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December 2026

Tuesday, December 1

Tue1Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Tuesday Pipes

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

Tue1Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman New Jazz Orchestra

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

Wednesday, December 2

Wed2Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Brass Department Guest - Low Brass Concert with Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians

12:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Wed2Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Cello Choir

6:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 2 dates

Friday, December 4

Fri4Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Jazz Club

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

Fri4Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Collegium Musicum

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

Sunday, December 6

Sun6Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Candlelight Concert with Schola Cantorum

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

Sun6Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Compline with Schola Cantorum

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

Monday, December 7

Mon7Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Jazz Orchestra

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

Mon7Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Wind Orchestra and Eastman Wind Ensemble with guest Trevor Mowry, oboe

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

Tuesday, December 8

Tue8Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Tuesday Pipes

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

Tue8Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: Woodwind Chamber Music

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

Wednesday, December 9

Wed9Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Double Reed Concert

12:30 PM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Wed9Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman School Symphony Orchestra

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

Thursday, December 10

Thu10Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Musica Nova, featuring Irvine Arditti, guest violin, and Hilda Paredes, guest composer

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

Friday, December 11

Fri11Dec

Holidays and seasonalFree

Holiday Sing!

12:30 PM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Fri11Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Verdehr Trio Award Concert

6:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Fri11Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Jazz Lab Band

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

Fri11Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Graduate Chamber Orchestra and Eastman Repertory Singers

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

Saturday, December 12

Sat12Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

StART with a Story

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

Sat12Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: First-Year String Quartet Seminar

1:30 PM · Ciminelli Formal Lounge, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat12Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: Strings and Piano

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

Sat12Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: Honors Recital

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

Sunday, December 13

Sun13Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: Strings and Piano II

12:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sun13Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: First-Year Wind Chamber Music

1:30 PM · Ciminelli Formal Lounge, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sun13Dec

Holidays and seasonalFree

Tuba Christmas

3:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester

Sun13Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: Graduate Seminar

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

Sun13Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Repertory Singers and Treble Chorus

3:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester · 4 dates

Sun13Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

UR Winter World Music Concert

6:30 PM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sun13Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: Brass

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

Sun13Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Compline with Schola Cantorum

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

Monday, December 14

Mon14Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Chamber Music Extravaganza: Duo Piano

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

Mon14Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Philharmonia

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

Mon14Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Vocal Jazz

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

Tuesday, December 15

Tue15Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Tuesday Pipes

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

Thursday, December 17

Thu17Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Third Thursday Concert - Musical Reflections on MAG’s Medieval Collection

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

Friday, December 18

Fri18Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS ’26-’27 Winterfest

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

Fri18Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - All In Brass Band

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

Saturday, December 19

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - New Horizons String Orchestra

12:00 AM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - New Horizons Green Band

9:15 AM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat19Dec

Holidays and seasonalFree

ECMS Winterfest - Holiday Ensemble Performances

9:30 AM · Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - YES

9:30 AM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS ’26-’27 Winterfest

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

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - Guitar Ensembles

12:00 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - Chamber Music Ensembles

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

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - World Music

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

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - ECMS Choirs

6:00 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sat19Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - Eastman Community Chamber Singers

6:30 PM · Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sunday, December 20

Sun20Dec

Holidays and seasonalFree

Holiday Open House

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM · Genesee Country Village & Museum, Mumford

Sun20Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS ’26-’27 Winterfest

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

Sun20Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - New Horizons Green Jazz Band & Ensemble

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

Sun20Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - Music Educators Jazz Ensemble (MEJE)

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

Sun20Dec

FestivalsFree

ECMS Winterfest - Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra, Junior Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Performance Workshops

5:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

Sun20Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Compline with Schola Cantorum

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

Sunday, December 27

Sun27Dec

Music, arts and comedyFree

Compline with Schola Cantorum

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

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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.