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Rochester events
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January 2027
Friday, January 1
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Festivals
Winter Family Festival School Break Week
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester · 14 dates
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Saturday, January 2
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Festivals
Winter Family Festival School Break Week
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester · 14 dates
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Sunday, January 3
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Festivals
Winter Family Festival School Break Week
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM · The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester · 14 dates
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Music, arts and comedyFree
Candlelight Concert with Schola Cantorum
8:30 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 5 dates
Sun3Jan
Music, arts and comedyFree
Compline with Schola Cantorum
9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 25 dates
Tuesday, January 5
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Wednesday, January 6
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CommunityFree
Amazon Free Afternoons
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM · Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester · First Wednesday of the month
Friday, January 8
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Saturday, January 9
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Music, arts and comedyFree
StART with a Story
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester · 3 dates
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Races and sports
Rochester Americans vs. Belleville Senators
5:05 PM · Blue Cross Arena, Rochester · 3 dates
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Music, arts and comedyFree
ECMS: International Sister Cities of Rochester Friendship Concert
7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
Sunday, January 10
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Music, arts and comedyFree
Compline with Schola Cantorum
9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 25 dates
Tuesday, January 12
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CommunityFree
From the Field: Elephants, Farmers, and Bees in Tanzania
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM · Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester
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Holidays and seasonal
Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs In Symphony
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester
Wednesday, January 13
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Holidays and seasonal
How to Train Your Dragon - In Concert
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM · West Herr Auditorium Theatre, Rochester
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Thursday, January 14
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Friday, January 15
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Music, arts and comedy
Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles
6:00 PM to 7:15 PM · Temple Theater, Rochester
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Music, arts and comedy
Wickedly Broadway
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates
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Music, arts and comedy
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
8:30 PM to 9:45 PM · Temple Theater, Rochester
Saturday, January 16
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Music, arts and comedy
Wickedly Broadway
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates
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Sunday, January 17
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Music, arts and comedy
William Warfield Scholarship Concert
4:00 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
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Music, arts and comedyFree
Compline with Schola Cantorum
9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 25 dates
Monday, January 18
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Music, arts and comedyFree
Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission
7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester
Tuesday, January 19
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Wednesday, January 20
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Races and sports
Rochester Americans vs. Charlotte Checkers
7:05 PM · Blue Cross Arena, Rochester · 2 dates
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Thursday, January 21
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Music, arts and comedyFree
Third Thursday Concert - Pigment: Prussian Blue (Music from Berlin)
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
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Friday, January 22
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Races and sports
Rochester Americans vs. Charlotte Checkers
7:05 PM · Blue Cross Arena, Rochester · 2 dates
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Saturday, January 23
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Music, arts and comedyFree
StART with a Story with Special Guest Reader Mrs. Kasha Davis
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
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Music, arts and comedyFree
Film Visual Music 9.0 Concert
7:30 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
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Music, arts and comedy
Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates
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Sunday, January 24
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Music, arts and comedy
Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates
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Music, arts and comedyFree
Compline with Schola Cantorum
9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 25 dates
Tuesday, January 26
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Wednesday, January 27
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Races and sports
Rochester Americans vs. Syracuse Crunch
7:05 PM · Blue Cross Arena, Rochester · 5 dates
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Music, arts and comedyFree
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Eastman Student Concerto Concert
7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester
Thursday, January 28
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Friday, January 29
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Music, arts and comedy
Classical Mystery Tour: Music of The Beatles
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates
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Saturday, January 30
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Music, arts and comedy
Classical Mystery Tour: Music of The Beatles
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester · 2 dates
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Sunday, January 31
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Music, arts and comedy
Eastman Presents: Timothy Long: The North American Indigenous Songbook
3:00 PM · Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester
Sun31Jan
Music, arts and comedyFree
Compline with Schola Cantorum
9:00 PM · Christ Church, Rochester · 25 dates
Ongoing in January
Exhibitions and runs longer than a week, listed once.
Until3Jan
Music, arts and comedy
Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season
Through Jan 3 · Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
Until10Jan
Music, arts and comedy
Cao Fei: Duotopia Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Through Jan 10 · Memorial Art Gallery, Media Arts Watch Gallery, Rochester
Until31Jan
Music, arts and comedy
A Season For Art
Through Jan 31 · International Art Acquisitions, Brighton · Mon–Fri 10 AM–8 PM, Sat 10 AM–6 PM, Sun 12–5 PM (gallery hours)
Until11Jul
Music, arts and comedy
Käthe Kollwitz: Prints from MAG’s Permanent Collection
Through Jul 11 · Memorial Art Gallery, Lockhart Gallery, Rochester · Most days
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