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| Join FSP this Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for I Love My Park Day! We have a variety of projects ready to help prepare the park for summer. Dress for the weather and wear good shoes or boots. Feel Free to bring rakes, clippers or gardening tools, but we also have many available. This is an all ages event! Meet by the Wharton Studio Building (DPW).
If you can, please register with Parks & Trails New York.
Can’t make it? FSP may also need volunteers Sunday May 4 for project follow up. Email info@friendsofstewartpark.org for more info for Sunday. |
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| Exciting news! The Stewart Park Carousel is opening early for special days in May! Come enjoy free rides for the The Better Together for Mental Health event May 10th and the Love Living at Home volunteer appreciation event May 18th. Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School of Ithaca is sponsoring the Carousel for the enetire opening weekend May 24, 25 and 26, followed by Child Development Council’s Playdate in the Park June 4 and Friends of Stewart Park’s celebrating the park’s birthday on the 4th of July weekend, with support from Tompkins County Tourism Program. What a start to summer!
If you’d like to sponsor a Free Carousel Day, contact Janelle at janelle@friendsofstewartpark.org. |
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| New! This year, Friends of Stewart Park and the City of Ithaca will be offering pre-paid multi-ride carousel cards! You can order cards pre-season on FSP’s website, or get one at the carousel once the season begins. Ordered cards will be mailed to you. Pre-paid Carousel Cards make great gifts! 12 Rides for $10 or 25 Rides for $20 |
| | | Watermusic - New Date July 27 |
| | Friends of Stewart Park and Triphammer Arts invite you to for Watermusic and Dancing on the Trail Sunday, July 27 beginning at 5pm. Paddle, roll or stroll to great performances along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail between the Farmers Market and Cass Park. This year there will also be a closing party at the Market with all the musicians!
We are seeking diverse artists for this event. If you or someone you know may be interested in playing or dancing for Watermusic, email rickm@friendsofstewartpark.org.
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| | | | We have so many wonderful folks to thank for the last week! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Ithaca Youth Bureau on Sunday for our first Open House for the Wharton Studio & Café! We were thrilled to share the vision for a new café, exhibit gallery. The project is a collaboration between Wharton Studio Museum, Friends of Stewart Park, and the City of Ithaca. Thanks, also, to the design team who thoughtfully answered questions from the public.
Thanks go out to the CCE Beautification Team for bringing color back to the Flagpole Garden!
And finally, thank you to the volunteers from Ithaca College Park School of Communications who fought gale force winds to collect trash, rake and build new benches! |
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| The daffodils are dazzling! A huge thanks to the Ithaca Garden Club and Dr. Bill Miller, Cornell University Professor of Horticulture, and Research Director of Horticulture Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science, who have made our parks and trails spectacular with color! Their Daff-A-Dazzle daffodil project using a unique planting machine given to Cornell’s College of Agriculture by the Dutch bulb company A. Geerlings. City Forester Jeanne Grace and her parks and trail crews have also assisted in this impactful beautification effort.
You can support the effort by mailing a check to the Ithaca Garden Club, P.O. Box 4962, Ithaca, NY 14852 or make an online donation at www.ithacagardenclub.org/daff-a-dazzle.html.
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| The Black Diamond Trail trailhead that connects to the Cayuga Waterfront Trail near the Childrens Garden in Cass Park got some exciting updates. State Parks replaced the stone dust with stamped concrete, making it all more accessible. |
| | | | | BETTER TOGETHER MAY 10 Come join an uplifting day of FREE activities for all ages, designed to help you prioritize your mental health every day. Participate in mindful movement, dance, live music, street performances, workshops, indulge in free food offerings and much more. Stewart Park will be filled with community organizations, mental health providers, instructors, and entertainers, creating a vibrant atmosphere for learning, laughter and connection. Explore and learn about mental health, discover ways to support yourself, and connect with others facing similar mental health challenges. Learn more at www.bettertogetherithaca.org |
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| | | PLAYDATE IN THE PARK JUNE 4 Join the Child Development Council in sharing an afternoon of family fun and light refreshments with the community and a variety of pleasant activities for young ones. Older children will be offered painting and physical activities guided by the energetic IYB staff. Activities and snacks from 4-7pm and FREE carousel rides all day!! LEARN MORE |
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| | | ITHACA REGGAE FEST The 7th Annual Ithaca Reggae Fest returns to historic Stewart Park June 20-22, 2025!
It's a conscious celebration to protect and highlight Cayuga Lake and Ithaca’s legendary reggae history. Join us for a beautiful weekend filled with reggae music, yoga, water, skateboarding, art, dance, delicious food & beverages and so much more. |
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| | | HISTORY WALK AND TALK SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025
We invite you to a tour of historic Stewart Park hosted by Friends of Stewart Park, Wharton Studio Museum & Historic Ithaca. The tour will focus on the park's history and its current revitalization. This tour will be walking throughout the park please be sure to wear proper footwear and bring a water bottle. Meet on the Waterfront Trail in front of the Picnic “Large” Pavilion. |
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