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Thu24
Today
Wed 23 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at The Daily Refresher
The Daily Refresher
Wed 23 · 11 PM$258–340
🗺️Guided tour🍽️Food
Canandaigua Wine Trail Experience
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Today
🏷️Other
$250,000 Gridiron Giveaway
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
At 9 AM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Coffee with Homer
Wilson Commons
At 9:30 AM$340
✂️Workshop
Portrait Painting in Water Media (36F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
At 10 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
New York State of Health
Irondequoit Public Library
At 10:30 AM$0
🗣️Talk💼Career
Rochester Workshop to learn about Civil Service Careers and NY HELPS
RochesterWorks
At 1:30 PM$310
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Intermediate Impressionist Painting (41F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
At 1:30 PM$340
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Water Media Studio (38F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
At 2 PM
🎬Cinema
The Sky Tonight with open captions
Rochester Museum & Science Center
At 3:15 PM
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
Moon Joy with open captions
Rochester Museum & Science Center
At 4 PM$0
🪇Music for toddlers5–13 yrs
Les Petits Chanteurs Kids Choir
Nazareth University Arts Center
At 4 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Teen Tech Tutors
Irondequoit Public Library
At 4 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Teen Tech Tutors
Irondequoit Public Library
At 4 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Teen Tech Tutors
Irondequoit Public Library
At 5 PM
🖼️Art & Culture
Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge
Rush Rhees Library
Fri25
Tomorrow
At 6 PM$0FR
🎪Street party
Apéro Francophone de Rochester
I-Square
At 6 PM$59.62
🎪Street party🎉Club
Girl's Dinner at Unwine’d
UNWINE'D
At 6 PMFree
📚Literature
Classic Book Discussion Group
Irondequoit Public Library
At 6 PM$340
✂️Workshop
Beginning Drawing (28F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
At 6 PM$440
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Beginning on the Wheel (19F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
At 6 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at Good Smoke BBQ & Pub
Good Smoke BBQ & Pub
At 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Ida Tarbell and the Muckrakers with Mark Sample
Irondequoit Public Library
At 6:45 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
tobourment 5 (天王「PIERCE」的回歸)
380 John St
At 6:45 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
At 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
North 42 at Remedy™
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Mullers Cider House
Mullers Cider House
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Spotted Octopus Brewing Co. - Rochester
Spotted Octopus Brewing Co. - Rochester
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Springbrook Tavern
Springbrook Tavern
At 7:30 PM$29–64
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
A Chorus Line
Geva Theatre Center
At 7:30 PM$60
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
Hairspray
OFC Creations Theatre Center
At 7 PM$101–587
🕺Musical🎭Theatre
Mean Girls
Rochester Civic Theatre
At 8 PM$10
🪇Salsa🎉Club
Salsa Night hosted by DJ Pabony
Lovin' Cup
At 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Salena's Mexican Restaurant
Salena's Mexican Restaurant
At 11 PM$65–85
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Luxury 2 Hour Sunset Tour Canandaigua Lake Groups or Individuals
811 S Main St, 08850
Tomorrow
⛳Golf🤾Sports & fitness
Frank Commisso Two-Man Better Ball Tournament
4045 East Ave
Tomorrow
🍽️Food
Italian Dinner Buffet
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Sat26
Saturday 26 September
Tomorrow · 6 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
The Prowling Grounds 124 Off-Week
11 Lomb Memorial Dr
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🥂Opening
Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season – Members’ Opening Party
Memorial Art Gallery
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
🎬Cinema
Resolution: A Cinephonic Rhapsody For The Soul
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Tomorrow · 7 PM$35.16
🎸Rock🌐World music
WITCH with Ron Gallo
Water Street Music Hall
Tomorrow · 7 PM$0
🎬Cinema🗺️Guided tour
Viewing Party - The Love Hypothesis
Burn Bright Books
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎹Blues
High Divin’ Act
Lovin' Cup
Tomorrow · 6:10 PM$10.81
🎬Cinema
cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood
Pop's Art Theater
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$60
🎭Theatre
Hairspray
OFC Creations Theatre Center
Tomorrow · 8 PM
🎸Rock✨Pop
The Transport at Remedy™
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Tomorrow · 8 PM$10.81
🎬Cinema
Tony
Pop's Art Theater
Tomorrow · 9 PM$12.30–14.36
🎸Rock🎫Concert
PINKERTON 30th Anniversary Tribute Show
The Bug Jar
Sat 26 · 8 AM$25–30
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
5th Annual Steven Derks Memorial 5K
1095 E. Henrietta Rd
Sat 26 · 9 AM$0–40
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Sacred Hearts 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
1400 Inglewood Ave, Rochester
Sat 26 · 9 AM$20–35
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Brighton Believes 5K "Hit the Ground Running"
Meridian Centre Park
Sat 26 · 9:30 AM$300
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Clay Adventures (2F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Sat 26 · 9:30 AM$300
🎨Creative workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Clay Creations (3F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Sat 26 · 9:30 AM$285
✂️Workshop
Cartooning Club: Fill in the Blanks! (4F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Sat 26 · 9:30 AM$285
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Petit Picassos (7F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Sat 26 · 9:30 AM$285
✂️Workshop
Fun with Fibers (8F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Sat 26 · 9:30 AM$285
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Perceptions of Painting (6F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Sun27
Sunday 27 September
Sat 26 · 6 PM
🎫Concert
2/PM at Sevens
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Sat 26 · 7 PM$25.26
✨Pop🎫Concert
Cruel Summer — Taylor Swift tribute
Three Heads Brewing
Sat 26 · 7 PM$48.08
☀️Open air🎉Club
Rooftop Party
UNWINE'D
Sat 26 · 7 PM$5
🎷Jazz🎙️Small gig
Craig Snyder Trio
Lovin' Cup
Sat 26 · 7:30 PM$25–30
🎤Stand-up✨Cabaret
VIP Comedy Experience with AG White and Friends
Vault Cafe & Cabaret
Sat 26 · 7:30 PM$60
🎭Theatre
Hairspray
OFC Creations Theatre Center
Sat 26 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
Tracy Lawrence: No Alibis Tour
Kodak Center
Sat 26 · 7:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Opening Night: Dvořák’s New World Symphony
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Sat 26 · 8 PM$20–25
💿DJ set🎉Club
Silent Disco at Montage Music Hall (Rochester) - 9/26/26
Montage Music Hall
Sat 26 · 7 PM$58–1,430
🎭Theatre
Derrick Stroup
Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall
Sat 26 · 7 PM
🎫Concert🎤Stand-up
Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour
CH Mayo Presentation Hall at Mayo Civic Center
Sat 26 · 8 PM
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
Kid Kurry Band at Remedy
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Sat 26 · 8 PM
🎸Rock✨Pop
Inside Out at Remedy™
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Sat 26 · 8 PM
🖼️Art & Culture
Laser ABBA
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Sat 26 · 9:15 PM
🖼️Art & Culture
Led Zeppelin Laser
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Sun 27$3,700
🗺️Guided tour🧘Wellness
7-Day Sri Lanka Yoga Retreat | Sacred Adventure, Culture & Nature
Anahata Rising
Sun 27 · 9 AM
🧘Yoga🌳Outdoors
September Yoga and Coffee on the lawn at Elvio's
Elvio's Coffee
Sun 27 · 8 AM
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Fall into Trails: Run or Hike with TerraLoco
TerraLoco
Sun 27 · 8 AM
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Fall into Trails: Run or Hike with TerraLoco
TerraLoco
Sun 27 · 8 AM
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Fall into Trails: Run or Hike with TerraLoco
TerraLoco
Mon28
Monday 28 September
Sun 27 · 6:30 PM$60
🎭Theatre
Hairspray
OFC Creations Theatre Center
Mon 28 · 8 AM
🏷️Other
Scratch-Off Earn & Get
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Mon 28 · 8 AM
🏷️Other
Scratch-Off Earn & Get
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Mon 28 · 8 AM
🏷️Other
Scratch-Off Earn & Get
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Mon 28 · 10 AMFree
💼Career🧾Drop-in services
RochesterWorks! Job Search Support
Irondequoit Public Library
Mon 28 · 10 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
Literacy Rochester: Walk-In Digital Literacy Help
Irondequoit Public Library
Mon 28 · 1:30 PM$310
✂️Workshop
Impressionist Painting for Beginners (39F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Mon 28 · 1:30 PM$425
✂️Workshop
Figure & Portrait Drawing (29F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Mon 28 · 1:30 PM$310
✂️Workshop
Multimedia Works on Paper (32F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Mon 28 · 4 PM$223.05–300
✂️Workshop
French for Kids 5-11 years old
Nazareth University
Mon 28 · 4 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Teen Tech Tutors
Irondequoit Public Library
Mon 28 · 4 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Teen Tech Tutors
Irondequoit Public Library
Mon 28 · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Maker Monday: Back to School Photo Magnets!
Irondequoit Public Library
Mon 28 · 4:30 PMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Embodied Empowerment: Tween & Teen Yoga & Movement with Erin Moriah
Irondequoit Public Library
Tue29
Tuesday 29 September
Mon 28 · 6 PM$42.33
🍽️Food
Beyond Beaujolais Nouveau: A French Wine Tasting with Dr. Bruce Smoller
UNWINE'D
Mon 28 · 6 PM$200–325
✂️Workshop
Advanced French Grammar - Last Sales
Nazareth University
Mon 28 · 6 PMFree
🎉Club❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Moo'd Burger Bar
Moo'd Burger Bar
Mon 28 · 7 PM
Mafia Nights with FINE
146 Benton St
Mon 28 · 7 PM
❓Quiz
GEEKS WHO DRINK TRIVIA NIGHT
Lovin' Cup
Mon 28 · 7 PM
❓Quiz🎙️Small gig
GEEKS WHO DRINK TRIVIA NIGHT
Lovin' Cup
Mon 28 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Lovin' Cup
Lovin' Cup
Mon 28 · 9 PM
🏷️Other
Calendar Cash
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Mon 28 · 9:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Old Toad
The Old Toad
Tue 29 · 9:30 AM$340
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Beginning Drawing (30F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 9:30 AM$440
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Pottery Making for All (15F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 12:10 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Tuesday Pipes
Christ Church
Tue 29 · 1 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Drop-in Knitting Circle
Irondequoit Public Library
Tue 29 · 1:30 PM$440
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Functional Sculpture (16F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 1:30 PM$340
✂️Workshop
Fundamentals of Watercolor (43F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 1:30 PM$315
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Portrait Drawing (31F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 1:30 PM$440
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Pottery Making for All (21F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 1:30 PM$340
✂️Workshop
Introduction to Painting (40F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 5 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Economic Justice Committee
Citizen Action Office
Tue 29 · 5:30 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
Literacy Rochester: Walk-In Digital Literacy Help
Irondequoit Public Library
Wed30
Wednesday 30 September
Tue 29 · 6 PMFree
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
A Concert by the Laura Dubin Jazz Trio
Irondequoit Public Library
Tue 29 · 6 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Economic Justice Committee
Citizen Action Office
Tue 29 · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party💼Career
Meet-Up, Eat-Up: Across Oakland & Macomb Counties
Kruse's Paint Creek Tavern
Tue 29 · 6 PM$340
✂️Workshop
Intermediate Watercolor (42F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 6 PM$440
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Continuing on the Wheel (18F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 6 PM$100
✂️Workshop
Art Start: Paint & Snack – Purple Mountain Passage (2AF26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Economic Justice Committee
Citizen Action Office
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Economic Justice Committee
Citizen Action Office
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎤Karaoke
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Lovin' Cup
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎤Karaoke
Open Mic Night
Lovin' Cup
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎤Karaoke
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Lovin' Cup
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎤Karaoke
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Lovin' Cup
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎤Karaoke
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Lovin' Cup
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎤Karaoke
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Lovin' Cup
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Bar-Bill East
Bar-Bill East
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎯Board games
Trivia Night at Dice Versa
Dice Versa
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Romig's Tavern
Romig's Tavern
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at Swiftwater Brewing Company
Swiftwater Brewing Company
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Tap it Bar and Grill
The Tap it Bar and Grill
Tue 29 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at The Sheffield
The Sheffield
Later
Wed 30 · 6 PM
🎪Street party
Autumn in Veneto!
Marketview Liquor
Wed 30 · 6 PMFree
💛Inclusivity🧾Drop-in services
Good Grief Rochester with Cheri Copie
Irondequoit Public Library
Wed 30 · 6 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at AltBar
AltBar
Wed 30 · 6 PM$350
✂️Workshop
Weaving for All (12F26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Wed 30 · 5:30 PM$195
🍽️Food
Our Paladar X Sake Story
20 4th St SE
Wed 30 · 7 PM$5
🌙Indie🎙️Small gig
RIT Popular Music Collective Night
Lovin' Cup
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Iron Tug Brewing
Iron Tug Brewing
Wed 30 · 7:30 PM$60
🎭Theatre
Hairspray
OFC Creations Theatre Center
Wed 30 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
The Female Distance Runner — Haley Lighting / lululemon Apache Mall
Haley Lighting
Thu 1
⛳Golf👴Seniors
John R. Williams Four-Ball Invitational
Oak Hill Country Club
Thu 1$10
🚶Walk
Rochester, NY Murder Mystery: Solve the case!
Goodman & University, Rochester, NY 14607, USA, 14607
Thu 1$8
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Ghosts of Rochester: Explore the Haunted Past!
University & Strathallan, Rochester, 14607
Thu 1$10
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Rochester, MN Murder Mystery: Solve the case!
Absolute Theatre
Thu 1 · 3:30 PM
📚Literature🎯Board games
Hebrew Table
Rush Rhees Library
Thu 1 · 6 PM$55
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Art Start: Ripped Paper Portraits (12AF26)
Memorial Art Gallery
Thu 1 · 6:30 PM$0
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
WXXI FREE Screening: American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
WXXI Studios
Thu 1 · 6:45 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
Thu 1 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Irondequoit Historical Society Lecture Series - Remarkable Rochesterians presented by Jim Memmot
Irondequoit Public Library
Thu 1 · 7:30 PM$54.60–70.69
✨Pop🎶Singer-songwriter
An Evening With Sophie B. Hawkins
Water Street Music Hall
Thu 1 · 7:30 PM$60
🎭Theatre
Hairspray
OFC Creations Theatre Center
Thu 1 · 8 PM$10
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
Ritmo y Raíces: A Hispanic Heritage Dance Social with LRDC and Rice & Beans
Lovin' Cup
Fri 2 · 11:15 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
Fri 2 · 2 PM
🧺Market
2026 Rochester Fall Makers Market
Rochester Indiana Lions Club
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM$60
🎭Theatre
Hairspray
OFC Creations Theatre Center
Fri 2$15–40
🌳Outdoors
Rochester Zombie Hunt 2026 – Zombie Paintball Halloween Adventure
150 Air Park Dr
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM$92–1,430
🎭Theatre
The Princess Bride - An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes
Mayo Civic Center Auditorium
Sat 3
🏷️Other
$100,000 Saturday Spooktacular
Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Sat 3
🖼️Exhibition
BOOP!
West Herr Performing Arts Center
Sat 3 · 8 AM$30–35
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
OCI Therapy 2026 5K
Rochester Community Park
See also in Rochester
Wed 7 · 8 PM$29.63
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎙️Small gig
Low Lily
Lovin' Cup, Rochester
Tomorrow · 9:15 AM
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
Laser ABBA – Matinee
Eisenhart Auditorium
Sun 27 · 1:30 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Going for Baroque
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
Thu 8 · 8 PM$34.75
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎷Jazz
Stéphane Wrembel: Rochester Concert Series - Terre des Hommes
Lovin' Cup, Rochester
Thu 8 · 8 PM
🎷Jazz🎙️Small gig
Stephane Wrembel
Lovin' Cup, Rochester
Fri 9 · 8 PM$34.75
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎷Jazz
Stéphane Wrembel: Rochester Concert Series - Origins
Lovin' Cup, Rochester
Sat 26 · 1 PMFree
📚Literature
Teen Writing Club
Brighton Memorial Library
Wed 7 · 4:30 PM
🖼️Art & Culture
Humanities Center Social Hour
Rush Rhees Library, Rochester
At 7 PM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Michael Waters and Mihaela Moscaliuc
Writers & Books
Tomorrow · 3:15 PM
🖼️Art & Culture
Laser ABBA – Matinee
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Sat 26 · 5:30 PM
🗺️Guided tour🍽️Food
An Evening with Susan
Susan B. Anthony House
Wed 14 · 6:30 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Pajama Storytime in Discovery Room (ASL interpreted)
Brighton Memorial Library
Sat 26 · 10 AM$12.51
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Yoga & Meditation
1515 South Ave, Rochester
Sat 10 · 9:30 AM$30–35
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
ROCtoberfest 5K presented by Strangebird
Hawthorne Road, Rochester
Sat 17 · 9 AM$40–45
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
The Little Way 5K
Riverbend Shelter, Rochester
Sat 3 · 5:15 PM$15
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
McQuaid Invitational Open Race
Genesee Valley Park, Rochester
Sat 26 · 10 AM
🧘Yoga🌳Outdoors
September Beer Yoga at Rohrbach Brewery
Rohrbach Brewing Co. Railroad Street Beer Hall, Rochester
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45 events
Water Street Music Hall
9 events
Rochester Museum & Science Center
27 events
Memorial Art Gallery
156 events
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24 events
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19 events
OFC Creations Theatre Center
31 events
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143 events
Irondequoit Public Library
162 events
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