After the Clocks Fall Back, Trumansburg's Calendar Moves Indoors
The October 28 Halloween market at Trumansburg Village Park, with Nate Marshall playing from 4 to 7 p.m., is the last Wednesday on the market's posted calendar. After that, most of the village's public life moves to two buildings until spring. Most weekends through mid-December have something scheduled at the Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts at 5 McLallen Street, and the farmers market moves to American Legion Post 770 on East Seneca Road. The two schedules meet on December 5. The Conservatory's listed season ends a week later with a recital.
The Trumansburg Farmers' Market posts its music lineup by date. Its fall Wednesdays ran from Louiston on September 30 through Shin Hollow, the Cayuga Blue Notes, and Annie Ol' Thyme, and ended with the October 28 Halloween night. The calendar lists no Wednesday after that. The market isn't ending, though. It's changing buildings.
The Winter Market is heading into its fourth season, held inside the American Legion. Its first year, 2023, was at the Trumansburg Fire Hall. The firehouse's training schedule kept interrupting the market, so the Legion took it in for 2024. The move also let the Winter Market keep the summer hours: Wednesdays, 4 to 7 p.m. Post 770 is at 4431 E Seneca Rd.
The market says the winter version is a bit smaller than the summer one. Everything in it is raised, grown, or made within 30 miles. Here's what the market lists for the off-season:
The Legion building changes what a market night can be. It has a full kitchen and a bar, so a Wednesday shop can turn into dinner. The market lists mozzarella sticks, tater tots, burgers, wings, and quesadillas from the Legion kitchen. It also says it hopes to bring acoustic music to future winter markets.
The 2026–27 start date isn't posted yet. The market has a reminder sign-up and says vendor information is "coming soon." The music calendar has two later dates, both on Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m.: Curt Osgood & Friends on November 23 and Tractor Family on December 21. The pages for those dates don't name a venue. The market has said that three years ago it moved its Harvest and Holiday markets indoors along with starting the Winter Market.
The market also has a new support group. Its 2026 letter to sponsors announced Friends of the Trumansburg Farmers' Market, a volunteer group that works with the Village committee running the market. Friends of TFM funds the music program and a new Community Nourishment Program. It has partnered with the nonprofit Pathways to Equity so it can take tax-deductible donations and apply for grants. So the musicians who played the Village Park Wednesdays now have their own fundraising group, which they didn't have a year ago.
The Conservatory's event calendar carries most of the village's late-fall weekends. Here is every listed date from Halloween to mid-December:
| Date | Event at TCFA | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 31 | Halloween Open House | 5:30–8 p.m. | Free |
| Sun, Nov 1 | TOiVO: Fall Back Community Dance | 2–4 p.m. | $10 |
| Fridays and Sundays through Nov 22 | 42nd Annual Fall Invitational | Fri 1–5, Sun 1–6 | Free |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Formal Gala, TCFA Competition Dance Teams | 4–10 p.m. | $20 cash at door |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Draw-A-Thon Cafe | 1–5 p.m. | Free |
| Sat, Nov 21 | Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo | 7:30–9:30 p.m. | $25 |
| Sun, Nov 22 | Invitational artist and gallery talk | 3 p.m. | Free |
| Sat, Dec 5 | Handmade Holiday | 1–6 p.m. | Free |
| Sat, Dec 12 | Student Holiday Recital | 7–8 p.m. | Not posted |
Because the gallery is open on Fridays and Sundays, every weekend from now through November 22 has the Conservatory's doors open at least one day. The only gap in the table is Thanksgiving weekend, after the Invitational closes and before WinterFest.
The first Sunday of November is when daylight saving time ends. The Conservatory named its November 1 dance after it. TOiVO is a six-piece band that plays traditional social dance music: waltzes, polkas, swing, Tex-Mex, and Cajun two-steps. The 2 to 4 p.m. dance costs $10 and includes refreshments. The Conservatory says TOiVO's dances there often raise money for its programs and scholarships. The dances are held on what TCFA calls its newly restored large wooden dance floor.
The night before, the Halloween Open House runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. It's free, with candy, hot chocolate, coffee, and fresh apples. Together the two events make Halloween weekend the first weekend of the indoor season.
The 42nd Annual Fall Invitational opened October 10. It shows paintings and prints by Gillian Pederson-Krag and paintings and drawings by Vincent Joseph. The gallery is open Fridays 1 to 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 6 p.m. through November 22. The artist and gallery talk is at 3 p.m. that last Sunday. Counting from this Friday, that leaves four Fridays and four Sundays. If you're going to the November 1 dance or the November 15 Draw-A-Thon, the gallery is open the same afternoon.
The middle of the month has three different crowds on three straight days.
On Saturday, November 14, the TCFA Competition Dance Teams host a Formal Gala in three parts. The Little Royals Ball is for ages 12 and under, 4 to 7 p.m. Cinderella arrives at 6:30 for what the Conservatory calls the Pumpkin Hour, and the youngest guests leave at 7. The Sunset Soiree, 5 to 7 p.m., is for preteens. The Midnight Gala, 7 to 10 p.m., is for teens 13 and up. Tickets are $20, cash only at the door. A costume rack is available if anyone needs a gown, and there will be pizza, popcorn, and refreshments.
On Sunday, November 15, the free Draw-A-Thon Cafe runs from 1 to 5 p.m. It is registered with The Big Draw, an international drawing festival. The Conservatory welcomes all levels, including "those who think they can't."
On Saturday, November 21, jazz guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo play the Fall Guitar Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $25, with refreshments and a cash bar. Vignola has played with Ringo Starr, Madonna, Les Paul, and the Boston Pops, and he has a Wednesday-night residency at Birdland in New York City. Tickets are sold through the Conservatory's ThunderTix page.
After the November 22 gallery talk, nothing is listed at the Conservatory until December 5. The Ulysses Philomathic Library follows a similar holiday rhythm. It stays open on Veterans Day, November 11, and closes on these dates:
The Monday, November 23 date on the farmers market's music calendar falls in the same week. That makes it the one listed public event between the Invitational's close and Thanksgiving.
On the first Saturday of December, the two schedules come together. The Village's Events & Tourism Committee lists Winterfest for Saturday, December 5 on its 2026 calendar. It's a free downtown celebration, and Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there.
The same afternoon, from 1 to 6 p.m., the Conservatory holds its free Handmade Holiday artisan market, which TCFA runs alongside WinterFest each year. It has vendor booths with local crafts and artwork, seasonal live music, and the second annual gingerbread house contest, run with Hula Hut in Ithaca. Handmade Holiday at 5 McLallen and the downtown Winterfest celebration fall on the same afternoon. The Student Holiday Recital follows the next Saturday, December 12, from 7 to 8 p.m.
The ETC listing gives the date, Santa and Mrs. Claus, and that the event is free. The rest of the WinterFest schedule hasn't been posted. For the indoor market, the Winter Market reminder list is the place to watch for its first Wednesday at the Legion.
The rest of the year in Trumansburg runs mostly through two buildings, the Conservatory on McLallen Street and the Legion on East Seneca Road. Brian has worked in and around the village for a long time. If you're thinking about how a home here fits into your life through the winter months, Brian DeYoung is glad to talk it through over coffee, or after the Draw-A-Thon. Let's Connect.
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