ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Farmers Market will commemorate 50 continuous years of operation on Thursday, August 17th with a celebratory party and fundraiser at the market’s scenic Steamboat Landing location, 545 Third Street in Ithaca, NY. The community is invited to enjoy a fun evening on the waterfront, celebrating this important half-century milestone while your ticket proceeds support the future of the Ithaca Farmers Market.
The evening will open with a special VIP Happy Hour from 5:30-7:00pm. Guests will enjoy music by the Fly by Night String Band while sampling an authentic Farm-to-Table menu curated by Peggy Aker of Macro Mama to include a rich array of favorites by market vendors and chefs, and complementary craft beer, wine, cider and spirits [menu to be posted soon at https://ifmfriends.org/]. Guests may bid on Silent Auction items, and view photos from the market’s history in a special display created for this occasion.
From 7:00-10:00pm, a ‘Party on the Waterfront’ will light up the pavilion with music by 4 local bands (Cast Iron Cowboys, Drew Kiddoo & the Blackouts, The 86ers and DJ Dijon). Attendees can dance the night away (or practice for this fall’s Rutabaga Curl!) while enjoying finger foods and a complementary drink (cash bar available). Silent Auction bidding ends at 8:00pm.
Two ticket options are available: HAPPY HOUR + PARTY Ticket ($50/person) includes admission and benefits described above from 5:30-10:00pm; PARTY ONLY Ticket ($25/person or $40/2 people) includes admission from 7:00-10:00pm, music, finger foods and 1 complementary drink (cash bar available). Buy tickets online or make a tax-deductible donation at:
https://checkout.square.site/
About: This 50th Anniversary Fundraiser is hosted by the Friends of the Ithaca Farmers Market, a non-profit founded to ensure the future viability of our community’s premier farmers’ market. This fundraiser is intended to acknowledge the market’s history, vendors and community, and to support its future work by maintaining a vibrant local farmers market that helps farmers and small entrepreneurs thrive.
To learn more about the Ithaca Farmers Market, it’s mission, history and vendors, visit: https://ithacamarket.com/#. For more about the Friends of the Ithaca Farmers Marke, and their proposed capital campaign, mission and goals, please visit: https://ifmfriends.org/.
Questions? Please contact [email protected].
–Friends of the Ithaca Farmers Market
