Festivals in Rochester

Check out happening festivals events all around Rochester, NY

3rd Annual Irondequoit Arts & Music Festival

 Sat, 30 Aug at 11:00 am 400 Bakers Park, Rochester, NY 14617-3984, United States

Tony D's Summer Luau Spectacular - Sat Aug 16th

 Sat, 16 Aug at 06:00 pm Tony D's USD 25 to 59

24th Anniversary "Let's Roll!" 9/11 Tribute Ride & Concert

 Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 am Ontario Beach Park

Flour City Brewers Fest at the Rochester Public Market

 Fri, 22 Aug at 05:00 pm Rochester Public Market District

Coupe De' Villes @ Little Italy Festival

Sat, 30 Aug at 12:00 pm Ontario Beach Park

Rochester VegFest 2025

 Sun, 24 Aug at 10:00 am Parcel 5

Turkish Food and Music Festival

 Fri, 29 Aug at 05:00 pm Turkish Society of Rochester

South Wedge Festival

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am South Ave, Rochester, NY, United States

Flower City Comic Con 2025

 Fri, 12 Sep at 03:00 pm Total Sports Experience

The Devil Makes Three

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm Anthology - Rochester

Rochester, NY Coffee & Chocolate Festival

 Sat, 27 Sep at 11:00 am Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center USD 40 to 56

WHITE-OUT RAVE - Rochester, NY

 Thu, 21 Aug at 08:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 9 to 14

Back to School Community Bash

 Wed, 27 Aug at 05:00 pm 15 Whalin Street, Rochester, NY

ROC ROYAL 12th ANNUAL BACK 2 SCHOOL GIVEAWAY & WELLNESS AFFAIR

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am East High School Free

“Sunday Funday @ The Public Market” Part Three

 Sun, 17 Aug at 07:00 am Rochester Public Market District

Rave On Planet Clown

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Water Street Music Hall

Here’s To Life - Thomas Warfield Fringe Festival Concert

 Sat, 13 Sep at 03:30 pm The Little Theater

Rochester Fringe Festival presents Charming Disaster's Musical Oracle

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:30 pm School of the Arts

'90s Night at Rochester Beer Park with Mayday Buffalo!!!

 Sat, 13 Sep at 07:00 pm Rochester Beer Park

M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

Barktober Fest

 Sat, 27 Sep at 09:00 am Innovative Field

Bloomfield Craft Fair 2025

 Sat, 22 Nov at 09:00 am 45 Maple Ave

Holiday 🎄 Market

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am 962 East Events

Legends of Laughter

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm West Herr Auditorium Theatre

Late Night at the Dino ft. Skyway

 Fri, 22 Aug at 09:00 pm 99 Court Street, Rochester, NY 14604

Giving Thanks 🙏🏼 Holiday Market

Sat, 22 Nov at 10:00 am 962 East Events

1ST ANNUAL ALL WHITE PARTY

 Sun, 31 Aug at 06:00 pm Wyndham Hotel USD 18 to 1,602

Coral Moons w/ Cheap Kids

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm Bug Jar

Black Out Rave - Rochester, NY

 Sat, 16 Aug at 08:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 9 to 14

Home For The Holidays with The Calamari Sisters

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm 3450 Winton Pl, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14623

Ladies Love Day Parties

 Sun, 24 Aug at 05:00 pm Silo Social USD 29

Spafford

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:30 pm Water Street Music Hall USD 31 to 96

Silent Disco @ Photo City Music Hall (Rochester, NY)

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:30 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 12 to 20

Digital Renaissance - A Ravers Fantasy

 Sat, 23 Aug at 07:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 20 to 22

Movies With a Downtown View - Downtown Definitely Event

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm Parcel 5

Sigma Summertime Soiree

 Sat, 16 Aug at 02:00 pm PathStone Corporation

Hostage Situation - Rochester, NY

 Fri, 12 Sep at 08:00 pm Photo City Music Hall

LUCERO - Celebrating 20 years of “Nobody's Darlings"

 Fri, 26 Sep at 08:00 pm Anthology USD 37 to 117

Greater Adams Street COGBF 75th Church Anniversary

 Sat, 11 Oct at 06:00 pm 230 Adams St, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14608

Parada de bufalo

 Sat, 16 Aug at 01:00 pm 625 scio st

Free The Witness feat. Handsy Grandma & Garbage Ghost

 Thu, 21 Aug at 06:00 pm Water Street Music Hall USD 20 to 26

Late Night at the Dino ft. Blue 22

 Sat, 16 Aug at 09:00 pm 99 Court Street, Rochester, NY 14604

DELILAH JONES - TERRAPIN QUEST BINGO NIGHT - Flour City Station

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm 170 East Ave, Rochester, NY

DREIRED at Bop Shop Records - A Rochester Fringe Festival event!

 Sun, 14 Sep at 08:00 pm 1460 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14618

Rave on Planet Clown

 Sat, 06 Sep at 08:00 pm Water Street Music Hall USD 15

Pan Afrikan Festival

Sat, 06 Sep at 12:00 pm Highland Bowl

2nd Annual Rhythm and Music Kpop Festival

 Sat, 30 Aug at 07:00 pm Blue Skye Events (Skye Lounge) USD 29

3rd Annual Regional Harvest Festival

 Thu, 21 Aug at 06:00 pm Rochester Free

Ricky Ford at Bop Shop Records | A Rochester Fringe Festival event

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm 1460 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14618

Metalachi: The World's First and Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band

 Sat, 30 Aug at 07:00 pm The Club at Water Street USD 25

B2R Penfield: Battle of the Bands

 Sat, 23 Aug at 12:00 pm 645 Titus Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14617

Widow (ESL Rochester Fringe Festival)

Fri, 12 Sep at 04:00 pm 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

Ribs and Rhythm

Sat, 16 Aug at 02:00 pm Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink

GLOW Silent Disco (A Black Light Experience) at Montage! (ROC) - 8/30/25

 Sat, 30 Aug at 08:00 pm Montage Music Hall USD 13 to 23

Summer Soiree with Calabash, Papa Muse & Head to the Roots

 Sat, 23 Aug at 08:00 pm Abilene Bar and Lounge

Nuthin Fancy at California Rollin II 3

 Sat, 30 Aug at 06:00 pm California Rollin II / Marina Bar at the port of Rochester

ROC Music FEST: I Love the 90's Tour

 Sat, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm Rochester Community Sports Complex USD 29 to 8,538

BT @ Fringe Festival: Banjos & Juggling: A World Vaudeville Adventure (Little Theater 1)

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:50 pm The Little Theatre

2nd Annual Rochester Queer Arts Festival

 Sat, 11 Oct at 10:00 am Village Gate

For the Love of Local – Small Business Sunday!

 Sun, 17 Aug at 12:00 pm 4546 Culver Rd, Rochester, NY 14622-1409, United States

Coral Moons w/ Home Videos

 Sat, 20 Sep at 08:00 pm Bug Jar

Rochester Color Craze Run

 Sat, 13 Sep at 09:00 am Rochester

ROCovery Sober Jam Night

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:00 pm 1035 Dewey Ave, Rochester, NY 14613-1610, United States

RTDR at Barktoberfest!

Sat, 27 Sep at 09:00 am Innovative Field

Mystic Circus

 Sat, 13 Sep at 01:00 pm Photo City Music Hall

ROC Music FEST: I Love the 90's Tour

 Sat, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm Rochester, N.Y.

South Wedge Festival

Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am 709 South Avenue, Rochester, NY

It’s 20 FOO PILOTS “FOO FEST” & More at Whiskeys Upper Deck

 Sat, 13 Sep at 09:30 pm Whiskeys Upper Deck

Rochester Fringe Festival

Fri, 19 Sep at 03:30 pm Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink

Bowl-a-Palooza 2025

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:00 pm Radio Social

Emo Social - Rochester, NY

 Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 14 to 25

UR ISO Welcome Picnic at Genesee Valley Park

 Sat, 30 Aug at 01:00 pm Roundhouse Shelter Free

Clover St. Carnival!

 Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, NY, USA Free

DEAFersity! 2025

Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm School of the Arts

ESL Rochester Fringe Festival @ Photo City Music Hall

 Sat, 13 Sep at 12:00 pm Photo City Music Hall

What the Wellness Healing Center: End of Summer Sizzle

 Sat, 06 Sep at 11:00 am What the Wellness Healing Center Free

WZxGZ Dunn and Marcos Cup Night 1

Sat, 13 Sep at 06:00 pm School of the Arts

ROCtoberfest 5K presented by Strangebird

 Sat, 11 Oct at 09:30 am Genesee Valley Park

Lobster Rollin' Weekend

 Fri, 22 Aug at 04:00 pm 46 Sager Drive, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

Keller Williams

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm Water Street Music Hall USD 39 to 44

International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend

 Sat, 16 Aug at 10:00 am Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

 Fri, 03 Oct at 05:30 pm 4245 East Ave Free

Pokémon Rave - Rochester, NY

 Fri, 03 Oct at 08:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 14 to 25

LABOR DAY Redux

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:00 pm 50 Chestnut Street Rochester NY 14604

South Wedge Silent Disco 1

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Star Alley Park USD 13

ESL Rochester Fringe Festival: "The BFF Notebook"

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm 1981 Clover St, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14618

Cousins Maine Lobster at City of Rochester Food Truck Rodeo

 Wed, 27 Aug at 05:00 pm Rochester's Public Market

Neon Rave - Rochester, NY

 Thu, 04 Sep at 08:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 9 to 14

End Of Summer Bash @ Photo City Music Hall

 Sat, 30 Aug at 03:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 17 to 20

Freestyle GLOW Party Part 4 w/ DJ's Ray El Classic & DJ Johnny Mambo

 Sat, 23 Aug at 09:00 pm 40 S Union St, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

Westside Family YMCA's Family Fun: Family Tie-Dye Party

 Fri, 22 Aug at 05:30 pm 920 Elmgrove Rd, Rochester, NY 14624-6208, United States

R&R MUSIC FESTIVAL (REGGAE / R&B EXPERIENCE )

 Sun, 31 Aug at 05:00 pm Blue Skye Events (Skye Lounge), Mount Read Boulevard, Rochester, NY, USA USD 3 to 66

SHREK RAVE - Rochester, NY

 Fri, 05 Sep at 09:00 pm Montage Music Hall

Catbite

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm The Bug Jar

Rochester Fringe Festival

Sat, 20 Sep at 03:30 pm Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink

Free Throw

 Thu, 25 Sep Montage Music Hall

ROCHESTER NY 2025 GOSPEL FEST

 Sun, 24 Aug at 04:00 pm Mount Olivet Baptist Church

"F R E N CH T O A S T E D" THE 9AM DAY PARTY

 Sat, 16 Aug at 09:00 am Studio Lounge USD 34

GLOW Silent Disco (A Black Light Experience) @ Montage! [Rochester] - 9/13

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:00 pm Montage Music Hall USD 13 to 23

WR at RMSC Flight Festival

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Rochester Museum & Science Center