Free events in Horseheads, NY

AIM Independent Living Center offers a free Open Resource Center where walk-ins are welcome. Laptops with internet access are available on site. Advocates assist with housing searches, benefit applications, and connections to community services. Support is also offered for obtaining identification, Social Security cards, and birth certificates, although any related fees are not covered by AIM. Additional services such as resume building, SNAP assistance, and health insurance enrollment are provided by appointment. For questions, contact AIM at 607-962-8225.

The beloved Wisner Market returns to Wisner Park with a lively mix of local flavors, artisans, and entertainment. Explore over 30 vendors featuring farm-fresh produce, colorful cut flowers, handmade goods, and other unique finds. Pick up lunch from food trucks and local restaurants, then relax as live music fills the park with support from Southern Tier Custom Fabricators. Families can enjoy Story Time at the Market, presented by Farm Credit East and Gannon Associates Insurance. New programming is being added throughout the season, with more details to come thanks to support from SerVU Credit Union. This welcoming community tradition brings neighbors together around great food, creativity, and music.

Kids Pokémon Day offers a relaxed space for card play, trading, and learning. Players, traders, and collectors of all ages are welcome. Staff and Professors are on hand to teach, including helping collectors learn to play with the cards they already own. No purchase is necessary. A free tournament is part of the event.

The Corning Farmers Market returns to Riverfront Centennial Park in downtown Corning with a larger footprint and more to explore. Shop an expanded selection of farm-fresh produce, baked treats, artisan goods, and a variety of food trucks set around the Clock Tower, bringing extra flavor and energy to the neighborhood. Customers can pay with eWIC and SNAP, and Double Up Food Bucks (DUFBNY) is available again to help stretch food dollars while supporting local vendors, with some limitations. A live music series adds a soundtrack to the experience, featuring local singer-songwriters, instrumentalists, and community celebrations. Performers include One Eared Cat, Linda Huey on lap-style slide guitar, The Dreaded Flutist, Ira Hayward with smooth jazz guitar, Taylor Hurd, Ben Borkowski, and JOGO, along with the AIM ADA Celebration recognizing the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. With the market expansion, the Tioga Ave entrance side of the parking garage will be closed to accommodate vendors and maintain a safe, enjoyable environment for attendees, so plan travel accordingly. Sponsored by Williams Toyota.

Explore the basics of machine sewing in Buttons+Bobbins: Learn to Sew, a free arts class for teens and adults at Community Arts of Elmira. Teaching Artist Filomena Lisi Jack of Filomena Jack Studio leads the session, and all sewing machines and materials are provided. Participants are also welcome to bring a personal machine or project to work on. Make it a creative outing with friends or family. This offering is part of the Free Arts Fourth Saturdays Sewing series, with arts education at Community Arts of Elmira supported by the Community Foundation of Elmira Corning and the Finger Lakes.

This monthly meetup and workshop focuses on tarot and serves as part two of a multi-session series. It is free, and participants are asked to bring their own tarot deck. No paid readings will be offered, and attendance at the previous session is not required. The program introduces the Major Arcana and the Fool’s Journey, shares practical tools for memory and learning, and includes a group, hands-on interactive reading. Open to current members and anyone curious about the group, the monthly circle usually features an opening and closing ritual, a themed workshop or discussion, and time to chat about witchy topics with kindred spirits. An optional barter and trade element invites attendees to bring magical items to exchange or give away, such as a tarot deck they no longer use or crystals they do not need. Only barter or freely given items are allowed, and no money may be exchanged.