Things to do in Rochester

NOV5ThuThursday, November 522 events · Arts & Culture

1. All day

   MCLS Member Libraries presents: A Historical Day in Our Neighborhood

   Reservoir Road

   Arts & Culture

2. All day

   Polish Film Festival

   The Little Theatre, East Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA

   Arts & Culture

3. 7 a.m.

   Show your art at RoCo!

   137 East Ave

   Arts & Culture

4. 10 a.m.

   From Classroom to Clinic: The Student Experience at 100

   Edward G. Miner Library

   Arts & Culture

5. 11 a.m.8 p.m.

   Cao Fei: Duotopia Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

   Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

   Also at 11 a.m.

   Arts & Culture

6. 11 a.m.8 p.m.

   Desire and Abundance: American Culture and the Still Life

   Memorial Art Gallery of the University of RochesterFree

   Arts & Culture

7. 11 a.m.8 p.m.

   Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season

   Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

   Also at 11 a.m.

   Arts & Culture

8. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

   Leigh Evans - Literary Salon

   JCC Auditoriums$20+

   Also at 7 p.m.

   Arts & Culture

9. 12 p.m.4 p.m.

   Exhibition: Explorations in the Ecotone

   Dryden Theatre & Visual Studies WorkshopFree

   Arts & Culture

10. 12 p.m.5 p.m.

    Show Your Art: RoCo's Annual Members Exhibition

    Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo)Free

    Arts & Culture

11. 12 p.m.

    Show Your Art: RoCo's Annual Members Exhibition

    137 East Ave

    Arts & Culture

12. 1 p.m.2 p.m.

    SMH Interfaith Chapel - Cello Music with Katrya Cichanowicz

    Strong Memorial Hospital

    Arts & Culture

13. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Trivia Night at Union Tavern Sea Breeze

    Union Tavern Sea Breeze

    Arts & Culture

14. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Movie Madness - The Sheep Detectives (2026)

    Chili Public Library

    Arts & Culture

15. 2 p.m.4 p.m.

    Rochester International Film Screening

    Greece Public Library

    Classes & Talks

16. 4 p.m.6 p.m.

    LEGO Sorting and a Movie: Teen Volunteer Opportunity

    Ogden Farmers' LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

17. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    Fall 2026 Writer's Lounge

    Rush Rhees Library, Humanities Center Conference Room D

    Arts & Culture

18. 5:15 p.m.8 p.m.

    An Evening at the George Eastman Museum with Daniel Kehlmann

    George Eastman MuseumFree

    Arts & Culture

19. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Being in the World Film Showing & Discussion

    Golisano Academic Center

    Arts & Culture

20. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Literary Salon at the Roc JCC

    Louis S. Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester

    Arts & Culture

21. 7 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    OLM Theatre Presents Legally Blonde The Musical

    1437 Blossom Rd$12+

    Theater & Dance

22. 7:30 p.m.

    Jeff Dunham: Inappropriate Contact

    Kodak Center – Studio Theater$96+

    Arts & Culture