Things to do in Rochester

NOV20FriFriday, November 2087 events

1. All day

   2026 Rochester Holiday Bazaar

   Eisenhart Auditorium Rochester Museum and Science Center

   Markets & Shopping

2. All day

   MCLS Member Libraries presents: A Historical Day in Our Neighborhood

   Reservoir Road

   Arts & Culture

3. All day

   Stompology 2026

   Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

4. All day

   Teen Leaders: Northeast Fall Rally

   Any local Starbucks in RochesterFamily

   Family & Kids

5. All day

   Trio East

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

6. All day

   Wired for Opportunity - Intro to Computers

   Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County

   Classes & Talks

7. 8 a.m.4 p.m.

   2026 ABCD of WNY Annual Fall Conference

   199 Woodcliff Dr$46.13+

   Business & Networking

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

   Cardio Charleston

   Groove Juice Swing

9. 8 a.m.4:30 p.m.

   Friends of Strong Holiday Market and Food Bazaar

   Sarah Flaum Atrium

   Festivals & Holidays

10. 8 a.m.9:30 a.m.

    RocGrowth Third Fridays Coffee at Bar Bantam

    Bar Bantam

11. 9 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    Asana Exploration with Jesse

    Village Gate Square

12. 9:30 a.m.10 a.m.

    Babies Love Books

    Greece Public LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

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

    Don't By Shy with AI: Presented by TAP and Visit Rochester

    Courtyard by Marriott Rochester Downtown$15

    Classes & Talks

14. 10 a.m.

    From Classroom to Clinic: The Student Experience at 100

    Edward G. Miner Library

    Arts & Culture

15. 10 a.m.

    Play and Grow - Marion

    Lollypops & Polkadots

16. 10 a.m.3 p.m.

    Red Cross Blood Drive: Strong Donor Room

    Strong Memorial Hospital

    Health & Wellness

17. 11 a.m.5 p.m.

    Cao Fei: Duotopia Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

    Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester$0+

    Also at 11 a.m.

18. 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

19. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Flow & Restore with Krista

    Goergen Athletic Center

    Health & Wellness

20. 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

21. 11 a.m.6:30 p.m.

    Pink Friday Sip & Shop at Second Look

    Second Look Styling BoutiqueFree

22. 11 a.m.2 p.m.

    Technicolor (Class 3 of 4)

    Chestnut Bay Quilt Shop$80

    Classes & Talks

23. 11:15 a.m.12:15 p.m.

    MAG Highlights Tour

    Memorial Art Gallery of the University of RochesterFree

    Tours & Attractions

24. 12 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    Brown Bag Lunch

    BCCRFree

25. 12 p.m.1 p.m.

    CS Seminar Series: Junsong Yuan

    Dewey Hall

    Classes & Talks

26. 12 p.m.4 p.m.

    Exhibition: Explorations in the Ecotone

    Dryden Theatre & Visual Studies WorkshopFree

    Arts & Culture

27. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

    Holiday Decore with Laura

    Brockport-Seymour Library

28. 12 p.m.12:45 p.m.

    KettleBox Class

    Roc Boxing and Fitness$18+

    Sports

29. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    AOA: Field Trip - Lasertron

    1835 Fairport Nine Mile Point Rd

    Health & Wellness

30. 2 p.m.2:45 p.m.

    Ask a Librarian: Tech Help

    Greece Public Library

    Classes & Talks

31. 2 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Fairport Feature Films

    Fairport Public Library

    Arts & Culture

32. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    GIDS-AI Fall Research Symposium: Yasemin Basdogan and Lisha Chen

    Wegmans Hall at U of R

    Classes & Talks

33. 2 p.m.3 p.m.

    Lobby Music at Strong Memorial Hospital

    Strong Memorial Hospital

    Arts & Culture

34. 2 p.m.

    NYSSMA Area All-State Zone 2 Orchestra

    Canandaigua Academy

    Music

35. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Ping Pong

    Maplewood Community Library

36. 4:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Numbers in Verse: A Fibonacci Day Poetry Open Mic

    Marvelous MindsFree

    Arts & Culture

37. 4:30 p.m.

    Pokemon Club

    Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County

38. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Acoustic Sunset Sessions: Living Room Sessions

    Iron Smoke DistilleryFree

39. 5 p.m.8 p.m.

    Let's Go Shopping Together at the RMSC Holiday Bazaar

    Rochester Museum and Science Center campus

    Markets & Shopping

40. 5 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Other Half Brewing Company Tap Takeover - Featuring Live Music!

    Hilton

    Food & Drink

41. 5 p.m.7 p.m.

    The Unveiling Of The Truth : Breast Cancer Awareness Masquerade Gala

    JessEvents$55.20

    Community

42. 5 p.m.6:30 p.m.

    Wine Down Weekend

    Steel Goat Market Place$35.88

    Food & Drink

43. 5:30 p.m.

    Joe Stamm Band

    InTune Supper Club w/Chris Knight - ACOUSTIC

44. 6 p.m.11 p.m.

    Best Buddies Champion of the Year

    Harro East Ballroom

45. 6 p.m.6:45 p.m.

    Festive Friday: Meet the Chickens!

    Chili Public LibraryFamily

    Family & Kids

46. 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

47. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Novice Dryland

    305 Commerce Dr

48. 6 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Pirates and Rum Speakeasy - Rochester, NY

    ARTISANworks$47.25+

    Also at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

    Food & Drink

49. 6:30 p.m.

    Commander Night

    Great Lakes Gaming

50. 6:30 p.m.

    Gundam TCG League

    Great Lakes Gaming

    Arts & Culture

51. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    Live Jazz Feat. Marye Lobb & Rob Laird

    Flight Wine BarFree

    Music

52. 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

53. 6:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    Fall Sacred Soul Circle with Aimée & Josephine

    The Aligned Collective LLC

    Health & Wellness

54. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    DREVO | Rochester

    Water Street Music Hall - The Club$50+Family

55. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Free Swim

    Livonia Middle/High SchoolFree

56. 7 p.m.

    In Conversation with Kevin Smith

    Comedy at The Carlson - The Rickles Room$146

    Also at 9:30 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

57. 7 p.m.

    Jessica Lynn - A Very Merry Classic Christmas

    Serendipity Labs at Innovation Square$81+

    Music

58. 7 p.m.

    Jessica Lynn's A Very Merry Classic Christmas

    The Theater At Innovation Square

    Festivals & Holidays

59. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Liz Glazer

    Comedy at The Carlson - Main Showroom$29

    Also at 9 p.m.

    Comedy

60. 7 p.m.

    RITTZ

    Montage Music Hall - Rochester Entertainment

    Music

61. 7 p.m.11 p.m.

    Sabor Y Soul: An Elegant Night of Live Latin Music

    The Duke$23.18

    Music

62. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Shrek Jr. Musical

    HS - Auditorium

    Theater & Dance

63. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    The Nick Moss Band ft. Dennis Gruenling

    Lima$32

64. 7 p.m.8 p.m.

    Willy Wonka Jr Tickets

    Elementary Auditorium

    Theater & Dance

65. 7:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

    Multi-Use Community Cultural Center

    Festivals & Holidays

66. 7:30 p.m.

    Chris Knight

    InTune Supper Club w/Chris Knight - ACOUSTICFamily

    Music

67. 7:30 p.m.10 p.m.

    Off-Monroe Players present SPACE PIRATES OF PLANET PENZANCE

    Downtown United Presbyterian Church: Taylor ChapelFree

    Classes & Talks

68. 7:30 p.m.

    Percussion Ensemble

    4245 East Ave

    Arts & Culture

69. 7:30 p.m.

    RPO: All-American John Williams

    Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Complex$30+

    Music

70. 7:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    RPO: All-American John Williams (Rochester, November 2026)

    Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre$30+

    Music

71. 7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.

    Something Rotten!

    Robin and Tim Wentworth Arts Theatre$8+

72. 7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    The Penultimate Night feat. Bear Bones

    Abilene Bar and Lounge

73. 7:30 p.m.9 p.m.

    Tuba Mirum

    Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre

    Arts & Culture

74. 8 p.m.

    Drevo

    Funk 'n WafflesFamily

75. 8 p.m.11 p.m.

    Drinking Class Heroes

    Greece Location

    Classes & Talks

76. 8 p.m.

    Geva Theatre Presents Topdog/Underdog ♠️

    Geva Theatre Center$48

    Theater & Dance

77. 8 p.m.10 p.m.

    Gordon Munding & Slide of Hand

    Biltmore Bar & Lounge: The Biltmore Bar & LoungeFree

    Music

78. 8 p.m.11 p.m.

    Hardline

    Fairport Location

79. 8 p.m.

    Heated Rivalry Rave - Rochester, NY

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

    Music

80. 8 p.m.

    Jim Breuer

    Kodak Center Theater$65+

    Also at 8 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

81. 8 p.m.9 p.m.

    Jim Breuer: Find The Funny

    200 W Ridge RdFamily

    Comedy

82. 8 p.m.

    Jim Breuer: Find The Funny

    Kodak Center

83. 8 p.m.

    Kompany

    Anthology - Rochester

84. 8 p.m.

    Rivers FOMO presents: Weezer Pinkerton 30th anniversary celebration

    The Lovin' Cup

85. 8 p.m.11 p.m.

    Shamrock Jack’s

    Shamrock Jack’s

86. 8:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.

    Blue 22

    Iron Smoke Distillery$10

87. 9 p.m.11:55 p.m.

    Five Dollar Friday: Fat Morning / Reddy Hollow / Groundhog / Jessy Fury

    The Bug Jar