Festivals in Rochester

Check out happening festivals events all around Rochester, NY

58th Annual Corn Hill Arts Festival

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am Corn Hill

Gladys Knight

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:00 pm Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

M&T Bank Clothesline Art & Fine Craft Festival

 Sat, 29 Aug at 10:00 am 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

Fairlife Lilac Run 5K/10K presented Fleet Feet & Tim Hortons Timbits Trot

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 am 1440 South Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14620

URochester ISO: Lilac Festival Meetup

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm Highland Park Free

Rochester Cocktail Revival 2026

 Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Downtown Rochester

Rochester R&B Festival: Keith Sweat

 Fri, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Blue Cross Arena

The Rochester R&B Festival with Keith Sweat, Joe

 Sun, 06 Sep Blue Cross Arena

Bob James Quartet

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Art in the Park & Small Business Circle

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am 180 Reservoir Ave, Rochester, NY 14620-2729, United States

The Lilac Table: A Tasting Collective

 Sat, 16 May at 01:30 pm 249 Highland Ave USD 0 to 109

Joe P in City of Rochester

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Rochester Lilac Festival

Son Henry Band @ The Lilac Festival

 Sat, 09 May at 12:00 pm Rochester Lilac Festival

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra

 Sat, 27 Jun at 08:00 pm Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Rochester Pride Festival

 Sat, 18 Jul at 11:00 am Highland Park USD 55

Rochester Lilac Festival - Cruel Summer w/ Roses & Revolutions

Mon, 11 May at 05:00 pm 1440 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620-2821, United States

Margarita & Mimosa Fest III Bitter Honey - Ziggys - Secret Garden

 Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm Bitter Honey USD 25 to 30

Rochester VegFest 2026

 Sun, 23 Aug at 10:00 am Parcel 5

Start Making Sense: A Tribute to Talking Heads & The Dip

 Thu, 30 Jul at 05:00 pm 353 Court St, Rochester, NY 14607-17ND, United States

Celebrating Freedom - iGNiTE! Returns to Juneteenth of Rochester

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink

Lilac Local Farmers Market

 Mon, 11 May at 10:30 am 1440 South Ave, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14620

Rochester Airshow

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Greater Rochester International Airport

Rochester Night Market OPENING NIGHT Summer 2026 - at The Exchange

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm 18 flint st, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14608

RocJuneteenth Jazz & Black Music Month Festival at Highland Bowl!

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:00 pm Highland Bowl in Highland Park. Wheelchair chair access behind stage, off Robinson Dr. USD 29

The Rochester RnB Festival - at Blue Cross Arena

 Sat, 05 Sep at 08:00 pm Blue Cross Arena

2026 The Fast & The Furriest - Celebrating 20 Years!

 Sat, 06 Jun at 08:00 am Rochester Animal Services Center, 184 Verona St, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14608

ROCband @ Lilac Festival

 Tue, 12 May at 02:00 pm Highland Park

Park Avenue Summer Stroll

 Sat, 01 Aug at 10:00 am Park Ave, Rochester, NY, United States

Rochester Anime-Fest

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Rochester USD 13 to 115

Lyell Avenue Music Fest and Culture Weekend

Sat, 29 Aug at 11:00 am Lyell Avenue

BABE HAVEN at Bug Jar

 Thu, 18 Jun at 08:00 pm Bug Jar

Harborfest 5K & 10K

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:45 am Ontario Beach Park

Rochester Deaf Festival

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am Genesee Valley Park, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14620

The 2nd Annual Ribs & Rhythm Festival

 Sun, 26 Jul at 12:00 pm Parcel 5

Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at Rochester Red Wings at ESL Ballpark

 Fri, 17 Jul at 06:45 pm ESL Ballpark

Party in the Park - Samantha Fish & Adam Ezra Group

 Thu, 23 Jul at 05:00 pm 353 Court St, Rochester, NY 14607-17ND, United States

Visibility at the Lilac Festival Parade!

 Sat, 09 May at 10:30 am Highland Park Free

Bands on the Bricks

 Fri, 24 Jul at 06:00 pm Rochester Public Market, Rochester, NY 14609, United States

Corn Hill 5K part of Corn Hill Arts Festival

 Sun, 12 Jul at 09:00 am Cornhill Landing

2026 Band and Brew Fest

 Sun, 07 Jun at 02:00 pm Three Heads Brewing USD 13

The Darts (Seattle) w/ The Low Spirits

 Thu, 25 Jun at 08:00 pm Skylark Lounge USD 10

Irondequoit Juneteenth 5k Walk/Run

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:30 am 940 E Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14621-1713, United States

Bill Kirchen - Titan of the Telecaster - Live!

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14604

2026 Super Hear-O 5K & Family Fun Run!

 Sun, 07 Jun at 08:00 am 2222 St Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621-1029, United States

The Nitrate Picture Show 2026

 Thu, 04 Jun at 12:01 am The Dryden Theatre

ROC the Bricks: Into the Now

 Wed, 12 Aug at 06:00 pm Rochester Public Market, Rochester, NY 14609, United States

ROCtoberfest 5K presented by Strangebird

 Sat, 10 Oct at 09:30 am Genesee Valley Park

Empire Comic Fest 2026

 Fri, 10 Jul at 01:00 pm 1200 Edgewood Ave , Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14618

Ladybug Day (Sixth Annual!)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am 1255 University Ave, C010 (Lower Level), Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14607

MAY 15 | Lilac Vision Financial Group VIP SkyDeck: Anees

 Fri, 15 May at 04:00 pm Highland Park USD 39

Magoo

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:00 pm The Club at Water Street USD 25

ZBTB @ East and Alexander Soccer Watch Party, Rochester NY

 Fri, 12 Jun at 05:30 pm East and Alexander

Railroad Street Fest 2026

 Sun, 02 Aug at 12:00 pm 97 Railroad Street, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14609

17th Annnual Roc the Peace Festival

Sat, 25 Jul at 12:00 pm Jones Square

Seabreeze 2026

 Mon, 15 Jun at 10:00 am Seabreeze Amusement Park

Desecration Fest I

 Sat, 27 Jun at 02:00 pm Photo City Music Hall (Ages 16+) USD 25

Memphis May Fire

 Mon, 13 Jul Anthology - Rochester

Flower City Poetry Fest: Cornelius Eady, Kimiko Hahn, and More

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm Highland Park Bowl

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Flower City Flora Walking Tour

 Fri, 08 May at 10:00 am Highland Park Free

ROC Underground Fest @ Photo City Music Hall

 Sun, 28 Jun at 05:00 pm Photo City Music Hall (Ages 16+) USD 20

54th Annual ROC Pride Picnic 2026-Let Your Light Shine

 Sun, 12 Jul at 12:00 pm Roundhouse Shelter at Genesee Valley Park

Kenjoy - Rochester, NY

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Photo City Music Hall

Finger Lakes Choral Festival

Sun, 26 Jul at 04:00 pm Hochstein Performance Hall

Rochester Park Ave Art & Craft Festival

 Fri, 07 Aug at 10:00 am Culver Road Free

FELICITY

 Tue, 21 Jul at 07:00 pm The Club at Water Street USD 19

VRG - Rochester, NY

 Sat, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 25 to 30

Rochester Color Run By Color Craze

 Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm Rochester New York

Rochester Classical Guitar presents Leonela Alejandro

 Mon, 11 May at 07:30 pm Lutheran Church of The Incarnate Word-Elca

Flower City Swing & Blues Exchange 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 05:00 pm The South Wedge Neighborhood, Rochester NY

Wild Zero LLC presents Ground Zero Chapter 11

 Sun, 20 Sep at 04:00 pm Aerial Arts of Rochester

Silvertung - Rochester, NY

 Tue, 21 Jul at 06:00 pm Photo City Music Hall USD 20

Start Making Sense

 Thu, 30 Jul at 10:00 pm Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square

Anniversary Anarchy

 Sat, 09 May at 06:05 pm 880 Elmgrove Rd USD 29 to 34

Queen Amy's Death & Cake Fest 2026

 Fri, 17 Jul at 08:00 pm Bug Jar

Annual Fish Fry

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm 360 Thurston Road, Rochester, NY

KAZHA & Project Leo

 Sun, 07 Jun at 06:00 pm 55 Chestnut Street Rochester NY 14604-2303

4th Annual Irondequoit Arts & Music Festival

 Sat, 05 Sep at 11:00 am I-Square

Black Culture Festival

Fri, 26 Jun at 05:00 pm Parcel 5

Jazz On Tap: Bob Sneider Trio

 Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm 4768 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14612

Rochester miniFEST (9/25/26)

 Fri, 25 Sep at 05:45 pm Photo City Music Hall

MAY ROCK FEST

 Sat, 09 May at 06:00 pm 55 Chestnut Street Rochester NY 14604-2303

Cirque du WAVE

 Sat, 29 Aug at 12:00 pm 69 Andrews Street Rochester NY

LU13 Seabreeze Picnic 2026

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Seabreeze Amusement Park

Irondequoit Quilt Club 2026 Festival of Quilts

 Sat, 26 Sep at 09:00 am Saint Kateri / Christ the King Parish Center