GlassFest

Thank you to our title sponsor for GlassFest 2026, Chemung Canal Trust Company and our Rock the Park Concerts Sponsor, Simmons-Rockwell Auto Group.

Get ready for GlassFest 2026 on May 22- 24!

FREE all weekend — live music, entertainment, shopping, dining, glass demonstrations, live performances, and fireworks!

Kick off summer in downtown Corning with this annual three-day celebration of glass in America’s Crystal City.

Wander historic Market Street and enjoy pop-up entertainment, local eats, shopping, and family-friendly activities.

Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket and head to the Rock the Park stage at Riverfront Centennial Park for headliner performances. Saturday night wraps up with a can’t-miss fireworks show over the Chemung River.

GlassFest concludes on Sunday with a Memorial Day Tribute at Riverfront Centennial Park.

Check back as we get closer to GlassFest 2026 for schedules and updates! More information will be coming soon.

Click here for a full list of vendors!

Kick-off
Glass Ribbon Cutting
Centerway Square Stage
Friday, May 22 | Noon

Rock the Park Concert Series presented by Simmons - Rockwell Auto Group

Friday, May 22

• Fall Creek Brass Band | 5:30 – 6:30 PM

• John King | 6:30 – 8:00 PM

• Drake White | 8:30 – 10:00 PM

Saturday, May 23

• Uptown Groove | 6:00 – 7:30 PM

• Are You Ready For It: A Taylor Experience by Traci Bruccoleri | 8:00 – 9:30 PM

• Fireworks | 9:45 PM

Live Glassblowing

Centerway Square Stage (with Corning Museum of Glass)
Friday – Sunday | Noon – 8:00 PM
Shows every hour (top of the hour)

Vitrix Hot Glass Studio
Friday – Sunday | Ongoing demonstrations

Hands-On Glass Art Experiences presented by ServU Federal Credit Union

Community Glass Mosaic Mural

• Friday, May 22 | 3:00 – 5:00 PM

• Saturday, May 23 | Noon – 2:00 PM & 3:00 – 5:00 PM

Make Your Own Glass Mosaic Tile

• Friday, May 22 | 3:00 – 5:00 PM

• Saturday, May 23 | Noon – 2:00 PM & 3:00 – 5:00 PM

Flameworking Demonstrations

• Laura Simone – West End Gallery (12 W Market St)

• Magpie Glass Studio

• The Flowing Crystal

Glass & Fire Artist Vendors

Friday – Sunday | Along Market Street

Tours & Activities

Corning Historical Walking Tours

• Friday | 4:00 PM

• Saturday | 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM

• Sunday | 2:00 PM

Live Entertainment

Magic with Collin Ward presented by Leaf Filter (Block 4)

• Saturday | 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM

• Sunday | Noon, 2:00 PM

FLX Improv Shows

Saturday:

• Block 4 | Noon

• Block 1 (Centennial Sculpture) | 1:30 PM 

• Block 5 | 3:00 PM & 4:30 PM

Sunday:

• Block 5 | 1:00 PM 

• Block 1 | 3:00 PM

Chinese Cultural Dance (CCAST)

Centennial Sculpture

• Friday | 6:00 PM & 6:30 PM

YMCA Kid Zone

Chestnut & Market Street

• Saturday | 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

• Sunday | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Free Face Painting by Painted by Love

• Saturday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Live Music on Market Street

Friday, May 22 (Noon – 6:00 PM)

Block 1 – Marich Music

• Hugh Douglass & The Bluetones | Noon – 2:00 PM

• Uniit Carruyo | 2:00 – 4:00 PM

• Blues Fugitives | 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Block 2 – 21 E Market St

• Taylor Hurd | Noon – 2:00 PM

• The Developments | 2:00 – 4:00 PM

• One Eared Cat | 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Block 3 – Nine Elephants

• Adrian McGrady | Noon – 1:00 PM

• JOGO | 1:00 – 2:00 PM

• Mike Lucey | 2:00 – 4:00 PM

• Rebecca & The Soulshakers | 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Block 4 – Burgers & Beer

• Justin Raynor | Noon – 2:00 PM

• 3-Mo-G | 2:00 – 4:00 PM

• ​Gerarde Burke | 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Saturday, May 23

Block 1 - Marich Music

• 11:00 - Tate Williams

• 1:00 - In The Moment

• 3:00 - Mystic Twangers

• 5:30 - A Gloomy Business

Sunday, May 24:

Block 1 - Marich Music

• 12:00 - Andy Knapp & Friends

• 1:00 - Mike Kenyon

• 2:00 - David Balliett

• 3:00 - Erich With An H

Block 5 - R&M

• Taylor Hurd 11am - 1pm

• One Eared Cat 1:30pm - 3pm

Live Music on Market Street | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Presented by Marich Music

**Subject to change**