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2,500 events in the next 30 days, from the Rochester events calendar.

Wednesday, November 18110 events

All day
Big Blue House
The Little Theatre, East Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA
Theater & Dance
All day
MCLS Member Libraries presents: A Historical Day in Our Neighborhood
Reservoir Road
Arts & Culture
8 a.m.8:50 a.m.
Stick & Puck
Tim Horton's Iceplex$15Family
Also at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
8:15 a.m.
Lead Inspector Initial | Rochester, NY
RochesterFree
9 a.m.9:45 a.m.
Boxing & Condtioning Class
Roc Boxing and Fitness$18+
Also at 6 p.m.
Sports
9 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day 2026
Hilton Garden InnFree
Classes & Talks
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
AOA: Sidestepping Scammers with Steve
Westside Family YMCA
10 a.m.10:45 a.m.
"Share and Care" (earn the green firefly patch)
Chili Public Library
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.6 p.m.
Ancestry.com Training
Chili Public Library
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.
From Classroom to Clinic: The Student Experience at 100
Edward G. Miner Library
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.10:45 a.m.
Power of Play!
Greece Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Simply Stories
Chili Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Technology Help with Digital Literacy Volunteers
Greece Public Library
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.11 a.m.
Wilmot Wednesdays–Music in the Lobby of WCI
Wilmot Cancer Center
Arts & Culture
10:15 a.m.11:15 a.m.
Time for Tots
Central Library of Rochester and Monroe CountyFamily
Family & Kids
10:15 a.m.11:15 a.m.
Time for Tots
Gates Public Library First Floor AssiniFamily
Family & Kids
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Bank On Rochester Presents: Scam & Fraud Prevention
David F. Gantt Recreation CenterFreeFamily
Classes & Talks
10:30 a.m.
Play and Grow - Palmyra
Palmyra Community Library
10:30 a.m.
Storytime
X-Golf PittsfordFamily
Family & Kids
10:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Wednesday All Ages Storytime
Chili Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
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
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Create A Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
Fairport Public Library
Classes & Talks
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
11 a.m.5 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
11 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Pre-K Skills Play Time
Chili Public Library
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Brownbag Book Discussion: We Lived on the Horizon by Erika Swyler
Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County
Arts & Culture
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Exhibition: Explorations in the Ecotone
Dryden Theatre & Visual Studies WorkshopFree
Arts & Culture
12 p.m.1 p.m.
Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy Virtual Open House
Reservoir RoadFree
12 p.m.3 p.m.
Office of Adult and Career Educational Services (OACES) Counseling
Maplewood Community Library
Classes & Talks
12 p.m.1 p.m.
University of Rochester Genealogy: Evaluating Evidence & Sources
Rush Rhees Library, Humanities Center Conference Room DFree
Classes & Talks
12:30 p.m.1 p.m.
Book Break
Greece Public Library
Arts & Culture
1 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Fulbright Cultural and Educational Exhibition
Raymond F. LeChase HallFree
Arts & Culture
1 p.m.2 p.m.
Homeschool Program
Chili Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
2 p.m.10 p.m.
Adult Book Discussion
Chili Public Library
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.3 p.m.
Afternoon Fiction Book Club
Fairport Public Library
Arts & Culture
2 p.m.3 p.m.
Beginning Conversation Class for New-English Learners
Maplewood Community Library
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.3 p.m.
Biochemistry and Biophysics Fall Seminar Series
School of Medicine and Dentistry, 415 Elmwood Ave
Classes & Talks
2 p.m.3 p.m.
Book of the Month
Reservoir Road
2 p.m.
Early Curtain Magic
Geva Theatre Center$10
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.
Geva Theatre Presents Topdog/Underdog ♠️
Geva Theatre Center$48
Also at 7:30 p.m.
Theater & Dance
2 p.m.10 p.m.
Mystery Loves Company
Chili Public Library
2 p.m.
Opening Nights Dates
Geva Theatre Center$10
Theater & Dance
2:30 p.m.11 p.m.
Coloring Group for Adults
Newman Riga Library
2:30 p.m.4 p.m.
Sip & Stitch
Greece Public Library
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.4 p.m.
Book Club–Poetry
Lima Public Library
Arts & Culture
3 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Community Conversations with Claude
Dewey Hall
Classes & Talks
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Tabletop Games Drop-In for Tweens/Teens
Fairport - Teen SpaceFamily
Family & Kids
3:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Voices of XR with Ania Busza
Carlson Science and Engineering Library
Classes & Talks
4 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Tween Paper Art Workshop: Mythical Creatures
Greece Public LibraryFamily
Classes & Talks
4:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Bill Gray’s Fundraiser – Support the Competition Team!
Bill Gray’s Penfield
Community
4:30 p.m.7 p.m.
Especially for Educators: <em>to everything there is a season</em>
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of RochesterFree
Arts & Culture
4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
LEGO Club - Monthly Challenge
Chili Public LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
4:30 p.m.6 p.m.
Lyell Fiber Arts Group
Lyell LibraryFamily
5 p.m.7 p.m.
Community Food Pantry
121 Driving Park Ave
5 p.m.6 p.m.
Yoga for the Nervous System with Rebecca
Goergen Athletic Center
Health & Wellness
5 p.m.8 p.m.
Penfield Country Club Holiday Market (open to all)
1784 Jackson Road
Festivals & Holidays
5:30 p.m.7:15 p.m.
Corner Society for the History of Medicine: Disability and the American Civil War
Rochester Academy of Medicine
Arts & Culture
5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Data Decompression Happy Hour
Flight Wine Bar
Classes & Talks
5:30 p.m.7 p.m.
Make-Your-Own Greeting Cards!
Fairport Public Library
Classes & Talks
5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
RADE Vendor Fair 2026
SJF Wegmans School of Pharmacy Atrium$0+
5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
T.A.B. Meeting
Ogden Farmers' Library
5:30 p.m.7 p.m.
How to Stop Carrying the Household Alone
The Hive Roc, LLC
Classes & Talks
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Advanced Amateur Class Drop-in (Advanced Level Class new members must be pre approved ))
Roc Boxing and Fitness$18
Sports
6 p.m.7:15 p.m.
African Drum Circle
BCCRFree
6 p.m.9 p.m.
Birds and Brews
Swiftwater Brewing Company
Outdoors
6 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Canandaigua Academy Pool
Canandaigua Academy
6 p.m.
Claudia Hoyser
Preservation Beer CompanyFree
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Fall Pottery Painting with Jade Pottery
928 Manitou Rd
6 p.m.
Kizz Intel - Wednesdays
274 North Goodman St
Classes & Talks
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Resin Pet Portraits
Kali Ann Art Studio
6 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Rubber Band Racers
Chili Public Library
Classes & Talks
6 p.m.11 p.m.
Selias - Rochester, NY
Photo City Music Hall (Ages 16+)$19.75
Music
6 p.m.8 p.m.
The Heart of Your Story: Finding Meaning in Your Memoir
Writers and Books$210+
Classes & Talks
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Wednesday Night Trail Run
Durand Eastman ParkFree
Sports
6 p.m.7 p.m.
Wednesday Night Trail Run – Whiting Road Nature Preserve
Durand Eastman ParkFree
Sports
6 p.m.
Weekly Youth Jazz Band at The Submarine School
The Submarine School of Music
Music
6 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Wine Down Wednesday 🍷
Rochester Area$35
Food & Drink
6 p.m.7:15 p.m.
Yin & Gentle Yoga with Julie
Village Gate Square
Health & Wellness
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Fiber Night at Lift Bridge Yarns
Lift Bridge YarnsFree
6:15 p.m.7:15 p.m.
Tap, Ballet & Jazz
Brookside Community Center 1 Columbus Way (use this address in your GPS) Rochester
Music
6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Council Meeting
Webster Christian Reformed Church
Community
6:30 p.m.
Euchre Club
Chili Public Library
Classes & Talks
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Family Craft Night: Design Your Own Bucket Hat
Greece Public LibraryFamily
Classes & Talks
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Family Game Night at Plank South School 11/18/26
Plank Rd South Elementary SchoolFree
Nightlife
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Fireside Science Chat with Professor Mark
Chili Public Library
6:30 p.m.7:45 p.m.
Learn Tai Chi - South Wedge Mission
South Wedge Mission
Health & Wellness
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Library Trustee meeting
Lima Public Library
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Lima Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Lima Public Library
Community
6:30 p.m.
Meditative Watercolor
Chili Public Library
Classes & Talks
6:30 p.m.
Village Board Meeting
Village Hall
Community
6:30 p.m.
Wooper Wednesday
Great Lakes GamingFamily
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Euphoric Transmission Activation Group Healing
The Aligned Collective LLC
7 p.m.8 p.m.
AOH Catholic mens group
Johnny's Irish Pub
7 p.m.10 p.m.
Body Doubling Night with Sal n Pals
Wonderground$5.73
7 p.m.8 p.m.
Dad's Meetup @ Old Stone Tavern
The Old Stone Tavern
Community
7 p.m.10 p.m.
Game Night at Radio Social
Radio Social
Nightlife
7 p.m.8 p.m.
Gentle Yoga for Caregivers
AutismUp
Health & Wellness
7 p.m.9 p.m.
McQuaid Jesuit Presents An Enemy of the People
McQuaid Jesuit High School, South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA$12.51+
Arts & Culture
7 p.m.
Small Batch Trivia at Shamrock Inn
Shamrock Inn
Nightlife
7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
ROCmusic Fall Showcase
Nightcap Blues Lounge 233 Mill St
7:15 p.m.7:45 p.m.
Hip Hop Dance Class
Brookside Community Center 1 Columbus Way (use this address in your GPS) Rochester
Classes & Talks
7:15 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Improver: Charge up your Charleston
Groove Juice Swing
7:15 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Intro to Swing: Checkin’ out Charleston
Groove Juice Swing
Classes & Talks
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Advanced Conversation Class for New-English Learners
Maplewood Community Library
Classes & Talks
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Live Band Karaoke – Sing with a live Rockstar Band!
Iron Smoke Distillery$5
Nightlife
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trivia Night
Greece Location
Nightlife
8 p.m.
Dallahan
Lovin' Cup Bistro & Brews
8 p.m.
Dallahan
The Lovin' Cup
8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Rochester Lindy Jam
Groove Juice Swing
9 p.m.
KARAOKE with CHINTZ McMAHON
FLORA
Nightlife

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