Bookies Sports Bar & Lounge

06/10/2026

Welcome back to Ithaca, IC Bombers!!! 🙌💙💣💥

If you came early, we’d love for you to join us tonight as the Knicks take on the Spurs in Game 4 at MSG! 💙🗽🧡
We’ll be repping the orange and blue tonight and then we’ll have family-friendly watch parties for the World Cup starting tomorrow! 🥳⚽️🌎🔥🔥

There’s also a handful of new developments on the Commons, including a HOMEMADE HOTDOG STAND (and gluten-free buns!!) 🌭🎉


Come check out the new restaurants and spaces as you explore downtown- we’re happy you’re here and we hope you enjoy the events on the hill & your ventures down it as well! 💙😉

06/03/2026

YOUR 💙NY KNICKS🧡 PLAY BASKETBALL TODAY!!!! 🙌🏀💙🧡

This is what unity looks like.
Sharing the things that bring us together.💙🗽🧡

LET’S GO KNICKS!!!! 💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡

06/02/2026

We know it’s just Tuesday, but this weather is making us even more eager and excited to welcome Cornellians back to Ithaca!! 🥳❤️🐻

So many events are happening on the hill this weekend, but we wanted to invite you downtown to check out all the new shops & additions on the Commons! 🎉🎉
We have some beautiful new murals, new restaurants, and a handful of new boutique shops!! Definitely take advantage of the sunshine and get your Commons strolls in early- you can also grab yourself a HOMEMADE hotdog, which you’ll likely not find anywhere else!! 🥳🌭

We know we’ll also be welcoming back some sports fans, so stop up and cheer on your teams!! You can find us above William Jane Dispensary at 119 East State Street 🙌

Happy Reunion Weekend, Cornell!!

06/01/2026

JUNE. 🌎🏆⚽️🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽

The wait is over—World Cup 2026 kicks off this month!! 🥳

Join us at Bookies for every thrilling match, unforgettable moment, and game-winning goal! 🤩🎉

We’ll have themed décor, drink specials, and the perfect watch party atmosphere in the heart of 🔥🔥🔥

Bring your family, friends (or friendly opponents 😉), and experience the biggest sporting event in the world with us all summer long! 🙌

Bookies = World Cup Headquarters 🌎🏆⚽️

05/28/2026

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ITHACA, N.Y. - Ahead of the 2026 IRA National Championships, the Ithaca College men's rowing team travels to Lake Natoma carrying momentum from another historic spring campaign. The Bombers captured their third consecutive Liberty League Championship earlier this month, sweeping all contested events...

05/28/2026

It’s almost Ithaca Fest Weekend!! 🥳🎶👏

The kickoff parade is tomorrow, and that’s when our specials begin! 🙌

Head down after the parade to the east end of the Commons, catch The Comb Down at Bernie Milton, and watch Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals to see who’ll take on our Knicks next week 🤩💪💙🗽🧡

It’s sure to be an amazing weekend, so make sure you set aside some time to come up, grab a drink, play some pool, and lounge with an incredible sports slate ahead! 😉🎉