Downtown Ithaca Alliance

Welcome to Downtown Ithaca

The place to be for shopping, dining and entertainment in the Finger Lakes! Comprised of the Ithaca Commons, one of the first outdoor pedestrian malls in the nation, the DeWitt Mall, home of Moosewood restaurant, and Center Ithaca, Downtown Ithaca is home to a wide variety of shops, restaurants, galleries, theatres, and historic architecture. Ithaca has been ranked the #1 College Town in the country by the American Institute for Economic Research. The Ithaca Commons and surrounding streets play host to an array of special events including the Great Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-off, Apple Harvest Festival, First Friday Gallery Nights, the ever popular Ithaca Festival and Spring Craft Fair, as well as regular music, art, theatre, food and wine events.