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October 2026

Thursday, October 1

Thu1Oct

Music, arts and comedy

MELIORA WEEKEND 2026

9:30 AM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 4 dates

Friday, October 2

Fri2Oct

Music, arts and comedy

MELIORA WEEKEND 2026

9:30 AM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 4 dates

Fri2Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Meliora Weekend: Eastman Presents: Alarm Will Sound: Homecoming

8:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester

Saturday, October 3

Sat3Oct

Music, arts and comedy

MELIORA WEEKEND 2026

9:30 AM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 4 dates

Sat3Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Meliora Weekend: Morning Chamber Music

11:30 AM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat3Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Meliora Weekend: Tuba Mirum, A Celebration of Cherry Beauregard

2:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat3Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Meliora Weekend: Eastman School Symphony Orchestra

7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester

Sunday, October 4

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedy

MELIORA WEEKEND 2026

9:30 AM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 4 dates

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Meliora Weekend: First-Year Woodwind Chamber Concert

11:30 AM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Going for Baroque

1:30 PM to 1:55 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 14 dates

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Valenza Horn Recital

1:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Going for Baroque

3:00 PM to 3:25 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 14 dates

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Performance Plus Concert

3:00 PM · George Eastman Museum, Rochester · 5 dates

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Chorale

3:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 2 dates

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Candlelight Concert with Schola Cantorum

8:30 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 7 dates

Sun4Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Compline with Schola Cantorum

9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 30 dates

Monday, October 5

Mon5Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Joseph Johnson, cello

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Tuesday, October 6

Tue6Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Tuesday Pipes

12:10 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 35 dates

Tue6Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Composers Concert

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Wednesday, October 7

Wed7Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Especially for Educators: Teacher Open House

4:00 PM to 6:30 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Wed7Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Jazz Orchestra

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 4 dates

Thursday, October 8

Thu8Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Mindful MAGiC: Candlelit Consciousness Concert

6:30 PM to 7:45 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Friday, October 9

Fri9Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Gateways Music Festival

All day · Hatch Recital Hall and Kilbourn Hall, Rochester

Fri9Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Ableton Educators Day - FREE EVENT

8:30 AM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Fri9Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Open MIC: Food & Drink

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 2 dates

Fri9Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Celebrating 40 Years: George Taylor in Recital with the Gateways Chamber Players

7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Fri9Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Ashley McBryde: Into The Wild Tour

8:00 PM · Kodak Center, Rochester

Saturday, October 10

Sat10Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Gateways Music Festival

All day · Hatch Recital Hall and Kilbourn Hall, Rochester

Sat10Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

StART with a Story

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 6 dates

Sat10Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Peer Gynt With John de Lancie

7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates

Sunday, October 11

Sun11Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Gateways Music Festival

All day · Hatch Recital Hall and Kilbourn Hall, Rochester

Sun11Oct

Music, arts and comedy

NOAHCON 2026

12:00 PM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 3 dates

Sun11Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Going for Baroque

1:30 PM to 1:55 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 14 dates

Sun11Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Peer Gynt With John de Lancie

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates

Sun11Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Going for Baroque

3:00 PM to 3:25 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 14 dates

Sun11Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Compline with Schola Cantorum

9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 30 dates

Monday, October 12

Mon12Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Gateways Music Festival

All day · Hatch Recital Hall and Kilbourn Hall, Rochester

Mon12Oct

Music, arts and comedy

NOAHCON 2026

12:00 PM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 3 dates

Tuesday, October 13

Tue13Oct

Music, arts and comedy

NOAHCON 2026

12:00 PM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 3 dates

Tue13Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Tuesday Pipes

12:10 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 35 dates

Tue13Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Special Concert: “China Stories” Piano Recital by Liu Liu

8:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Wednesday, October 14

Wed14Oct

Music, arts and comedy

LIVE AT HOCHSTEIN: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Hochstein Performance Hall, Rochester

Wed14Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

George Abraham 90th Birthday Celebration

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Wed14Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Special Concert: George Abraham: CELEBRATE: Opus 90 Completed

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Thursday, October 15

Thu15Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Third Thursday Concert - Anonymous: A Rose by Any Other Name

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Friday, October 16

Fri16Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Dr. Vivian A. Palladoro Performing Arts Series: Eastman Evenings

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM · Adams Atrium, Rochester

Fri16Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Pops Season Opener: ARETHA! The Music of Aretha Franklin

7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates

Saturday, October 17

Sat17Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Pops Season Opener: ARETHA! The Music of Aretha Franklin

7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates

Sunday, October 18

Sun18Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Going for Baroque

1:30 PM to 1:55 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 14 dates

Sun18Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Going for Baroque

3:00 PM to 3:25 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 14 dates

Sun18Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Bach Cantatas

3:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 3 dates

Sun18Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Accompanists: Yuen, Lupines, Kang & Guests

3:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sun18Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Repertory Singers and Treble Chorus

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 4 dates

Sun18Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Compline with Schola Cantorum

9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 30 dates

Monday, October 19

Mon19Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Wind Orchestra

7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 5 dates

Mon19Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Clay Jenkins, jazz trumpet

7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Mon19Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

OSSIA New Music

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 2 dates

Tuesday, October 20

Tue20Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Tuesday Pipes

12:10 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 35 dates

Tue20Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman New Jazz Orchestra

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 3 dates

Wednesday, October 21

Wed21Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Wind Ensemble

7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 3 dates

Wed21Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Linda Boianova, piano

7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Wed21Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox - The Future Is Vintage World Tour

7:30 PM · Kodak Center, Rochester

Thursday, October 22

Thu22Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 3 dates

Friday, October 23

Fri23Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Jazz Club

6:30 PM · Max Bar and Bistro at Eastman Place, Rochester · 7 dates

Fri23Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Electroacoustic Music Students at Eastman (EMuSE)

7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Fri23Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Stayin’ Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees

7:30 PM · Kodak Center, Rochester

Saturday, October 24

Sat24Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Ran Dank, piano, with Soyeon Kate Lee, piano

7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sunday, October 25

Sun25Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Going for Baroque

1:30 PM to 1:55 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 14 dates

Sun25Oct

Music, arts and comedy

orKIDStra: Spooktacular Sounds

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM · Hochstein Performance Hall, Rochester

Sun25Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Eastman Presents: Chanticleer: Our American Journey

3:00 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sun25Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Going for Baroque

3:00 PM to 3:25 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 14 dates

Sun25Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Compline with Schola Cantorum

9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 30 dates

Monday, October 26

Mon26Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Jazz

7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 2 dates

Mon26Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman School Symphony Orchestra

7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 6 dates

Tuesday, October 27

Tue27Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Tuesday Pipes

12:10 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 35 dates

Tue27Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Percussion Ensemble

7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester

Tue27Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Vocal Jazz

7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 3 dates

Wednesday, October 28

Wed28Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Open MIC: Food & Drink

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 2 dates

Wed28Oct

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Philharmonia

7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 6 dates

Thursday, October 29

Thu29Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Art Lover’s Tour: Santa Fe

All day · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Friday, October 30

Fri30Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Sara Gazarek, jazz voice

7:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Saturday, October 31

Sat31Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Mindful MAGiC: Frequency Flow

9:15 AM to 10:45 AM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

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Is it free to list an event?: Yes. Submit it through the event form. Every listing is checked before it appears.
Where do the listings come from?: From organizers, from reader submissions, and from public calendars such as the City of Rochester’s permitted special events list. Listings found on other public calendars are confirmed with the organizer or venue before they appear. Each listing names its source.
Can I add these events to my calendar?: Yes. Every event page has an add-to-calendar file, and the whole calendar is available as a subscription feed.