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September 2026

Tuesday, September 1

Tue1Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Wednesday, September 2

Wed2Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Tuesday, September 8

Tue8Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Wednesday, September 9

Wed9Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Tuesday, September 15

Tue15Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Wednesday, September 16

Wed16Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Friday, September 18

Fri18Sep

Music, arts and comedy

ESL Rochester Fringe Festival at MAG

All day · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Fri18Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Early Childhood Music Class

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester · 2 dates

Fri18Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Early Childhood Music Class

1:30 PM to 2:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester · 2 dates

Saturday, September 19

Sat19Sep

Music, arts and comedy

ESL Rochester Fringe Festival at MAG

All day · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Sat19Sep

Festivals

North Winton Village Festival

All day · North Winton Village, Rochester

Sat19Sep

Community

ZooParent Day

All day · Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester

Sat19Sep

Community

Maplewood Nature Center Community Clean Up & Bio Blitz

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM · Maplewood Nature Center, Rochester

Sat19Sep

Music, arts and comedyFree

StART with a Story with Special Guest Reader Jazmín Dreas

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

Sat19Sep

Community

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester

Sat19Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: David Bowlin, violin, and Tony Cho, piano

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

Sat19Sep

Festivals

RPO: Fringe Contemporary Works with Theremin

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

Sunday, September 20

Sun20Sep

Music, arts and comedy

ESL Rochester Fringe Festival at MAG

All day · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Sun20Sep

Community

Play Lab: Cyanotypes

All day · Play Lab, Rochester

Sun20Sep

Races and sports

Rochester Marathon

All day · Frontier Field, Rochester

Sun20Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Sunday Matinees at NAZ: Andreas & Haydn

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM · Nazareth University, Beston Hall at Glazer Music Performance Center, Rochester

Sun20Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Eastman Presents: Mivos Quartet: Celebrating Steve Reich: The String Quartets

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

Tuesday, September 22

Tue22Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Tue22Sep

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Percussion Ensemble

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

Tue22Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Jazz Faculty

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

Wednesday, September 23

Wed23Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Wed23Sep

Music, arts and comedyFree

Eastman Wind Ensemble with guest Colleen Bernstein, percussion

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

Friday, September 25

Fri25Sep

Community

Wine for Wildlife

5:30 PM to 8:30 PM · Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester

Fri25Sep

Music, arts and comedyFree

<em>Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season</em> - Members’ Opening Party

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Fri25Sep

Music, arts and comedy

POSTPONED - Rochester Celebrity Organ Series (RCORS) with Cherry Rhodes, concert organist

7:30 PM · Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester

Fri25Sep

Festivals

2026 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival Comedy Headliner - Pete Davidson

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

Saturday, September 26

Sat26Sep

Festivals

MVP Health Care Fall Festival ft. Little Kids and Big Rigs

All day · Parcel 5, Rochester

Sat26Sep

Talks and classes

KinderZoo Beneficial Bugs

10:15 AM to 11:00 AM · Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester

Sat26Sep

Community

Worldwide Day of Play!

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester

Sat26Sep

Talks and classes

KinderZoo Animal Senses

11:30 AM to 12:15 PM · Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester

Sat26Sep

Talks and classesFree

Meet the Artist: Hugo McCloud

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Sat26Sep

Talks and classes

Everlasting Harvest Workshop (SOLD OUT)

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM · Genesee Country Village & Museum, Mumford

Sat26Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Eastman Virtuosi I

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

Sat26Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Tracy Lawrence: No Alibis Tour 2026

7:30 PM · Kodak Center, Rochester

Sunday, September 27

Sun27Sep

Community

Play Lab: Leaf Wands

All day · Play Lab, Rochester

Sun27Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Rise & Shine Tour!

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM · Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester

Sun27Sep

Food and marketsFree

The Lucky Flea Street Market

11:00 AM to 5:00 PM · The Neighborhood of Play, Rochester

Sun27Sep

Music, arts and comedyFree

Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day 2026

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Sun27Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Opening Night: Dvořák’s New World Symphony

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

Monday, September 28

Mon28Sep

Talks and classes

Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club: When I Grow Up!

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM · Adams Atrium, Rochester

Tuesday, September 29

Tue29Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Tue29Sep

Music, arts and comedy

Faculty Artist Series: Brock Tjosvold, collaborative piano, with Kyrsten Chambers Jones, mezzo-soprano, and Ryan Hardcastle, viola

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

Wednesday, September 30

Wed30Sep

Food and markets

Food Truck Rodeo

All day · Rochester Public Market, Rochester

Wed30Sep

Community

Open Skate at the Gene Polisseni Center

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Gene Polisseni Center, RIT, Henrietta · Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, through December 23

Ongoing in September

Exhibitions and runs longer than a week, listed once.

Until25Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Fischli & Weiss: The Way Things Go

Through Oct 25 · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

Until31Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Stride and Gesture

Through Oct 31 · International Art Acquisitions, Brighton · 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Until31Oct

Music, arts and comedy

Remain Present

Through Oct 31 · International Art Acquisitions, Brighton · 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Until1Nov

Community

Erie Canal Lock 32 Cruise Aboard Sam Patch

Through Nov 1 · Sam Patch, Schoen Place, Pittsford

Until3Jan

Music, arts and comedy

Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season

Through Jan 3 · 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.