Hupstate Circus Festival 2026 Free

HUPSTATE CIRCUS FESTIVAL brings dozens of circus shows, workshops, and gatherings to Ithaca, NY from Sept 4th-7th, 2026.

Offerings include free and ticketed shows, indoor and outdoor performances, family-friendly and adult-only shows, and circus workshops where people of all ages can learn circus skills.


TO THE MOON AND BACK (Free) - Aaron Dewitt and Joy Powers
THE PIECES (FREE) - Downtown Ithaca Commons - Aloft
ATELOPUS Wall Dancing (FREE) - Press Bay Court - UMBRAL Collective
AVAST! (FREE) - Ithaca Waldorf School - Circus Mischievous
KIDS DAY (FREE) - Ithaca Children’s Garden
SUMMER BREAK (FREE) - FLIP Fabrique

EGG, AND HOW I LEARNED TO SAVE MYSELF (Tickets required) - Nicole Burgio and Jo Kramer Bailey
A PLACE IN THE RING, Circus Documentary with talkback! (Tickets required) - Katja Schumann
INTERNATIONAL LOVER (Tickets required) - Troy Lingelbach
NATURAL CAUSES (Tickets required) - Company 29
ROLLERCOASTER (Tickets required) - Wes Peden
STICKS & STONE (Tickets required) - Nicki Miller and Benny Oyzon
HOLOGRAM (Tickets required) - Jay Gilligan and Kyle Driggs
ECDYSIS (Tickets required) - Troy Lingelbach with additional performances from ATELOPUS Wall Dancing, Matthew Morgan and Javen Lara, and DJ Skin Contact of Verbal Animal

JUGGLING WORKSHOP with Wes Peden - DeWitt Middle School
ACRO WORKSHOP with Company 29 (Tickets required) - Circus Culture
FLYING TRAPEZE WORKSHOPS with Avast - Ithaca Waldorf School