Things to do in Rochester
417+ things to do in Rochester this month
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582 eventsAll venues in Rochester
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
Coping With Anxiety: An Informal Discussion with Pianist Jonathan Biss at the GWC - ESM COMMUNITY ONLY
Speaker: Jonathan Biss
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
Free↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Host: Matt
Lovin' Cup
Non-Eastman…Fri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
RPO: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
Non-Eastman…Sat · Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
RPO: Piano Festival - Biss Plays Beethoven
Biss Plays Beethoven +2
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
$10Sat · Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
Calabash Halloween Bash
Calabash
Lovin' Cup
FreeMon · Oct 26 · 12:00 AM
ECMS Master Class with ESM Alum Jaclyn Rainey, horn - STUDENTS ONLY
Instructor: Jaclyn Rainey
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 4:30 PM
Chamber Music Master Class with Jonathan Biss - STUDENTS ONLY
Instructor: Jonathan Biss
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
$10 – $15Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters – Halloween Bash!
Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters
Lovin' Cup
FreeSun · Nov 1 · 9:00 PM
Compline with Schola Cantorum
Schola Cantorum +1
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
Purchase…Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PM
Faculty Artist Series: Mark Kellogg, trombone
Mark Kellogg +2
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
FreeSat · Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
StART with a Story with Special Guest Reader Ms. Mariposa
Ms Mariposa
Memorial Art Gallery
$55Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Art Start: Inspiration Trading Cards (8AF26)
Instructor: Joan Nichols
Memorial Art Gallery
$50.00Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Through the Kaleidoscope: Crafting Interlocking Stories: a Rochester Reads Master Class
Author: Lauren Acampora
Writers & Books
FreeSun · Nov 1 · 8:30 PM
Candlelight Concert with Schola Cantorum
Schola Cantorum +1
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
$20 – $25Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Art, Death, and Fashion DeTOUR
Speaker: Brandon W. Brooks
Memorial Art Gallery
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Open MIC: Food & Drink
Speaker: Adam Koneman +1
Memorial Art Gallery
$30 – $35Sat · Oct 31 · 9:15 AM
Mindful MAGiC: Frequency Flow
Instructor: Karen Cringoli +1
Memorial Art Gallery
Thu · Oct 29 · 1:00 PM
Blender Pumpkin Workshop
University of Rochester · Rochester
$50.56Fri · Nov 6 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Transit
Chicago Transit
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center · Canandaigua
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 8 · 1:00 PM
Pokémon Meet and Swap
Brighton Memorial Library
$10Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Salsa Night hosted by DJ Salsero: Halloween Edition!!
DJ Salsero
Lovin' Cup
FreeFri · Nov 6 · 12:00 PM
EPAM Presentation with Gabe Radford, The Embouchure Project - ESM COMMUNITY ONLY
Instructor: Gabe Radford
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
FreeSun · Nov 22 · 12:00 PM
Haudenosaunee Heritage Celebration Day 2026
Jeanette Jemison +3
Memorial Art Gallery
$5Fri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Inside Out
Inside Out
Lovin' Cup
$55Thu · Nov 19 · 6:00 PM
Art Start: Paper Marbling (11AF26)
Instructor: Ashley Rehler
Memorial Art Gallery
FreeSun · Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
THRUMLY LAUNCH PARTY
Iron Smoke Distillery · Fairport
$10Sat · Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
CHAMPION
Champion
Lovin' Cup
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Acoustic Session: Marye Lobb
Marye Lobb
Iron Smoke Distillery · Fairport
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Hallow-T (w)een Psych Night
Brighton Memorial Library
$5Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Belly Dancing
Orientale +2
Iron Smoke Distillery · Fairport
$20.00Thu · Dec 10 · 6:30 PM
Dan Kraines with Chen Chen and Anastasia Nikolis
Author: Dan Kraines
Writers & Books
Non-Eastman…Sun · Nov 1 · 2:00 PM
RPO: Piano Festival - Hamelin Plays Brahms
Marc-André Hamelin +2
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
FreeFri · Nov 13 · 3:00 PM
Member Mingles: Library Edition
Speaker: Eboni Jones
Memorial Art Gallery
$65Fri · Nov 13 · 6:00 PM
Art Start: Spin into the Weekend (18AF26)
Instructor: Jason Ferguson
Memorial Art Gallery
FreeThu · Nov 5 · 12:00 PM
Books Sandwiched In
Brighton Memorial Library
$30.16Sun · Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
Fiddlers of the Genesee
Fiddlers of the Genesee
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center · Canandaigua
Purchase…↻ RecurringThu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Eastman Opera Theatre: Candide
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
Free↻ RecurringTue · Nov 3 · 12:10 PM
Tuesday Pipes
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
FreeMon · Oct 26 · 3:00 PM
JCM Master Class with Mike Moreno, guitar - EASTMAN STUDENTS ONLY
Instructor: Mike Moreno
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
Purchase…Fri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Faculty Artist Series: Sara Gazarek, jazz voice
Sara Gazarek
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
FreeThu · Nov 5 · 10:00 AM
Library Learning Lab: Flight to Freedom with RMSC
Brighton Memorial Library
$30 – $35Sat · Nov 28 · 9:15 AM
Mindful MAGiC: Sonic Yoga
Instructor: Shanna Pagan +1
Memorial Art Gallery
Sat · Oct 31 · 9:15 PM
Pink Floyd Laser
Pink Floyd
Rochester Museum & Science Center
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 10:00 AM
General Admission October November
Genesee Country Village & Museum
$20 – $25Fri · Nov 27 · 8:00 PM
Lovin Cup Concerts Presents: The BLACK FRIDAY BANGER featuring THE MEDICINALS w/ very special guest SHINE
The Medicinals +1
Lovin' Cup
FreeSun · Nov 1 · 3:00 PM
Going for Baroque
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 3:00 PM
Going for Baroque
Memorial Art Gallery
$25Wed · Nov 4 · 8:00 PM
Medusa Quartet
Medusa Quartet
Lovin' Cup
Wed · Oct 28 · 2:00 PM
Halloween Homeschool Day
Genesee Country Village & Museum
Sun · Nov 1 · 2:15 PM
Laser Elton John
Elton John
Rochester Museum & Science Center
FreeSun · Nov 1 · 4:30 PM
The Wild Blooms Duo
The Wild Blooms Duo
Iron Smoke Distillery · Fairport
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
General Admission October November
Genesee Country Village & Museum
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 11:15 AM
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
FreeThu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Third Thursday Concert—Showcase: featuring Students and Faculty of the CWRU Historical Performance Program
Julie Andrijeski
Memorial Art Gallery
$10 – $15Fri · Dec 18 · 7:30 PM
Sarah De Vallière and Friends Holiday Hootenanny Volume III
Sarah De Vallière
Lovin' Cup
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
General Admission October November
Genesee Country Village & Museum
$65Tue · Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Art Start: Paint & Snack – Turning Point Park (5AF26)
Instructor: Bobby Padilla
Memorial Art Gallery
Wed · Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Creative Learning Shows Presents Pumpkin Patch
Rochester Public Library (Central)
FreeFri · Nov 6 · 3:30 PM
Free Form Collage
Brighton Memorial Library
Free↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 1:00 PM
Pokémon Meet and Swap
Brighton Memorial Library
FreeMon · Nov 2 · 7:30 PM
Saxology
Charles Pillow
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
$10Sat · Nov 7 · 8:30 PM
Tommy Brunett Band
Tommy Brunett Band
Iron Smoke Distillery · Fairport
$65Tue · Nov 17 · 6:00 PM
Art Start: Paint & Snack – Two Ravens Sing of the Sun (7AF26)
Instructor: Bobby Padilla
Memorial Art Gallery
Free↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 12:10 PM
Tuesday Pipes
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
$20 – $25Sat · Nov 28 · 8:00 PM
THE SMITHS etc (Tribute to The Smiths)
THE SMITHS etc
Lovin' Cup
$2550Thu · Oct 29
Art Lover’s Tour: Santa Fe
Memorial Art Gallery
$10Fri · Nov 6 · 8:30 PM
Flannel Underground
Flannel Underground
Iron Smoke Distillery · Fairport
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 15 · 12:30 PM
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Stitchcraft as Witchraft October 2026
The Unreliable Narrator · Rochester
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 22 · 1:00 PM
Pokémon Meet and Swap
Brighton Memorial Library
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 29 · 12:30 PM
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
Free↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 11:30 AM
Lapsit Baby Storytime
Brighton Memorial Library
$145.00Sat · Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
The Family of Things: Writing the Self and Nature through the Work of Mary Oliver
Writers & Books
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 9:00 AM
5 x 7 x Design Teen Art Contest
Brighton Memorial Library
$35.36Sun · Mar 7 · 4:00 PM
Ewing Forum: Gen. Tim Haugh
Speaker: Gen Tim Haugh
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center · Canandaigua
Free↻ RecurringWed · Nov 4 · 11:00 AM
Open MIC: Hugo McCloud
Speaker: Hugo McCloud
Memorial Art Gallery
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 12:30 PM
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
Free↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 10:30 AM
Bright Kids All Ages Storytime
Brighton Memorial Library
FreeFri · Nov 20 · 7:00 PM
RITTZ
Rittz
The Montage Music Hall · Rochester
$35.36Sun · Apr 18 · 4:00 PM
Ewing Forum: Tom Fontana
Speaker: Tom Fontana
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center · Canandaigua
Free↻ RecurringSun · Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
Going for Baroque
Memorial Art Gallery
Free↻ RecurringSun · Dec 6 · 12:30 PM
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
$25↻ RecurringSat · Dec 5 · 4:00 PM
“Same Holiday Show, Different Title!”
Lovin' Cup
FreeWed · Nov 4 · 5:30 PM
Mindful Matcha Time in Our Modern Day Lives
Brighton Memorial Library
FreeSat · Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
House Of Heavy
The Montage Music Hall · Rochester
Free↻ RecurringFri · Nov 6 · 11:15 AM
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
Purchase…↻ RecurringFri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Eastman Opera Theatre: Candide
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
FreeMon · Oct 26 · 7:30 PM
Eastman School Symphony Orchestra
Neil Varon
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Eastman Philharmonia
Neil Varon
Eastman School of Music · Rochester
Free↻ RecurringThu · Nov 12 · 4:30 PM
Open MIC: Hugo McCloud
Hugo McCloud +2
Memorial Art Gallery
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
October Event Series: Who Votes in 2026 and Why?
University of Rochester · Rochester
Free↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 1:00 PM
Teen Writing Club
Brighton Memorial Library
FreeTue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
The George Eastman Museum's Carbon Footprint
Brighton Memorial Library
Free↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 6:45 PM
MAG Highlights Tour
Memorial Art Gallery
$20.00Thu · Dec 3 · 7:00 PM
Lovell Holder: The Book of Luke
Author: Lovell Holder
Writers & Books
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 12:00 PM
Moon Joy
Speaker: Artemis II astronauts
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Free↻ RecurringFri · Nov 6 · 10:30 AM
Bright Kids All Ages Storytime
Brighton Memorial Library
$10 – $15Fri · Nov 20 · 8:00 PM
Rivers FOMO presents: Weezer Pinkerton 30th anniversary celebration
Rivers FOMO
Lovin' Cup
Free↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 10:15 AM
Tot Time Storytime
Brighton Memorial Library
Free↻ RecurringTue · Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Wobbly Toddlers Storytime
Brighton Memorial Library
Events in Rochester, NY
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Rochester's Eastman School of Music fills recital halls almost nightly, with the Bug Jar and Anthology booking rock and the Rochester International Jazz Festival in June.