Festivals in Rochester

Check out happening festivals events all around Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY Coffee & Chocolate Festival

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

LABOR DAY Redux

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

What the Wellness Healing Center: End of Summer Sizzle

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

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

M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival

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

Rochester Fringe : Comedy Runway!!

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm The Rose Room Rochester

Clover St. Carnival!

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

2nd Annual Rochester Queer Arts Festival

 Sat, 11 Oct at 10:00 am Village Gate

Bad Sneakers - The Music of Steely Dan and Donald Fagan

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:30 pm The Theater at Innovation Square

ROC A.B.O.V.E PAN AFRICAN FEST 2025

 Sat, 06 Sep at 12:00 pm ROC Highland Bowl

Barktober Fest

 Sat, 27 Sep at 09:00 am Innovative Field

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

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

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

Holiday 🎄 Market

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

Bloomfield Craft Fair 2025

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

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

Holy Childhood - 2 Day Craft and Vendor Fair

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:00 am 100 Groton Pkwy, Rochester, NY 14623-4540, United States

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

Giving Thanks 🙏🏼 Holiday Market

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

Legends of Laughter

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

🍂🍁 Fourth Annual MVP FALL FEST 🍁🍂

 Sat, 27 Sep at 11:00 am Parcel 5

Pan Afrikan Festival

Sat, 06 Sep at 12:00 pm Highland Bowl

Lovin' Cup's 17th Anniversary Party ft. The Swooners

 Fri, 12 Sep at 05:00 pm 300 Park Point Drive, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14623

Baldwin Richardson Foods Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic Weekend

 Thu, 25 Sep at 10:00 am 460 Oak Street , Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14608

Coral Moons w/ Cheap Kids

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm Bug Jar

Emo Social - Rochester, NY

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

Brick Fest Live (Multiple Dates and Times)

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Neon Rave - Rochester, NY

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

WZxGZ Dunn and Marcos Cup Night 1

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

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

Bridging The Music Presents: Rochester miniFEST

 Sat, 27 Sep at 05:30 pm Flour City Station USD 20

Anime Rave - Rochester, NY

 Thu, 25 Sep at 08:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 9 to 14

SHREK RAVE - Rochester, NY

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

Nile

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm Montage Music Hall

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

Oktoberfest @ the Public Market

 Fri, 19 Sep at 05:00 pm City of Rochester Public Market

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

The Improv Plate - Fringe Festival Kickoff!

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm 260 East Main Street, Suite 3100, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14620

Rochester Fringe Festival

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

EcoVibes--Unfolding Our Future

 Sat, 13 Sep at 02:00 pm Washington Square Park

RTDR at Barktoberfest!

Sat, 27 Sep at 09:00 am Innovative Field

ESL Rochester Fringe Festival @ Photo City Music Hall

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

Sub-Zero Science (ESL Rochester Fringe Festival)

Sat, 13 Sep at 11:00 am 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

CAKE FEST 2025

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Highland Park USD 18

DEAFersity! 2025

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

Silent EDM Festival 3.0

 Sun, 28 Sep at 04:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 14 to 20

Rave On Planet Clown

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm Water Street Music Hall

Stompology 2025

 Fri, 21 Nov at 05:00 pm Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

Clothesline Fine Art Festival

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Memorial Art Gallery

50 Shades of Gay Takes On The 80's

 Sun, 14 Sep at 04:30 pm School of the Arts

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

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

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

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

Swing Era Live

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm JCC CenterStage

Catbite

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

Street Beat 2025

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:30 pm Martin Luther King Jr Park at Manhattan Square

Dayshift Party

 Sat, 27 Sep at 05:00 pm Anthology USD 22

Wildcat Harley-Davidson Bourbon Bike Rally- London, KY

 Sat, 20 Sep at 01:00 pm Brown Square

Friends on the Fringe

 Sat, 13 Sep at 02:00 pm 15 Charlotte Street 14607

Rochester Fringe Festival

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

Live Band Karaoke at Rochester Beer Park with The Flowerhead Folks and Friends

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Rochester Beer Park

Coral Moons w/ Home Videos

 Sat, 20 Sep at 08:00 pm Bug Jar

Pokémon Rave - Rochester, NY

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

ESL Rochester Fringe Festival: "The BFF Notebook"

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

Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair 2025

 Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am 230 Coldwater Road, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14624

Nerds in a Basement 9/20 Fringe Show

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm 260 E. Main St, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14604

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

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

Innerloop Podcast LIVE

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm ROC Cinema

3rd Annual Special Education Resource Fair

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am 500 Webster Ave, Rochester, NY 14609-4732, United States

Golden Link presents the 54th Annual Turtle Hill Folk Festival

Fri, 12 Sep at 12:00 pm Greece Baptist Church of Greece, NY

Fashion Week Rochester: Magic on Main

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center USD 37 to 106

Rochester Showcase

 Sun, 21 Sep at 01:00 pm Rochester's Public Market

Tacos and Tequila Day Party | Featuring Appearances & Performances by 90s Icons

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

DAYSHIFT - THE 30+ DAYTIME PARTY

 Sat, 27 Sep at 05:00 pm 336 East Ave., Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14604

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

Ian Campbell at Rochester Fringe Festival

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm ROC Cinema, 957 S Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14620

The Be Kind Fest 2025

 Sat, 20 Sep at 02:00 pm 186 Atlantic Ave, Rochester, NY

GVC Oktoberfest 2025

 Sat, 13 Sep at 11:00 am The Little Speed Shop

Soundcheck Cafe: A Pre-Fringe Pop-Up for Vocal Performers

Mon, 08 Sep at 05:00 pm 716 University Ave (Facing Atlantic Ave), Rochester, NY

2025 Renaissance Martial Arts Festival

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm 3450 Winton Place, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14623

Jazz at the Beach 2025

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm Tropix Eatery & Lounge

The Heroic Enthusiasts - A Synthonic Illumination

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

STONE-AGE RAVE - Rochester, NY

 Thu, 18 Sep at 08:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 9 to 14

Funkyard Brass Band (ESL Rochester Fringe Festival)

 Wed, 10 Sep at 04:00 pm 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

The World is Waiting for the Sunrise: A Sing-along with Maggie Paxson

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm The Dryden Theatre

The Sunday Football Block Party

 Sun, 14 Sep at 01:00 pm East Ave, Rochester, NY, United States

DELILAH JONES - TERRAPIN QUEST BINGO NIGHT - Flour City Station

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

ROCKIN TROPIX MUSIC FESTIVAL! - *9 BANDS, 7 SOLO ACTS* - *VENDORS & FOOD TRUCKS*

 Sat, 13 Sep at 01:00 pm Tropix Eatery & Lounge

Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day 2025

 Sun, 28 Sep at 12:00 pm 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

1st Annual Charlotte Oktoberfest

 Sat, 27 Sep at 02:00 pm 4775 Lake Ave, Rochester, NY 14612-2154, United States

Rochester miniFEST (9/27/25)

 Sat, 27 Sep at 05:45 pm Flour City Station

FREE Contra Dance during the Rochester Fringe Festival!

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm 295 Gregory St, Rochester, NY 14620-1305, United States

Weakened Friends

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:00 pm The Bug Jar

Live Dead & Brothers: An All-Star Celebration of Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:00 pm 50 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, NY 14604-1416, United States

Hank Roberts Trio at Bop Shop Records | A Rochester Fringe Festival event

 Tue, 16 Sep at 08:00 pm 1460 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14618

One Song, One Hour: Pop-Up Choir Challenge

 Sat, 20 Sep at 04:00 pm 716 University Ave (Facing Atlantic Ave), Rochester, NY

ROCtoberfest 5K presented by Strangebird

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