - 4 years old. Monday mornings 9:30 to 11:30am. Nov 24 - April 13, at CCE Tompkins. FREE but registration is required
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Foraging Walk
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Join us on a foraging walk to see what along our trails is edible! This walk will focus on mushrooms but discuss plants as well. The trail will be moderately flat over uneven terrain and we will cover around 1 mile, please wear proper footwear and bring water. To learn about edible plants beforeh...
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Family Open Play
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Open Play for families with children ages 0 - 4 years old. Monday mornings 9:30 to 11:30am. Nov 24 - April 13, at CCE Tompkins. FREE but registration is required
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Native Plant Garden Tour
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Sponsored by Tompkins Pollinator Pathways and CCE Tompkins Master Gardeners' Native Plant committee, a mix of public and private gardens in the downtown northside and Fall Creek areas will be open for viewing. Come see how native plants are being incorporated into gardens that serve both aestheti...
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Family Open Play
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Open Play for families with children ages 0 - 4 years old. Monday mornings 9:30 to 11:30am. Nov 24 - April 13, at CCE Tompkins. FREE but registration is required
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Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, September 3, 2026
The second half of the June Board of Directors meeting — 6-7 pm on Thursday, June 4 — will be a closed Executive Session. The public portion of the meeting will be held from 5 to 6 pm. The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5...
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CLOSED for Labor Day
Monday, September 7, 2026
The CCE-Tompkins Education Center will be closed in observance of the Labor Day federal holiday. Classes and workshops scheduled for our facility on this date will still be held.
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Food Preservation: Water Bath Canning Tomatoes
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
September is a month full of bounty! If you've found yourself with too many tomatoes for fresh eating, or if you're just curious about food preservation, join us for a workshop on how to preserve tomatoes and other seasonal foods at their peak flavor. Participants will learn about the safety, equ...
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Renewable Energy Tour - 2026
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Join us for a free educational field day to explore distributed wind energy as a viable resource to diversify your property's power production. Distributed wind systems usually provide power directly to the end-user — in this case, the Doody Farm, who have been using wind and solar to help p...
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ZOOM: Parents Apart®
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Parents Apart
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Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, October 1, 2026
The second half of the June Board of Directors meeting — 6-7 pm on Thursday, June 4 — will be a closed Executive Session. The public portion of the meeting will be held from 5 to 6 pm. The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5...
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CLOSED for Indigenous Peoples' Day
Monday, October 12, 2026
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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ZOOM: Parents Apart®
Monday, October 19, 2026
Parents Apart
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Native Landscapes: Management and Planting Strategies at NYS Parks
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
New York State Parks is increasing the use of native plants in our shared public spaces, following a native plant policy that encourages using beneficial species in all landscaping and gardening projects. In this discussion we will go over management strategies that help horticulture staff balanc...
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Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, November 5, 2026
The second half of the June Board of Directors meeting — 6-7 pm on Thursday, June 4 — will be a closed Executive Session. The public portion of the meeting will be held from 5 to 6 pm. The CCE-Tompkins Board of Directors usually meets on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5...
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CLOSED for Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.
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ZOOM: Parents Apart®
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Parents Apart
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CLOSED for Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 26, 2026
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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CLOSED for Thanksgiving
Friday, November 27, 2026
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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ZOOM: Parents Apart®
Monday, December 7, 2026
Parents Apart
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CLOSED for the Holidays
Wednesday, December 23, 2026
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Holidays.
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CLOSED for the Holidays
Thursday, December 24, 2026
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Holidays.
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CLOSED for the Holidays
Friday, December 25, 2026
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the Holidays.
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CLOSED for New Year's Holiday
Friday, January 1, 2027
The offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will be closed for the New Year's Holiday.
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