The 29th annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance kicks off Thursday at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds, with more than 70 bands performing on its four stages over four days.

Not going to the GrassRoots Festival? Don’t worry – there are plenty of other musical options in and around Ithaca in the coming days!

GrassRoots is looming later this week, but there are plenty of local shows to help get you up to speed in the next few days – including more Culture Camp dances – as well as a new Phish-related documentary.

As we move further into July, the local scene gets increasingly busy with a variety of shows in and around Ithaca. Plus, check out a free screening of a new GrassRoots Festival documentary and the first of four Culture Camp dances!

The 29th annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance will take place at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds July 18-21. But the preceding four days will see the return of the annual GrassRoots Culture Camp, which will mark its fourth year of offering intimate workshops, dances and dinners to roots-music lovers from all over the country.

Okkervil River returns to Ithaca for the first time in six years, and the outdoor summer concert season is now in full bloom.

Two big outdoor summer concert series kick off this weekend, and there’s a bunch of other cool shows in and around Ithaca to help you beat the heat.

The third annual Ithaca Reggae Fest returns to Stewart Park Saturday, June 29, bringing together eight bands for a full day of music along the southern shore of Cayuga Lake.

We exit June with a full slate of events, including a couple of big festivals and a cool documentary.