2026 Program Calendar

May 2026

• CEC Campground Opens, Friday May 1, 2026
• CEC Soil, Water & Wonder Workshop: Planting and Mulching Fruit and Shade trees. Saturday, May 3, noon-2pm. Pre-registration is required. Contact CEC to register. Free for Dryden residents & registered campers. For non-registered guests, fee is $10/session and spots are available on a 1^st come 1^st serve basis.  
• CEC Campfire Pancake Breakfast for Campers, First Campfire Breakfast happing Saturday, May 23 (Continued each Saturday through Labor Day Weekend)
• CEC Memorial Day Holiday Camping Weekend: Friday, May 22 – Monday, May 25.  
• Ithaca Festival, May 28th – May 31st
• Ithaca Farmer’s Market, Saturdays, 9am – 3pm at Steamboat Landing in Ithaca 

June 2026

• June is LGBTQ+ PRIDE month at Camp Earth Connection. We value and celebrate Diversity! 10% Discount on campsites and cabins at the campground for the month of June for LGBTQ+ folks who want to celebrate PRIDE month at CEC.
• CEC Campfire Pancake Breakfast for Campers, Saturday mornings
• CEC Soil, Water & Wonder Workshop: Composting: Intro to Worm Composting, Hugelkultur, and Rotating 3 Compost-bin system. Saturday, June 13th, 1pm – 4pm. Pre-registration is required. Contact CEC to register. Free for Dryden residents & registered campers. For non-registered guests, fee is $10/session and spots are available on a 1^st come 1^st serve basis.   
• CEC LGBTQ+ Pride Picnic and Open House, Saturday, 1pm-4pm, June 20th. Free to LGBTQ+ Community Members. Contact CEC to register.(Registration is required.)
• Ithaca Pride Festival , June 11-14
• Ithaca’s Reggae Festival, June 26-28

July 2025

• CEC July 4th Holiday Camping Weekend, Friday, July 3 – Sunday, July 5
• CEC Soil, Water & Wonder Workshop: Water Harvesting with Rain Barrels and Water Management. Saturday, July 11th, 1pm – 4pm. Pre-registration is required. Contact CEC to register. Free for Dryden residents & registered campers. For non-registered guests, fee is $10/session and spots are available on a 1^st come 1^st serve basis.   
• CEC Campfire Pancake Breakfasts for Campers, Saturday mornings
• Finger Lakes Grass Roots Festival, July 16-19

August 2025

• CEC Campfire Pancake Breakfasts for Campers, Saturday mornings
• CEC Soil, Water & Wonder Workshop: Intro to Wilderness Camping Skills at the Outlands Campsite, August 8th, 12pm – 2pm. Pre-registration is required. Contact CEC to register. Free for Dryden residents & registered campers. For non-registered guests, fee is $10/session and spots are available on a 1^st come 1^st serve basis.   

September 2025

• CEC Labor Day Holiday Camping Weekend,  Friday, September 4 – September 7th.
• CEC Campfire Pancake Breakfasts for Campers, Saturday mornings, final Pancake Breakfast, Saturday September 12.
• CEC LGBTQ + Family & Friends Camping Weekend– Friday, September 11- Sunday, September 13.
• CEC Soil, Water & Wonder Workshop: Fall Wild Edibles and Planting, Saturday, September 12, 12pm – 2pm. Pre-registration is required. Contact CEC to register. Free for Dryden residents & registered campers. For non-registered guests, fee is $10/session and spots are available on a 1^st come 1^st serve basis.   
• HUPSTATE Circus Festival in Ithaca, September 4 -September 7
• Ithaca Harvest Apple Festival, September 25 – September 28

October 2025

• CEC Indigenous Peoples Day Holiday Camping Weekend, Friday, October 9 – Monday, October 13 Camp Earth Connection would like to honor and acknowledge all the native peoples of this land who still live here and who’s lives and land were stolen from them. In particular in this region we recognize, the Haudenosaunee people(aka Iroquois as named by the white man) and the Gayogoho:no (Cayuga as named by the white man.)
• CEC Soil, Water & Wonder Workshop: Garlic and Mushroom Planting, Saturday, October 10, 12pm – 2pm. Pre-registration is required. Contact CEC to register. Free for Dryden residents & registered campers. For non-registered guests, fee is $10/session and spots are available on a 1^st come 1^st serve basis.   
• Looking forward to seeing you next year!