Things to do in Rochester

NOV6FriFriday, November 699 events

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. All day

   Sarah De Vallière

   Spritz 146

4. 3 a.m.11 a.m.

   Hot Topics in Healthcare 2026

   Rochester General Hospital, Twig Auditorium$100+

   Also at 8 a.m.

   Community

5. 6:30 a.m.9:30 a.m.

   Guyer Lecture Series and Special Public Health Grand Rounds

   Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

   Health & Wellness

6. 7 a.m.

   Seed Packing Party

   985 Elmwood Ave

7. 8 a.m.9 a.m.

   Cardio Charleston

   Groove Juice Swing

8. 8:30 a.m.

   Diamond Painting Art Club

   1035 Dewey Avenue

   Arts & Culture

9. 8:30 a.m.

   Power Vinyasa Flow at Vibrant Light Living Center

   1350 Stanton Ln

   Also at 9:30 a.m.

   Community

10. 9 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    Asana Exploration with Jesse

    Village Gate Square

11. 9 a.m.10 a.m.

    Get Hired Faster with 5 Steps Info Session (100 College Ave)

    RochesterWorks Career Center

    Classes & Talks

12. 10 a.m.1 p.m.

    AARP Safety Driving Course

    Fairport Public Library

    Classes & Talks

13. 10 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    AOA: Sour Dough Bread Making (Beginner)

    Westside Family YMCA

14. 10 a.m.10:45 a.m.

    Baby Sensory Play

    Greece Public LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

15. 10 a.m.3 p.m.

    Fall Book Sale & Raffle

    Chili Public LibraryFamily

    Markets & Shopping

16. 10 a.m.

    From Classroom to Clinic: The Student Experience at 100

    Edward G. Miner Library

    Arts & Culture

17. 10 a.m.11:30 a.m.

    Wired for Opportunity - Intro to Computers

    Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County

    Classes & Talks

18. 10:15 a.m.10:45 a.m.

    Story Time

    Ogden Farmers' LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

19. 11 a.m.5 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

20. 11 a.m.12:35 p.m.

    Dance Trip to the Joyce for Garth Fagan Dance Company

    Garth Fagan Dance

    Theater & Dance

21. 11 a.m.5 p.m.

    Desire and Abundance: American Culture and the Still Life

    Memorial Art Gallery of the University of RochesterFree

    Arts & Culture

22. 11 a.m.2:30 p.m.

    Dr. Bernard Guyer Lecture Series and Special Public Health Grand Rounds

    Memorial Art Gallery of the University of RochesterFree

    Classes & Talks

23. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Flow & Restore with Krista

    Goergen Athletic Center

    Health & Wellness

24. 11 a.m.2 p.m.

    Foxrow w/ Seneca Park Zoo

    33 Rockwood St

    Music

25. 11 a.m.5 p.m.

    Hugo McCloud: to everything there is a season

    Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester$0+

    Also at 11 a.m.

    Arts & Culture

26. 11:15 a.m.12:15 p.m.

    MAG Highlights Tour

    Memorial Art Gallery of the University of RochesterFree

    Tours & Attractions

27. 11:30 a.m.

    Aqua Flow

    Westside Family YMCAFamily

    Family & Kids

28. 12 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    Brown Bag Lunch

    BCCRFree

29. 12 p.m.4 p.m.

    Exhibition: Explorations in the Ecotone

    Dryden Theatre & Visual Studies WorkshopFree

    Arts & Culture

30. 12 p.m.12:45 p.m.

    KettleBox Class

    Roc Boxing and Fitness$18+

    Sports

31. 12 p.m.

    Show Your Art: RoCo's Annual Members Exhibition

    Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo)Free

    Arts & Culture

32. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Friday Movies - Project Hail Mary

    Chili Public Library

    Arts & Culture

33. 2 p.m.2:45 p.m.

    Ask a Librarian: Tech Help

    Greece Public Library

    Classes & Talks

34. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Lobby Music at Strong Memorial Hospital

    Strong Memorial Hospital

    Arts & Culture

35. 2 p.m.3:30 p.m.

    Making Connections Community Circle

    Fairport Public Library

36. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Voices of XR: Brendan David-John

    Carlson Science and Engineering Library

    Classes & Talks

37. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Making Connections Community Circle - Fairport Library

    Fairport Public Library

38. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

    Crafternoon: Fall Bracelets

    Frederick Douglass Community LibraryFamily

39. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Ping Pong

    Maplewood Community Library

40. 3 p.m.4 p.m.

    Probability Seminar: Carl Mueller, University of Rochester

    Hylan Building

    Classes & Talks

41. 3:30 p.m.6 p.m.

    ROC Startup Week – Fundraising for Your Startup & Happy Hour

    Thursday, October 8, 2026 5:00 7:00 PM NextCorps

    Business & Networking

42. 4 p.m.4:45 p.m.

    Fall Snacks Taste Test

    Ogden Farmers' Library

43. 4:30 p.m.

    Pokemon Club

    Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County

44. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    2026 Product Runway Recap Party

    The Duke at The Mercantile on Main$5

45. 5 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    First-Gen Week 2026: Kearns Alumni and Student Reception

    Dewey Hall

46. 5 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Leah Martorana's Art Show

    Serendipity Labs at Innovation SquareFree

    Community

47. 5 p.m.

    Reverb 2026 All-Nighter

    FBBC$75

48. 5:15 p.m.6:15 p.m.

    Gentle Yoga

    Westside Family YMCAFamily

    Health & Wellness

49. 5:30 p.m.11 p.m.

    Healthy Baby Network 30th Anniversary Gala

    Hyatt Regency Rochester$100

    Community

50. 6 p.m.

    East/World of Inquiry Varsity Football @ Monroe

    Monroe High School

    Sports

51. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    First Friday - Brazilian Drumming by Ricardo in STUDIO 312

    Colleen Buzzard Studio 401, Anderson Arts BuildingFree

    Arts & Culture

52. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    First Friday - Studio 312 - Anderson Arts Building

    Colleen Buzzard Studio 401, Anderson Arts BuildingFree

    Arts & Culture

53. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Intro to Home Canning

    Brookside Community Center 1 Columbus Way (use this address in your GPS) Rochester

    Classes & Talks

54. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Kedara Gauri Vratam

    Sri Vidya Temple

    Festivals & Holidays

55. 6 p.m.

    Letter to Elise

    Montage Music Hall - Rochester Entertainment

56. 6 p.m.

    McQuaid Jesuit Varsity Football @ Rush-Henrietta

    Rush-Henrietta Senior High School

    Sports

57. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Novice Dryland

    305 Commerce Dr

58. 6 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Revival: Renewing Our Hearts in Faith

    Immaculate Conception / St. Bridget's Church

    Community

59. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Small Show

    LumiereFree

60. 6 p.m.9 p.m.

    Yep, thats right. Tom is spinning records again!

    Skylark Lounge

61. 6:30 p.m.

    Commander Night

    Great Lakes Gaming

62. 6:30 p.m.

    Gundam TCG League

    Great Lakes Gaming

    Arts & Culture

63. 6:30 p.m.

    Hell's Kitchen – The Musical (Tour)

    West Herr Auditorium Theatre / RBTL

    Theater & Dance

64. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Live Jazz Feat. Mel Henderson & Stuart Weissman

    Flight Wine BarFree

    Music

65. 6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Women's Dinner Party: Make New Friends & Expand Your Circle (Rochester, NY)

    Rochester Area$45

    Food & Drink

66. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Yoga of Sound With Maria Pelletier

    The Assisi Institute$30

    Health & Wellness

67. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Dark Matter Scream Works 2026

    Dark Matter Scream Works$27+

68. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Everything's Coming up Rosé: Wine Tasting Night

    ARTISANworks

    Food & Drink

69. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Foodies + New Friends Monthly: Rochester | Single Ladies Edition

    Restaurant of the Month$26.38

    Community

70. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Free Swim

    Livonia Middle/High SchoolFree

71. 7 p.m.

    Gentlemen's Club - Rochester, NY

    Photo City Music Hall (Ages 16+)$30.40+

72. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Grace O'Malley

    Comedy at The Carlson - The Rickles Room$29

    Also at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

    Comedy

73. 7 p.m.

    Grace O'Malley

    Comedy at The Carlson - Main Showroom

    Comedy

74. 7 p.m.

    Knorrwood

    The Theater at Innovation Square

    Theater & Dance

75. 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Mean Girls Jr. - Fall 2026

    OFC Creations Theatre Center at Winton Place$14.90

    Theater & Dance

76. 7 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    OLM Theatre Presents Legally Blonde The Musical

    1437 Blossom Rd$12+

    Theater & Dance

77. 7 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women’s ‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’

    Our Lady of Mercy High School

    Theater & Dance

78. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    The Rusty Fisher Band - Birthday Party

    Fanatics Pub Lima$12

79. 7:05 p.m.

    Rochester Americans vs Hartford Wolf Pack

    Rochester Americans

    Sports

80. 7:30 p.m.

    Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen

    Rochester Broadway Theatre League / RBTL's Auditorium Theate

    Theater & Dance

81. 7:30 p.m.

    DVC Presents What We May Be: An All the Devils Tale By S.G. Wrathhaft

    Multi-Use Community Cultural CenterFree

82. 7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Janet Batch backed by & along with the Cast Iron Cowboys

    Abilene Bar and Lounge

    Music

83. 7:30 p.m.

    Knorrwood - Over the Shire and Far Away

    The Theater at Innovation Square$69+

    Music

84. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    RPO: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark - In Concert (Rochester, November 2026)

    Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre$30+

    Music

85. 7:30 p.m.

    RPO: Raiders of the Lost Ark – Live to Film

    Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Complex$30+

    Arts & Culture

86. 7:30 p.m.

    Zeppelin Reimagined

    West Herr Auditorium Theatre / RBTL$77+

    Music

87. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Candide, by Leonard Bernstein, Hugh Wheeler, Richard Wilbur, Stephen Sondheim, and John LaTouche, (Eastman Opera Theatre), conductor

    Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Complex

    Theater & Dance

88. 7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Sound Healing with Heidi

    The Aligned Collective LLC

89. 8 p.m.

    Brotality

    The Bug Jar

90. 8 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Geva Theatre Presents Topdog/Underdog ♠️

    Geva Theatre Center$48

    Theater & Dance

91. 8 p.m.

    Hilton Varsity Football @ Brighton

    Gates Chili High School

    Sports

92. 8 p.m.11 p.m.

    Living Room Sessions

    Greece Location

93. 8 p.m.10 p.m.

    The Redacted Live

    Comedy at The Carlson - The Rickles Room$24

    Comedy

94. 8 p.m.

    Twilight Immortal Dance Party

    Photo City Music Hall (Ages 16+)$14.42+

    Nightlife

95. 8:30 p.m.11 p.m.

    College Night

    The Strong National Museum of Play

    Arts & Culture

96. 8:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.

    Flannel Underground

    Iron Smoke Distillery$10

    Food & Drink

97. 9 p.m.11:55 p.m.

    Brotality / Praun / YouWish!

    The Bug Jar

98. 9 p.m.

    BUMP: Dom Dolla x John Summit Party

    Water Street Music Hall$13.85+

    Music

99. 10 p.m.

    Nightbloom with DJ Keets

    FLORA