Corning New York Entertainment & Events

Special Events

• Sparkle
  Located on Historic Market Street
  607-937-6292
  The first weekend in December "sparkles" with this 32 year old festival for the whole family. Enjoy an entertaining weekend in Corning featuring horse and carriage rides, craft and food vendors, live entertainment, and more. more...

• Tree Lighting Celebration
  Located on Centerway Square
  607-937-6292
  Join the Corning community Thanksgiving weekend, as they gather for a sing-a-long, followed by the lighting of the live Centerway Square Christmas Tree. more...

Cinema

• The Internet Movie Database
  Features plot summaries, reviews, cast lists, and theatre schedules. more...

• Fandango
  Find theaters in your area, view showtimes of current releases and see upcoming trailer at Fandango. more...

Concerts & Performances

• Summer Song
  Centerway Square • Corning, NY 14830
  Located in the Heart of the Gaffer District
  607-937-6292
  This free community concert series is offered on Thrusdays in July and August. Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy the music. more...

• Valley Folk Music
  155 Cedar Street • Corning, NY 14870
  Cedar Arts Center
  607-962-4461
  Friendly, eclectic folk concert series with professional regional, national and internationally touring musicians playing acoustic, traditional and modern folk music. Come early for pre-concert jam and sing sessions. Enjoy intermission with home-baked goods from this all-volunteer run organization.  more...

Festivals & Fairs

• DiscoverOurFestival
  The ultimate U.S. festivals, tourism & annual events guide. more...

Marathons & 10K Runs

• Wineglass Marathon
  Located from Bath, NY to Corning, NY
  607-936-4686
  Early in the fall, each year, marathoners and relay teams come to the Corning area for this marathon. The event has drawn as many as 600 marathon entrants and 90 relay teams. Runners compete for prizes and their own individual best times. Water, Gatorade, bathrooms, changing area and parking are provided, along with beautiful fall foliage.  more...

Sporting Events

• Corning Classic Golf Tournament
  2501 Country Club Drive • Corning, NY 14830
  Located at the Corning Country Club
  607-962-4441
  This LPGA tournament, held each May, is ideal for families and individuals. Come experience all the excitement of world-class women's professional golf. Women's health care programs at 11 area hospitals, the disabled children at Camp Star and Lions Club sight preservation programs are the beneficiaries of the tournament, with more than $3.8 million donated since 1979. more...

Parades

• Parade of Lights
  Located in the Gaffer District
  607-937-6292
  Experience this unique evening parade, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, where all the participants are covered from top to bottom in lights. more...